We all know one person

Every single day, we wake, touch the ground with our feet, use our eyes, minds and body.   Typically, taking for granted the ordinary miracles that have been given to us.   Take a moment today, when you may be feeling grief, despair or frustration to recognize each: single  moment  you  can.. breath, see, taste, feel and hear. Life is one of the greatest gifts you receive every single day.   Now take another moment and love embrace smile share with another.   Be their ordinary miracle.  

I have been fortunate to been blessed with 2 children, albeit they are both grown up, what I see in them is beyond any thing I could have imagined.   That being said, it was no easy task.. to be the one in their lives that would try and set an example.   Life and some choices we make, are not always easy but if they are right, then you know you are heading in the correct direction.   A few years back, my younger son told me something that tossed me off for a wee bit.   While out with our pup in the neighbourhood where we lived at the time, our discussion focused about what to confess and when.  He asks me to recall that he takes an extra sandwich to school.  I respond saying "yes, but is it because you play sports after and need the fuel?"   His response floored me.  "Mum, there is a boy in class who his mother doesn't prepare lunches nor does she stock his home with much food, I take an extra sandwich so ...

It can be said that when the world fails around us, we may fail as well.   This isn't always the case, let me explain. Because, it is a choice.  Almost every reaction we have to an action is a choice.  It is, quite simply one of the laws of motion.   1. Every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless compelled to change its state by the action of an external force.   2. The acceleration of an object is dependant on two variables, the net force acting upon the object and and the mass of the object. 3. To every action there is always an opposed and equal reaction. We must, recognize when things are getting tough and learn to take a step back. This will only help the direction change, in which I refer to the first law of motion.  Life isn't intended to be straight, it is intended to change and to develop.   When we start feel we are losing control, the force of how fast or hard th...

As we experience life, we gain knowledge and understanding for ourselves and for others.  Empathy is not something we are given at birth but through growth and experience, we receive more.   I recall my mum telling me after I came to her as a young child with questions about a young girl I had met.   "Mum, why does she have a different colour of skin that me?" My mum, being the empathic woman she was, explained something I've never forgotten. "Darling, her culture may not be the same but that doesn't make her different or less of a person.  In fact, she has a lot you can learn from and I encourage you to become her friend.  Know this, that deep inside, her heart is the same shape, her mind thinks the same and her blood, if she was to be cut, you would see the same as yours.  Never judge someone from what you see on the outside.  Give them time and listen to them." This girl grew up in my life and has become my sister and yes...

Often, we don't know where to start with positivity but let me tell you some words from experience.  Kindness, is like a snowball rolling down a hill.  With the momentum as it rolls, it gathers strength and size, picking up more along the way.   I remember my first volunteer experience.  I was 12 years of age, in Canada, too young to actually start working at the time.  I wanted desperately to earn money for myself but found that gaining volunteer experience would gain respect in the future from possible employers.  What I didn't anticipate, was the value of empathy and the tool of giving back.   Fast forward to today.  I was having a conversation with a friend about their personality.  Telling me how they saw themselves as a "B" type personality with a small amount of "A" type.  If you don't know what either means, I'll give you my best description  Type A - Personalities  that are more competitive, highly...

The North Wind and the Sun had a quarrel about which of them was the stronger. While they were disputing with much heat and bluster, a Traveler passed along the road wrapped in a cloak. “Let us agree,” said the Sun, “that he is the stronger who can strip that Traveler of his cloak.” “Very well,” growled the North Wind, and at once sent a cold, howling blast against the Traveler. Milo Winter (1919) With the first gust of wind the ends of the cloak whipped about the Traveler’s body. But he immediately wrapped it closely around him, and the harder the Wind blew, the tighter he held it to him. The North Wind tore angrily at the cloak, but all his efforts were in vain. Then the Sun began to shine. At first his beams were gentle, and in the pleasant warmth after the bitter cold of the North Wind, the Traveler unfastened his cloak and let it hang loosely from his shoulders. The Sun’s rays grew warmer and warmer. The man took off his cap and mopped his brow. At last he became so h...

Introductions are at times, quite difficult as we don't know how much to expose of ourselves, and to whom.  It's the beginning of vulnerability which we are all afraid of.  To voluntary put ourselves in a position of exposure.   So here I go with a new blog, a new chapter and a new direction.   Life isn't always what we anticipated as a young child but as we age, we discover, life evolves and unless we are wiling to see what is being offered we may not become. You see, as a person who lived through childhood sexual abuse, then entered a domestic violent relationship, I can see now the path life has presented.  Although statistically, I could have been the person you see curled up on the streets, without hope, giving into whatever was presented, I choose to take a different direction.   With a few people in my life, who had given me a fraction of their time to show that they valued me enough to teach me about the *sun an...