Snow!

This is what I woke up to yesterday morning. It was a shock.

I always feel like it is Christmas when it snows. I love snow

even though I hate driving in it. It has all melted already

and all is clear today. The picture is so dark because it was

6 in the morning when I took it. I am off on a run so I have

to keep this post short. I will be posting photos of ornaments soon.

I finally have a few completed :-). Have a great Tuesday.

What I love today...

I love these little dead flowers I snapped a photo of yesterday

on my run.

I love my little snap and shoot camera.

I love my four animal boys.

I love my new, bigger work room.

I love "Iron Man" the movie, I watched Friday night.

I love the book "Water for Elephants", I started reading

in bed this morning.

I love reading in my cozy bed with my animal boys huddled

around me.

I love that Forrest is home.

I love that Obama is our new president!

I love my family and friends.

I love blogging.

I love you all. Happy Sunday. What do you love today?

Living in the moment

Beautiful photo of the buddha taken by Geraint Smith.

There has been so much on my mind and in my life that

everyday I have to remind myself to slow down and stay

in the moment. When I get going and my mind is racing,

I think, how will I pay my bills, how will I afford to go home

(Portland Oregon) for Christmas, I need to sell some art...

In the mist of this mind storm I remember, oh yeah, I need

to stay in the now. I take a deep breath. Then, I ask myself

how things are in the moment, and I realize, things are great.

Plenty of money and a lovely trip home in the planning

stages. I have all I need. Nothing is wrong :-). I then

remind myself to trust where I am, love where I am, and

trust that the future is taken care of, I don't have to worry or

toil. What a relief :-). There is so much freedom in trust.

My wish is that I could stay in this state always, but life

is after all imperfect and that is also a joy. How boring if it

were perfect. Please share any tales about trust.

Happy Thursday everyone. XOXO

Bright, Happy Day!

I cried last night when I heard that Obama won.
This is a happy day indeed. It is a new world.
I am filled with hope for the future :-).
We should all be so proud :-).
XOXO

And the winner is...

No, silly, not the winner of the election, the winner
of my Anniversary give away. I put all your names in
a bag and em is the winner!!! I don't even know what
the prize will be yet, but it will include something I made.
em congratulations, it could not happen to a better blogger
:-). This is fun, I may make it a regular thing around here, if
I can afford the postage :-). Happy election day all. XOXO

HOPE

Tomorrow is the big day. I have not said anything
about this election because I am not a very political
person. I have a hard time getting worked up about
any of it, but I am going to say a little bit here in honor
of a man I believe is our best hope. I won't tell you I
think you should vote, or who to vote for, but I will
tell you that I think Obama is the only choice. This
is what I believe with my heart and my mind.
When I was very young (and this will really age me :-),
I loved Bobby Kennedy and the day he was shot was
very dark. I lost hope then in the political system.
Obama has brought back just a glimmer of that hope.
For me, today, he is the only choice.
Blessings on him and may the Gods smile on him tomorrow
and on us all :-).

1st Blogging Anniversary

I realized with a shock that today is my blogging anniversary.

One year ago, today I started this adventure and it has truly been

a wonderful one. To celebrate I want to have a little give away.

I will make it a surprise. All the names of everyone who leaves a

comment will go into a hat and the name I draw will receive

a surprise from me within the next 2 months :-). I will announce

the winner on Tuesday evening, so you have until then to comment.

I want to thank you all for your support and love in the last year,

it has meant a lot as I have been through a sea of changes.

When this blog started I was madly in love with an old flame and

planning on a move to LA to be with him, sadly that did not work out.

I also quit my job and did the Be Brave project. My world has done

a spin in the last year and I got to take you with me, thanks for

being there. XOXOXOXO

P.S. I took this photo of Taos mountain on my run, special for Suki :-).