Colorado wild

“To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower. Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour.”— William Blake

{Photo: Beau Reiske}

Mahalo!

Murphy has been knocking on my door and practically lived with me the last few months. You know the saying, when you’ve hit bottom there’s nowhere to go but up. My inner optimist has been waiting for that moment. That moment where I can actually see the light at the end of the tunnel and pray it isn’t a train. So this past week, surrounded by family, I had a moment. Maybe a few.
I could dwell on all the bad luck but I have to remind myself every day how much good fortune I have. Thankfully, my family and I have our good health. We have the basic necessities to make it through each day. We have love. Sometimes, it is enough.

And this week we had good food, really delicious food thanks to my chef Matt. I went to my first Black Friday and bought one too many dvds and a little piece of heaven in the form of a contour pillow. Beau and I enjoyed a Harry Potter marathon (even though I mixed up 6 with 5) — #7 made me want to travel. I had my first Harrahs casino experience — penny slot machine and came out with $10.25. Go me! The weekend ended with a night with Matt and Jake G. Best date ever.
I’m waving Murphy good-bye. Aloha! It’s time to let the light in.
Thank you Lyns for my new good luck charm. Mahalo!

Please be kind, and rewind

There is a small piece of paper that hangs above my work desk that says, “Criticism should always leave people with the feeling that they have been helped.” I clearly remember stumbling upon this after I had been been dealt an earful of unnecessary, hurtful criticism from someone with an inflated ego. It was a lesson learned. 

It reminds me of this *story: 
“A little boy was saying mean things to his friends, and his dad caught him one day. The boy apologized; he said ‘I take it back.’ The dad took the boy into the field with a cup of nails and a hammer. He said the nails were mean words. He told his son to pound the nails into the fence post. The boy pounded all the nails into the post and then his father said, ‘Now, take them back. Take all the mean words back.’

“The boy pulled all the nails out of the post.
“Then the dad said, ‘Now look at the post. You took them back, but look what you've done to the post.’ And the boy saw all the holes in the wood.”

We all say and do things in the heat of the moment. It just takes a moment to breathe and think, because some things leave a lasting impression.
*Excerpt from My Yes, My No by LS.  Photo: Ren Reiske © All Rights Reserved.