

The Signs Are Everywhere: You Just Need To Stop, Look & Listen
πβ¨ β€οΈ Hello From My Heart β€οΈ β¨ π A song that plays on the radio that reminds you of someone. You find coins on the floor next to your bed when you wake up in the morning. When you go outside, a feather falls in your path. That's an angel or loved one letting you know you're not alone. You see a butterfly or a red cardinal, a sure sign someone you love is watching over you. Or when you look up to the sky and see a heart-shaped cloud or a rainbow, that's a sure sign of love.


Hurry Up & Wait: Learning Patience With God's Divine Timing
π©΅ Hello From My Heart π©΅ Nobody likes waiting for people or situations to work out when in fact, waiting prepares us to be ready for when the right people and situations do happen. Just think of this "in between" time as a "time out" to assess what you really want. Anticipation and contemplation go hand-in-hand while waiting. We don't always have to have all the answers, just stay in the moment and see where it takes you. In other words, just go with it... Carly Simon wrote


When You're Going Through Hell Alone - Keep Going
β€οΈ Hello From My Heart β€οΈ I know all too well what it's like to be misunderstood. Since my Father's passing, in the past year and a half I've had to deal with some very spiteful, troubled, fearful, insecure and jealous people who had spread some false, vicious rumors about me. I still kept the faith that the truth would come out and eventually, it did. It took several months for the truth to come out and I actually received a few apologies. Fear, spite and jealousy does terr


Pushing 60: Finding Your True North
π Hello From My Heartπ Do you feel like you're at a crossroads in life? I've often found myself there, too. What helps me make a tough life decision is taking a "breath" and stepping back for a short while. Taking one day at a time and not rushing a decision helps, too. Writing a list of pros and cons can also lead you where you need to be. Spending time alone in nature and meditation helps a lot. Just listening to music or even cleaning relaxes my mind enough like meditat


Enjoy Life Even When It's Craptastic
π©΅ Hello From My Heart π©΅ No matter what life throws at you, still take the time to enjoy it. At the end of an 80's movie "Ferris Bueller", the character of the same name (played brilliantly by Matthew Broderick) says my favorite catchphrase: "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." Ever since I seen this movie and heard this quote, 40+ years later the inspiration has stayed with me. I do my very best to make every day f


Pushing 60: Finding Balance
π Hello From My Heart π One of the things I have learned is that one of the ways to create joy is learning to balance life's many demands with some rest. I used to be a "nose-to-the-grindstone" person, both out of necessity and avoidance. I used to work 3 jobs. The first, Full time at the Postal Service as a clerk, then afterwards I would go to work cleaning a warehouse. The third job was cleaning houses which stemmed from the warehouse job. All were fulfilling to me, ho


Pushing 60: Feed The Kid Inside of You
β€οΈ Hello From My Heart β€οΈ Healing childhood trauma has been a life-long journey for me. I had carried this pain for decades and am very happy to say, the healing journey has progressed nicely. I started to "feed the kid" inside of me. I say this phrase to acknowledge "The Kid", that little girl's voice inside of me that I used to ignore. The pain, humiliation and anger from abuse I had suppressed for so long needed addressing. So, first I started acknowledging this through


Till We Reach The Higher Ground
Earlier tonight, I went out to dinner and heard "Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder playing on Touch Tunes. ...and it hit me like a ton of bricks. I thought to myself "this is just as relevant now as it was back in the 70's when "Higher Ground" first came out. Not only is this song full of soul, it has a great message. Keep on loving Keep on learning Keep on moving Keep informed Amidst the chaos, keep on reaching for higher ground Through Art Through Writing Through Music Throu


Standing Up Creatively
β€οΈ Hello From My Heart β€οΈ Current events have been very challenging lately. The War in Iran Civil rights Women's rights ICE Abuses Violations of The Constitution, including Previous attacks on Freedom of Speech and OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT to PEACEFULLY ASSEMBLE to protest, too. As difficult as things may be, it's encouraging to see people speaking up in memes on Facebook, artwork, music, radio, comedy on TV and the internet, too. Besides peaceful protesting, petitions and l


March Forth and Keep on Moving
π Hello From My Heart β€οΈ Today is Wednesday, March 4th 2026 I kept seeing memes on Facebook today that said March 4th should be "March Forth Day". This got me thinking about situations past and present that I had/have to move/march forth from: Feelings of Lack & Limitation False Relationships Getting out of my own way Sadness Toxic Situations Codependency I've learned from all of these past relationships and situations and I'm assuming everyone reading this has had to "March






















