and you live through the pain

do you ever feel upside down and backward?

what if

What if yesterday was all there was.



What if tomorrow never comes.


What if today is always.


What if now is make believe.


What if past is real.


What if time is relative.


What if calendars fill up with nothing.


What if day planners fill up with everything.

What if life is a one shot deal….

Wait!

It is!

Make the most of it…

Now

Always and

Forever!

halos

is this.............

hiding in living color

going through the motions

wake

breathe

eat

sleep?

repeat

wake

breathe

work

sleep?

repeat

wake

breathe

dread

sleep?

repeat

wake

breathe

pray

sleep?

repeat

virtues

escape

finding rest in a restless place

A day unfolds;

details mount.
The night’s rest
was insufficient.
The body is weak.
The spirit is willing
Hope is found in prayer.
Strength is found is scripture.
The day moves forward
till last light.
Night falls.
The body attempts
to rest again.
The cycle repeats.
Where is a weary soul
to find respite.

not so blue

safe places

We all have our safe places.

For me it is definitely in my art world.

There I know

possibilities exist;

beauty is possible;

and life is wonderful.

There I know

inspiration is real;

joy abounds;

and hope is on my side.

I can escape all the ugly things and people

 in the world when I am in my little safe place of art.

be yourself

I try to be who I am

but no one permits it.
I force it and no one understands it.
I am an
artist,
poet,
philosopher
but no one believes it.
I do, so they must.
It means I must have
space and time to develop these gifts.
inspiration and ephemera to perform these talents,
and hope and trust to enhance these skills.
Exploring my faith I find truth
and the truth sets us free!

one by one

life hurts

one situation at a time

bodies die

one ache at a time

hearts break

one incident at a time

souls disappear

one decision at a time

spirits retreat

one jolt at a time

minds lose

one thought at a time

on being FEARLESS

Being fearless does not mean you are never afraid but it does mean "releasing" that which paralyzes you and keeps you from living. I find that I live vicariously through other people's experiences and journeys mostly rather than my own. I do some things I would not be able to do if it were not for my faith and the necessity to do it. I do and have done some things I never thought I could do but I still have  a long way to go....maybe one day I will truly be fearless....

"fear not for I am with you", says the Lord in Isaiah.

2nd in Fearless Women series

be fearless
lean on God
know joy
believe in
YOURSELF

burn bridges

burn those bridges

rise from the resulting ashes

release the baggage

take life to a higher level

make peace with

YOURSELF

blues

past present future

I can

God's word is everything.

God's word is my
resting place from a weary world.
God's word is my
armor for battle.
God's word is my
sanctuary for escape.
God's word is my
light on a dark path.

tranquility

Find your peace in scenes of tranquility,

alliterative thoughts

think thankfully

speak sparingly

believe bravely

pray powerfully
love longingly
hope helplessly
give graciously
create chronically

struggling with release

first light

day's worries begin as I rise

full light

the day's worries mount graddually at my spirit

fading light

the day's worries accumulate in familiar numbers

at my soul's door

last light

the day's worries lay down with me

i don't sleep