Giving thanks...everyday
With Thanksgiving coming around the corner I want to write about gratitude ...even though,  I feel the need to express thanks every day.  As I go through good and not so good moments, and knowing what I know about life so far, I struggle with the same things that everyone else does..just perhaps in a different fashion.  Today, I write after so many days, and want to say that after years of questioning karma and my quiet private spirtiuality, I have finally confirmed that karma, the cycle of cause and effect, is alive and real. I thought I may never live to experience this realization

It's that time!
"If there's something special you want to do, Now is the time...If you want to make a difference in the world, Now is the time. Don't be fooled into thinking you should wait until you are older or wiser or more 'secure' because it doesn't work that way. The wisdom will come. The security will come. But first you must begin your adventure." - Ron AtchisonAnd when it comes to new adventures, often, we are too concerned about disappointment...but"When there's a disappointment, I don't know if it's the end of the story. It may just be the beginning of a great adventure." Pema Chodron

Wishing you...
...a very youthful day! ;-)Youthfulness is not determined by age. It is determined by one's life force. One who possesses hope is forever young. One who continually advances is forever beautiful. Disaku Ikedaand most importantly...If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one's entire life, perhaps it would be 'thoughtfulness.' Confucius

Smell the flowers :)
"We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other. To meet, to love, to share. It is a precious moment, but it is transient. It is a little parentheses in eternity. If we share with caring, lightheartedness, and love, we will create abundance and joy for each other, and this moment will have been worthwhile." - Deepak Chopra

Choices...
In life, we are born, we love, we lose, we laugh, and we die. Some things, like losing and dying, we do not have a choice about. But we do have a choice, to love, and keep on laughing. and....Creativity is your birthright. You miraculously appeared from nowhere. The Unseen that gave you Life is still nourishing you - and, if you remain open, it will inspire you endlessly...Metta Zetty