One penny or Two pennies?...

        I know that we have all asked someone and been asked by someone " give you a penny for your thoughts." But on the very contrary we are often asked to throw our two cents(sense) worth in so, how are we to figure which is time for which and why does one cost more?
        Generally when you ask someone "a penny for your thoughts" it is because you can sense that they are deep in concentration and maybe in turmoil over something that they need to talk about. They do not expect anything except for you to listen, no words or advice is needed for it is a time when one just needs to be able to speak aloud & listen to what thier voice says. The single penny you offer is an offer to lend your ear.
          And then in the midst of an entirely different stand point  we are asked to through our two cents worth in. Here is where we get the chance to return in the talking because someone has thrown thier thoughts out and this time they need input and direction. They WANT any advice or inspiration you have to offer- they are seeking answers and you have been chosen to help provide them. This cost the full money- it is full service. We get to offer up our experiences  and what was learned from them and hopefully we will say something that was needed to hear.
            Either way my friends it is a win/win situation for you get to share and interact on a personal level with someone else. Every life we touch, touches ours so be sure if it is One penny or Two pennies...

All the way down...

       Let me begin by saying that I am not much of a political person but what I have to say is not rocket science nor does it really take any more than good old plain common sense. I have listened to what governmental talkers have talked for a while now throughout the years and there is one thing that troubles me greatly for no politician or official or any department of government has ever uttered a single statement on my concern: those people in the system who are all the way down...the lower class as they have been labeled. I hear, and have always heard, about what things will affect the middle-class and/or the upper-class folks. I am afraid that until someone steps forth and acknowledges that we do have a lower class then we may not be giving some of the eager people in the world a chance simply because they go unmentioned and ignored. Turning one's head has never been known to make an issue just up and go away and this is a large and a very sad epic saga of an issue to me. We have so much and yet we solve so little. We have so many homeless, we have so many that go hungry, we have so many with zero health care of any kind. I find it more than a fair question to ask: how can those situations exist when we claim to have so much? Every person out there deserves a chance, deserves to be acknowledged, deserves an out reached hand...especially those that are All the way down..

Pick up the pace...the slow pace...

Oh yes, here we go starting our new day in some kind of rushing flurry- we forgot something, we are running late, or  we didn't get this or that done. We have no clue at what we miss each day, things we just rush right past-could be a glorious thing we missed because we are too busy running on the fast track. Going through your days like that adds up to many things you have simply passed by. How often do you take the time to watch a sunset or listen to the song whispered by the wind through the leaves of trees? People are in such a rush now-why? I mean do we really HAVE to be first at the stop sign or red light? People have forgotten how to slow down, take deep breaths, and just look around at the simple things right before our eyes-we are too busy rushing around trying to win the rat race. There is far too much wonder out there for us to embrace the race constantly-some days we are not meant to win-we are meant to absorb the hidden gifts of the day. I know that life can come quickly & strongly but we can react to that calmly. Try some thing new today by loving all the tiny things in your life and abandon the rat race and pick up the slow pace...

If I were you...

If I were you and found my foot steps going astray I would maintain the faith that they are leading me properly down the road I am meant to travel. I would take more time with things and do a little more looking and a little less leaping. If I were you I would not fear the diverged roads that await us on our journey; I would simply always weigh each path equally. I would not burn ALL of my bridges behind me for there does come times in life when we need to travel back across that bridge for whatever reasons; perhaps to finally say goodbye to something or to set something right. If I were you I would have to convince myself to let the past go for it will only hold you back and I would cut the anchors of others that are only dragging me down. I would keep looking forward, no matter what may be behind me chasing me. I would be myself if that is what I am content with for so many are afraid to be who they really are-try to never lie to yourself. If i were you I would spend more time watching more sunsets and even sunrises. I would appreciate the magnificence of a dasing wild horse and try to feel its freedom. I would laugh at myself more, converse with myself more, spread my joy with others more, and I would dance in exhultation at just being invited to lifes arena of such a glorious journey. I would trust in my judgements and never stop striving to become the person I want to become. Of course now, that is just me. But I would at least take the time to consider these things if I were you...

DO NOT ENTER...

How often do we see the "Do not enter" signs posted about during our everday travels. These signs prevent us from going where we want to go for we are not allowed beyond the signs. Do you ever think of your own "Do not enter" sign on a personal level? Yes indeed my friends, we all carry that sign. We put up this invisible shield around us and clothe ourselves with suspicions. We often hesitate too long on deciding who we will welcome into our strange little inner world. We close ourselves off from others and that only leads to the trail that causes us to close ourselves off from ourselves. We must remove the signs from our life-not completely for caution is always necessary-but open the doors just a bit at a time and trust your judgements and welcome in the warmth that others can bring about. It would be a shame to miss out on all the joy, laughter, the company at your side as you wander through your paths in life simply because you chose to carry about the dreaded sign of DO NOT ENTER...

Lifes a beach, then you live...

We have all heard the saying about what life is but oh my how negative this is for the soul. It is true, garbage in-garbage out! So, bask in the sunshine of your life and breathe the air, really take it all in. Listen to the wind as it sings through the dancing leaves. Watch with curiousity as the squirrels leap from one one tree to the next in a game of hide & seek; defying the law of gravity.  When the water flows naturally down a mountain stream then reach down and feel the coolness and read the stories left behind on the underlying rocks. Watch in wonder as the clouds roll by and how they take new shape and then change again as they travel along. Sit in awe of a beautiful sunset and be calm and at peace inside. If you can do these simple things and roll toward the shore just like the tide  you will then know that life can be a beach and that we are living...

Time for letting go

There will always be small and important decisions to make throught out this journey. The decisions of the heart will often be the hardest test. But, there comes a time  when holding on is more painful than letting go then it is time to pause and reflect. The time comes when it doesn't matter anymore who is wrong or right, some things in life are not worth fighting for or about. It is hard to cut long term ties; looking back only makes it harder to turn loose and looking forward fills us with fear so we just want to hang on instead. Being complacent is not living and having unrest in your soul is not living. You must open up and welcome in the fresh air to fill your lungs and cut the anchors of others that bind you for there will always come the time for letting go...