Tangled Vine

Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise. 🌞
-Victor Hugo

Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation. -Micheal Jordan

If you don’t see the positive find it and it really can be helpful. Instead of focusing on what you can’t do, focus on what you can. Write down what you can do. Smell? Talk? Think? You may find you can do more than you thought.

“Summer is singing with joy, and the beaches are inviting you with dancing waves.”
– Debasish Mridha

Find five things right now using your senses. One thing you can see, one thing you can hear, what do you smell, taste, feel.

Credit: Writer & Presenter Jodi Orgill Brown

I bought rocks yesterday. A 10 or 11 year-old girl stood in front of her apartment with a sign, “Rocks for sale.” My first thought was, “if she’s selling rocks, she must not have much else to sell”.

I got out of my car and went to ask about her rocks. She said she’d been there for 2 hours, but no one had even stopped. And that was after she had already gone door to door trying to sell the rocks. Her sign said that each rock was $5, so I grabbed a $20 bill and handed it to her. She sheepishly responded that she didn’t have change for $20. I told her change was not needed as I was going to buy 4 of her beautiful rocks.

Immediately she started to cry. As tears streamed down her face she told me that her family had a cat, but they didn’t have enough money to take care of it. Her mom said the only way they could keep it was if she earned the money for the cat food. She couldn’t believe I was going to buy 4 rocks, but that with the money she would be able to keep her favorite pet. She thanked me profusely, but the tears had already rewarded me well. As I left, she packed up her table and treasures and went inside. All day I thought about the difference $20 made in her life. I think I’ll keep those rocks forever.

When I had my brain tumor, even a little text message could give me hope to keep fighting. No act of kindness is “little” when you are in need. I wish I could buy rocks everyday.
Credit: Writer & Presenter Jodi Orgill Brown

Breath work and meditation helps us get a break from life and deal with what is going on.

It’s okay if it’s hard to do it for just one minute. Breathing techniques coming soon!

How to be at peace during the Fall and Winter Holidays? Carve out some time to spend in the quiet…alone…breathing and focusing on your breath. Spend some time thinking about positive, happy things that have gone right and things going well. Be grateful for these things, and let that carry you through. As the days started getting shorter and the darkness came sooner, it was tempting to fall asleep earlier for me a lot personally. This is natural. Humans are naturally in tune with the sun’s rhythm.

The change in Seasons is an opportunity for self reflection and more down time. Try to use the extra dark time to slow down, not go as many places, or as many at a particular time and rest.

I hope this helps you find some peace.