Fairytales from Pixieland

"Shine on me, sunshine.  Rain on me, rain.  Fall softly, dewdrops.  And cool my brow again.  Storm, blow me from here.  With your fiercest wind.  Let me float across the sky. 'Til I can rest again.  Fall gently, snowflakes.  Cover me with white, cold icy kisses and let me rest tonight" Maya Angelou. xxx Reading this while listening to " Swimming Home " by Evanescence, a hauntingly beautiful song, that it turns out is actually about death.  To describe it in one word, is simply and truly- Beautiful. I have only ever experienced a very small number, very, very few things in life, that described in one word are just that-  Beautiful . In her last tweet on Friday, she said- "Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God." What an amazing and inspiring woman. RIP Dr. Maya Angelou  

Things were said, things were done, Without a second thought, you cast that stone, Sinking deeper Not trying to swim, Not giving up, Not giving in. Can't go forward, Can't stop, turnaround, Welcome to the dark parts, Now that you're underground. You hit the bottle, And the truth comes out, Speaking your mind, Leaving no room for doubt. All of you fears, Ghosts from the past, Can't get away from them, You're in their grasp. I retreated, I pulled back, I'm not about to, Get caught up in that. Can't go forward, Can't stop, turnaround, Welcome to the dark parts, Now that you're underground. I keep my distance, Guard my heart, You may never make it in, To the deepest parts. Skeletons in the closet, Don't open that door, Bones will spill out, All over the floor. Hush keep quiet, The Reaper's on his way, If he slips on by, You'll live another day. Can't go forward, Can't stop, tur...

That's the sound of someone hitting their head against the wall. It's not a sound I ever choose to make, at least not with my own head. No, no. If it's going to be someone's head banging against the wall, I would rather it be theirs, not mine. If someone else chooses to bang their head against the wall- Who am I to stop them? Unless it is a friend of mine of course. Then yes, I will step in and shove a pillow in their way to lessen the blow. Everyone has, at some time or another, faced challenges in life that make us feel like we are banging our head against a proverbial wall. We do what we are told and are still chastised for it. We try to accomplish something and repeatedly fail, sometimes we are even set up to fail before we even begin. Then there is the game of- waste your breath. I have seen this game played more times then I would like to count. Waste your breath often starts with a question. The person asking the question, usually has an answer already in min...

I read a quote today in the comments on a story online. The person who posted it gave credit where it is due. It's by William W. Purkey - "You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, Sing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth." Sometimes I can dance like nobody is watching. It's usually because nobody is. I checked or else I locked the door. Ha!  Love like you'll never be hurt. Sometimes this can be tough. I have loved people in my life though, because of or sometimes even in spite of their shortcomings. Their problems are not necessarily mine, but I can be understanding, sympathetic, listen, give them an objective opinion if asked, guidance and support them in their decisions. Sing like there's nobody listening.  I do it a lot. In the car especially. Windows up, windows down- it doesn't matter. I sing it loud and proud. I let my inner voice be heard no matt...

The old saying " Give a man a fish, he'll eat for the day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. " has to do with teaching someone to do something. But what if they don't want to learn? It can be frustrating for anyone, how you can make something so easy for someone else to do and yet they still manage to screw it up. I know a few people in life like this. You can give them specific, written directions to follow, step 1, step 2, step 3 and so on... everything but hold their hand or do it for them. They still manage to blow it. There are people who leave you scratching your head in wonder, if they really just don't get it? They try, they honestly do and yet they fall short over and over, time and again. They either rush thru things, ignore things, skip things or try to just finish it now and come back later to clear up rather than do it right from the beginning. Um, no. It doesn't always work that way. I have always asked- if you didn't have ...

I recently started to get serious about one aspect of my life. I began to really focus on it and I have to say, the results are amazing. I have started to work on this before during the summer and have had my ups and downs in the process. It is to be expected. It happens. But with the new year, I have decided to make it a priority. I have shifted things into gear and gotten down to work on it. It hasn't been pretty, it hasn't been easy, but it has been for the better. It has been work, some days it is really tough to get into the right mind set and get moving, but it is already starting to pay off. It has only been two weeks, I have only been motivated 3 days a week each so far, but I am getting results. And for that? I AM CHUFFED! It has me excited. I am anxious to see more changes and the end result of the transformation. It's not going to happen overnight, but it is working and there is progress already being made. What more can I ask?

Things have been rather slow lately. Seems that after the Holidays it has slowed down to a restful lull in the routine. Everything is back on track, the schedule is fairly clear, everyone is comfortably settled back into their daily cycle and it is peaceful to say the least. I hope everyone is finding some grace and beauty in their world around them.