Category: soul

oh tell me who are you

oh tell me who are you

andshewaslisa


hello 2023!

this is it.
this is the year i figure out who i am…
and who i want to be.
to imagine the life i want to live…
and go live it.

this year is all about me.
that’s right… i’m going to be selfish.
i’m going to do all the things i love and see what sticks…
hopefully it’s not chicken shit on the bottom of my boots…
but you never know…

i’m going to find out what really speaks to my heart.
i’m going to not care what anyone else thinks.
i’m going to love me.

i’m going to be happy.
i’m going to skip.
i’m going to be glad.
i’m going to be easy.
i’m going to count my blessings.
i’m going to look for reasons to feel good…
and i will find them.

and i will know my path by the fun of it.

come and rest your bones with me

come and rest your bones with me

andshewaslisa

Currently I’m……

reading… The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King.
playing… the radio on my bluetooth speaker that has flashing lights… fancy.
watching… ‘What We Do In The Shadows’… the complete first season.
trying… to avoid the to-do list.
cooking… bbq chicken in the crockpot… it’s football season for crying out loud.
eating… dill dip with potato chips.
drinking… not enough water.
calling… my dad to remind him of the Bengals’ starting time.
texting… with my granddaughter… isn’t technology awesome?
pinning… an October photo challenge list.
crafting… wild ideas in my head… i’m an idea factory.
doing… my best to stay in the vortex.
going… to follow through.
loving… fall weather… crisp mornings and sunny afternoons.
discovering… there’s enough time in the day.
enjoying… conversations with my kids.
thinking… isn’t life grand?
feeling… everything is working out for me.
celebrating… the phases of life.

i’ll rise up

i’ll rise up

andshewaslisa

these words have been on my heart this morning…

“all we need
all we need is hope
and for that we have each other
and for that we have each other.
and we will rise
we will rise
we will rise
WE’LL RISE.

and we’ll rise up
rise like the waves
we’ll rise up
in spite of the ache
we’ll rise up
and we’ll do it a thousand times again.”

I urge you to focus on the good around you…
because in spite of what the media hypes up,
there is more good in all of this than bad.

I believe in the well-being of this planet.
I believe in health and vitality.
I believe in calm and peace.

I am thankful for…
selflessness
healthcare workers
compassion
generosity
truck drivers
stamina
determination
shop and restaurant owners and workers
kindness
thoughtfulness
mindfulness
creativity…

I am thankful for…
people who think positively
people who help one another
people who have faith…
I am thankful for love.

I am thankful for…
scientists
doctors
leaders…

I am thankful for…
communities
ideas
and abundance.

I am thankful for today.

I am confident…
because we as a people,
have always
ALWAYS
risen up and faced the battle together in challenging times.

and we’ll do it a thousand times again.

lyrics: andra day ~ “rise up”

word to your mother

word to your mother

andshewaslisa

my mom passed away before texting was a thing.
even though we would talk frequently on the phone,
she would still send me notes and postcards through the mail.
they were always filled with words of wisdom, words of encouragement,
and often an article she would rip from a magazine because she thought it would interest me.
and even more often, it would only be part of the article, because she would forget to rip out the second page.

i am so thankful i still have some of her handwritten messages..
because a girl always needs a word from her mother.

lyrics: vanilla ice ~ “ice ice baby”

sister, i hear you laugh my heart fills up

sister, i hear you laugh my heart fills up

andshewaslisa

for the last five months i have been trying to come to terms with the sudden loss of my sister, tammy.
she’s the sweet one on the left.
47 years old.
too young.
and while i have been devastated in my grief,
what i haven’t been doing, is be thankful that i had her in my life to begin with….
this beautiful soul
whose light was so bright and so far-reaching.
this amazing person was my sister!
and i could not be more grateful.