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