Friday, December 20, 2024

Lightarted Living: Let Hope Color Your Life

Lightarted Living: Let Hope Color Your Life:   

Let Hope Color Your Life

 


Hope

"Let Hope be your pulse,
Faith in every heartbeat,
Joy with every breath."

Terri Guillemets


"Hope is a strange invention-
a patent of the heart-
In unremitting action
Yet never wearing out."

Emily Dickinson 


"Hope is grief's best music."

Unknown


"Hope is putting faith to work 
when doubting would be easier."

Unknown


"The wings of hope carry us,
soaring high above 
the driving winds of life."

Ana Jacob



"Let hope color your life."

Lightarted Sue

Let Hope Color Your Life

 


Hope

"Let Hope be your pulse,
Faith in every heartbeat,
Joy with every breath."

Terri Guillemets


"Hope is a strange invention-
a patent of the heart-
In unremitting action
Yet never wearing out."

Emily Dickinson 


"Hope is grief's best music."

Unknown


"Hope is putting faith to work 
when doubting would be easier."

Unknown


"The wings of hope carry us,
soaring high above 
the driving winds of life."

Ana Jacob



"Let hope color your life."

Lightarted Sue

Monday, December 16, 2024

Lightarted Living: Sweet Dreams

Lightarted Living: Sweet Dreams:   

Sweet Dreams

 


SWEET DREAMS

When at night I go to bed
I gather visions of 
day friends in my head.

Snuggled in with these cuddly friends
I dream of fun that never ends.

Boggy men and scary things I send away;
Up in balloons they sail far, far away.

Tomorrow when I wake to a stellar day,
I'll be rested and ready 
for every good thing to come my way.

Armed with good sleep and sweet dreams
I'm ready for whatever comes my way.

Sweet Dreams

 


SWEET DREAMS

When at night I go to bed
I gather visions of 
day friends in my head.

Snuggled in with these cuddly friends
I dream of fun that never ends.

Boggy men and scary things I send away;
Up in balloons they sail far, far away.

Tomorrow when I wake to a stellar day,
I'll be rested and ready 
for every good thing to come my way.

Armed with good sleep and sweet dreams
I'm ready for whatever comes my way.


Sunday, December 15, 2024

Lightarted Living: How Our Hearts Became One

Lightarted Living: How Our Hearts Became One:  

How Our Hearts Became One

 


HOW OUR HEARTS BECAME ONE

Washed ashore in the sea of life;
Cast together in the sands of time;
All life form drifts into one.

Just as the sandy cliffs are etched 
by wind and sea
over time,
our hearts are engraved
with the lifeforce 
of one another,
collectively holding the vestige
of hopes and dreams,
leaving our heart prints
in the DNA of each other's soul.


I tenderly hold your heart 
deep in mine for all time.



How Our Hearts Became One

 


HOW OUR HEARTS BECAME ONE

Washed ashore in the sea of life;
Cast together in the sands of time;
All life form drifts into one.

Just as the sandy cliffs are etched 
by wind and sea
over time,
our hearts are engraved
with the lifeforce 
of one another,
collectively holding the vestige
of hopes and dreams,
leaving our heart prints
in the DNA of each other's soul.


I tenderly hold your heart 
deep in mine for all time.






Saturday, December 14, 2024

Lightarted Living: Life Imagined--Life Created

Lightarted Living: Life Imagined--Life Created:  

Life Imagined--Life Created

 



Standing at the Precipice of Life

At the celestial diving board
we look over the edge
contemplating our next life
ready to choose our 
next family and adventure
in this eternal cycle of life.

Every ending is a beginning 
freeing us to create 
the next part of our story.

It is never to late or too early
to let your soul dream of
better days ahead 
and to create a vision
of the adventure you desire now.

Our dreams are our spirit's secret sauce 
that shapes our fate in this life on earth.

Dream, and allow your dreams to prepare you 
to jump into the cool emotional waters of life.


Don't be afraid to stick your neck out to create the life you desire. Life is a series of trials and challenges for all of us. No matter how many times you fall down, the correct response is to get back up. Be willing to look foolish in search of your dreams. Sometimes you must risk feeling foolish to come fully alive.


"You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen." Paulo Coelho



 
I expect my life 
to be good and joyous
from birth to death 
and through all eternity



Life Imagined--Life Created

 



Standing at the Precipice of Life

At the celestial diving board
we look over the edge
contemplating our next life
ready to choose our 
next family and adventure
in this eternal cycle of life.

Every ending is a beginning 
freeing us to create 
the next part of our story.

It is never to late or too early
to let your soul dream of
better days ahead 
and to create a vision
of the adventure you desire now.

Our dreams are our spirit's secret sauce 
that shapes our fate in this life on earth.

Dream, and allow your dreams to prepare you 
to jump into the cool emotional waters of life.


Don't be afraid to stick your neck out to create the life you desire. Life is a series of trials and challenges for all of us. No matter how many times you fall down, the correct response is to get back up. Be willing to look foolish in search of your dreams. Sometimes you must risk feeling foolish to come fully alive.


"You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen." Paulo Coelho



 
I expect my life 
to be good and joyous
from birth to death 
and through all eternity






Friday, December 13, 2024

Lightarted Living: Spread Compassion, Kindness and Light

Lightarted Living: Spread Compassion, Kindness and Light:


Spread Compassion, Kindness and Light


Let there be Light

Seekers of the Light
gather round
We're getting together
to go to town.

We're bringing messages 
of peace and light.
We're here to spread
compassion, kindness and bright light.

So bring your best in these times of darkness
Reach out to others with all your kindness.

Seek and spread the light.

Spread Compassion, Kindness and Light


Let there be Light

Seekers of the Light
gather round
We're getting together
to go to town.

We're bringing messages 
of peace and light.
We're here to spread
compassion, kindness and bright light.

So bring your best in these times of darkness
Reach out to others with all your kindness.

Seek and spread the light.

 

Thursday, December 5, 2024

Lightarted Living: Gentle Your Soul: Rest-Sleep-Calm-Renew

Lightarted Living: Gentle Your Soul: Rest-Sleep-Calm-Renew:   

Gentle Your Soul: Rest-Sleep-Calm-Renew

 



Drift Away, Dream Away

"Drift away, dream away, drift away far,
Slide down a rainbow,
Swing on a star."





"Drift away, dream away, drift away far,
Morning will find you wherever you are."

Barbara Bailey Hutchinson
The Rock-a-Bye Lullaby Collection




Original Driftwood Photo by Robert Mayhew

Gentle Your Soul: Rest-Sleep-Calm-Renew

 



Drift Away, Dream Away

"Drift away, dream away, drift away far,
Slide down a rainbow,
Swing on a star."





"Drift away, dream away, drift away far,
Morning will find you wherever you are."

Barbara Bailey Hutchinson
The Rock-a-Bye Lullaby Collection




Original Driftwood Photo by Robert Mayhew

Sunday, November 24, 2024

Lightarted Living: Have Yourself a Merry Little Day

Lightarted Living: Have Yourself a Merry Little Day:   

Have Yourself a Merry Little Day

 



Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright



Don't Sweat The Small Stuff




Happy Everything!



Every little thing's gonna be alright

Despite the world going crazy;
Despite the losses and hardships all around;
Strive to manifest a little happiness 
into your life each day.

Every day, take little breaks from 
thinking about your problems
to find ways to be contented 
and joyful for one little day.

Don't sweat the small stuff;
learn to take life in stride.
After a loss or hardship,
regain your composure
one little moment at a time.

Go on, 
let a little lightness 
seep into your life today.

You'll get by much better, 
with a little help from your friends,
if you'll only let them show you 
every little thing's gonna be alright
once again.

Little by little you'll be lifted up,
so starting today, 
just for a little while,
Have yourself a merry little day,
and find a reason to smile.