no comparison, really

"What can I compare you to?
A favorite pair of shoes?
Maybe my bright red boots...
if they had wings" 

-Take it from me by the Weepies

Much ado about...something

How can a sunny and scorching summer's day be packed full of to-do's and you-better's??? Days like today literally boil my blood and annoy me.  I don't know if my rebellion to my mother's orders as a child has made me this way, or if I'm just a lazy bones, but I hate errands.  My TB test, a CPR card renewal, talking to my financial advisor, mailing a birthday card, returning a carpet shampooer, renewing a prescription.  BLAH...BLAH....BLAHHH! To-do things make me want to retreat into my turtle shell (if I had one).  For example, today I went and do a few errands and my reward was going to lie by the pool at the Drayson so I could read a book and relax.  What is it?  Why do I get so annoyed and put these to-do's off until they are all there at once?  I think it is the fear of being forced to do something I would rather not do, and then watching my day tick away, filled with waiting in lines and paying for menial "tests".  My days should be spent swimming in pools, going on walks, cooking, and lying on clean carpets.  My ears should be listening to the voices of my loved ones, or to my favorite band while I do things like paint or stretch or go on a jog.  Instead, I'm listening to the shrill classical music of my pharmacy's on-hold line.  Oh joy :) At least my heart is still beating.

Strive to remember the depth, meaning and quality of a soul.

Prana: Life force

Prana. Our life force. Breathe. See colors more vibrantly, feel your body come alive as you inhale, exhale and let it go. 

Every heart :) there's something so special about our humanity and experiences. Find the love inside yourself.  

Why would you make a sign saying goodbye to summer? There's nothing about summer ending that is worth a sign. Unless this sign is just saying goodbye to a person named Summer, I will always dislike it. No matter the pretty colored paper letters...all fluttery and folding about in the wind. I love summer and all it entails. 

follow your own breezes that blow

Soak.  Absorb.  Sit there.  Listen, feel and watch.  Wonder, discover and learn.  Live life as though each thing you see has a beauty unmatched.  Curtains drape onto the floor tonight, their fabric resting perfectly.  In the same way, the candle smoke wafting upward, curls in magical patterns.... As breezes blow branches the way they only have dreamt of moving, you should let your breeze take you where you've but dreamt to go. 

everyone wants to feel wanted.  
it's a selfish thing because "ourselves" are important. 
so, love the ones you love and remind them that you want them!
i want to strive to let my ones know that they are missed
that "i wish you were here"
or 
"i'm so glad we are sharing this moment"
love is so wonderful, feels so good, 
and it's free to dish out in generous portions. 
love is better than the most fragrant candle, 
more smooth than the silkiest lotion, 
and more comforting than the most bubbling hot tub.
it takes us back to the meaning of life. 
loving others and ourselves. 

Fear less

When I read this text, I think about the moments where I'm sitting on a beach and watching a glorious sunset.  Or, on a perfect warm day as I lay in soft grass looking up and assessing the silly shapes of clouds.  

No worries, no cares, just comfort.  I think God puts those moments in my life to remind me that I can truly rest in His arms.  He does care.  He didn't promise that everything would be perfect or that life would have no discomfort.  But, He promises that where we are is where we need to be.  

I want to appreciate this life and soak in the best with my senses.  Because, although I do believe that this life could go on forever and that Jesus will take us HOME one day, I also believe that we can't get moments back.  We have to lose the fear and feel perfectly loved.  I belong in this world and I'm going to live like I do.