Every day so different. Start each one anew. There is something I keep reminding myself I need to do. How am I to move forward and move on when I allow negative thoughts and memories, the feelings, the emotions of the past, to keep resurfacing? I must get a handle on this (is what I …
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Embrace Your Mess…
When you believe in someone or something so passionately, like a fire that burns within, you cannot contain it, you must let it out. What I am sharing today is a book, which I believe will be found in many homes around the world here very soon. Mess to Majesty: Let God Love You in …
Battlefields of Life
You came To battle You fought You tried hard You gave it your best Put strength Put faith Put trust To The test You came So close Almost winning The battle Nobody Could have Imagined Nobody Could have Perceived To come So far This stage In Your life Such a …
Enjoy Life’s Journey
Keep moving forward Keep putting one foot In front of the other Pause Take breaks But please My child Never stop Climbing Reaching Taking steps forward On Your way to the top Keep Your sights on Him He Will be with you Through It all
One Day She Woke Up…
Have you been holding on to the past much too long? Have your memories gotten the best of you? Do you find it hard to let go? Do you know your own truth? Our past is our life experiences, our history one could say. This is how we come to be who we are today. …
Priorities in Life
There was something that kept pressing on my heart and mind throughout this day. The course of my actions caused me to feel a disturbance within my soul. Prioritize, I did, with the wrong things, this day. As I went into work, I had my mind all focused and set on getting ahead on lesson …
Don’t Let The Well Run Dry: Empaths Need Empathy and Healing Energy Too
What I have become more aware of throughout the years is how many people are in need of love, support, attention, good vibes and energy, healing, and positivity in their lives. Adult and children alike are in need of empathy. Someone who cares. Someone who reaches out. Someone who understands what it’s like to be …
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A Calling and Preparation to be Something More
I love my professional life, which is that of a preschool special education teacher. There are moments, I feel a calling, a yearning to do and be something more, be someone else in my life. Some days, I can easily feel the energy, the cells in my body, trying to communicate with me. This feeling, …
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Evening Gratitude
Such a peaceful night. In my mind, my heart and my soul. Sitting here relaxing, wondering what to write. God, He usually has something He wants to tell me or say. Have I not heard from Him this evening, or is He just pausing and giving me a break? Allowing time for me to rest …
Getting Over You
How does one get over an old memory? Retrain one’s mind? Replace it with something new? Letting go Is not new concept Just something many of us Learn to go through Waiting for the impossible Would someone consider that to be Something of faith and trust? OR Would one consider this …
The Little Things In Life…
Have you ever stopped to think, about all the little things other people do for you? Have you ever stopped to think about all the little things you have done for someone else? What about the little things you do for yourself? Hmmm…(no, you’re not being selfish) Do you ever feel those simple things go …
God, Swings, A Notepad & A Pen
Lord, what is it you ask of me to do? This is the first thing that came to mind upon sitting on a swing to write, to simply enjoy life. In my profession and in my personal life, is what I am asking questions and looking for answers to. I will continue to ask questions, …
Do Something Just Because
I hear you I feel you I sense you Things you are going through Life Doesn’t always go the way you hoped it would At times Seems like a crapshoot Or A school of hard knocks Something keeps knocking you down Barely having time To Stand up, catch your breath and breathe Surrounded by negativity …
Dear Universe,
9.15.2019 Dear Universe, I am writing to you today as I would any of my friends. I know I don’t usually ask my friends for very much, only to be true in their hearts and spirit and do as they say they will, uphold their integrity. No tall orders, just some things I would consider …
Intrinsically Driven
Not everything is handed over on a silver platter. We need to work hard and prioritize to accomplish our goals, live out our dreams. Have a purpose? Have a passion? What’s your mission? I am working on all of that. I have visions, things I want to pursue in life. What am I missing? A …
ABC’s in Life
Appreciate all that you are, everything that makes you unique. Your curves, your flaws, wrinkles, gray hair, baggy skin and your battle scars for without those, you would not be the you, you are today. Behold, for the beauty that is within you, and everyone you meet. Be quick not to judge, and be superficial …
He Works Through You To Help You Understand
At peace, so calm. Many thoughts, many words, keeping the flow from my heart to my pen. Inner peace and silence I feel—reflecting on the days of my past. Thinking about all the happenings of life and the people that got me here. I am so grateful for every experience, every person (family and friends), …
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One Puzzle… Many Pieces
At one point in my life, things were falling apart. Well, they weren’t actually falling, they did fall apart! Many pieces. So many pieces. All of them being different shapes and sizes fell apart. My breaking point…my wakeup call…my mid-life call moment. Not yet fully put back together yet, but I am getting there. Since …
Peace in a Procedure
Today was the day of my long awaited, procedure. I wasn’t sure what to expect, so I had my questions answered before getting started. I felt much more at ease, but still uncertain, hoping and praying they find no cancer or disease. Right on schedule, we did get started. A little medicine to help make …
Heartfelt Prayer
In the world of education and professionalism, there is also the part of the human spirit and compassion. The pieces that brings us all together, unites us by our love and our hearts. A beautiful thing happened before I ended my day. I only worked a half for preparation of my procedure for the next …
There’s Nothing Love Can’t Do
People will one day wake up and say, Who is she? Why haven’t we heard of her name before? Her writing, so raw, so pure, inner beauty—flawless and unique. How did she come to be? How can I learn more about her? Never have I met or known anyone quite like her. Her thinking, so …
I Am More Than Meets the Eye
Walking and talking with God as I walk around the block. Trying to express myself to Him so we can work together in figuring things out. Whatever will be, will be I know. Some days, I am curious, just wondering about my healing and my progress. I can glimmer and shine, then feel as if …
Soul Revival
I feel an awakening, well within my soul. I am starting to release. I am starting to become more and more loved, most importantly by: ME Myself I Love has been put forth. Love is out there, waiting for me, for you, for all of us! I wanted to pinch myself today for this is …
Take Care of You!
In 3 days I will have a procedure. No, Wait! Actually, it starts in 2. For brunch I will start with Dulcolax For dinner A bottle of Miralax With a side of lemon flavored Gatorade Mmmm…. Yummy…. What a winning combination! What a mix! Next, the morning of A short time before the procedure More …
ALWAYS…???
Friendship, can mean so many things to each and every one of us. Depending on what we are feeling, depending on what we are seeking in life. There are friends who say they will ALWAYS be there for you in good times and in bad. Until one day, God, will let it be known otherwise …
Dear Henry,
A 30-minute workout on the elliptical was all I was aiming for this evening after church. Better than nothing, I thought. I turned the radio on and a song came on which was pretty much towards the end. My initial thought was to get emotional…then I stopped and I didn’t know why I connected with …
He Speaks: A Message of Hope
The Lord called upon me, I answered.. Yes, Lord. What is it that you need me to do? I paused for a moment to listen more closely to what He had to say. He spoke through me, and I wrote the following words: Write down the words I speak. Let all people know how much …
Perceived, Preconceived, Proceeded Unknowingly
I know how it feels to be emotionally attached to someone, not wanting to let go. The feelings, the emotions, the thought of them can seem so real. There are people who come into our own lives. We start having this hopes, dreams, visions of what we hope to see, be conceived and born into …
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One Step at a Time
Time can, and, does change everything. Moments for pause and reflection, seeing what’s important in life. Healing takes place, allowing us to see things for what they truly are. Perceptions in life, no longer the same. A different person, a different mentality. How can one be so blind to the reality of life? We all, …
What a Hug Can Do…
After coming home from work the other night, feeling sad, feeling blue. Not because I had a bad day, rather there was some lovin’ I needed—It’s True! Feeling bad about some choices I have made. Mistakes of many kinds. My body, my mind put into this sort of state of shock, overreaction and adrenaline rush …
A Call To Come “Home”
9.3.2019 What you about to read has been written for a friend of mine. Her mother will soon be passing from her life here on earth to that into Heaven. I felt called to write this and followed the words He had spoken to me this evening. Soulmates, from the time she was 16 and …
I Don’t Blame You…
As I was showering after exercising at the gym the other day, a thought occurred to me. Maybe this was an, A-HA! moment, an advancement in my healing. The thought that occurred to me was about the word, “BLAME.” From childhood into adulthood, there have been people in my life who put the blame on …
Shame On You!
That phrase just shouts out to you, doesn’t it? How does it make you feel knowing the statement is being said with authority? How we have been spoken to has become our inner voice, which often times leads us to repeat patterns, not using using kind words and loving oneself enough, regardless of the struggles …
Mid-Life Mysteries
How is it, I ask myself, that some women can breeze right through mid-life, the perimenopausal phase without experiencing any significant changes in the body, the mind, physiologically? Emotions, behaviors, memory, physical and psychological changes in the body, all of which have impacted me, continue to impact me to this day. I have some time …
Friends: Angels Among Us
A day spent with a friend is so therapeutic. There are many reasons, so I will share a bit of my story to help you understand why. My body, I am trying so hard to get everything in balance…body + mind + soul…have everything become one and working in perfect unison. What I am uncertain …
Remedies For Pain: Healing The Body, Healing The Soul
Nearly a week ago, I was stung by what I thought was a bee. Instead, I found out that it was a wasp. My hand was swollen the morning after and my hand in pain where the stinger went in. Needless to say, I didn’t use the best method to remove the stinger. My fingernail …
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Teaching: A Purpose, A Passion
The life of a teacher, so much to think about, so much to do. Getting organized in thought, with paperwork, with classroom arrangement, seating, materials, meetings and so much more. Doing the job can be overwhelming. Thank God I am not alone in this teaching profession. My team and I, we are in this together, …
God Keeps Score
Has there ever been a time in your life when you felt as if you have been played? People who come into your life, acting like they are your best friend in the whole world, like they really truly care about you more than anyone else. They take interest in you, but this is only …
Expiration Date…
As I showered late in the evening, just the other day, this is what I had been told: “Expiration Date” I thought to myself for a moment and wondered…Lord, where do you want me to go with this? This is quite an interesting way of approaching death. All of us, someday, will make the transition …
’twas The Night Before Preschool…
8.26.2019 ‘twas the night before preschool The day before my preschoolers would arrive Nobody seemed nervous, nobody seemed shy As we each met one another, so our faces would not be a scare or a surprise Children’s pictures and names were hung by their cubbies with care In hopes they attend and like their cubby …
Reality Check: God Shook Things Up So I Would Change
Sometimes, it takes change something quite intense, extreme, to grab our attention and help us to see the reality of the life we are living. He doesn’t shake things up because He is mad at us or trying to get even for some reason, Heaven’s no! He wants us to better understand ourselves, our family, …
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Educated and Experienced: Life Teaches Us So Many Things
I don’t know if you have noticed in my writing or not, but I do reflect a lot. Sometimes I even try to psychoanalyze myself giving things a much deeper thought. I want you to know some more things about me: I am a woman I am a wife I am a mother I am …
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Memories: Are They Really What They Seem?
If memory serves me correct, seems like over the years my memory, my mind, have been in disillusionment. Have I lost it? I don’t believe so. What I do think is that what I once believed to be the truth for so many years, may have been a lie in my own mind’s eye. Have …
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A Voice, A Message
As I lay in bed all calm and wide awake at 10:45 PM, a voice called out to me. A man, uncertain of his age, with a distinct accent, said out loud to me, “Everyone’s looking for it.” Everyone is looking for what? What is, “it?” I wondered, who was this person speaking to me? …
Abandoned By A Friend: I Am Alright
Have you ever felt such a strong connection to someone that you felt your friendship would last forever? I know I have experienced this in the past. Maybe I viewed friendships this way as I was wearing my “Rose-Colored Glasses.” Maybe it was my limited view, my heart, my perception, my take on things in …
Fact or Fiction: We All Have Characters in Our Lives
Some people no longer seem to exist in my life. I prefer to look at them as a fictional character, maybe a cartoon character at that, which helps to get me through. Where I am at in my life, no longer do I have respect for, nor appreciate those who play games. It doesn’t matter …
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Heads Up, Look Down: Pennies From Heaven Can Be Found
The Craziest thing Did happen I Was thinking About My walks With A friend On Our walks There Were things We Did find Sometimes trash Was our treasure Other times We Found coins All kinds Different years Heads up Heads down I spoke To God While I sat In silence Swinging on A swing What …
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Decluttering Goes Beyond That Which You Put in the Trash Can
Who knew that a trash can be such a beautiful thing? Maybe you don’t have a clue as to what I am talking about, but what I am about to say is true. All week long, we put all kinds of garbage in our trash can. Packaging, boxes, food containers, empty health and beauty products, …
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Restoration and Revealing: God’s Plan, He is Working on Me
This has truly been the year of restoration and healing. Rising up from the ashes and becoming someone, something much more gran than I could have ever imagined. The transformation has been incredible, beautiful, heartwarming, filled with emotions and ever so bittersweet. From life crisis, to Christ, in all things I have done my best …
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Living An Abundant Life
After allowing myself to sleep in a little extra this morning, I felt like I could take on, conquer anything brought forth this day. My energy and my spirits lifted and I was so very thankful for that. I started my day by taking time to do some cleaning in the house. The laundry, we …
Let’s Be Reel, I Mean Real
On the evening before an ocean fishing trip, my spirits were high, and I was ever so very excited to be going out on the ocean for a fishing trip. I am quite certain over 15 years have since passed since the last time I had the opportunity to go out fishing for halibut. Many …
Sensitive, I Know, For Through This I Do Grow
There are people in my life whom I love very much, whether it be that of family or friends. Their spirit, is much different than mine. Energy, so strong, so fierce that my soul has a difficult time of being around. Just being who I am, that’s all I want. There’s no space, no time, …
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Tears: Storms of Life
Have you ever stopped to think or wonder, where do all those tears come from? I have, many times from tears of happiness to those of being sad. Tears, they do fall, down from my eyes. As much as I love clouds and thunderstorms, this is what I will reference and compare my tears to. …
Divine Intervention: Something Simple as a Phone Call is All That is Needed
Someone I know, recently shared a personal story with a large group as a whole. This story, had the possibility of ending quite tragically. Personal triumph, not tragedy, one that has ended quite beautifully. Thinking life is over…nothing worth living for. That thought couldn’t have been farther from the truth. During our darkest moments. In …
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Grief: A Journey of Healing and Restoration
The grieving stages are most commonly known as the following: 1. Denial, 2. Anger, 3. Bargaining, 4. Depression, & 5. Acceptance In my personal journey, I feel like I am bouncing around between all of these stages. The stage I feel like I am in depends on how my body feels (physiologically, psychologically and/or physically). …
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The Farmer in Me
On a drive recently taken around southeastern Minnesota, we were witness to many beautiful rolling hills and farmland. I do not remember the name of the town we were passing through, but a milk barn with cows inside caught my attention. The barn was all open. I could see the bunk feeder in the middle …
Here Comes the Wave!: Emotions and Working Through the Pain
In our lives, we experience much hurt and pain that often times we feel overwhelmed, flooded over, a wave of emotions. We can hold our head up high, stay strong, and feel like nothing can bring us down. Songs on the radio know just how to move us through feelings of laughter, happiness and joy …
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A Letter to My Younger Self
I know since childhood you have encountered, endured, persevered, and found strength to overcome everything in life that was presented before you. Where there is a will, there is a way and you my dear, are a prime example of that! Remember how your mother sat down and taught you how to color ever so …
Just “Write”
Yesterday, a question was posed to me. The question was in regards to my writing. How much writing do I do in a day? It depends, I said as I don’t write the same amount every day. Some days, just a little bit, a few poems here and there. Other days, the words just flow …
Who Am I?
Some days, I don’t understand. Sometimes, I’m so confused. About the transformation. About the changes happening from within. Who I am becoming, I do appreciate. Painful reflections of my past Growth Progressing Never underestimate the power that comes from within. The process that is happening. I am becoming me. Who am I? This is a …
No Lying! The Lion is Guarding Me
After I awoke at 5:45 AM, I went back to sleep. I had some dreams before waking again at 7:30 AM. A Lion (a male), beautiful, with a clean coat and mane. He walked around the rooftop of the house/building that I was in. I watched him through the front window. He walked/paced back and …
Selfish & Self-less: Learning to Love and See
How can I be so selfish in life, wanting things to work out the way I want it to. I have a plan, a vision, I do. God, I know He has the upper hand. A plan much more grand than I can ever imagine, envision or see. Throughout my life, I have considered myself …
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Message Received: Being a Servant to Hearing His Word
Some people don’t get it. Some people don’t understand. The gifts each of us have been given. What’s at stake. What’s at hand. God, He has given me a gift. A gift to be treasured eternally. To seek Him. To hear his voice. When I am happy. When I am sad. To sit and write. …
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“Dis-Ease” Out of Balance in Life
One of my goals as I started writing my new blog was to write something each and every day. What I have realized is that when I get sick, have discomfort, “dis-ease”, it’s best not to push it and let all the words fall as they may. Long or short, in my writing, really doesn’t …
Got an Itch to Share Your Story?
Got an Itch to Share Your Story? The beauty in blogging is that I have the freedom to write about me, about my life. Frills, thrills, story lines. Events that have happened and some I hope to come true. My life I give for the world to read. Sometimes, life is a cake walk, go …
Change Comes From Within
Change, it’s like money in the bank. You are securing funds for your future. To be intentional, and follow through, your funds will build equity for many years to come. You will thank yourself, and your friends and family will that you too. Change yourself, change your behavior and the way you view your world …
Troubled Waters: You Will Make It Through
Water may be troubled, no need for throwing stones. How strong the current, how strong the wind does blow. Trapped in a vortex so is seems, the mind, emotions keep pulling towards the extreme. This is how one may feel when life gets you down. Feelings hurt, people let you down, hearing the truth from …
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Temptations: Making the Conscious Decision to Do the Right Thing
As I thought about my blog and things to write about, I allowed my mind to pause and wander a bit. A thought, an idea come to mind, but that wasn’t the right one, I felt. The answer came immediately after that as I started talking about it in my own head. I got it! …
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Transformation: Who am I?
Life…so beautiful, so exquisite, to this I have nothing to compare. My life, your life and everyone else. Living together, living apart…sometimes in unison and other times not. Harmony, orchestrate, tune in to one another’s lives. Beautiful music we can make if we can learn how to sit and listen to the sounds, the whispers, …
“Bessie the Amazing Cow”: Mooving on in Life
Today, I feel and believe whole-heartedly, God spoke rather clearly to me. At this time in my life, I have reached a crossroads regarding my pursuit of writing and book publishing be. I let my concerns be known to a family member of mine. When I spoke to her, I mentioned that I wanted to …
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Go F___Yourself: Advice From a Friend
What a friend once told me was to go FIND myself. Do you really think if someone told me the other “F” word (curse word), in that manner, they would still be my friend? F____ that! (Come on now, seriously! I would not actually put in here what you were probably thinking. That’s typically the …
Crazy or Dedicated: You Decide
I couldn’t think of a better way to describe what it is I do or why I do it. Am I just crazy or truly dedicated. Maybe after reading this you will have other words that describe me too. With the blessing of catching a quite a few salmon comes the reality of processing them …
Dipnetting: More than just fish and a big net
Dipnetting in Alaska, our final hurrah near the end of the permitted season this summer. With all of our gear in hand and tote, we tracked through the sandy and silty beaches. Wearing our overall waders, boots a size or two too big, layers of shirts and a raincoat…warm and waterproof. We walked down along …
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Hope for tomorrow: Release what is gone
How is it that we continue holding on? Our grasp, so tight. Sheer mental strength. Heart and soul. Hard to the core. Has anyone in your life, whom you have loved and cared for, ever left you? By this, I am referring to two things. 1. Your loved one has passed on, died and is …
Me? Angel of Mercy?
A friend has stated more than once, that I am their “Angel of Mercy.” How can this be? Me? Just an ordinary person, living my life, yet wanting to be my best, authentic self and do good for other people. Never once, have I put myself on a pedestal, thinking I am much greater than …
Warrior…
Many of us go through difficult times in our life, often times blinded by the darkness, the depression, fear and anxiety that lies within. A spark, that light, such love is within us always. Believing better times and brighter days are well within our reach seems like an abstract concept nearly impossible to achieve. Given …
3:00 AM wake up call
Lord, what do I do? I lay awake in bed. I don’t toss. I don’t turn. I just put my sights on you. Thoughts, keep coming into my head. This talk, we must do. I feel you calling. I hear your voice. Let’s get some things off my chest. Nothing bad, not anxious, just so …
Dance in the rain…
A much needed rain did fall. God said, “Dance in the rain.” I felt so light-hearted as these words came to mind. My heart was yearning to just be out in nature, out in the rain and dance. Visions of me dressed in a full length, flouncy, yellow and white, summer dress crossed my mind. …
My First Blog Post
“Do small things with great love” -Mother Teresa-
Introduction
Welcome to Magnificent Meraki! I am quite thrilled you have joined me on this journey. From Facebook blogging to a webpage, I know I still have much learning to do. The name, you may wonder, what does it mean? My Facebook page is called, “Beautiful Expressions: A Soul’s Reflection” and I wanted a unique name …
Magnificent Meraki 