Birthday Present Registry...

Dear Universe...

you know it's my birthday soon, right?

(AND the boy's birthday 27 days later, right?)...

AND you know it'll be the start of my first adult year (as per the medicine wheel) right? 

Well, all I want for my birthday this year, is a long term HOME (on Vashon) for me and the boy and the cats, with our stuff in it/out of storage, with the means to live there in comfort, with ease, dignity and grace...

We're done with the gypsying - grateful for the experience, thank you...

AND storage fees go up on the 1st July...

AND we have better things to spend our money on...

so, there you go - that's my birthday wish/intention...

AND so it is... Blessings Be... AUM...

PS:
oh, AND an all expenses paid, all needs/desires met, indefinite sojourn on a sunny, sandy beach with shade when and where I want it, would be good about now...

AND you'll have to sort out the visitation/passport/travel issues to make that happen so that the boy can come too...

How about it, Life?

WOW - thanks...

This Is Now...

"It takes courage to heal.

It takes courage to speak on behalf of the whole, to be a voice, a full expression for the Earth and for its diverse species, for all human life, for a consciousness that knows that peace is our inheritance and that our responsibility is to reveal our interdependence.

It takes courage for science and spirituality to dialogue and illuminate new possibilities for humankind.

It takes courage to reach towards the manifestation of a vision that transforms enemies into allies and disillusionment into hope.

But you were born for such a time as this."

~ James O'Dea

...another beautiful spring day here on Vashon Island...

amazing how exposure to sunlight over two consecutive days can alter my mood - for the better!

oh, and remembering that other people's moods and issues are not necessarily anything to do with/about me - they MIGHT be, but chances are they're not...

and reminding myself just to stay in this very moment, in the NOW, where everything is OK...

"When you go home to the present moment, you touch the wonders of life that are inside you and around you.

Just enjoy this moment; you don't have to wait for tomorrow to have peace and joy."

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

and reminding myself that I'm powerful and strong and can/will deal with whatever the next step is...

and that it's up to me, how this story ends and how I experience that ending...

and at the same time, while...

... I am not alone in this...

... it's all in the perspective ...

That Was Then...

...having a blah day...

there's tension in the house where we're staying... too many people, not enough space, no privacy, teenage boy stuff going on, family struggling with change also...

And...

waiting for court decision...

And...

no idea how to fund the next step away from here, whether it's to stay in the US or go back to Oz...

And...

boring female issues - am in tail end of peri-menopause, body's trying to menstruate and feel like crap, with backache from sleeping on couch too long, and sore, stiff joints from drinking too much coffee, eating too late each evening and sitting around too much...

And...

finding this change time in the external world hard to take - really weird feeling we're living in revolutionary times and knowing that things will get much worse before they get better... feel sad and mad and frustrated all at the same time...

And...

feeling everyone's angst and resistance...

And...

fed up with feeling pessimistic and negative...

"If you're experiencing a difficult time in life, you'll need to bolster your feelings of happiness before you can work on your challenges.

It might seem as if the reverse were true.

But by nourishing yourself with happiness first, you lay the groundwork to address your pain."

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

so - let's enjoy the sunshine and put a little love in our hearts:

As You Think...

...So It Is...

I've told the universe/Divine that if it wants to send me a message, it has to do it three times, so that I know I'm not just making things up...

Well, this song came my way three times in the past 48 hours, so am posting it as an antidote to the doom and gloom stuff...

WITH THANKS TO LENORE MAREE...

I'm being reminded to live my own tag line:  "As you think, so it is... Your beliefs create your reality..."

And no, I'm not saying Life is as schmaltzy as the lyrics imply, but there is beauty and love aplenty to be found... and I have lots of it expressing itself in my family and friends - I am indeed fortunate....

LYRICS:

Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,
Everything that's wonderful is what I feel when we're together,
Brighter than a lucky penny,
When you're near the rain cloud disappears, dear,
And I feel so fine just to know that you are mine.

My life is sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,
That's how this refrain goes, so come on, join in everybody!

Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,
Everything that's wonderful is sure to come your way
When you're in love to stay.

Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,
Everything that's wonderful is what I feel when we're together,
Brighter than a lucky penny,
When you're near the rain cloud disappears, dear,
And I feel so fine just to know that you are mine.

My life is sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,
That's how this refrain goes, so come on, join in everybody!

Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,
Everything that's wonderful is sure to come your way
'Cause you're in love, you're in love,
And love is here to stay