Moment by moment

I shall keep this short and sweet. Spring has been delightful and kind. I have really been doing all that I can to live within each moment. I have always been preoccupied with thoughts of the future and uncontrollable worries. It can be a difficult task to change patterns of thinking you've had since you were small, but I am working so very hard to change that. There is so much beauty in the day, and so many tiny things to look forward to and be grateful for. Taking the day moment by moment is so much easier and more carefree. As always I will cling to the light that shines throughout the day and take the moment as it is, one day at a time.

A Sunday Afternoon

Sometimes more than an adventure I love to stay home and take on the day slowly with a cup of coffee in the morning, and seeing where the day may lead. Then, picking and arranging the lovely flowers in bloom and enjoying the sunlight shine through the open windows.










"Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed."
-Walt Whitman

Spring and growing older

March was a splendid month. I adore March for a number of reasons. The end of March begins spring and the newness of life and color all around. This is my favorite and most dear transition of all the seasons. No song is better than the songs the birds sing outside my window. No cloud is quite as puffy and white. The day is longer and warmth shines again. It is finally that time of year when I leave my window cracked open every day and breathe easy at night that sweet breeze of Spring. My birthday just passed by and though I had promised myself I would keep it simple, I was still showered with love by those dearest to me and left with an overwhelming gratefulness. So many thoughtful treasures and words were given that were unexpected but greatly appreciated. Only a few days before this took place I experienced a scare with my mom and thought that something terrible was going to happen her, but she was okay and everything is as it was. I am terribly afraid of growing up and that is something I am working on, though I am being reminded more and more of how much I do have to be grateful for in life, and how much I have yet to give, and the fear that I will need to overcome to get there. The beauty around me and the kindness and goodness in those around me are helping in the process.