Grateful Wednesday

1. my little note on the end of my tea bag



2. Peace

: a state of tranquillity or quiet :

: freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions :

: harmony in personal :

peace may not be so much about not living without turmoil or pain but instead it is the reestablishment of relationships, relationships with God, with friends, with family, spouses and strangers. Finding that peace - or creating peace in your heart can begin and end with those reestablishment of relationships to bring calm to heart.





 

3. Yoga

as frustrating as it is in the beginning I think I have found a new love. hopefully enforcing my hopes to meditate and to find my peace. and i have found two loverly studios and couldn't be more pleased. my yoga practice has transformed, and though I'm not all "zen" all the time I do I feel that it is helping me find that place.

4. Hope

you know how sometimes you just are overcome with hope like this whole body rush of hope and belief and trust just overcomes you. I felt that this Sunday and I think I have been able to carry it all the way through Wednesday. Here's to hoping it continues...

5. People

they teach us crazy things, you learn from them in the most absurd ways, and you grow because of them. And it happens right before our eyes. Even if it can be painful and a little uncomfortable and just downright frustrating, sometimes all of a sudden you turn a corner. it's like you realize what you have learned from them and why they were put in our lives.

Alright, Happy Wednesday!! :)

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what a wonderful way...

...to spend a lunch break on a beautiful, fall Friday...

Namaste

and

Happy Friday!

finding my way and learning my heart...

so lately i've felt like I want to find my way, find my place in this world 

who am i?

what matters in my heart?

what makes people geniunely happy? how does one stay happy?

what makes me want to jump out of bed? what makes me, me? where is my next step? where will i be in 1 year or 5 years? where do i WANT to be? and more so where will HE place me? What are the fundamentals to me? what are my dreams, goals and aspirations?

i think i want to take the next couple of weeks answering, praying, guessing, and searching my soul. 

No, not answers, because most of these there aren't answers to...just ideas. i think that from this point i have followed the steps, the guidelines, the rules as to what's next and who am i supposed to be. However, i have gotten to that point where there aren't clear guidelines. I'm not jumping to the next rock before I have even landed on the current one. Instead, i am sitting on my *hypothetical rock*, and it's large and vast and i love a lot of it but i feel like i need to make it warm and fuzzy and my own. so here's to finding myself, and defining myself...

so i've read a few articles, blogs, and just stuff that have inspired me, that have made me want to search...

first step, i have defined some new new interests...new goals

. be a loving, spiritual and inspirational wife, daughter, cousin, friend and woman .

. be a mother .

. have a successful career where i can focus on serving .

. run another half marathon .

. do another sprint triathlon .

. be more open on my blog, i have received so much from reading various blogs, i too should give back .

. become a yogi, or attempt a yogi world .

. volunteer .

. find peace & restfulness .

. learn to be content wherever i may be in life .

I usually don't post these types but for some reason today i am feeling like taking that leap...setting it in stone i assume.

oh, happy fall!

...and oh, happy weekend!

It was a fabulous fall weekend...

every minute of it was perfect.

From the fall salad and sangria down to the pumpkin painting and hanging out with the front door open.

and naturally, here is my recap in pictures:

1.the shins, oh how i love you james mercer

2. donuts to the hubby's office

3. football and window watching (this was pre edie's hair cut)

4. owl cupcakes

5. painted pumpkins

6. addition to our halloween decor - this is spidey the spider and his brother seis is hanging out on our lamp post

7. look at these precious cupcake liners...happy almost halloween.

and Happy Monday!!