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Apr 2

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Yeah, It was Fun!

“Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.” – Dr. Seuss

“As you proceed through life, following your own path, birds will shit on you. Don’t bother to brush it off.
Getting a comedic view of your situation gives you spiritual distance.
Having a sense of humor saves you.”― Joseph Campbell

Off leash.
Open field.
Two deer in the distance.
Chase ensues.
Deer escape.
Pursuit the point.
Fun had, a face full.
In all of the doing.
The checklists and chores.
Obligations and adulting.
Stop.
Go off trail.
Have fun.
Weave frolic, laughter and joy into each day without fail.
May humor, adventure and awe be the mud you roll in today.

 The Sweetness of Dogs by Mary Oliver

“What do you say, Percy? I am thinking
of sitting out on the sand to watch
the moon rise. It’s full tonight.
So we go

and the moon rises, so beautiful it
makes me shudder, makes me think about
time and space, makes me take
measure of myself: one iota
pondering heaven. Thus we sit, myself

thinking how grateful I am for the moon’s
perfect beauty and also, oh! How rich
it is to love the world. Percy, meanwhile,
leans against me and gazes up into
my face. As though I were just as wonderful
as the perfect moon.”

Mar 16

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The Necessity of Fun

“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” – Walt Disney

“We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we’ll also have a lot more joy in living.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

We find how tight we are wound when we pause long enough to unwind.
Vacation, five days away from daily duties, efficiency and task completion.
Fun, play, laughter, reset, rest.
To re-enter the world fresh.
And to put the practice of pause and refreshment into each day.
To carry what is necessary.
To lay down the rest.
To let fun do its work.
Tend to daily joy, delight found in the pause.

“Stop a minute, right where you are. Relax your shoulders, shake your head and spine like a dog shaking off cold water. Tell that imperious voice in your head to be still.” – Barbara Kingsolver

Mar 12

Stay Awake

“Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love.”― Rumi

“The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you
Don’t go back to sleep!
You must ask for what you really want.
Don’t go back to sleep!
People are going back and forth
across the doorsill where the two worlds touch,
The door is round and open
Don’t go back to sleep!”
– Rumi

Crack the window.
Then some more.
Fresh air.
Soft breeze.
Wind in your hair.
Awake and in wonder.
Invite and welcome in.
The light too.
Engage in life.
Which is this day.
Stay awake. Stay awake.
Blessings all around.

“But listen to me. For one moment
quit being sad. Hear blessings
dropping their blossoms
around you.”― Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi

Feb 9

Adventures in the Ordinary

“When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.”― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

“What day is it?” asked Pooh.
“It’s today,” squeaked Piglet.
“My favorite day,” said Pooh.”― A.A. Milne

Do what you must and more.
“To Do” list, commitments, one thing to the next.
Being present should be at the top of the list.
Pause in between.
Look up and around.
Witness and notice the day.
Partake.
Enjoyment is a worthy pursuit.
Play, have fun, tennis ball fur on your lip kind.
Delight in this day.
Adventures ahead in an ordinary day made extraordinary.

“Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.” – Randy Pausch

Dec 25

Togethery

” ‘Christmas is a togethery sort of holiday.’ said Pooh. ‘That´s my favorite kind.” said Piglet.” — A. A. Milne

“Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.”—Janice Maeditere

My five great nephews.
Professors of frolic, delight, laughter.
Masters of Christmas as well as everyday joy.
Gurus of play and fun.
Showing the way.
Inviting all in to participate.
A good contagious.
No accident that Christ entered this world as a child.
Witness it all in children and follow the leaders.
The ones who actually have it all figured out.
Awe, wonder, presence, trust, peace, love.
Merry Christmas.
May it overflow abundantly into each and every day that follows.

“The story of Christmas is the story of God’s relentless love for us.” —Max Lucado

Dec 16

Bright Eyes, New Day

“Enthusiasm is a supernatural serenity.”― Henry David Thoreau, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers

“to leap into it and hold on, connecting everything,”― Mary Oliver, House of Light

Regret looking backward.
Worry looking forward.
Sacrificing today.
Be present and steeped in today.
Get the full flavor.
Soak in beauty.
Be a blessing.
Take the “Do Not Disturb” sign off and be interrupted.
Wander off trail.
Take the detours.
Slow down.
Enjoy the scenery.
Play and have fun.
Put on enthusiasm, joy and delight.
It looks good on you.

“Today is life – the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto”― Dale Carnegie

Jul 6

Levity

“Nothing like a little judicious levity.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

“The body, she says, is subject to the force of gravity. But the soul is ruled by levity, pure.”― Saul Bellow

Weight and levity.
Gravity and flight.
Ground and sky.
Both and all the in between.
Awe and wonder.
Play and laughter.
Lighten up.
Ignite your imagination.
Illuminate this day.
Let joy in.

“Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.” – Mother Teresa

Apr 13

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Bubble Season

“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.”― Nicolas Chamfort

“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.”― Nicolas Chamfort

Do not waste this day.
Laughter. Joy. Wonder.
Bubbles floating in air.
Take a pause.
Pay attention.
Dance. Delight. Walk lightly.
Sun. A soft breeze.
A thousand, no, ten thousand springs.
Delight here in this very moment.

“I am so fresh in soul and spirit that life gushes and bubbles around me in a thousand springs.” – Robert Schumann

Feb 2

Mission Fun, Accomplished

“Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.” – Dr. Seuss

“Success is not like a cake that needs to be divided. It’s more like a heap of stones – a cairn. If someone is successful, they add a stone to the cairn. It gets very high and can be seen from all over the world. That’s how I see it.” – Maeve Binchy

By lunch the temperature broke 10 degrees.
An invitation to get some fresh air and crisp sun.
A sliver of warm sandwiched before the next dip.
After five days of mall walking, invitation accepted.
The girls needed to get out to chase some joy too.
Without delay, recess is in session.
Mission Fun for 30 minutes triggered.
From one end of the wooded park to the other, ball chasing and frolicking with other dogs who got the same invitation to the party.
Walking the hill to the car, Abby proudly carried all three balls she came with.
Gently placing them down, she created a tennis ball cairn.
Cairn is a Gaelic term meaning “heap of stones.”
There are several meanings to cairn in different cultures across centuries.
Balance, marking, peace, prayer.
All seem to fit our quick adventure.
Mission Fun, accomplished.
Take a recess or two and go stack some fun today.

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” – Maya Angelou

Jan 23

Like Never Before or Ever Again

“Animals praise a good day, a good hunt. They praise rain if they’re thirsty. That’s prayer. They don’t live an unconscious life, they simply have no language to talk about these things. But they are grateful for the good things that come along.” – Mary Oliver

“Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.” – Dale Carnegie

I take the girls to the dog park almost every day.
A few blocks out, Abby starts groaning with anticipation.
If no one is around, I let them off leash at the top of the hill and they barrel down the wooded path as if arriving somewhere new for the first time ever.
Every single time, enthusiasm overflowing, fresh and new joy.
We can make the ordinary daily activities extraordinary by entering them through doors of wonder and windows of awe.
Seeing the same from a different angle.
Like we’ve never been here before and that we won’t ever be in this day again.
One is in our control and the other is not.
Time is moving swiftly.
We slow it down when we savor and celebrate it while we are in it.
No where to be but here and now.
Like never before or ever again.
Praise this good day.
Hunt well.
Plenty to be found.

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