04/22/2026, Earth Day

My guy and I were

20 when Earth day

was implemented.

Scary! Guess we are

oldies  . . . I was in old

Mexico at the time for

three years, staying

another 17. My favest

20!

Creating Earth Day

has to be one of the

singular most impor-

tant logros of the

20th century.

I so appreciate the

awareness it brings

home to us.

Let's all do something

really special today . . .

pick up a bag of trash,

plant a few lovelies

and enjoy this gift

from Mother Earth!

Blessed be . . .

 - - -

"Earth day is celebrated

annually on April 22 

to demonstrate global 

support for environs

protection. Founded in

1970 by Sen Gaylord

Nelson, now mobilizes 

over 1 billion people in 

193 countries."

04/21/2026

"Fear doesn't stop 

death. It stops life."

~Heksen en Druiden

I've commented before . . .

Been fearless my entire

life. Yet now that I'm

nigh onto a hundred, I

find myself fearful.

Can't help but wonder

what that's all about. Do

I feel helpless somehow?

Thank God I still have

my mind . . . as I need

to give this some thought.

04/20/2026

"The Earth laughs in

flowers."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

So love running across

these bits of simple

wisdom of yesteryear.

I fear our Mother is sad

just now. We're filling 

the earth with tons and

tons of waste. 

Do we really need tens

of thousands of water

bottles? Fast food pkgs?

Things that could be

recycled? Repurposed?

Let's make Mother Earth

smile again . . . any way

we can!

04/19/2026

"Let yourself be silently

drawn by the strange pull

of what you really love.

It will not lead you astray."

~Rumi

Methinks we are drawn

by these thoughts our

entire lives. Yet, perhaps

we don't comprehend

them 'til our elder years.

I find it interesting . . .

how much understanding

and enlightenment we

gain as our own bodies

begin their descent into

age.

Days I'm wishing I could

have both at the same time.

Alas, 'tis not to be. Still . . .

 . . . just ever so joyful to

be here, to be alive!

Blessed be . . .

04/18/2026

"There is a sun within

every person." ~Rumi

. . . and all I have to do

is fine mine!

Lunar lady that I am, 

I still love Mr. Sun! 

Love this . . . my guy

is all about the sun

and yet he checks out

the moon. I'm all about

the moon, yet still love

the sun.

Perfect couple?! You

bet!!!

'Tis only 18°, day just

beginning, but we're

supposed to get some

decent sun today!

Yayyyyy us . . .

04/17/2026

Finding myself warm

and cozy in bed as the

first snowflakes begin

to fall.

Giving thanks for 40

wondrous years of

teaching, yet glad I

don't have to get out

of bed and wend my

way to work today!

Loving the company

of my best guy! 

Methinks life doesn't

get any better than

this!!!

Ever so grateful . . .

04/16/2026

"If your soul is weary,

the elements of Mother

Nature will recharge you."

~Defenders of Lady Gaia

Sooooo love living 

in my little corner 

of Mother Nature.

Don't think I'd make

it if I lived in town.

Although my heart

hurts because my

friend has just passed,

Mother Nature will

comfort me . . .

04/15/2026

One of those hardest

moments in our lives . . .

our goodbyes. 

And most likely, this

tends to occur more

often as we grow older.

I don't know what is

harder; the waiting,

the soul searching, 

the grief, the after-

math.

I've been there with 

my brother, my four

grands, my dad and 

mother.

Death, always difficult,

but in some cases such

as a long term illness,

death can be a welcome

release.

For certain, in my elder

years, experiencing death

close hand and knowing

I won't live forever, 

makes me wonder at 

best and antsy at worst.

Pray I will be ready 

when my time comes.

04/14/2026

"If you want to know

who your tribe is, speak

your truth and see who

sticks around. Those

are the people who get

a spot in your blanket

fort." ~A. Shea

I've been ever so lucky

in family and friendship.

Obviously, we can lose

track of friends due to

geographical moves and

other impediments.

Still, I have been ever so

blest. And, I have only

known betrayal a couple

of times.

Methinks the important

message would be to love,

to give and worry a great

deal less about what might

come back . . .

04/13/2026

There are some days

that are simply gifts

to the soul!

A lovely spring day

outside. A call from 

my daughter. A visit

from my son. Movie

with my guy . . . 

. . . not to forget I did

not slip on the stairs!

Ha!

I'm feeling ever so

grateful for these

wondrous gifts. I'm

overwhelmed . . .

Blessed be.

04/12/2026

"When human beings

become still, they go

beyond thought. There

is an added dimension 

of knowing, of aware-

ness in the stillness 

that is beyond thought."

~Eckhart Tolle

I enjoy the thoughts and

bits of wisdom from ET.

I recognize that we live

in a world of hurry-hurry,

work-work, play-play.

Not a lot of room for our

much needed stillness.

Stillness is a kind of

meditation, if you think

about it. Methinks we'd

all do well to take a few

moments, if not more, 

in a day and enjoy some

stillness, some quiet.

Preaching to the choir

here, but I'm going to

make an effort . . .

Blessed be.

04/11/2026

The sound of sorrow . . . 

I find myself listening

intently. Everywhere 

I look, I see hidden

sorrow.

Indeed, we are in a

tough space in time now.

Unemployment, poverty,

arson, anger, retaliation.

We are so proud of our

recycle, and yet we put

thousands and thousands

of water bottles in the

ground.

Alas, I have no answers,

only questions. I don't

know where to start or

even where to end.

Perhaps if each of us 

were to tend our own

gardens, family and

friends . . .

Blessed be.

04/10/2026

"We are her to heal,

   not harm.

We are here to love,

   not hate.

We are here to create,

   not destroy."

~Native American  

Make no mistake, Our

Native Americans are

sages of wisdom.

This one particularly

touches my heart. I

ask myself, "Are you

guilty of harm, hate

or destruction?" The

answer had better be

NO!

Still, I do know we

tease ourselves into

believing some peeps

deserve these negatives.

For example, I have a

great deal of hate for

the KKK. I can see

perhaps praying for

them would be a better

use of energy than hate.

Certainly need to do

some thinking here . . .

When will wisdom

finally descend?! I'm

already about a 100

years old!