AWOL

I have been awful at writing over this past week and a half... not that I haven't had lots going on in my head (that's still exploding all over the place, all dressed up with nowhere to go).

I was away for the Thanksgiving long weekend and working on a school project (due today that I started on Tuesday, eek!) this week. The 1/2 hour presentation for the assessment tool I was teaching went well tonight (woohoo, it's done!), and now only 4 more assignments before the end of the term, ugh! I have to say that I'm pretty sure I have procrastination down to a science, and the universe has been kind enough to supply me with class partners who function in the same manner... thank you Universe!!

This weekend I will come back again, to read the blogs that are starting to be as comfortable as old slippers, and write in the blog that I started to love writing in... more then, I promise!!!

Thoughts become things... choose the good ones!

My favorite website in the whole world is TUT's Adventurer's Club. Every (weekday) morning I get a little nugget of wisdom from the Universe in my inbox that reminds me to try to see the world in a new way, not to get caught up in the toil and drudgery, and to do what I need to do to be happy. Here are a few of my latest favorites (If you think this is pretty cool too you can join the mailing list, or just check out their fun site if you click on the Universe)...

Did you know, that in your gorgeous little planet's entire history, there's never been a drought that didn't end? A storm that didn't clear? Lightning that didn't retreat? An earthquake that didn't still? A flood that didn't recede? Or a plague that wasn't, eventually, overwhelmed by the healthy? Now, as a rule, I'm not into odds, statistics, or gambling, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that something's going on down there; that the deck is clearly stacked; and that you've got friends in some very, very, very high places.

     HIT ME, BABY! The Universe


Do you know why dogs are so quick to wag their tails and cats are so quick to purr? Even the ones that have been lonely, abused, and betrayed? Because, as is true of all animals, they were instilled with the distant awareness that no matter what the world shows them, they're still deeply loved and needed, that their presence alone has made a difference, and that in just the shake of a leg, seemingly without reason or rhyme, everything can FANTASTICALLY change for the better. As is true of all people, except sometimes they tend to forget.
     Purrfectly, The Universe


It's truly a sight to see, when the inhabitants of any planetary civilization cross the tipping point and begin to individually accept complete and eternal responsibility for their own happiness. Yet, this hardly compares to the mountain quaking, body shaking, polarity-flipping, hero-making occurrences that transpire when such inhabitants graduate to accepting complete and eternal responsibility for their every twinge of unhappiness. 
     Brings tears to my eyes... The Universe

There will always be people in your life who hold you back, who cost you too much, and who fail to see all you've done for them. But, of course, they're just there to teach you that you do have time, that you'll always be rich, and that your own high standards are all that matter.

     You knew that, The Universe

Every single minute of every single day, they're there. They may be hidden behind circumstances, people, or light poles. Challenges, closed doors, or lost keys. Camouflaged, dovetailed, or whispering. Purring, kissing, or hissing. But more often than not they're laying about in the open, under a clear blue sky, in plain view. Absolutely. Guaranteed. You'd throttle me otherwise.... 10,000 reasons to be happy.
     Jumanji, baby - The Universe

Relax. Breathe in deep. Hold it. Let it out. Loosen your shoulders. Smile. Close your eyes. And you'll be surprised at how many voices you'll hear, whispering sweet encouragement into your ear.
     Kissey, kissey, you can do it! The Universe

C'ya September

I've actually done something I set out to do for a whole month straight... happy me!

Awake

Floating adrift on an endless sea

no line on the horizon

nothingness stretching before me

around me

trying to get inside me

but I am closed off

'you are not welcome'

I say to nothing
closing my eyes
I put my head back
and breathe deeply
waters rolling, rocking me
back to sleep
but wait!
I don't want to go back to sleep!
I remember the work it took
just to wake up
not again, not ever
I close my eyes once more
feet propelling me onward

I picture white sandy beaches
imagine the sand scrunching
between my toes
the sound of waves
breaking on the shore
and transport myself there
walking along the shoreline
feet bare and warmed by the sand
as I walk on
the path turns to pavement

the water and the trees
transform into concrete buildings and cars
the gentle sounds of the water
fade into the noise
of traffic
of life in the city

I'm walking again
shoes sounding on the sidewalk
and I'm home
awake
not quite sure how I got here
or just where I've been
there's sand between my toes
scritching inside my socks
there's seaweed tucked in my ponytail
and water in my ear
the sounds of the sea
seem to follow in my footsteps
and I'm comforted
awake
invoking the beauty of my dreams
to be with me
to fill me
in the hours in between