We need to remind each other sometimes....
To Laugh 
Here are some quotes:
" The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter"- Mark Twain
" Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live" Author Unknown
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Five tips for a woman....
1. It is important that a man helps you around the house and
has a job.
2. It is important that a man makes you laugh.
3. It is important to find a man you can count on and
doesn't lie to You.
4. It is important that a man loves you and spoils you.
5. It is important that these four men don't know each other!
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May your troubles be less,
May your blessings be more,
May nothing but happiness come through your door!
Imagine a Woman!!
Imagine a woman
who believes it is right and good
she is a woman.
A woman who honors her experience
and tells her stories.
Who refuses to carry the "sins" of others
within her body and life.
Imagine a woman
who believes she is good.
A woman who trusts and respects herself.
Who listens to her needs and desires
and meets them with tenderness and grace.
Imagine a woman
who has acknowledged the past's influence
on the present.
A woman who has walked through her past.
Who has healed into the present
Imagine a woman
who authors her own life.
A woman who exerts, initiates,
and moves on her own behalf.
Who refuses to surrender
except to her truest self
and to her wisest voice.
Imagine a woman
who names her own gods.
A woman who imagines the divine
in her image and likeness.
Who designs her own spirituality
and allows it to inform her daily life.
Imagine a woman
in love with her own body.
A woman who believes her body
is enough, just as it is.
Who celebrates her body and its rhythms
and cycles as an exquisite resource.
Imagine a woman
who honors the face of the Goddess
in her changing face.
A woman who celebrates
the accumulation of her years
and her wisdom.
Who refuses to use
her precious life energy
disguising the changes
in her body and life.
Imagine a woman
who values the women in her life.
A woman who sits in circles of women.
Who is reminded of the truth about herself
when she forgets.
And dear friends
Imagine yourself as this woman
A woman who always stands strong
in her Powers
A woman who has courage to speak her truth~
A woman who has strength to face her fears
A woman who knows her values of life
A woman who walks her earth walk
in the explandance of her true God Reality
Imagine this woman as You~
"Our planet is in desperate need
of women who love themselves.
Women who use their time, energy,
and resources to design life-affirming solutions
for the challenges confronting humankind.
Women who give birth to images
of inclusion, poems of truth, rituals of healing,
experiences of transformation, relationships of equality,
strategies of peace, institutions of justice,
and households of compassion."
~Patricia Lynn Reilly
A Blooming Friendship How lonely would we be without our friends? We all have friends. Some of us have old friends. Those friends you have known all your life. The ones who have seen you through your Barbie stages ,through a handful of boyfriends and now are still in touch after a husband and a kid or two! Then, there are the "new" friends. The ones that you meet through different periods of your life, the ones that stay through your phases of life and continue to love you for YOU! I am blessed to have both these types and more. My life is abundant with different friendships. That song jumps in my head" Make new friends but, keep the old ones- One is silver and the other's GOLD". But, really they are all Gold to me. I love my friends for who they are. I love the fact that I have Old Friends- who I can reminisce to about hooking up my brother's He-Man dolls with the new Barbie of the week. J I love that I have found my soul-sister. My Friend who is so much like me. My Pisces gal! The one who I can turn to for anything at all and know that she will not judge me but, know she is there for me-always. She gives me that comfort of being home. You know the kind of feeling that you get when you can kick your shoes off and throw your feet up on the couch. That kind of comfort. Then of course there is the Family-Friendship. We all know we can't choose our family. Ha! I am one of the lucky ones. If I had the choice to choose my family , I would have picked every single one of mine. Our family isn't a large family but, we are close family. My cousins are like my sisters and my aunts are like second moms. So there are a abundance of sitters for my daughter. J Friendships are one of God's greatest gifts to us. He has placed them in your life to stay strong, lend a listening ear, a strong shoulder and learn from each other. No matter what type of friendship it is, they all are like a seed we have planted in our lives. We need to water them and give them TLC and at the end you can watch your friendships bloom. The following are some essential attributes (water and TLC) of friendship. Non-Judgmental: A true friend will never judge you. They will stand by you no matter what you believe or what you do. They may not agree with you, but they respect your right to make your own mistakes, have your own opinions, and walk the path you choose. Compassion: A true friend will be the first person to offer you a supporting hand when you fall. They won't question whether the situation was your own making, they will just help you put things right again. They won't dismiss your sorrow at losing a pet, or your distress at your favorite team losing, as being non-important. They will know that it is important to you, and that's all that matters. Trust: A true friend will give you a safe place to be yourself. What you say or do will not be repeated by them to anyone else. Encouraging: A true friend will help you find your dreams. They will explore your life and help you move towards what you really want in life. Respect: A true friend will respect who you are. They won't expect you to change or do things different just to please them. They will embrace the differences between you as much as similarities. Fearless: A true friend will tell you what you need to know! This isn't always easy to do, but a true friend will be tough enough to give you a push when needed. Unconditional love and friendship: A true friend will stand by you through everything in your life. They might need some explanation of why you do something, they may try and advise you for or against some action, but they will always respect your right to choose your own path and will support your choices. They will guard your secrets and support your dreams; in bad times they will pick you up and dust you off when you fall, and then when times are good they will celebrate your success as if it were their own. They will never seek anything in return for their friendship nor will they place restrictions on it. A true friendship is completely unconditional. I will leave you with this poem that is by an unknown author it has circled my emails over and over. Each time I get it, it brings a smile to my face. For, I am blessed with friends. People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, "It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant." Anonymous
When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time,
this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.
They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season..
things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.
