Genevieve: What a Life!
Hello everyone! Hope everyone is enjoying the cool, Fall weather. This summer was awesome, wasn’t it? Thank you for all your support these past few years; I love writing these updates to stay on each other’s radars for anything. If you don’t follow me on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter/LinkedIn/GetGlue or any of those addictive networks, a LOT of great changes have happened!
Brian: The Squirrel
When I was outside, a squirrel ran up to me and looked at me. I then fumbled for a camera to take a photo, when I finally got the camera, the squirrel had gone. As these moments are so fleeting I should have instead experienced the situation and what it was like instead of seeking to remember an occurrence through the lenses of a camera. After all our firsthand experiences draw up more vivid memories than do cameras that capture but a single moment in time.
Julia – Be. Do. Have.
Be.Do.Have.. How valuable it has been for me to experience life transformation. Not only it let my authentic self free but I get to create the environment I want by simply being me. Loving, powerful, beautiful, authentic, faithful, open, spiritual, unconditionally etc. still haven’t perfected some areas but I get to acknowledge myself for what I have accomplished so far. I am happy, love my family, love my church, love my friends, love my youth group, and I have now met a great man who isn’t scared to be himself by me. God is so good! Good night and God bless. ♥
Heather – The Little Things!
It’s the little things…
Returning home from back to school night I was full of pride, gratitude and love. I felt like I wanted to cook a fine meal for my prince in honor of his greatness and my love for him, but it was late, and there was not going to be any fine meal.
Arden’s dad had just left so that he could attend the second session of back to school night, and Arden was upstairs getting into his pajamas.
“I’m going to make you some pasta, ok?” I yelled up to him, conscious to keep the tone as sweet as possible.
“Thank you, Mom!!!!” he replied loudly and clearly, unlike other times.
I cried while filling the pot with water.
Ernesto – THIS IS WHO I AM!!!
I’ve been under some circumstances that I haven’t shared, the result of the journey of creating it before, and here is what I’d like to mention about my “Vision Board”: Maybe you have an opinion about it, maybe you want to call me … whatever, maybe you think I’m too … anything; in any case it could be positive or negative. However, just the positive ones are WELCOME and for the reason of everything I’ve been through in my life. if you dislike it, hmmm, too bad. These are my dreams, this is what I believe, this is what I ask, this what I want, THIS IS WHO I AM!!!
Jane – KARMA’s A BITCH!
It’s so disappointing, sad and DISGUSTING how childish and selfish some people in this world can be. Instead of being appreciative of someone’s kindness, they abuse it to the uttermost. One day it will backfire on you and you won’t have a soul in the world that gives a rat’s a$$ about you and that’s when you’ll realize you should have treated people & significant others better but it’ll be too late. Karma will get you good…REAL GOOD, I promise you that…and it will come back ten times worse because you’ve seriously been working hard at racking up those karma points…
Deb – An 8 out of 10 Life
Felt great today…called to tell me he was getting me these pink earbuds so i can listen to music on the train…then he came up with this creative idea about getting a great deal on dance classes. Then, he picked me up by the lightrail and we walked home together! He is the best!
After seeing a depressing movie yesterday, “Another Earth,” I shared that I was now looking for excuses subconsciously I guess to make my life less than great – to have an 8/10 life rather than a 10/10. It’s just so great now, I don’t know what else to ask for to increase it. We had a semi deep conversation over the phone about how we get to treasure these moments and let ourselves live this great life rather than look for excuses to not live the life of our dreams.
Happiness as a Choice – my friend Jonathan
Do you choose to be happy?
Happiness is a sacred state. It is only available to those who stand as their word. There can be no happiness for those who are their thoughts and feelings. You can’t refer to happiness. Can’t report it. Can’t find it. It’s a sacred state with no evidence. Happiness is available to those who can create with their word. What will you do with your word? What wonders will youcreate?
Who will you be?
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I’d been chatting with my friend Jon for a while now about my somewhat elusive experience with complete happiness. The above is what he sent me.
James: Fishing Man under Rainbow Bridge
The actual picture
I was walking on the wooden beach boardwalk in the park early this morning. I saw a fishing man under a short rainbow. I thought I could take a good picture from a certain angle. …
I was thinking about the title of the picture… Maybe “Fishing Man under Rainbow Bridge” was good.
It took me a few minutes to get there. But it took only 30 seconds for the rainbow to fade away…. and the fishing man started walking away too.
There was only a lovely seagull when I got there… so I could only take a picture of the seagull.
When the seagull noticed my intention, it swam away too, just like the rainbow, the fishing man and many other things in my life.
— at Sunken Meadow State Park.
The Sparkled Life 