Early yesterday morning I complained about how slow the lady in front of me was driving....I got made when Woodley ( 1 of our dogs), decided to shit in the house....and look at me while doing it. I complained about the fact that I needed to wash all our clothes....I dreaded how long it would take because we had so many.
By Mid morning, Lyric and I were in Santa Monica, I decided to take a morning stroll around the Santa Monica pier area. It was a beautiful morning, along the beach and haven't really experienced that side of Los Angeles since I've been here 3 years. It was great...Lyric in her Stokke (stroller) and me in my sneakers and yoga shorts. We walked further and further and as we proceeded, I came to notice just how many homeless people there were. Soooooooo many...so sad. At that point my mind completely started to wonder what elements, got them to this point. It made all my petty issues even more ridiculous then they were when I thought them.
By night time....I refocused my mind on all my blessing.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
YESTERDAY....
I have been noticing, and guess I knew that as adults we sometimes get so caught up in the world around us,the hustle and bustle of the day, "to do list", what time we need to be here and there, etc, etc. We tend to concentrate and focus on whats wrong and develop a sort of shell that forgets that regardless, regular life does exist, and the world still turns.
I say this to say that yesterday we (Lyric, Fred and I) decided to spend the day out since we had been sick and shut in. and what a beautiful day it was! We ate out, walked around, enjoyed life and each others company. But the one thing that never changed throughout the day was the normalcy Lyric felt when she waved at people and smiled. SHE WAVED AT EVERYONE!!!! NO MATTER WHAT! She had no racial divide, she could careless if your shoes were cute or hair was done, if you had teeth or not, or homeless or not....she still waved with a smile.
The point...
sometimes we all need to take a break outside ourselves to get back to whats important, Or what should be normal. The basic art of saying "HI", to people has long gone. Sometimes we even see people we know, that we wont say "Hello" to. HOW STUPID IS THAT?Sometimes a gentle smile does it best. So lets all take a cue from LYRIC! And for all those worried about the recession? Guess what? Smiling and saying hello is free! And it does stimulate our future... as a people!
check today to see how many people you actually say hello to!!!!!
I have been noticing, and guess I knew that as adults we sometimes get so caught up in the world around us,the hustle and bustle of the day, "to do list", what time we need to be here and there, etc, etc. We tend to concentrate and focus on whats wrong and develop a sort of shell that forgets that regardless, regular life does exist, and the world still turns.
I say this to say that yesterday we (Lyric, Fred and I) decided to spend the day out since we had been sick and shut in. and what a beautiful day it was! We ate out, walked around, enjoyed life and each others company. But the one thing that never changed throughout the day was the normalcy Lyric felt when she waved at people and smiled. SHE WAVED AT EVERYONE!!!! NO MATTER WHAT! She had no racial divide, she could careless if your shoes were cute or hair was done, if you had teeth or not, or homeless or not....she still waved with a smile.
The point...
sometimes we all need to take a break outside ourselves to get back to whats important, Or what should be normal. The basic art of saying "HI", to people has long gone. Sometimes we even see people we know, that we wont say "Hello" to. HOW STUPID IS THAT?Sometimes a gentle smile does it best. So lets all take a cue from LYRIC! And for all those worried about the recession? Guess what? Smiling and saying hello is free! And it does stimulate our future... as a people!
check today to see how many people you actually say hello to!!!!!
Friday, May 1, 2009
my 1st blog!
This is my very 1st blog!
I'm really excited about what I think this will allow me to do! (yes, my sinister wheels are turning! hehe) haven't really figured out what my blog will be all about so for now i will just tell you about my day.
Today....
woke up still feeling ill, like I got the damn swine flu! (no, I don't have it...just feel like it). So, I'm sick and Lyric's sick and it sucks! She even watched me blow my nose so much this week that she came over to me and put the tissue up to my nose to blow! (hehe) But regardless of all the pain I was in I knew that the day had to continue. I couldn't lay in the bed and get better (in what world). Lyric felt sick and is getting teeth #10 and #11! She's lookin at me like "what the hell is going on mom?" I'm so sad cause I can only do so much to cure her pain, not to mention I'm sick as hell too!
But the moment I go, and pick my precious baby up, and hold her in my arms, I know that everything is gonna be ok. She lets me know when she hugs me back. Its so endearing, warm, honest,and natural. Its the greatest feeling ever.
When I was a wee baby, in a land far away, (hehe),I remember always knowing that no matter what happened, my mommy was there. Just by her hug. Just by the gentle, sometimes firm, hugs she has given me all my life. They are embedded in me. And no matter where I went in the world, I felt safe cause I felt her hug.Miles and miles away. Hugs mean so much, tell so much, and when given correctly, can inspire so much. So I guess maybe I did have a point for writing today...HUG.
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