Ah Autumn!!

 

 My favorite time of year!   What spectacular beauty surrounds us at this time of year.  Some people don’t like this time of year, I won’t mention any names.  They say it is the end of summer and everything is dying around us and old man winter is knocking at our door (I am ready for that).  No, don’t look at it that way, the changing of the seasons is the time when nature shows us what it truly has up its sleave.  Reds, oranges, yellows, combinations of all of these colors together bring to us one of the most magnificent shows on earth.  All of the seasons bring us change, it shows how life is full of surprises and how much there is to live for.   All of the seasons have their own beauty!  And each season, no matter which one you prefer, shows to us that life is always changing and that it is full of excitement, beauty, love and the wonder that surrounds each of us every day.   Don’t close your eyes to any season, each has its own unique power and glory!!

Enjoy the beauty of Autumn and its magnificent splendor!!

Stay well and be good, I will try to.

M 

Sakura

Life is too short.  Live and love every day!

Today was a day to look at myself and those around me and see what my life is really about.

I have a great sadness inside of me today.  A wonderful woman that I have come to know as a friend is going to be leaving us soon, not of her own choice.  Her name is Sakura.  She has become a friend over the past 7 years.  Not the kind of friend that I see or talk to every day, but a person who I am so happy to call friend.  When I do see her we laugh about life and how enjoying it is the most important thing. She told me today she has no regrets, she has lived her life to the fullest and has made every day count.  She and I have always agreed upon how precious life is and that we must make each day count.  That is the most important thing.  As she was looking at me today and said, Mary, you don’t know when it will change, look at me, it changed in an instant, so that is why it is so important to always love this life we have.   We chatted about her family and what she needed to do.  I said anything you need from me please let me help.   She said yes, I will let you know.  She told me I have a great heart, a big heart.  That was nice.  I told her that it is good to have but there are some days when having it has not served me too well.  She said yes it has, don’t ever think it hasn’t.   She is a wonderful woman.  It has been a privilege to get to know her.  I keep her close to my heart this night.

There is always change in our lives.  Sadness, happiness, love, hate it is all a part of this life.  Friendships, companions, loves, we have all of these things throughout our lives.  We all have unique spirits.  Finding the person who makes you feel at home in this life is a true gift.   But first we must start with ourselves and look inside to find how we are at home with our own existence, that is where love and life truly begins.  Sakura found that in herself and has shared that with many of us.

Take a look inside – what are your true feelings about your life and those around you.  What is going to make you happy.  Things can change in an instant.   Share that great joy, love and zest for life with yourself and those around you every day.  And keep Sakura and her daughters in your thoughts.

Take care of you,

M