tia: tAkE tWo

"Welcome to Wherever You Are"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3zcypsjO8o

Sometimes we wake with thoughts that guide our day… our outlook for the times in which we find ourselves. Saturday morning my waking thought was:
“It is not the striving for perfection, but how we deal with defeat and set backs [that matter most].” These events shape our characters; our interactions with others; our willingness to accept and deal with our own internal critique list, not to mention the list others may bring to a relationship.

Outside the apartment grounds we have access to this empty field. It’s a great place to walk the dogs. Each summer, it grows unattended and free. Hiding amongst the tall grasses, and barely visible, the ground is interspersed with Thistle, Daisies, Brown-eyed Susans, Clover and Queen Anne’s Lace. Then, midsummer, it gets mown. Cool outcome is that the wildflowers are now center stage. They may be a bit shorter for having been cut down, but the color is what we see. They bend and sway in the wind and rain; they reach for the sun and just soak it all in. They “are”. They are nothing more, nothing less than sheer perfection in their existence… evoking a sense of thoughtfulness and joy.




About me... I love the first day of a new month! Sunday's are my favorite day and Elvis still rawks! I’m just a woman of a certain age… hahah!! Born in Orlando, Florida to an Air Force guy and a little suburban lady with a gypsy soul. I am a first born of two first-borns, so if I come across as odd, we can blame them. My claim to fame: errrm, got none… but I was married to a US Navy submariner, yep, a navy wife to a lifer dog. I raised my two baby brothers, both of whom we came to find out have learning disabilities and other issues. I am now on my own in upstate New York (yes, there’s waaaay more to NY than just the city… who knew?!?!!?), with my two mutts, Mollie & Sunnie. I love my siblings, cousins & I have this terrific aunt I adore! I have a handful of the greatest friends in Europe and across America. *waves... Since 2010, I’ve been “under construction”, rebuilding, reconnecting, discovering things about myself and others… simply learning how to breathe again.

I also happen to have the BEST five nieces and nephews everrrrr!!!! Just ask me, I’ll tellyas!! They are the reason I’ve adopted the nickname “Tia”… the Spanish word for aunt.