Blow your horn, let your voices be heard, it is Sunday and time to make some joyous noise!!!

 It’s a beautiful day… a day to remind you to never ever give up or give in.  Have a remarkably beautiful day!!!

The big old powerball of the lottery proved just that as ONE woman here in Florida has now won it all… can you even imagine, i sure hope that you can. In the imagining all things are possible!

So many stood in lines and had such fun last night with conversations of what in the world they would do with that 600 million should they be the one to claim the winning ticket. They had at least $2.00 worth of fun with the dream, the plan, the ideal of it all.  And one woman, who purchases a ticket in the same town that we see on bottled water is the winner … 
The old saying holds true; you have to play to win. And often you have to play to activate your imagine… ah I guess my island will wait til the next time and all those good deeds I had lined up in my mind to be doing will just have to hold a bit… Congratulations to the winner, who will have all sorts of “new best friends” lining up to find her.

A very happy Birthday today to our warrior EE, may she feel the love…

Prayers goin up for our Osh here today as she recovers from a nasty accident harming her shoulder and that injured her leg taking the skin right off her leg and looks ever so painful up there in OK, may she heal quickly.

A happy birthday to the little 5 year old Grandson of Laura Roorda, who is growing in leaps and bounds letting her know, “I am kinda big for my age grandma” as he ate waffles, eggs, hashbrowns, bacon and then needed some dessert”  HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN!!
 What a great little guy…
And a “hands up bravo” for the son of Ali, our warrior here who managed the honor roll and so many great things this year in the 7th grade while doing good deeds in the community…
And a “oh my goodness fine job” to cuz Angie and the folks in Pulaski with their Relay for Life as they walked and walked last Friday Night… They were off the chain there as she led the charge in fund raising exceeding their goals for the relay at Pulaski Rehab selling bbq and hot dogs running and doing even enlisting Dot/Mom/Cob in delivering all over town to folks! Bravo!!!

Look for the good, the positives and those who are making contributions for the betterment of all…

Prayers going up for all today and our America, those of Rolling Thunder who are tuning up and getting ready to ride to D.C. for those who can’t as we remember and honor.

The prayer bowl is growing as we hold up so many in thought, in energy, in prayers that are offered; the fire is lit, the sage is in the air;

For The Korabek/Shram tribe, AnneMary, Shirley, Karen, Lori, Tanya,  Kendra, Kurt, Joan, Jack, Tom, Chris, Sabian, Rus, STan, Greg, Scott, Christian, Mike, Richy, Areila, Penny, Ford, Bob, Frank, Eric, Kurt, Bob, Chases Cows, George, Justan, Phillip, Deion, Hunter, Pop, Ledg,
Matthew, Stephen, Pat, Jennifer, ZERO, soar on dear one, we will miss you always yet know you are with us in all the familiar places …Prayers and strength for Alexis and her family in their time of grief and devastation; holding them in their sorrow with prayers going up;Chelsea, Baby Florenzo, and Sara may the Creator welcome you all home to the Ancestors…   Those in Christiansburg VA and surrounding communities for strength and healing, VAAP,
Stephen Deirslen and family we are holding you up with prayers and thoughts; Kurt, Ali, Jeremiah, Pop Spring, Joe, Rachel, Matthew, Nick, Leanne, Leslie, Stephen, Gayle, Karen, Janet, Perry, JT, Moses, Little Nicholas, Karen, Ericka, young Peyton, Bill, Shauna, Dixie, Kurt, J&L,
  

For:

NYPD, Guardian Angel Hospice and those there, Lanita, Dana, Leslie, Dottie, Kelly, Molly, Evan, Jeff, Ruby, Kevin, Scott, Dakota, Ruby, Dottie, Todd, John, BK, Clare, Yvonne, Evelyn, Sonny, Trace, Lyle, Michael, Beverly, Shauna, Dixie,

KM, Osh Kosh, Harriet, Sherry Reed, Mary Grace, Shirley, BK, Stephanie, Lorrie, Pop and his family,

Duke Limongello gone too soon,

and their families,those who have fallen and are still missing we honor and thank you,

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An oldie but a goodie… When bad things happen to good people. I heard this said just yesterday, with it beginning with the word “why does Bad things happen to good people”.
As I read it, I thought of this old standard, and my mind reeled off the many times I had heard this question and the many times I had thought had appropriate we could ask the question in these times and days. I immediately thought of the many needless deaths we have heard of, have witnessed on media, the many diseases and diagnosis that millions are suffering with, the children of abuse and of Sandy Hook, their families, the Boston Bombings, the men and women that fight for our very freedoms and the list goes on. I thought of the many families that lay awake at night worried about family members who seem to not care that the worry is happening, and the many good people who are involved in things that seem to happen randomly entrenched in the lives of others they love so desperately now in harms way. what a question one that involves such great thought.
I thought of so many in the prayer bowl, so many who struggle daily and who fight with all their might just to get through each day yet manage to keep an attitude of gratitude.
Yes bad things happen to really good people it seems; always has and probably always will, while others who we shake our head about seem to go about their lives without a care in the world or regard for anything or anyone and are of good health and little regard of anyone or anything if measured against compassion, kindness and goodwill to others.  Some out there get bumb raps, and a hard deck of cards handed to them. It’s not the hand dealt so much as it is the way the hand is played that makes the person. Some will be self-absorbed, tunnel visioned or “wannabes” in order to fit in or to milk things for all they are worth, while others will forge ahead and find their way to greatness, living their dream and swimming against the current in order to do so. Yes, there are times that bad things may happen, but it is how we approach the good the bad and the ugly that make the person and those around them, it is about loving and looking for the rainbow after the storm and learning along the way looking that moment dead on with reality. It is also the reality that sometimes really good people can make really bad choices. Perhaps the first time they make a mistake in life… but after the first time they make a choice. Whether by association or by those they choose to be with, hang with, or even the choice to not do anything differently that too is a choice. It is in our choices that sometimes bad things, really bad things result; and ultimately they can be cumulative and like trying to stack cards, all of a sudden they begin to tumble down, and it can be quick or slow, but ultimately they all come down. It can be devastating, it can be life changing for the good, or for the bad. It can leaving one shaking their head or their whole body trembling and saying, “what in the world has happened and why is everyone against me”.
Again a choice is faced; one to accept responsiblity or two; to enter denial and say it is not my fault or my choices I am being framed or judged harshly. Either way, it becomes a time of reckoning and usually integrity is on the line, Karma along with reputation and character is left questioned. A good person with a bad choice is left standing at the steps of pain, loss and heartache, often self inflicted secondary to getting caught up in moments of associations and the moments.   

Life is complicated that way… It doesn’t mean everyone is bad, it means they are humans who often have fallen into bad associations or bad judgments or not the best of friends.  It happens, and we are seeing it more and more with friends and those wanting to be something that they were not raised to be. No one grows up with aspirations and hopes to be less than a good person, or at least not most people. They just get caught up in their youth, their immaturity, their quest to fit in, and before you know it they may end up in the wrong places at all the wrong times.  With a blink of the eye, something goes terribly wrong and there is hell to pay, many lives get changed and life as we knew it is never the same. There are those times that trust is violated or there is a suspicion of lies through a history of untruths that leaves one to doubt and hurts are had and those are hard to recover from.  Once trust is lost, it takes years to repair, yet at times you have to wonder if it can ever be like it was (unless you are delusional) and would rather ignore reality.
Some can convince themselves of those things, yet it is not healthy.  Then there are times when news and people hit us so hard we are taken to our knees; but we fail to remember that while there we are once again on solid ground. We can while there be still and give thanks that we are… we are capable of standing again, stronger than before, wiser than before, more compassionate than ever before.  We can learn from things we witness, from bad choices that not only we make but those bad choices we see and hear of others making. We can learn to set tighter boundaries for our own balance, and to restore the balance we have with others while teaching and commanding respect in our own honest right way relations. We can honor all living beings and living things by saying, “I love you but I do not like what you are doing nor the path you are on.”
We can help others by suggesting that if they want change, that change begins within.

 

we can honor our path, our pain, the pain and loss of others, while recognizing that each path is different, and yes there will be times when bad things happen to good people and at times bad people seem to walk free. There are also times that bad people have Karma, some have swift justice served while for others justice seems to take a very long time and we often doubt if it ever rolls around.  Each person will view right from wrong depending on their relationship with the person involved, each will have a definition of good vs. bad and what makes a person tick on the inside and the out.  We will look at another and we will wonder why and what they think given how they act and the persona that they present to the outside world and that world of family that supports and loves them… how they or we treat those closest to us and those that we support.  We will laugh and remember old sayings of “you can tell a lot about a person by the way their dog looks at them; or you can tell a lot about a person by the way they treat their family… yet in this modern technology of the internet and social media, many will tell a lot of a person by their posts, their online profile and photo. We look at pictures, we google, we think a lot of folks by those they associate with and what moves them in music, in photos, in times spent with those they love and if they smile with their eyes and laugh in times of good times and bad.
We listen to what is not said as much as what is said. We grieve as a Nation when bad things happen to good things, and sadly we have become de-sensitized to horror, to crime, to things that used to make us cry… we see too much of it. But we still look to the youth at times to help us remember joy and laughter, yet we know hear of terrible things being done by youth and little children and to them.
We mourn for them and pray that good things will happen for them and they will exceed all our hopes as they grow. We give them messages to assist; from great people including Dr. Seuss: 

We hold onto hope, we hold strong to faith and on tight to the realities of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and I too equality for all. Yet I also know that our young people are into some wicked shit… synthetic drugs in mini-marts, access to liquor and prescription drugs, parties on campus’ that put them in harms way, and a litigious society where they are governed by good times that could end in a lawsuit and someone being hurt, maimed, raped, or dead from an overdose. Most are out for a good time on a Friday night, and in a heart beat something goes dicey, risk taking happens, and lives can be forever changed, just like that… a life with promise can be lost forever.  We must be present, be alert, we must talk to them, preach if we must, lay down hard if it takes that, yet not give up on the future of our leaders… we must put in time for the little ones, pursue the many options that may be theirs in 15-20 years and get them enthused about school and sports and mostly about passion in life.  As adults, we must discover our own child, and re-learn how to play, to discover the joys we embraced not so long ago as we jump in puddles and find our own way to fun exercising great choices and finding passion in laughter and light. We must encourage others and ourselves to remember;

Yes, good things can and do happen to good people, bad things happen to good people, BUT, if you want to live the dream, to strive to up your game… move into the next level and move away from negative people, run from those that will bring you to a level that makes you look less than you are.  Outshine the sun in all that you dare to dream and raise the bar on being all that you were born with to be all that you want.  YOU are the one to change the sails of your ship if you do not like the direction the ship is going, so cast off and experience the newness of the waters that are in front of you.
Let your word be as strong as your feet with each step that carries you to greatness as you reach out to one that is worthy of you and your love… as you reach out to those who have stood by you, that have embraced you and assured you of their undying love… Reach out in compassion, in truth and integrity as you walk the higher road of reality in your life and in honor.

 walk in beauty
DRSES

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Hello everyone and just everything! As we move through each step of the day, our view changes, whether we are walking in great strides or taking baby steps … at our own pace in our own times there will be beauty to be found. IF we can find the courage to look up, look around, look down. In times of great stress, pain of loss, times of grief (new or those resurgences), in times of fear or worry… if we take the time to look, in our own way we will find signs, messengers that allow hope, even on the darkest of days.  And we will come to realize that everything is different, everything changes, and we are changing always and it does take time to get our feet on solid ground.

There may be times when we look at something that we saw just the day or hours before and see change; see shifts in thinking or see beauty where just a moment ago it seemed not to be there… life can be like that, our senses can be like that, it is our journey, our time, our steps, our eyes.  Yesterday, I sat outside and there were no blooms on a jasmine tree, no blooms on the hibiscus; yet this morning I walked outside and the fragrance filled my senses, the tree was alive in bloom… a tree that I had almost given up on had a magnificent bloom of hibiscus in full color almost the size of a salad plate… just waiting for me to notice.  This week the cardinal has made its appearance, not just to the trees… but dancing and hitting on the tree so close at hand, dancing on the screen of the lanai, making certain that I understood “I am here, the messenger has come, do you understand now?”
We must be open to the messengers in order to receive them in all their amazing grace and to learn to let go of that which holds us in order to receive the many gifts that allows us to move and to dance into and forward.  It may not be how it was, but it can be wonderful in newness of the promise that it is.
If you are alive to read this, it is a grand day; a day that you can live the legacy of those that have gone on to the next place while seeing all the many sights and hearing the sounds, smelling the fragrances of life in all its wonder here and now. 

There will be times that everyone finds themselves caught up in the steps of others, the demands of others, the wants of others, the pain of self and of others.  It is human nature it seems… yet fear and worry have yet to make for a different outcome to date on any issue or heartache as I know of.  We live in a world that is not as safe as we remember from our youth, as we have youth who seem to not respect the old school way of life that most of us remember; life seemed so much more simple “back when or back then”.  We see and hear news that we do not trust anymore, hear and witness rants of adults and their views as they try to convince us theirs is the only and best way to save God and Man from all that is, while forgetting history or using it to benefit their cause and effects of life as we have known it furthering causes and issues that have gotten out of hand.
In the process more fear is spread and man made (Congress style) issues continue and they make 6 figures while working less than 175 days a year, leaving regular folks wondering how they will live… life is complicated and grief is overextended as folks grieve in little ways the dream of how they thought it would be daily.
Then there is big grief, losses that mount up over time, cumulative grief, and folks forget how to breathe along the way, forget to stop and notice that the tide is still rolling in and rolling out and sunsets still astound and thrill the soul if we allow it to.
We have forgotten to let our inner child out to play and that allows us to feel ill more than well and then somehow the whole world feels badly on a physical, spiritual, emotional level.
We have forgotten or looked away rather than absorbing all the beauty that still surrounds us in each breath and each look through our most remarkable senses including our eyes, nose, ears, heart space.   

Oh I remember this rose, and the carrots and radishes, I admired it for the longest time… The creativity that we all were born with but are not using that part of the brain so much these days to play, to wonder, to heal… we can do better with that, we can heal ourselves, our pain of loss, our grief with each step, in our own time, with support and someone to walk along side us as a guide. Sometimes we just have to take a BIG BITE of it… remind ourselves that their is joy in the world, there is beauty in the world and go for it full tilt like there is no tomorrow… We can learn so much from the kids, the 4 leggeds in what we observe, in how we learn to activate our hearts, and the play that is within us… 
take a big bite into your day and ENJOY IT…
 

Just like D’Vante and Kamryn did when here and the cupcakes were ready!

Life can be like that, BITE INTO IT, go for it, remembering that YOU are the legacy … life is not a dress rehearsal! I wish you enough.

Walk in beauty,
DRSES 

Good morning everyone and everything! I heard the familar sound before ever seeing my first visitor this morning… and then he landed first on the little ledge of the screen, then dancing in front of me to be certain of my attention… and finally landing so close as if to say, “well do you see me now?”  After getting out to take the picture, I was grateful and saw the female arrive and land nearby in the tree, the talk continued and then the dance continued. How blessed to watch, to see, to feel  as I enjoyed my coffee this morning… the Red Bird and spirit surrounded me.

We are so blessed to see the beauty that surrounds us, to hear their joyous song and to know that they are allowing us those moments and messages to share and to receive.

How is your world this day? Did you walk out to some chill in the air this morning as the sun is now coming up to get its shine on? Folks are still with the OneLove Jamfest memories going strong here, the sounds and the feeling still strong in hearts who attended. Those who put that event together still feeling the exhaustion that comes after; the absolute relief of success along with pure mental exhaustion of such an intense day of gathering and emotions from joy and painful loveliness combined to give everyone a day to remember… and a day to remember it was.  I plan to do a blog of just the sponsors of this event this year; those who donated and were so generous… those are the businesses that I plan to support and to spread the word about, for it is business like that we need to do business with both locally and long distance whenever possible!

Of course it is hard to order a pizza from Colorado that gives 20% to the Landon Korabek OneLove memorial I know… but it is good to know that they did! For it is in the spirit of giving that gives us all hope, no matter where you live or hang your hat… and businesses here came out with some great support I must tell you.

LOVE WINS and it heals, educates, creates awareness and allows the darkest days to turn to light and sun that shines for so many at some point along the journey. that is hope in the healing.

My hope for all today is that you find your way to the best of days; the way to promoting awareness in all good things, that you are able to find ways to hold on to the good things knowing that even in times of great challenges, great fear, great struggle… the good outweighs the bad.
 “Life is short, live it. Love is rare, grab it. Anger is bad, dump it. Fear is awful, face it. Memories are sweet, cherish it.” – Unknown
I wish you enough.
 Walk in Beauty,
DRSES