I wake up in the morning Only happy in my head Each day has ways of being oh, so bright Some ask and others wonder The secret to my glee Where can they find the road to reach that light No mystery, I tell them Have no worries and no fear Just a peacefulness He …
Of all the songs, in all the land (including Barry’s) I’ll dare to say, America The Beautiful is my absolute favorite. The purity of these lyrics, expressed precise and simply, encompasses the fragility of what we the people have been gifted … & DANG as a writer, I can only hope, to one day, conjure …
Because this 24 gifts my favorite eve of all, I offer these simple wishes … Beautiful sunrise. A perfect cup of coffee. Time to take your time. That dang ! I look good, feel good feeling. A smile from your neighbor. Little traffic with plenty of green lights. Awesome background music. Kindness from strangers. Laughter with friends. …
A woodpecker. A tree. A delightful dance of tap, tap, tap. A burst of ! PINK ! from a rosebush that’s lived on this patch of land before I lived on this patch of land. A quiet visitor as I glance up from writing. & a heart-shaped cloud. ♥ Four simpleness-es. Gifted to little ‘ol …
by the Beach Boys. Released in 1963, covered by many a songster, I’m pretty sure you’ve heard these lyrics but just in case … In My Room & DANG I. adore. this. tune. since the somewhere in my teens moment, when I first experienced, to now, with it’s always perfect timing, it’s quieting of my …
Billy Williams. He was my first, official crush. I saw that face and my young girl’s heart went BOOM. I’d stare at his baseball card and dream of our life together & I would call dibs on left field every. single. time. I’M BILLY WILLIAMS I’d inform the neighborhood kids, as we’d run to our …
I’ve been informed a time or three & I insist disbelief when they tell me it’s a documented fact. Me ?!?!? naaaaaaa but still, they patiently huff, I knowwwwww ♥ You already TOLD me !!! & still, I ever so meekly reply, oooooopsie So yeah. I’m guessing it’s true. I’m a repeater. I repeat. But …
I stumbled upon these awesomely modest words, recently … Imagine what our real neighborhoods would look like if each of us offered, as a matter of course, just one kind word to another person … One kind empathetic word has a wonderful way of turning into many. & I thought, wow. One. Kind. Word. To you …
Today, I’d like to express how much I appreciate your encouraging words, your pats on my back & yessssssss, I know I have shared these feelings multiple times before. But, I so need to exclaim again & again. THANK. YOU. For the keep doing-s, the exclamation points, the heartfelt that’s a good one, the help, …