" Embracing Time " by Susan Pearl

When we embrace the love in the moment,
  we are embracing time.
To embrace time
   we live in the moment,
   we stay in the moment,
We are not living ahead of our self,
   or living in the past,
We are embracing the love in the moment,
   we are embracing life as it is happening,
   we are living life to the fullest and healthiest measure,
And with time we will look back on these captured moments with great pleasure,
Because we didn't let them slip by or away,
   we embraced the love in the moment,
   we embraced time and lived life in the moment of each day.

" Peace Appreciation " by Susan Pearl

In my life I have met few people who truly have a deep abiding peace within.
In fact the number of them is minimal, probably close to ten or eleven.

There is a genuine joy of life and of nature that brings a true peace of soul
   that these people know.
And they say they are alright whichever way things will go.
Such a deep abiding peace does overflow into the lives of others
   for such peace and beauty about life that they willingly show
   because they desire this way of life for others to know.
These wonders of nature and the wonderfulness of life they have known,
   but most of all they want others to be able to see this, also, 
   and to see it all on their own.
 Then others will experience times of being so carried away by the majesty of it all.
And to still keep being carried away when such majestic and grand times they recall.
This brings a deep abiding peace within and a thankfulness, too,
  for the appreciation of having seen a greatness in life that stays so meaningful and true.

" Golden Wedding Anniversary Blog " by Susan Pearl

We are celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary this month.
It doesn't "feel" like there has been such a large passage of time since our wedding day.
But, like a good friend told me once, "Go with the facts and not the feelings".
With that in mind, we lived one place for eleven years,
   we lived another place for twenty two years,
   and we have been here for seventeen years.
I am not going into any personal ages of any family member
  to show the fact that fifty years really have come and gone,
  but I will say this about time:

Many years ago I read a handwritten note from my husband's grandmother. It read:

The past is in God's mercy.
The present is in God's love.
The future is in Divine Providence.

So the love of each day is very real and present with great gratitude and appreciation for the wonderful years together.






  

" The Rising of Minds " by Susan Pearl

Let our minds rise, more than ever before,
And let's see the love that can be and agree.
From a new height
   let us look beyond what we know
   and together we shall grow.
It is through faith that forward we shall go,
   sometimes fast, sometimes slow.
And by hope we keep moving towards our common goal,
With a  great love for good and kindness that knows no end,
Let us rise to new heights where we have not ever been
  and look to the new possibilities we haven't ever seen,
For they are there for us to realize
   if only we let our minds rise.

" Having Responsible Fun Rule " by Susan Pearl

As a rule of thumb about having fun,
It's alright to have fun
     as long as responsibilities are not left undone.

We do have a responsibility to our self and to others, too,
    and fun should stay within the limit of what we know to be true,
After having fun too many people have wept
    because responsibilities to themselves and to others were not kept.
Misfortunes happen, for sure, but in the blink of an eye the odds increase and scales tip towards
    the direction of an irresponsible act-and that is why-
Since we all are human, imperfect, we all make mistakes and have shortcomings,
    accidents do happen along life's way,
And all of these possibilities are in constant motion day after day,
Everyone brings strengths and flaws to the picture of our surroundings that we see,
So we don't need to add more problems by adding irresponsibility.

As a rule of thumb about having fun,
It's alright to have fun
    as long as responsibilities are not left undone.

 

Thoughts of Sympathy and Hope

Tragic times and sadness over the loss of lives this week,
Sympathy and condolence to family, friends and others who have a bond,
May an unifying healing come and a hopeful tying together of everyone
   bring a strength that will last across this land,
A strength that will stand and stay each day TO show a better way.

" Wrapped Gifts " by Susan Pearl

Each of us is a gift,
Each day is a gift,
It is important for us to unwrap the wonder of the gift our own special uniqueness,
    to unwrap the beauty in each day --the good is there -all we have to do is find it- 
    with efforts to unwrap the gift it is this unfolding that will show us what is inside,
It is the unfolding of gifts that open a new direction and new discovery for us to see.
Life is like opening one gift after another, giving us something new.
It is up to us to unwrap each day and to unwrap our talents for the good and possibilities held within, 
As we unwrap and realize the unfolding of these gifts we grow and we know, without a doubt,  that these gifts bring more than we had before.
Our life has been enriched.
We celebrate life with thanksgiving and appreciation for all the gifts that life has in store for us to know and to explore.