Day 151

Today's photo inspiration is #real_life.

I'm not a pet owner in real life but spent the week dog sitting the very sweet Lucee. I think she was a little sad when I left. What can I say? Puppies dig me yo. ;) 

Day 150

Today's photo inspiration is #edgy.

Sugar+Caffeine+Stress eating like a boss = edgy. Come on Weekend!!

Day 149

Today's photo inspiration is #reflection.

 Love with a happy heart...always.

Day 148

Today's photo inspiration is #pink.

I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and... I believe in miracles. - Audrey Hepburn

Day 147

Today's photo inspiration is #ordinary_beauty.

This ordinary beauty is experiencing extraordinary illness. Thank goodness for ginger-tea and lots of it. :(

Day 146

Today's photo inspiration is #favorite_place.

"We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came." - John F. Kennedy 

Day 145

Today's photo inspiration is #fuel

This was fuel for today courtesy of B Smith restaurant in Union Station. Delish! 

Day 144

Today's photo inspiration is #for_the_birds.

An old house for the birds in Allen Pond park. 

Day 143

Today's photo inspiration is #secret.

This place may very well be the areas best kept secret for awesome cupcakes. 

Day 142

Today's photo inspiration is #souvenir

This is one from my trips to Destin... Shhh!! Don't tell him but i think he looks more like a alligator. 

Day 141

Today'sToday's photo inspiration is #curious

It always makes me laugh to look up from my workspace and see My curious friend Chad checking up on me. If he wasn't so cute it would be creepy. :) .

Music Mondays - The Prayer

Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion's "The Prayer"

Bocelli is amazing in anything he does. Close your eyes and listen....

I pray you'll be our eyesAnd watch us where we goAnd help us to be wiseIn times when we don't know

Let this be our prayer when we lose our wayLead us to a placeGuide us with your graceTo a place where we'll be safe

La luce che tu daiI pray we'll find your lightNel cuore resteràAnd hold it in our hearts

A ricordarci cheWhen stars go out each nightL'eterna stella sei

Nella mia preghieraLet this be our prayerQuanta fede c'èWhen shadows fill our day

Lead us to a placeGuide us with your graceGive us faith so we'll be safe

Sognamo un mondo senza più violenzaUn mondo di giustizia e di speranzaOgnuno dia la mano al suo vicinoSimbolo di pace e di fraternità

La forza che ci diaWe ask that life be kindÈ il desiderio cheAnd watch us from above

Ognuno trovi amorWe hope each soul will findIntorno e dentro a sèAnother soul to love

Let this be our prayerLet this be our prayerJust like every childJust like every child

Need to find a placeGuide us with your graceGive us faith so we'll be safe

E la fede che

Hai acceso in noi

Sento che ci salverai

Day 140

Today's photo inspiration is #real

Looks and smells like candy but not real.  Just as well.  I don't need the calories anyways. 

Day 139

Today's photo inspiration is #currently_reading

Still loving to read my Mother's Day card over and over.  Chyna said it was sooooo me...and I concur. 

Week 21 Photo Challenges

Day 138

Today's photo inspiration is #make_my _heart _sing

Nothing like the pure innocence of babies, kittens and puppies to make my  heart sing. 

Day 137

Today's photo inspiration is #best.

 So blessed to have so many great people in my life including one of my best friends Heather.

Day 136

Today's inspiration is #better.

There is no better way to break the monotony of the day and to test the diabetes gods then to indulge in krispy kreme doughnuts. That's key lime pie cheesecake in case you were curious.

Day 135

Today's photo inspiration is #good.

 Today was a good day for some after work rooftop action. :) 

Day 134

Today's photo inspiration is #favorite

My nephew Alexander (the great) is one of my most favorite super heroes. He has such a big heart...and that's where his powers will always lie.

Day 133

Today's photo inspiration is #wander

 "There is no glory in star or blossom till looked upon by a loving eye; There is no fragrance in April breezes till breathed with joy as they wander by." - William C. Bryant 

Happy Day After Mothers Day!

Back to your regularly scheduled programming.

Music Mondays - Control

Marcus Toliver's "Control"..ah to be a violin..sigh.

Let The Radio Keep Playin'...Let The Radio Keep Playin'...
I Couldn't Move My Head On Friday24 Hours To Go, And you're Not Hear baby.You Know I Hate Sleeping Alone, So Do Your Best And Hurry HomeI Dream About The Next Time We'll See Each OtherI Don't Want To Have To Wait To See My Loveri Dream About The Next Time, Oh, I Need You Now...Yeah, You Know What I'm Talkin' About, Yeah, You know...
Baby You Control My...SmileI Can't Even Hold It...Inside.
I Try To Keep My Mind Busy On Something, ConcentrateBut There's No Use. I Miss My Baby...Feels Like I've Lost A FriendBut The Distance Between Us, Will Not Make Me Lose My WayTurn Up Your Speakers , If Your Baby's Gone AwayAnd Let The Radio Keep Playin'Just Let The Radio Keep Playin'

Baby You Control My...Smile.I Can't Even Hold It...Inside...Baby
Cause Ain't No River Wide, No Valley Low EnoughTo Keep Me From Getting To You BabyAin't No River Wide, No Valley Low EnoughTo Keep Me From Getting To You Baby
To Keep Me From Getting, To Keep Me From GettingTo Keep Me From Getting To You BabyTo Keep Me From Getting, To Keep Me From GettingTo Keep Me From Getting To You Baby
I'll Search To Find You, Find YouBecause I Know That You're My HomeYour Love Is Better Than Silver And Gold
24 Hours To Go...
24 Hours To Go...

Day 132

 Today's photo inspiration is #a_trinket

This is a gift from my lovely friend Chad. "Templeton" came all the way from South Africa to keep my wine safe and In gratitude I will keep him really busy. :) 

Week 20 Photo Challenges

Day 131

Today's photo inspiration is #9_to_5.

A lovely workmate gifted me my very own red swing-line stapler. Folks like her make my 9 to 5 bearable and dare I say a happy place to work.  Milton Waddams would be proud. :)

Day 130

Today's photo inspiration is #where_i_stood

This is  where I stood after a long day at work. Taking a train to get to my hour(s) of happy. 

Day 129

Today's photo inspiration is #what_is_it.

Mick... " I got the moves like Jagger" by Robert Stanley.  

Day 128

Today's photo inspiration is #fiction.

Its suspenseful and complex..a great work of fiction written by my lovely friend Kenn Bivins.  Not quite sure how one human being can be so creative and beautiful at the same time but I'm just glad to have him as part of my tribe. Check it out..

www.piousbook.com

Day 127

Today's inspiration is #mysterious

"I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it."- Harry Emerson.

Music Mondays - Locked Out of Heaven

Bruno Mars "Locked Out of Heaven"

Never had much faith in love or miracles

Ooh!

Never wanna put my heart on the line

Ooh!

But swimming in your water* is something spiritual

Ooh!

I'm born again every time you spend the night

Ooh!

'Cause your sex takes me to paradise

Yeah, your sex takes me to paradise

And it shows, yeah, yeah, yeah

'Cause you make me feel like I've been locked out of heaven

For too long, for too long

Yeah, you make me feel like I've been locked out of heaven

For too long, for too long

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,

Ooh!

Oh, yeah, yeah,

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,

Ooh!

You bring me to my knees, you make me testify

You can make a sinner change his ways

Open up your gates 'cause I can't wait to see the light

And right there is where I wanna stay

'Cause your sex takes me to paradise

Yeah, your sex takes me to paradise

And it shows, yeah, yeah, yeah

'Cause you make me feel like I've been locked out of heaven

For too long, for too long

Yeah, you make me feel like I've been locked out of heaven

For too long, for too long

Oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah

Can I just stay here?

Spend the rest of my days here?

Oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah

Can't I just stay here?

Spend the rest of my days here?

'Cause you make me feel like I've been locked out of heaven

For too long, for too long

Yeah, you make me feel like I've been locked out of heaven

For too long, for too long

Day 126

Today's photo inspiration is #excess

 There can never be an excess of my homemade mac and cheese according to my grandma who FINALLY told me it was the best she ever had.  (Take that Aunt Nancy!)

Day 125

Today's photo inspiration is #sign_of_the_times 

Just a sign of the times that my nieces and nephew are keeping up with our Catholic traditions by receiving their first communion today while keeping it super cool. 

Week 19 Photo Challenges

Day 124

Today's photo inspiration is #sport

I'm in Florida on vaca..Can chillin on the beach be considered a sport ? If so just call me a champion. :) 

Day 123

Today's photo inspiration is #quirky.

Hi my name is Luna. I like long walks on the beach, playing with my humans and my favorite squeaky toy. I'm quirky, smart and not just a pretty face. For a good time call.... :)

Day 122

Today's photo inspiration is #nature.

"Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself." -Pythagoras 

National Poetry Month Bids Adieu

April came and went in a flash and while National Poetry Month is officially over I hope you will take an interest in poetry throughout the whole year.

I personally discovered some new amazing poets and hope you enjoyed the poetry posts I chose to note this month and will continue to showcase in the future.

On an even more personal level this past month has inspired me to pen a couple of my own here and here after having a very long creative slump. Hopefully, I can continue the trend.

In the meantime..I leave you with one of my favorite poems from Charles Bukowski

Here's to the bluebirds in all of our hearts...

how to bare what we can not bear

Fighting
Yearning
Trying
Tearing up
Back broke
Searching
Re-searching

While God plays hide and go seek
So much stronger and fragile
Then we imagined 

We would be

Enough character for a lifetime
We tire of the plot turns

How do we bear it all?

On our shoulders?
In our hearts?

Failing
Crashing
Flailing
Arms
Praying hands
Bruised finger tips
On a jagged precipice


Holding on to a not so dear life
Slipping quickly

Hoping passers-by
Will do more than just stare.

Hoping somebody
Will help to bear the weight

Hoping somebody 

Will remember.. 

Love is the answer.

When the rest have long forgotten 

What the question was.

-Asabi

Day 119

Today's photo inspiration is #you_today.

I Love to travel!!..but hate to fly. However today is different. I'm high above the clouds and absolutely at peace. The universe is transpiring for my greatest good and I can feel it. I wish the same for you today.