Optimistic Voices

OPTIMISTIC VOICES You're out of the woods, you're out of the dark, you're out of the night. Step into the sun, step into the light. Keep straight ahead for the most glorious place on the face of the earth or the sky. Hold onto your breath, hold onto your heart, hold onto your hope. March up to the gate and bid it open...

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Battle Hymn for an Army of Lovers (Crys Matthews)

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Happy New Year!   Forgive me, friends... for my lost concentration; it has been three months since my last blog post (channeling my inner re...
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Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Big Green Tree (Stan Ridgway)

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A few months after Eric died (9/26/23), I reached out to The City of Pembroke Pines, inquiring about having a bench installed in his memory ...
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Thursday, September 26, 2024

When We Were Younger (SOJA)

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Later this morning, I will be sending out the following as an Update to the GoFundMe that was created almost a year ago. It only made sense...
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024

You and Me on the Rock (Brandi Carlile)

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Today is our 48th wedding anniversary.  WTF.  Crazy, right?!? Oh, and if you're doing the math at home:  17,520 One Days at a Time... 🤣...
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Dark Skies (Danny Schmidt)

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"when the stars did guide us" by Ezra Berger , original oil on canvas* Yesterday (August 26) was eleven months since Eric's de...
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Thursday, August 8, 2024

Shine (Stick Figure)

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[photo credit:  Sarah] So... I turned 70 years old this past Monday (August 5) and, through a bizarre yet synchronistic series of events, we...
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Friday, June 28, 2024

Wings of No Restraint (Danny Schmidt)

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Maybe some of you recall the original owl visitation story a week or so after Eric's death.  There have been many more since I last pos...
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Wife/mom/Lala, vegan, fanatical reader, music lover. I'm a committed-to-aging-well, unable-to-do-anything-in-25 words-or-less, ruby-slipper-wearing eternal optimist, attempting to figure out the circuitous journey I call my life: where I've been, where I am, where I'm going and who will be my traveling companions, continued or new. In my 6+ decades on this planet, I've realized that change is not necessarily worse, just different; I've learned that saying "I don't know" has become incredibly liberating; I've intuited there is no such thing as perfection (whether it's a seashell or another person); I have become less demanding and more forgiving/flexible by the relaxation of my guidelines; and I've figured out that, even though I'll always be an Instant Gratification Leo, sometimes delaying the reward can heighten the pleasure, too. I am more discerning to minimize the negative influences in my daily dealings (while still understanding the importance of moral obligations), and attempt to surround myself with people, activities and things that bring me joy. I want to make every glorious moment count, and I'm committed to making this world a better place, One Day At a Time... :-)
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