The Good, the Bad And The Ugly!

The holidays are upon us.
We will all experience the good, bad & ugly of it all. Hopefully, more good than bad but you never know!
Expectations tend to run high.
Stress of all the preparation & expectation.
We all know it too well, yet how many times do we say this year will be different.

Well, truthfully it is different!
There will never be another Thanksgiving like this one however you celebrate it! It is one of a kind...the question is though...will it be the Good, Bad or Ugly! There's the rub!

Sometimes, no matter how hard we TRY to make it good it may not be.
Maybe the key is take a step back, do what you can to make it good and watch what happens next. There may be absolutely nothing you can do if others around you need to experience a bad or ugly holiday. Ahhh...But you ask me..Who needs that? Apparently some people do. Some just don't know how to have a good time..maybe because of their own past..or expectations or whatever is happening for them at the moment. Just because somebody else experiences a horrible holiday doesn't mean it has to spoil yours.

Find a little something to be amused by for just one moment. Step outside on that Glorious Holiday and breathe a sigh of relief.

Yep, I'm still here. Life goes on and everything really will be OK, even if it is only for this moment. If we know in that one moment that all is OK it will help us when things aren't OK!

The View from Roswell

It is a cold November day in Roswell. The leaves are a beautiful gold all over town. I can almost smell the Turkey's starting to Roast.
Today is a day to stay in, close to the fire and snuggle up with a good book.
I awoke this morning at 4 a.m. and did just that!

I am reading a book about the Dawn and it seems only appropriate to read it in the wee hours of the morning. All is still and even my little dog has a bite to eat and wanders back to bed.

I am greeting the morning with one less tree on my property. The roots were about to attack my neighbor's swimming pool so it was time for it to go! A Beautiful Cottonwood. I have taken some pics of it but have not had a chance to download them but I will soon.

When things change so does the view. Sometimes it is disorienting to see a different bit of sky as I come driving up to my house. More space! More space to dream. I recently have been clearing away things from the past.
Maybe it to has widen my perspective. Given me more space to breath.
There is a meditation to be said in the morning of Imagining that this is the last day of your life...act accordingly.
So far, I am happy with today. I am sure there will be regrets but actually, at this moment, I have none.
Seize the day!