SHE AND HE

She moves along steady and fast and at the same time slow

So much to experience, to learn and to know

A teacher in the school of hard knocks through my youth,

Back when I was immature, screwing up and being uncouth.

But while I was busy sowing my wild oats,

I was also taking meaningful notes

He molds me like an artist with clay

through the experiences He brings forth everyday.

As I grow older, He helps me to evolve,

Into someone with wisdom, peace and resolve.

He is patient as I fall and keep getting back up.

He’s always waiting there patiently to fill up my cup.

I still have my cracks and I have to confess,

That I will always be a work in progress.

But now I want to pay forward the gifts and insights

that I've soaked up from Him and Her through all my days and nights.

Because in everything, we know there is a season.

And it's time to share my light for a purpose and reason.

So when the time draws near for me to be at rest and free.

I’ll take comfort in knowing,
 I honored God and the precious Life that he gave me.

L. Goyen

My thoughts for the day...

This photo encapsulates the joy and fulfillment I have felt and continue to experience since I've started stepping into those things that have always been within me (the ones that I used to let my head talk my heart out of).  Things like writing and speaking - sharing myself more with others and being open to all of the possibilities that life has to offer.

My heart has also been heavy lately...I can't believe it's been six months now since my brother Brett died and I miss him so much. My uncle Don just passed this past week from cancer and today we attended his funeral.  
Sunrise, Sunset...

Yet I know in my heart that both of them are really good now.

Being 47 is an interesting dichotomy. Things seem more heavy now as my youth gradually becomes less and less.  But at the same time, life has truly started coming together in a wonderful way.  A veil has been lifted - one that was threaded with fear, anxiety and self-induced limitations of many a kind. Now its all in technicolor. 

In this half of my life, the possibilities are as vast as the ocean and as many as the grains of sand on any beach.  So, while I walk in life each day knowing that heartache and loss surround and are a possibility.   I also know that things have truly never been better.  

Not because we're suddenly rich (which we're not) or that all of our problems of have dissipated.  No, life is more meaningful and fulfilling because I've learned through the years to truly enjoy and be grateful for all that I have.  And I've learned to savor each moment for what it is...A BLESSING. 

Life is also richer because I've come to realize that the only thing that has ever held me back was me and I decided to stop doing that.

Here's to embracing Life and all that it is;

the good, the bad, the happy and sad.

Save the Date: Speaking Event! -Wed., April 30th - 7p.m. to 8:30p.m.

"Hide not your talents. They for use were made. 

What's a sundial in the shade?

Benjamin Franklin

I am excited and honored to be speaking at my Church -
Christ United Methodist:

Wednesday Night, April 30th from 7:00 p.m. -8:30 p.m.

Trinity Hall

(Location:  on the corner of Coit and Parker Road)

Event Title:

  

"Step Up, Step Out, Step In to your Purpose/s".

My book "River Through My Heart",  

will be available for sale after the Q&A.

Women and Men are welcome.

I hope to see you here!

Thought for the day...

The cure for negativity is GRATITUDE...

the two are like oil and water...

they cannot co-exist together.  

Try it! :)

Happy Friday! 

The Beach

Recently, I was grateful to go on a beach trip with some of my friends to Mexico.  I couldn't get over the beautiful white sands, the aqua blue waters and the stunning visual contrast of the two.  

It made me think of the many people who have written about their "Heaven Experiences" (I've been reading a lot of books about Heaven since my brother's passing - my way of feeling closer to him).  

These people write about the amazing colors in Heaven, ones we don't even have here on earth. I thought about how Brett is enjoying these wonderful colors now...and how someday I'll be there with him. 

Whenever I'm surrounded by nature, my thoughts go straight to God and Heaven - I can't help but think that there is a connection...every time we see striking scenery; the ocean, the mountains, lush greenery..are we catching a glimpse of our Eternity?  I truly believe in my heart that we are...

I wanted to share some of the breathtaking surroundings we enjoyed in Mexico..

...what do they make you think of?

WHAT DO YOU SEE?

WHAT DO YOU SEE?

So much I see

in the world around me

There's the good, the bad

the happy and sad

Cruelty, pain and travesty

Anger, injustice, hypocrisy

But I choose to truly see and place my energy 

On Him and the love of my friends and family

And on joy and peace and loyalty

So many in this world are gentle and humble and kind

The thoughtful and caring are not hard to find

There's the vibrancy of youth and the wisdom of old

Always a hug to be given and a hand to hold

Death precedes a new baby’s cry

The circle of life - as vast as the sky

And there’s song and music and books to take pleasure

Culture, art and dance for good measure

There’s the splendor of nature and all He has made

Majestic trees which provide much needed shade

The song of a bird as it glides through the air

The feel of a breeze as it rustles your hair

Fields of green  and skies of blue

Flowers abounding in colors of all hue

Waves of the ocean and a tide coming through

The sun, the rain, and a rainbow too

Mountains and snow and sand between your feet

And the joy of foods that we’re blessed to eat

The list goes on of all that is GREAT

To focus on these will ensure your fate

In Life, it's who you are and what you choose to truly see

Where in lies the key to enjoying this rich life He created for you and for me

L. Goyen

Just for Kicks... :)

JUST FOR KICKS.

Weezie breaks it down...

and simplifies famous quotes... 

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” 

― Mahatma Gandhi

OR

"Fix it or zip it"
Weezie

“A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.” 
― Eleanor Roosevelt

OR

"When things get bad, go to your Mom not your Dad!"
Weezie

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.” 
― Jane Austen

OR

"You don't want to be dumb so get a bunch of books and read some"
Weezie

“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” 
― Mother Teresa

OR

"Stop the judgin and get to lovin"
Weezie

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.” 
― Mark Twain

OR

"Memorize the drill or keep it real"
Weezie

“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” 
― Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

OR

"I may not always reach my destination, but when my car needs gas, somehow it makes it to the station"
Weezie

“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” 
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

OR

"Make love, not war"
(Wait, that was someone else ;)

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” 
― George Eliot

OR

"You ain't dead so get to gettin."
Weezie

“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.” 
― Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Stories

OR

"I always understand what I say...oh no"  :(
Weezie


This is what happens when I get bored...more to come when I get bored again... :)