Peacefully Chaotic

Watch "Ave Maria ( Caccini ) - Libera" on YouTube This past Monday as I walked up a hill to my job, I listened to Pandora internet radio as I usually do. I was pleasantly surprised when the song Ave Maria by the boy's choir Libera started playing.I had never before heard it on this station. I thought it was a coincidence that it came on at a time when my head is full of Mary images from all the wonderful blogs I've visited in the past few days. I  stopped and sat to savor the delightful music and enjoyed the sunny morning.Visions of Mary danced in my head.For those five minutes I felt totally peaceful. It's moments like that,  beautiful in their simplicity, that I cherish. Visit Rebecca's blog www.Corazon.typepad.com Her posts are always uplifting and a feast for the eyes.There you will find links to other blogs, equally as inspiring .Perhaps you'll decide to join in and post A Virgin A Day today and every day until December 12th! Have a joyous d...

December 12th is the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Each day for the days leading up to it, I am posting a virgin a day.There are many faces to Mary and Rebecca's meme allows us to sjare so many pf them!Come see everyone's contributions here . For my post today I want to share a shadorma poem that I wrote to Mary.It was inspired by a little statuette  of the virgin that stands outside the house across the street from mine.I see it every morning and it makes my day begin with a positive attitude and renewed strength to face whatever the day brings. A shadorma by the way , is "a six line poem (sestet) of Spanish descent with no rhyme scheme.It is a syllabic poem with the following structure 3/5/3/3/7/5 ". My Shadorma: Each morning I begin my day greeting you with a prayer Your very presence gives hope Heals my tender soul~ It's Wednesday!Make it wonderful!

The power of positive thinking can change and improve your life. So.. Keep your thoughts positive!!! ♥ “ You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination. ” A positive mind anticipates happiness, joy, health and a successful outcome of every situation and action. Whatever the mind expects, it finds. Keep as SMILE in your heart!

Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience.                                         ♥ ♥ ♥ Always keep a little hope in your heart!

This is one of my favorite poems.I try to live my life by these words: "DESIDERATA" By Mr.Max Ehrmann Receive an Amazing Sense of Inner Peace as the Desiderata Poem Goes from Your Head and Into Your Heart Through repetition, new valuable ideas will become a part of who you are. The Timeless Words of the Desiderata Poem: Desiderata Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself to others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise...

I was doing a little blog hopping and found an inspirational video on Java's never growing old  blog. Seems like there are times when you receive comfort from unexpected places.I am sharing the video and hope it will help someone else feel good.

The elderly patients at my job frequently complain about  the hardships of old age ."Don't get old!"  they exclaim. I smile and respond , "Ok...tell me how to avoid it!!" .Today I actually got an answer: : " Laughter ! You might as well have one good laugh a day...it'll keep your heart young and you'll need laughter if you're going to make it in this lufe!" Sounds like good advice to me! A laugh is a smile that bursts. ~Mary H. Waldrip What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. ~Yiddish Proverb “ That is the best - to laugh with someone because you both think the same things are funny. ” All you need in the world is love and laughter. That's all anybody needs. To have love in one hand and laughter in the other. Everybody laughs the same in every language because laughter is a universal connection. Yakov Smirnoff I just got one last thing, I urge all of you, all of you, to enjoy your life, the precious moments you have...

Found this meme last night and couldn't get to post for it till now. I got lucky this weekend for my birthday.My husband bought me two books and I bought two books for myself! Ican't help it! I LOVE my books. I posted on Friday about my need to lose wait and the fact that I saw a woman ExtraTV, that lost 300 lbs  using Tosca Reno's Eat Clean books  . So I bought these two books: I've read other books with similar principles,but I decided to try this for inspiration .The books are easy to  understand and the recipes are awesome. Check out Tosca reno's website to learn more about clean eating here . Then while I was browsing through the craft books I spotted these two: I want to blog more this year but I need  a little direction,inspiration and a few tricks and tips.This book ought to do it! The Happy Book!Yay! It's full of promptsand activities that help you get in touch with what makes you happy. I love books like this. I'll  be rea...

"Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve." Mary Kay Ash