The Day I Became a Dog I was Happy

 

The day I became a dog I was happy.

I sat alongside you in silence,

loving you with my eyes.

I loved you unconditionally~

without judgement.

WOOF!

Get in touch with your inner Dog.

Love unconditionally.

Love without judgment.

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For more than 35 years, Susan Meyerott has been helping people lighten up and step over invisible barriers to change one step at a time. She speaks to your heart, puts you at ease, and makes letting go and moving forward with life easier than ever before.

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Lightarted Living: Pushing Past the Dark Days of Your Life

Lightarted Living: Pushing Past the Dark Days of Your Life: " What is the hardest thing you can possibly do?" she said when I went to her for advice on the darkest day of the first ha...

Lightarted Living: Stop Suffering~Accept What Is~Release What Was

Lightarted Living: Stop Suffering~Accept What Is~Release What Was: Accept What Is Life is what it is. It flies forward, never backwards.  The sooner you accept life as it is, the sooner you stop sufferi...

Stop Suffering~Accept What Is~Release What Was

Accept What Is

Life is what it is. It flies forward, never backwards. 

The sooner you accept life as it is, the sooner you stop suffering.

Release What Was

To ease into the natural flow of life you must fly above your troubles, 

look towards the horizon, and let go of what was. 

Think of life as a motion picture, not a static snapshot, 

that continually evolves and shapes you~changing your story as it unfolds. 

When you hold on to the past or wish things were different 

it simply prolongs your suffering and struggles.

Make room for the next chapter by taking wing, letting go~and trusting.

Accept What Is~Release What Was~Create What Must Be

When life challenges you, 

get busy accepting what is, 

releasing what was, 

and creating what must be. 

You know what you must do 

to endure what you can not escape, 

and to step out of suffering into building a good life. 

Create what must be.

It's not always easy, but it is essential.

This is life. 

You've got this!

Lightarted Living: Linger Not in your Sorrows~You Do Not Belong There

Lightarted Living: Linger Not in your Sorrows~You Do Not Belong There: Suddenly we Laugh! We carry our burden on and on, Until one day, Suddenly, We laugh and set it down on the ground. Muriel Strode Life Pullin...

Linger Not in your Sorrows~You Do Not Belong There

Suddenly we Laugh!

We carry our burden on and on,

Until one day,

Suddenly,

We laugh and set it down on the ground.

Muriel Strode

Life Pulling You Backwards? 

Wait Patiently with Anticipation 

An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backwards.

When life pulls you backwards,

It means you're going to launch into something great.

Just focus and aim.

Unknown Author

Re-imagine Yourself as an Arrow

Why do we always imagine the worst when we experience setbacks?

Learn to convert fearful anticipation into positive anticipation.

Re-imagine yourself as an arrow.

~BREATHE~ 

Consciously re-orient your view of the situation~

Switch from worrying about what bad thing is coming next 

to leaving space for something good to unfold~

Wait patiently with positive anticipation as you're pulled backwards~

Keep your eyes on the bullseye of your HOPES and DREAMS.

Let the blessings reveal themselves.

Linger not in your Sorrows

Linger not in your sorrows.

You do not belong there.

Dodinsky

Resilience is Key to Healing

I know about carrying around burdens and lingering in sorrows. I know about dealing with devastating setbacks. And I also know how important it is to turn around my view of seemingly dire situations as quickly as I can to allow me to anticipate a positive path to a brighter future.

It's been eight weeks since my husband lost function in his right leg after enjoying a beautiful bike ride one sunshiny spring morning. And he's been in the hospital for seven of those weeks following the amputation of his right leg due to blood clots thrown from the aneurysm behind his knee.

He has endured nine surgeries, including revisions to the amputation, and is currently dealing with an infection of the bone. So I know about carrying around burdens and lingering in sorrows.

What has keep us going, and always looking towards the future with hope, is our desire to move out of the overwhelming and frightening feelings into living each day with a positive outlook for accepting what is and creating what must be. If we can't do anything about it, we let it be. If there is something we can do, we do it.

Life is full of difficulties, challenges, and crises. The goal for us all is to muster the strength, courage, and grit to get through each difficulty with grace, calmness and as much ease as we can put forth.

Pain is a given in life. Suffering is not. Why linger in sorrow when you can find more positive perspectives to get you through? Look for your blessings always lurking around the corner instead.

After I've carried my sorrow on and on, I live for the days when I suddenly laugh, and put the burden down. It's much easier to  get through the tough times by being of good cheer, turning my face towards the sun, and casting the shadow of my burdens behind me. Life is good and my future is bright.

Lightarted Living: Sleep My Child and Peace Attend Thee All through t...

Lightarted Living: Sleep My Child and Peace Attend Thee All through t...: Sleep my child and peace attend thee, All through the night. Guardian Angels God will send thee, All through the night. ...

Sleep My Child and Peace Attend Thee All through the Night

Sleep my child and peace attend thee,

All through the night.

Guardian Angels God will send thee,

All through the night.

Soft the drowsy hours are creeping,

Hill and dale in slumber sleeping.

I my loving vigil keeping,

All through the night.

While the moon her watch is keeping,

All through the night.

While the weary world is sleeping,

All through the night.

Over thy spirit gently stealing,

Visions of delight revealing,

Breathes a pure and holy feeling,

All through the night.

Through your dreams you're softly stealing,

Visions of delight revealing,

Life is good and so appealing,

All through the night.

All through the Night Lullaby, Edward Jones 1784

Star light, star bright,

First star I see tonight,

I wish I may, I wish I might,

Have the wish I wish tonight.

Original Photo by Caroline Bryant

The world is full of troubles and worries that can keep you up at night.

So many changes and transitions can make it difficult to turn off 

the thinking and machinations going on behind your eyes. 

Yet in troubled times the most important thing you can do 

to successfully navigate life is to get restful sleep. 

As change and difficulties are a natural part of life

you must learn ways to turn off your mind 

so you can tumble into deep, peaceful slumber.

Try reciting this restful lullaby to the child within you.

Let the world turn softly while you sleep. 

Allow your guardian angels to watch over you.

Breath a pure and holy feeling all through the night.

Let go.

Sleep.

Lightarted Living: Doubt Not! Believe in this Life Flowing through You

Lightarted Living: Doubt Not! Believe in this Life Flowing through You: Doubt Not! Believe in this life flowing through you ~This River of Life~ ~The Great Ganges~ Anoint yourself in its waters Rise to the occasi...

Doubt Not! Believe in this Life Flowing through You

Doubt Not!

Believe in this life flowing through you

~This River of Life~

~The Great Ganges~

Anoint yourself in its waters

Rise to the occasion.

Nicholas Corrin

Doubt Not!

Believe in your ability to rise to each challenge;

To successfully swim through the waters of life at high tide.

Revel in the goodness of your body and spirit to heal. 

Calm yourself in restorative sleep.

You are safe.

All is Well.

Susan J Meyerott 

Lightarted Living: Problems Come to Pass~Blessings Come to Stay

Lightarted Living: Problems Come to Pass~Blessings Come to Stay: Life is sometimes hard, bringing challenges for us to find our way through. But no matter the difficulties we face, optimism and hope are ke...

Problems Come to Pass~Blessings Come to Stay

Life is sometimes hard, bringing challenges for us to find our way through. But no matter the difficulties we face, optimism and hope are key to helping us find our way through. 

Let optimism and hope be your companions as you navigate the future in times of hardship. 

"Optimism is the sunshine of the soul." 

Old Saying

"To know the disillusionments of life, 

and to come enchanted still."

Muriel Strode

"An optimist is the human personification of spring."

Susan Bissonette

"My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud."

Henry Rollins

"True optimists polish the bright side's halo."

Terri Guillements

"Your problems have come to pass, not to stay."

Colleen McGinn

"But listen to me.

For one moment quit being sad.

Hear blessings dropping their blossoms around you."

Rumi

"Hope is the thing with feathers

that perches in the soul,

And sings the tune without the words

And never stops at all."

Emily Dickinson

I find hope and optimism wherever I go. I snapped pictures of the ficus trees in the lobby of the hospital where my husband has been for over a month. I see the healing spirits that surround us everywhere we go. They look out for us and help us carry the burdens. 

You are some of my healing spirits helping me carry the burden of my current challenge. The uplifting quotes and photos you share with me find their way into my healing art and helps to heal my heart too! Thank you!

Remember: Life is fluid, not static. Your problems have come to pass; Your blessings have come to stay. Stay present and take it one day at a time while looking for the blessings dropping their leaves all around you. This is what helps me get by.

Lightarted Living: In Flowers Our Hearts Blossom

Lightarted Living: In Flowers Our Hearts Blossom: The Blooming Possibilities of  Life In Flowers~ We see the blooming possibilities of our lives and allow our hearts to blossom. In  Flowers~...

Lightarted Living: In Flowers Our Hearts Blossom

Lightarted Living: In Flowers Our Hearts Blossom: The Blooming Possibilities of  Life In Flowers~ We see the blooming possibilities of our lives and allow our hearts to blossom. In  Flowers~...

In Flowers Our Hearts Blossom

The Blooming Possibilities of Life

In Flowers~

We see the blooming possibilities of our lives

and allow our hearts to blossom.

In Flowers~

We witness a vibrant joy and beauty in the world~

A beauty that ebbs and flows through its natural life cycle;

Withering at the end of  the blooming season~ 

Only to return in bold splashes of color in Spring.

In Flowers,

We witness rebirth~

 And once again hope takes root deep in our soul,

and we see the blooming possibilities before us.

The Christening of Spring

While attending the christening of Spring,

We anoint the season of renewal and sunshine

with prayerful regard.

We don the cloak of bright, sun-shiny cheerfulness,

And gather loved ones for nest-making, 

and joy-filled noise-making.

Gleefully, we turn our faces towards the sun 

and await our opening.

IRIS

I rise after the long winter,

A symbol of renewal and resiliency.

Rejoice!

No matter how long the winter,

Spring always comes.

Turn your face towards the sun.

 

Rejoice!

Bloom

"And then the day came 

When the risk to remain in a bud

Was more painful than the risk to blossom."

Anais Nin

Bloom Where You're Planted

Why Wait?

You are destined to blossom into a stunning flower.

Wherever you are, that's where you're destined to bloom.

There is never a time in your journey 

when you're done blooming.

Like a flower, your blooming will naturally ebb and flow.

But there will always be the next season. 

Trust yourself

Be Bold!

Open

Be Vibrant!

Be of Good Cheer!

Lightarted Living: It Is a Grace and a Strength to Determine Your Own...

Lightarted Living: It Is a Grace and a Strength to Determine Your Own...: It Is a Grace and a Strength To Determine Your Own Actions Rather than Allow them to Be Formed by the Actions...

It Is a Grace and a Strength to Determine Your Own Actions

It Is a Grace and a Strength

To Determine Your Own Actions

Rather than Allow them to Be

Formed by the Actions of Others

It is a Grace and a Strength

To Determine Your Own Actions

Rather than Allow them to Be

Formed by the Actions of Others.

Unknown

Kingfisher from Japan

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For more than 35 years, Susan Meyerott has been helping people lighten up and step over invisible barriers to change one step at a time. She speaks to your heart, puts you at ease, and makes letting go and moving forward with life easier than ever before. 

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Lightarted Living: My Mother Showed Us: Life is Life~Rise to the Chal...

Lightarted Living: My Mother Showed Us: Life is Life~Rise to the Chal...: Getting through the Hard Times with Grace My memories of childhood are sweet. Pretty ordinary every day living I thought back t...

My Mother Showed Us: Life is Life~Rise to the Challenge

Getting through the Hard Times with Grace

My memories of childhood are sweet. Pretty ordinary every day living I thought back then.

I remember a time in my late teens, while I contemplated the hardships other families were enduring, thinking my family was relatively happy and secure because we hadn't dealt with any hardships. But that was the glow of childhood innocence coloring my perspective--that, and of course my mother--'Moo'--who was the one to lead the family through hard times with grace.

Moo was the most upbeat and good natured person I knew. As a child what always stood out for me was my mother's good sense of humor as she raised 6 wildly independent children. From my child perspective I thought nothing bad ever happened to our family which made it easy for my mother to remain so upbeat.

Yet the truth is my parents lived through the great depression, WWII, the Polio epidemic-- not to mention my older sister contracting polio at four months old, the car falling on my older brother's head, and my mother's first child dying at birth.

What I learned about getting through hard times with grace was from my mother showing us how to get through the difficulties. 

Moo showed us that life is life--and we must rise to meet the challenges every day. When bad things happened, you quickly turned your focus to how to make things better and to putting the hardships behind you--no matter how long the hardships lingered.

She showed us that the proper response to difficulties was to get busy taking action to improve the well-being of all and rectify the situation--no matter how small a step you took one after the other--starting with the basics of everyday living. 

She showed us through her actions that when things get tough you gather together and find your way through together. She always found ways to comfort and cheer others up during painful or difficult times. 

My mother had 'the gift of helps' , meaning she was always willing to help others in practical ways--cleaning their house, doing their dishes, making them baked custard or bringing them dinner. She showed us the proper way to deal with times of trouble was to reach out and help others with kindness and compassion.

On this Mother's Day, I wish for all of us to learn a thing or two from the mother's who came before us--who showed us how to get through these incredibly trying times with strength, grace, compassion and kindness.

Everyone is watching. Through our actions we can show the next generation we have the strength of character to get through this. What do you want your actions to show the world? How will you rise up to meet this challenge called LIFE?

My mother--Moo, Nosey Rosey, Ready Betty, Dr Mom--Mother

She was our shining light with a loving heart.

See how her soul glistens with golden flames?

She was an angel of light bringing joy and uplift to all around her.

Happy Mother's Day, Moo!

Lightarted Living: You Are One with Nature~Accept the Healing it Best...

Lightarted Living: You Are One with Nature~Accept the Healing it Best...: The Yucca Goddess   The Yucca Goddess breathes  life-giving goodness into the air Life-Giving  The trees around...