Simple Quotes to Help Get You Out of a Funk

    Simple Quotes to Help Get You Out of a Funk   One thing I like to do when I’m feeling low is look up positive quotes online. Looking at short and simple messages quickly begins to erase my pity party funky feelings.  Today I want to share a few quotes that spoke to me today. The first one comes from Booker T. Washington, saying, “Success is to be measured not so much...

The Dance

Photo by Mattia Bericchia on Unsplash   The Dance   sitting by the lake I ponder about anything and everything seeing bubbles spring up throughout the water wondering where they originated from     maybe from a little creature like a turtle or a fish   I wished they would make themselves known and soon got exactly what I had wished   the turtles started circling...

Nature’s Song

Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash   Nature's Song   she sang about the lovely birch trees growing in the quiet meadow   she sang about the radiant green leaves dancing in the soft white willows   a foreign tune came from her lips as she sang  nature's song   she spoke to birch trees in the forest and they spoke back and sang along   they took her ...

I Blew a Kiss up to the Moon

        I Blew a Kiss up to the Moon   I blew a kiss up to the moon and as he caught it in his hand he swept me softly off my feet and introduced me to the stars   and as I met them one by one it took one hundred years or more realizing that my youth was gone I begged the moon to renew my strength   and as I floated back to Earth every thought centered around...

Running Away

         Running Away ~a poem~ Photo by Maxwell Ridgeway on Unsplash     I set you up and I’ll admit it I couldn’t take another minute in your presence with so much darkness deep within my soul     and so I sent you far away across the country right by the sea and every day  I hoped and prayed that you would always stay away    ...

I Swallowed a Butterfly

Happy Tuesday!   Hello, hello, hello and Happy Tuesday! Another day to face this world with a brand new perspective if we choose. Throughout life, there are many obstacles, but if we set our priorities straight we can focus on what it is to us that is truly important. For me, this is faith and family.  Today's Poem Today's poem is about embracing something deep inside that was there...