3.28

Good evening all- had to check in after getting in my head a bit about not getting pedicures. Yes, I said that...I actually thought the other day after learning I had gotten the wrong compression garment yet again...if I can't get pedicures and wear flip flops, I'm done. Yup, that was all it would take to send me over the edge, not being able to wear flip flops. So...I thought about what it might be like if I had to lose my leg all together or God forbid it spread to my organs and I was working on a bucket list instead of planning a celebratory trip to Scotland and then I saw the absurdity of it all! I'm really trying to work on changing my perspective...can you tell?! So, no pedicures for me any time soon. Can't have the massage on my calf, the hose will ruin any pretty colors I would get and quite honestly, it's just not worth the headache of taking the damn garment on and off. I have naked toes...I'll get over it. Hopeful you are laughing now...it's just too ridiculous not to laugh! Enjoy your evenings y'all. Go hug someone or tell someone you love them (and mean it!). As always; be kind, be well, be love, be forgiving, be thankful, be authentic, be happy and be peace. Namaste~mama F

"Build upon strengths, and weaknesses will gradually take care of themselves."~Joyce C. Lock

"A strong woman believes that she's strong enough to face her journey, but a woman of strength has faith that it is in this journey that she will become strong..."~Unknown

"Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health,  happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet."~Christian D. Larson

"It is worth remembering that the time of greatest gain in terms of wisdom and inner strength is often that of greatest difficulty."~Dalai Lama

"Life isn't meant to be easy, it's meant to be lived...sometimes happy, other times rough. But with every up and down you learn lessons that make you strong."~Nishan Panwar

3.27 part deux

Hehe, afternoon all- I had to touch base and get this out because I am clearly still bothered by my mornings experience. Scheduled was "chemo training" and I didn't know much more than that. I had a feeling it would be a group of people but couldn't be sure so I just sat and waited diligently, knitting and listening to the quiet lull of cancer patients waiting to be seen by someone. Immediately after recognizing the beauty in the silence, a family of 5 walks in louder than life, disturbing the peace. I got in my head and told myself "Fran, you don't know where this family is in 'their journey' so cut them some slack" but quite honestly I just got more and more annoyed. Then I am called up, along with this damn family. One of the women pats my back and consoles me on being alone, I assured her I left my loved ones at home on purpose...then I went in, sat down and continued to knit. I was annoyed the entire time I was begin schooled on what chemotherapy was going to be like.  I still don't know why this whole thing has gotten to me the way it has...I just knew I needed to get out of there. I got my date set with oncologist  and nurse for the first treatment on 4/9 and went downstairs to pick up the drugs. Yeah, not there. They were sent back...breathe, breathe, breathe....ok, no worries, please reorder them thank you. Off to Mom's to pick up mistletoe...lovely quick visit (Mom's make everything better, if even for a moment)...then off to my massage...score! I went to another place all together as my amazing massage therapist worked his magic on my broken body. I am still quite high from todays massage..thank you very much Edward! Scored some Frank Turner tickets for 6/ 6 (my 40th) right down the street at Rams Head and hey, Frightened Rabbit is in 11 days. What's there REALLY to complain about, right?! Thanks for listening and as always; be kind, be well, be love, be forgiving, be thankful, be authentic, be happy and be peace. Namaste~Mama F

"There are two types of people in this world; those who see things happen and those who make things happen."~Alex Mwila

"Don't wait for someone else to make things happen for you. Make it happen for yourself."~Nick Cannon

"If you want something you've never had you've got to do something you've never done."~Unknown

"If you  never chase what you want, you'll never get it. If you never ask, the answer is always no. If you never step forward, you'll always be in the same place."~Nishan Panwar

"Expand your mind, challenge yourself, learn more, do more and try more. Get enthusiastic, passionate and excited about the unknown. Try something new, visit new places, dance to the latest beats. SImply get out and give it all and you will never stop growing, smiling and loving life. "~Ricardo Housham

morning thoughts 3.27

Morning all- fell asleep last night despite my body trying its hardest to resist. Looking forward to a quick and informative chemo training this morning followed hopefully by Xander's Easter Egg Hunt at Federal Hill Park. This was the first year I have ever stuffed plastic Easter eggs....not sure how I feel about it : ) I guess there's those people who get huffy about Christmas being about gifts and not Christ....if I were a Christian I might take issue with the Easter bunny and candy eggs but since I'm not, I'll roll with it. Not too much more to say...happy Wednesday and as always; be kind, be well, be love, be forgiving, be thankful, be authentic, be happy and be peace. Namaste~ Mama F

"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself."~Harvey S. Firestone

"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't."~Anatole France

"You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom."~Malcolm X

"When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen."~Ernest Hemingway

"Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed."~Storm Jameson

Evening thoughts 3.26 good ones : )

Evening all- today was a LANDMARK day! I have been so worried and anxiety ridden over spending too much time away from home and the comforts of being laid up. A good friend asked to take Xander to Port Discovery with another friend and her son and I thought i owed it to all of us to at least try...so I went. We had a BLAST!!! It was much less walking than I had thought it would be and I was able to really rest intermittently. It was great conversation and it was just wonderful seeing my boy play so cooperatively with his friend. There was no yelling, no opposition, it was just a lovely day. After the play date, I went to my lymphedema specialist who gave me a full manual lymph drainage massage and   had me measured for a custom day leg garment and a nighttime garment. While they area both bulky as hell and probably hot as hell, they are much more comfortable and should provide me with a great deal of relief and for that, I am thankful! FOund some good quotes to end the day with....enjoy and as always; be kind, be well, be love, be forgiving, be thankful, be authentic, be happy and be peace. Namaste~mama F

"Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."~Marcel Proust

"True forgiveness is when you can say, 'Thank you for that experience.'"~Oprah Winfrey

"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for."~Epicurus

"Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude."~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough."~Meister Eckhart

Evening thoughts 3.24

Good evening all- today was a great day and I'm surprising myself by saying that because I was in a lot of pain today throughout. I got sleep last night and that is probably the thing that made the day start out so perfectly! Andrew got up with Xander and let me sleep a bit longer. I woke up just after 9 (MIRACLE) and they were headed out to the store. What? Time? On a Sunday morning? Yes...I got to watch Meet the Press with my coffee....a small pleasure but keep in mind, when I am fortunate enough to enjoy MTP, I am immediately transported back to Churchill Street and that best time in my life before my marriage. Small things...small things. After enjoying my show, the boys got home and we cleaned house together. Small things again but my bookshelf had been bothering me for so long and with a visually impaired husband, it was something I needed to fix not ask him to take care of.  So, I made it the way I wanted it after so many months of just sitting on it....that felt great! We had our wonderful friends over for a playdate/lunch and as always, that was perfect. The night ended with a dinner at Meet 27 with my Aunt and Uncle, 2 cousins (one on West Coast, one in VT), Ma, Pa, Andrew and Xander. It was phenomenal! The energy presence, the smiles, the love being exchanged was just out of this world. I hate the whole "gifts cancer has given me" stuff but boy do I feel that way tonight...all the way. Enjoy YOUR night...week...and as always; be kind, be well, be love, be forgiving, be thankful, be authentic, be happy and be peace. Namaste~mama F

"Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can."~John Wesley

"The more you know, the less you need."~Aboriginal Saying

"Worrying is a misuse of imagination."~Dan Zadra

"A hug is a wonderful thing. It makes you feel wanted, needed, and loved all at the same time."~Gregory Garcia and Dan Coscino

"Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character."~Ralph Waldo Emerson

afternoon thoughts

Good afternoon all! So, today I saw a few things I found remarkable....First, driving to meet my Mom I saw a gentleman stop in his tracks, step back and fully take in one of Baltimore's loveliest monuments down by M.I.C.A. I was kinda bummed I had a car behind me as I wanted to stop and take it all in a bit longer. Then, I spied a magical door on Druid Hill...I must have passed it a thousand times but today something was different. On the same street where we saw a blatant drug deal just the other day, I saw a young man smiling a giant smile after speaking to a young lady...it was touching. Lastly, I saw a grandfather, son and grandson leaving school together...hand in hand crossing MLK, it was beautiful.  It has been recommended to me more than once to keep a gratitude journal during this journey (really a practice I suppose would be helpful to anyone at any time, not just during trying times). So I am not going to kid myself and say I'm going to do this daily...I know I won't. I had every intention of jumping back into my morning thoughts full steam ahead.....then my meds got changed, I stopped sleeping, starting vomiting and forgot. I am getting to a place where my only demand on myself is to be honest with myself and my family and to do my best so that's what I'm doing here. I'm going to do my best to try and see beauty all around me. I want to try my best to stop and appreciate those beautiful things I see and hopefully I will be able to share them : )

I have been thinking recently about the chemo that lies ahead. I finally got a start date and we are doing this. I think the anticipation is worse than the treatment will be or rather, I am making it so. I am working on this to alleviate my stress surrounding what it will be like and damnit, when it happens, I am going to take it in stride. And if I don't, that's ok too. I know everyone is well intentioned when saying "keep fighting", "don't give up", etc. but if you know me, you know that is not an option. It just isn't.  I may get down just like everyone else, but giving up is not a choice for me. All that being said, as always; be kind, be well, be love, be forgiving, be thankful, be authentic, be happy and be peace. Namaste~ Mama F

"Luck is what you have left over after you give 100%."~Langston Coleman

"Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace."~Robert J. Sawyer

"There are worse things than looking stupid. Sleeping through life is one of them."~Laura Preble

"More often than not, a hero's most epic battle is the one you never see; it's the battle that goes on within him or herself."~Kevin Smith

"Character is forged in the smallest of struggles. Then, when the big challenges come, we're ready."~Waiter Rant

been a while : )

Good morning all- So, went to the oncologist yesterday and no evidence of any new tumors growing in my body....HUGE WIN! I have to meet with some folks at Hopkins to have "chemo training" so I know what to do and how to do it.  Not looking forward to chemo but looking forward to living so trying to take the good with the bad. I trust my oncologist and finally have a GP I can trust so that's that. Here are some quotes to hopefully get your day started...I know I needed them! Blessings and as always; be kind, be well, be love, be forgiving, be thankful, be authentic, be happy and be peace. Namaste~mama F

"I don't know if anything in nature ever grows exactly the same, but they are always exactly as the way it should be, perfectly itself."~Bob Ross

"Everything is a life lesson. Everyone you meet, everything you encounter, etc. They're all part of the learning experience we call 'life'. Never forget to acknowledge the lesson, especially when things don't go your way. If you don't get a job that you wanted or a relationship doesn't work, it only means something better is out there waiting. And the lesson you just learned is the first step towards it."~Unknown

"Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down."~Charles F. Kettering

"Do not be awe struck by other people and try to copy them. Nobody can be you as efficiently as you can. "~Norman Vincent Peale (my man!)

"Could we change our attitude, we should not only see life differently, but life itself would come to be different. Life would undergo a change of appearance because we ourselves had undergone a change in attitude."~Katherine Mansfield (surprised by the author here)

morning thoughts 1.1.13

Morning all-

My initial thought is to complain that I am in immense pain, I am scared to death and lost like a puppy...then I remember exactly who I am and know that sure, I'm in pain....I have no idea what my future holds aside from fighting this cancer and being lost only gives me an opportunity to find my way...so I know all will be alright.  I AM a Levitt-Higgins after all....the best of all families! I uses the determination of my father, the positivity of my mother, the courage of my husband and the dedication of my stubborn grandmother to MAKE SHIT HAPPEN! Here's to a new year, a fresh start and the beginning of making YOUR dreams come true. Do something phenomenal today and as always; be kind, be well, be love, be forgiving, be thankful, be authentic, be happy and be peace. Namaste~mama F

"Live not as though there were a thousand years ahead of you. Fate is at your elbow; make yourself good while life and power are still yours."~Marcus Aurelius

"No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand."~Bertoit Brecht

"No man or woman can be strong, gentle, pure, and good, without the world being better for it and without someone being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness."~Phillip Brooks

"Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it."~Pablo Casals

"A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul,the director of his life."~James Allen

I have no idea what the date is...afternoon thoughts

So, it has been a while, my apologies. I have finally undergone the surgery the take out the remainder of the tumor as well as the spot they found on my other leg, and had the biopsy on my lymph nodes...both legs are cancer free now but unfortunately, the cells have spread to my lymph nodes so things change. This little stint away from morning thoughts has been the longest I have been away since I began them almost 15 years ago and I am so mixed about it all. I have been doing them for so long, just for me, and in hopes that something I say will help, inspire, touch or just make someone else smile and I think that's been relatively successful. Now, I find myself in a position where I need them more than ever, but can't bring myself to get to them. The drugs I am on make it nearly impossible for me to read and my nerves have my sleep schedule all messed up...the last thing on my mind is getting on the computer to do my quotes. It makes me sad.

I am also struggling with everything I have been taught and have believed up to this point. I have always followed Norman Vincent Peale and his philosophy, as well as one of my favorites Ralph Waldo Emerson with regard to staying positive and creating positive from positive thoughts, actions etc but after this last set back, I am questioning everything. My husband, family and I did not for a second entertained the notion that it could have spread. We spent the last few weeks embracing one another, knowing that all would be ok. It was like hitting a fucking brick wall when speaking with my surgeon yesterday...I am not sure I even believe it now. So, I guess while I go down this path of continued surgery and treatments, I will be contemplating how to best make sense of everything around me, how I am a part of things (like the universe, family, community, etc) and hope that the answers I find can provide some comfort. I have always felt that people make tons of excuses for things...and I have always tried to stay away from being "that" person. I want to face this stuff head on and do whatever I can to fight it...just not sure how. So, this may or may not be my last post for a while. I have to find a way to shield my son from my misery, fear and pain and try to be a Mom and wife...try and not worry about whether or not I will get paid...try and heal, be happy and true to myself. Now I am overwhelmed...much love to all of you and as always; be kind, be well, be love, be forgiving, be thankful, be authentic and be peace. Namaste~mama F

"Survive now, cry later."~Unknown

"Sky above me. Earth below me. Fire within me."~Unknown

"You and cancer walk into a room. How many in the room? Just one. One wise, amazing, living person. Even when you're at your weakest and most vulnerable, cancer is still nothing compared to you."~Jo Hilder

"An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. So, when life is dragging you back with difficulties it means that it's going to launch you into something great. So just focus, and keep aiming."~Unknown

"You need help. That doesn't mean you're helpless.
You need hope. That doesn't mean you're hopeless.
You need reassurance. That doesn't mean you're self-obsessed.
Relax.
You're doing great.
Everything you're hoping for is on its way."~Jo Hilder

11.6

Morning all- first off...Kim, I am so sorry I lost all your wonderful election/freedom quotes. I have no idea where they went but PLEASE feel free to post them on here if you managed to keep them as a sent item. They were fabulous! Quoting has become more and more difficult for me and again I ask all of you to please send or post...on here if you can so we can all be made a part of the inspiration! After voting this morning, I will be back to the doctors for the afternoon- and hope to share some news with everyone by the close of the week. Much love to you all and as always; be kind, be well, be love, be forgiving, be thankful, be authentic, be happy and be peace. Namaste~mama F

"Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to
take control of what you do have power over instead of craving
control over what you don't."~Steve Maraboli

"You have powers you never dreamed of. You can do things you never thought you could do. There are no limitations in what you can do except the limitation of your own mind."~Darwin P. Kingsley

"A day without laughter is a day wasted."~Charles Chaplin

"Could we change our attitude, we should not only see life differently, but life itself would come to be different. Life would undergo a change of appearance because we ourselves had undergone a change in attitude."~Katherine Mansfield

"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."~George S. Patton

happy halloween 10.31

Happy halloween...some thoughts currently running through my head...

“For a while" is a phrase whose length can't be measured.At least by the person who's waiting.” ~Haruki Murakami

“Patience is power.
Patience is not an absence of action;
rather it is "timing"
it waits on the right time to act,
for the right principles
and in the right way.” ~Fulton J. Sheen

“I do know that waiting on God requires the willingness to bear uncertainty, to carry within oneself the unanswered question, lifting the heart to God about it whenever it intrudes upon one’s thoughts. Its easy to talk oneself into a decision that has no permanence – easier sometimes than to wait patiently.”~Elisabeth Elliot

10.31 Thank you Bob

Morning all- happy halloween and thank you again Bob for sending some great quotes. Hope everyone is safe and dry after Sandy...most of "the list" friends are east coasters/new englanders so I know ya saw something. We are safe here...no real damage, just flooding and NOT in the house so that's good. Enjoy yourselves today~be kind, be well, be love, be forgiving, be thankful, be authentic, be happy and be peace. Namaste~mama F

“You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”~A.A. Milne

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.”~Mary Anne Radmacher

“One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it’s worth watching.”~Unknown

"So often time it happens, we all live our life in chains, and we never even know we have the key."~The Eagles, "Already Gone"

"He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts." ~Samuel Johnson

“Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.”~James Dean

10.30

Morning all- thanks be to Bob for sending these (and more!). Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! No school yesterday or today and off tomorrow, is still up in the air....looking at a short little week. Totally unprepared for Halloween, as Xander still does not have a costume but somehow I think it will all come together. That's all from me. Enjoy your Tuesday- hope all of you are safe from the storm and if without power, hopefully you are not alone : ) Namaste~mama F

“A year from now you will wish you had started today.” -Karen Lamb

“It doesn’t matter where you are, you are nowhere compared to where you can go.” -Bob Proctor

“You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.” -Wayne Gretzy

“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresea, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” –Life’s Little Instruction Book

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” -Maria Robinson

“By changing nothing, nothing changes.” -Tony Robbins

“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” -Marilyn Monroe

morning thoughts 10.29 ala Michelle

Morning all and a HUGE thank you to Michelle, my sister from another mother, for contributing SOOO many amazing and thoughtful quotes. THANK YOU! We here on the East Coast are gearing up for hurricane Sandy so I wanted to get these out in case we lose power or internet (cross fingers it will breeze right on by). Anyway...lots of changes going on but all these quotes certainly help. Love to all of you my friends and as always; be kind, be well, be love, be forgiving, be thankful be authentic, be happy and be peace. Namaste~mama F (and Michelle)

"Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward."-C.S. Lewis

"Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations."-Faith Baldwin

"All great changes are preceded by chaos."-Deepak Chopra

"Of course there is no formula for success except perhaps, an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings."-Arthur Rubinstein

"They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom."-Confucius

"Acceptance of one’s life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary it means accepting it as it comes… To accept is to say yes to life in its entirety."-Paul Tournier

afternoon thoughts 10.27

Good afternoon y'all.  Inspired after a day spent with family so here are some thoughts to bring light to all of us! Much love and light to you all and as always; be kind, be well, be love, be forgiving, be thankful, be authentic, be happy and be kind. Namaste~mama F



"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. "~Herm Albright

"Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine."~Anthony J. D'Angelo

"Oh, my friend, it's not what they take away from you that counts.  It's what you do with what you have left. "~Hubert Humphrey

"Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day. "~Author Unknown

"There are exactly as many special occasions in life as we choose to celebrate. "~Robert Brault

evening quotes 10.26

Evening all- thanks AGAIN to Leann for sending me quotes...PERFECT quotes! I added a couple more and wanted to pass them along. Please consider contributing....much love and as always; be kind, be well, be love, be forgiving, be thankful, be authentic, be happy and be peace. Namaste~mama F

“If you are going through hell, keep going.” ~Winston Churchill

"Feed your faith and your fears will starve to death." ~Author Unknown

"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. "~Winston Churchill

"As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit. "~Emmanuel

contributing quote : )

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.”

~Mary Anne Radmacher~

Newest addition thanks to a wonderful friend! Thank you! Please keep sending...if they come to hotmail, I'll post them here. The more the better!

Namaste~mama F

10.25 part deux...cause I need it

Little different format but I need these. Please share back with any words of wisdom, healing, faith and love : ) Namaste~mama F

"Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down."~Charles F. Kettering

"Do not be awe struck by other people and try to copy them. Nobody can be you as efficiently as you can."~Norman Vincent Peal

"Still round the corner there may wait, a new road or a secret

gate."~J. R. R. Tolkien

"Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles."~Alex Karra

Visualization for today:

I take a slow even breath and remind myself that all is well.

I imagine myself moving through my day surrounded by a light of protection. 

This light goes before me making my path clear so that I will succeed in everything I do today.

I imagine people showing me favor in all my dealings with them. I celebrate the perfection of my life with my friends. I combine these imagines with the feelings of joy and let them go, knowing that they will create the good things I am visualizing and believing. And so it is...

10.25

Morning all- I have been out of sorts lately and have not been able to make time for morning thoughts whatsoever. Hoping to have some contributors on here so the inspiration can keep flowing. I need it desperately. I want to add today- at ANY given moment, your life can change, dramatically. Take today, this instant, right now, to give love, to decompose anger and resentment and to spread joy...we never know who it will benefit but it ALWAYS benefits the one who gives. Please, make the most of what you have, however small...embrace your gifts, embrace your challenges, accept love and light and give, give, give.....I leave you with that today. Much love to you all and as always; be kind, be well, be love, be forgiving, be thankful, be authentic, be happy and be peace. Namaste~mama F

"The only way to have a friend is to be one."~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
 

"I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship."~ Aeschylus 

“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.” ~Seneca

"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change."~Charles Darwin

"When you have to start compromising yourself or your morals for the people around you, it's probably time to change the people around you."~Unknown

9.19

Morning all- headed to Sol Levinsons today to say goodbye to a friends father...my fondest memory is dancing to Unchained Melody with him at his nephews Bar Mitzvah. I remember being so thrilled to have been invited and when his son wouldn't dance with me, he stepped in like the true gentleman he was. Guess I am at the age where this is just a reality and it makes me quite sad but forever grateful I will be able to be there today to help in some small way. Here's to Sid...you will be missed and remembered. Be kind, be well, be love, be forgiving, be thankful, be authentic, be happy and be peace. Namaste~mama F

"Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth.
Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life."~Joan Lunden

"Promote yourself, but do not demote another."~Israel Salanter

"Here's a message to the new borns, waiting to breathe: if you believe then you can achieve. Just look at me, against all odds 'though life is hard, we carry on, livin' in the projects, broke with no lights on. To all the seeds that follow me- protect your essence, born with less, but you still precious."~Tupac Shakur (for you Nicole!)
"Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth- that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death."~Socrates