Whatever Life is Serving... ~HS

Only "YOU" can choose what to Embrace
What to Believe
What to Exercise Faith In
What to Engage In
What to Accept
Only "YOUR HEART" can choose the View for the Road Forward
We are surrounded by many who offer opinions 
But
We will always be the "one" who will make the Choice
Who will make the decision along life's moments

We all travel with many but we will always, always be accountable to "one"

This Heart Shares many things
But
This Heart doesn't share Answers
Always Sharing a Heart Perspective
Which comes from this Heart's View
This Heart's Experiences

Always Sharing
Presented to this Village as a Heart Buffet
You can and will decide what to Sample
What to Choose
What to Carry Forward as an asset along your journey

This Heart doesn't share Easy
Always Sharing a Heart Buffet
Filled with Words
Filled with Images to Consider

In this Season, adding another dish to the Buffet
"To Be Still" more often than always being so busy

Sharing An Invitation to Choose Calmness "especially" in the Midst Of
Calmness for this Heart "especially in the midst of..."
Is a Priceless gift for life's Journey
Which allows
The Heart to Consider
To Locate
To Hear 
To Find the Options for the Road Forward 

Only You, Only I, Only We 
Can Decide what to Choose
As we Travel
​As we Live Life Forward 

As Shared 
Not Deciding for You
or
Providing Answers to you


Consider
Whatever the choice
Consider
It should include all that can be an asset
That can Add Peace into our Lives
That can Offer Joyful moments
Whatever we embrace should bring more laughter
More Love our Way
More of the "substance" that Provides Hope for the Road being traveled forward

Thank You Dear Friend
Dear Villager 
for Supporting the Work
No Act of Kindness is too small
Supporting the Work in however you choose
Is
Paying it Forward
It Is 
Engage in the work of "Making Gratitude Contagious"

The choice is Sharing what pierces your Heart and Sharing that Forward
​Together, we are infecting hearts with Gratitude
What we give 
Always finds it way back to us
That is truly a Blessing

There are times where it is easier to just Share by Showing.  Thank you for being here, and for sharing the Journey.

Hugs,
Yvette "Donyale"

Together,
"Making Gratitude Contagious" 

This Heart doesn't share Answers, sharing a Heart Perspective

And 

This share is an experience on God's Movement in my Life

A Relationship with God
learning more daily in intentional scheduled "devotional time"
A Relationship, which for this heart is much more than a Religion
A Relationship to Share Life With God, and to "Be Still" Intentionally while Receiving Back.
Asking questions, sharing life's challenges, tears, concerns, as well as all the great things
going on, the celebrations, including the anticipated and hopeful days ahead
​
A Relationship

​​I am a Christian
I believe In the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
I'm walking out this journey just like you
and
I have learned so much about God
Which includes Asking the Questions
Being Led, being Guided to the Answers at times
Including
Silent Times with No Answers to my Questions
Some that present day 'still linger' 
The Why
The When

There is a Gift of
Experienced Moments of Peace Within
Especially in the Midst Of...


I’ve traveled some miles now in this Relationship with God
And 
There are so many Layers


There is a Quiet Assurance
A Surrender to being aware "intentionally" knowing that I'm not in Control
Leaning On God
Trusting Him
A Loving God 
God whom has no "Respecter of Person"

The same I found
Is the same available to you
and
even more if you choose 
Your Own Relationship


When I fall short
When I make a mess 
When I say things I shouldn’t have
Take Actions that were completely the opposite of what I want my life to reflect

Suspecting there will be more times
It is called a Journey

With all this
A relationship
A Relationship with God My Creator
Who already Knows
And 
Without Judgment filled with Love
Arms opened wide
Especially when I fall short
I'm So Grateful


GOD WHO KNOWS

A God Who is Not Unapproachable
Doesn't deliver condemnation
Doesn't have a list of disappointments
or
A Pointed finger with a list of Wrongs
​
Even when sharing correction it is with Love
Doesn't always feel the best in those moments
but
Correction Is Love and Represents Caring
Represents Love


GOD IS LOVE

This Share was placed on my Heart to Give to You
To Someone who may need to hear it "right now"
Tomorrow, or Somewhere along the Way

My Truth is on all that is Shared


It's God Business
Where it Lands
Where it will be Delivered


Again, 
This Share is Not Answers
Not my Interpretation of what you should take from it
It is my Experience 
If you feel led to after or during this

​I recommend to purchase the Book 
Wherever books are sold

I started to read it that day and a few days throughout that week
It has been at least 7 or 8 years ago now


What I remember
I was clueless what this book was about
It didn't grab my attention on the first few pages

And

I really felt I couldn't relate what was being shared
Clueless
Unrelatable

No Idea of
The Direction the Author was going


I continued to attempt to read the first chapter
and
I Just couldn't connect


Since I didn't really get what the Author was sharing
I decided to stick the book in my dresser drawer
and
Maybe one day revisit it 

​
​In the Dresser Drawer it Went
And 
I Just Forgot About It

My husband was killed on September 7th, 2016
If you want to know more, the share, is found under "Life Shifts"

But 
That has its own Journey

GOD KNOWS

And Suddenly

A Tragic Experience of an Immediate Loss of his presence in our Life
As a Husband, a Friend and Father for our two wonderful sons

There was a lot to handle
In An Instant
With Minimal Time to Think 
A Season of Just Do
And 
God's Grace, carried, even as I share this, I can't even share all that happened
During that time and space

But

​God carried the boys and I through 
With many chapters to be shared and was written between that moment and Now

There were many things to be packed up during that season
To go through things, and decide what and where it needed to go

I came across this Book
Located in my dresser drawer
This Book called "Why?"

From the First Page
Until the Last Page
Tears rolled
It was filled with Hugs and Understanding

And 
​
It Spoke with such a Connection
Like a Dart on a Bullseye Target


GOD KNOWS
Every Page was like having a Retreat with Jesus
It was a Heaven Sent
It was reading My Mail
It was Sharing to a Grieving Heart

Delivered by someone who just seemed to Know

This Experience is one that I will never Forget
A Cherished Appointment with God

The Book called... Why?
In that Dresser Drawer?!

As a Woman of Faith, 
This Heart has
Traveled a few miles now 


This Heart has experienced 
Mountain Tops, God’s Favor  
Joyful Moments beyond measure 
Great times, beyond the words to really express the exhilaration 
Experiences that 
“Only” and “But God” 

And

The Journey, the travel has included Valleys
Disappointing, Very Dark Unimaginable places
Places filled with Tears, and Disappointments
Moments with a consistent firing round of what now?!

Moments that for this heart the only choice presented was
At least for this Heart to
Press Forward and Pray through
Refusing to retreat and give up
Not An Option
A choice, 
I did not say easy, I said a Choice

Allow me to repeat 
I did not say easy, I said said a Choice

It is a choice every day on what to embrace
What emotion to allow to be in the driver’s seat
A decision to decide 
Every Single Day
How to Respond or React to moments presented

No One has it all Figured Out
Not One
But
We All have a Choice
Of 
What to Allow
What Emotion will drive and determine 
The View 
The Direction
The Possibilities

Including Moments Filled with
 
Why God?
God When?

This is being Shared for the Heart 
Who is always quietly Observing
Who is always wondering or assumes other lives are lived seamless 
Based on the Posts or the Photos of celebration

This is to share if you’re in the Midst Of Challenges
You are not alone

My summarization “to date” is that 
Even in the Most Painful Places
The Most Lonely
The Most Confused or Disappointed Places
God is With Us

In Fact the longer I live
I'm realizing 
That God takes those Hard Places 
And 
Uses them to Move Us to Higher Ground of Perspective
An adjustment to all that we do have


And for this Heart

Especially “In the Midst Of…”
God Shows Up
God Knows 
God is always present
God can see over the Mountain
He Knows what tomorrow Holds
Which allows This Heart to Trust God More
This Heart is Traveling Through
Just like you 

—--
My name is Yvette “Donyale”
Allow me to officially welcome our first time visitiors
Helping Build Bridges Across
You are a visitor, an observer the first time
The second time, you are a Villager


This Village
This Heart 
Is not a Place to find Answers
This Village will not offer a How To
If Only…If only it was that easy

This village does not have 5 Steps to this
Or
10 Ways to that
This is a Heart Sharing a Perspective
From my own road traveled to this day

There is plenty of weighted places, and negative conversations
This Village will not and does not offer that
Considering, 
Who needs to add to that environment
There is plenty to find

This Village is 
Sharing what Inspires, Encourages and Reminds 
This Heart, Your Heart to reflect on what really matters

My Expression is sharing with others
Words and Images
It Brings comfort to this Heart
And
Grateful for the opportunity to share with the Hearts of others

Sharing for us to Consider
To Reflect
Sharing in this Village a Buffet Table
Allowing you to Sample and Decide from what is shared 
Taking what Inspires, encourages, offers joy and smiles

Thank you for Supporting the Work
In However
Your Heart is Led To
Lets Go and Lets Make the most of this road being travel

Especially “In the Midst Of…”

Did I say…
Especially “In the Midst Of…”

This share is to say
I don’t know what tomorrow holds
This Heart is Trusting God “through” this day
This Moment
And 
That Includes all the hopeful days before Us


This share is for the Observer
For the eyes watching assuming a smile means no burdens or challenges
Who sees the photos of celebrations
Who reads the posts of those "over the moon" moments

Not realizing it is a few minutes out of someone’s day
Which is good, it is great

But
That Includes…
We don’t know what took place before that photo 
And
What is being faced after
We don’t Know the story behind a smile

We all face challenges
Consider
We live in a world that seems to being getting darker
Some people who no longer care about there neighbor
There community
No longer have empathy or consideration of anyone else


Consider
As much as you love, care, show kindness, and have hopeful days
Someone feels the same fullness of the very “opposite” of every word mentioned
Someone hates, cares less, shows anger, and hopes for the worst
We are not all sharing the same journey

Especially “In the Midst Of…”

Allow me to share
This Heart knows of a flowing river
A Living God 
One that we can carry our burdens and joys to 


God is a Loving God
Who listens
Who comforts
Who walks and most often carries us through
Who shares what to do 
When being still, when listening intently

We can bring our tears, our concerns, our hopes
To a God Who Knows
We can share the good things
The Hopes To
The Desires and Dreams

God shines a light in dark places
Even 
With flowing tears, with questions of Why
God Whispers and shows us that comforting light

A Presence of Calmness even in a storm
With Whispers of the Next step or next moves to make

This Share 
Especially “In the Midst Of…”

This is an Audio Journaling Experience

Grab Your Favorite Beverage, your favorite Note Taking App, Notebook or Journal
and
Lets Begin this Experience Together. 

We Live, We Learn, We Share Along Life's Journey ~HS

Hugs, 
Yvette "Donyale"

"Making Gratitude Contagious"

Someone shared this...

I thought it offered a great point with a sad mention

There was someone 
Who had recently learned to fly a private aircraft

It was emphasized in there course
To always 
"Trust the Aircraft Instruments"

This story mentioned 
How the Pilot
In a moment
Depended on there feelings
While Flying at night
It appeared that they were climbing Altitude

But

They were actually flying downward to the ground
It looked and felt like the sky
But
When Flying especially at Night
Without using the Instruments

The Sky and the Ground
Looked the Same
The Pilot and Passenger Died

The Share
This True Story offered an Analogy 
God's Word is an Instrument
And
Even Though
You Feel This or Feel That
Surrounded By This or That
Including Moments of Darkness
When you can't see clearly

You follow the Instrument
For those who Trust God
We Follow the Truth
We Follow
The Word of God

We Follow the Truth 
Of
The Word of God
Above How We Feel
No Matter What it Seems Like or Not

We Follow the Instrument
We Follow the Word of God 
Our Trust is in God

I found a way to "slow down" time...

I know you're thinking, what in the world is this share about?!  Slowing Down Time?!

This Heart's Favorite is Images, and Words, learning to Listen more, to appreciate Observing More. 

Beautiful surrounds our life and many times "for some" it takes "rough terrain" a loss, a challenge, an overwhelming moment along life's journey to locate "BEAUTIFUL".

​Which this heart knows firsthand, and my hand is up first, I believe I'm included in this category. 

This is not a blanket statement, and Not always, there is never "all", I'm sure there are some who exercise living intentional, and exercise locating beautiful, they can see it, they can hear it, and they search it out every single day. Intentional, in that it didn't require a moment, a shift to recognize how important it is to live in this way. 

This image, shares the sentiment of so many moments that for this heart is fleeting, time that does and will continue to whisk by, and more often than not it's hard to catch a glimpse, if not intentional.

This heart observes that so many are always moving, never engaged, never embracing what is in there hands right now, always on the next page, always "running" to get to tomorrow's agenda, to get to the next thing, and very few take time to enjoy the conversations with those they know, and those they don't in brief encounters along the day. 

It is an Exercise, it is Intentional, to locate "beautiful" and to appreciate moments "this day"

In closing, 
This Heart doesn't share answers, sharing a perspective. Sharing words, and images that "intentionally", I now consider, each and every single day. 

The perspective on this share, is that "No One Promised Us that Tomorrow" will look the same as today, and only we can choose, if we engage, embrace, find beautiful "in this new day"

A New Day which in itself is a blessing by God, a privilege that's beautiful. 

When life changes,
We will all dance with those emotions for whatever the occasion may bring, but for those who locate Beautiful every single day, who intentionally exercise in that dance, recognize the road behind us left a trail of lessons, and offers us precious moments that are now packed away, will continue, to travel alongside for the road before us.


Consider,
Beautiful Has a Language

This term has been in my thoughts for a couple of days and for this heart, it is an excellent term from my perspective that is applicable to Life’s Journey.

In many ways, at least for this heart, it signifies why exercising Gratitude Daily matters. 

Welcome to the village of Helping Build Bridges Across.  This is a village with an open door, a space to share observations, and thoughts from this heart’s journey. Please know, not providing answers, but instead sharing a Heart Perspective, to be an asset, to be a reminder of what heart matters to us individually, every single day, to reflect on words, images, and experiences that enhance the day, that brings more joy to our day. 

In reflecting on this past month, it has been some days that required effort, work in reminding myself of all that is good along my journey, taking an intentional pause, considering, and intentionally exercising the blessing of life that is in my possession right now, to override thoughts that create weighted moments, that offer a tray of anxiety, or moments throughout the day that can include direct experiences in our backyard that challenge our joy, or want to rob our peace within, and some moments can include being the direct result from the words and actions of someone else around us. From the smallest things to the largest things, to subtle things, whatever creates a weight, a heaviness to a precious gift of a New Day, is robbing hours of our peace, from our day. 

What is the meaning, a definition of EBB and FLOW, in looking up the term, there were various offerings that serve this share.

The phrase originated with the tides. The verb "to flow" describes the tide coming toward land, while the verb "to ebb" describes the tide as it recedes back to the sea.
The Tides, EBB and FLOW, for me add to the Chapters of our Life, the pages that our words and our actions “are writing” every day, whether we are in tune with that or not. A New day offers changes, no matter who we are, what we have, what we believe or don’t, what we hope for or not, Every single day offers changes, I didn’t say a good or bad change, the words “changes”

Living with Gratitude starts the day with Balance, It allows us to see the Beautiful that exists, the Sunshine, or the Sounds of Rain, the loved ones who we have in our life “this day”, the hobbies we enjoy, all those things that represent “joy” in our day is what we have and that Heart Matters. 

When changes are presented that are painful, that are disappointing, and can at times be overwhelming, we do the work, and we draw closer to our Creator, to God to bring those concerns, and as we seek the Wisdom of God, as we go through, press through to heal in the midst of, we recognize that we operated in Gratitude, we used Gratitude as our Foundation and Focus "especially in the midst of" we paused and decided our Words, our Actions, before we continued, and or responded.  When we fall short, getting drawn into, participating in confusion or drama, even then we can decide to not allow time to linger, to say I’m sorry for the part we added, and we take accountability for addressing any part we made in played in a given situation.

The Point

EBB and FLOW allows us to recognize the patterns of Change, we are not surprised by it.  In fact, because of it, we make a point to bring our best selves to every moment and we confront it immediately when we miss it. 

Gratitude is the Intent, and EBB and FLOW remind us of the cycle of change.  When we are exercising in this way, we are setting ourselves up to rob Regret, to remove the traps of “if only I had said or If only I had done”

We all fall short, no matter how much we are aware and sometimes we lose the opportunity to make it better, but we still have room to Heal, If we have Life we have an opportunity.  There are resources and you are never walking alone, The home page of “Helping Build Bridges Across” offers a video with resources, if you are in that pattern of burden, and need help.  The Video is “You Are Never Walking Alone” and it offers resources that can aid in your healing process, be sure to watch the video, to use it, and or share with someone who could benefit from the resources. 

For this Heart, the work is living balanced making the Focus to Start the day with Gratitude, when things knock to take the focus away, the exercise is to be keenly aware and to decide the emotion in the driver’s seat, to work through what is Good, what is a Blessing “over and against” the thoughts that try to rob, to question, to work against joy.
​
This exercise is not Magic, it is not just thinking good thoughts or ignoring areas that need to be addressed, it is “choosing” the Focus, It is recognizing that we, revise, take action on, to stand and draw from our Faith, to address our checklist and to do all that but we know to do, if and when things are beyond our control, we set aside those things, until we do know, and we regain and continue our Focus on our list of all that is wonderful.  We have Life and that means we have opportunity to appreciate Beautiful, to be Grateful for "this day"

You Never Know
You May be Surprised
Who will be the one to Hand You Your Glass of Water
Or 
Will Share in the Moment to Walk out the remainder of the Road with You

This should remind us 
Why Moments Matter
Why to Leave the Foolishness Behind
Why to Exit the rooms filled with Drama
Why to consider the Words before you Respond

You Never Know

If We Have Life
We Have An Opportunity to Say I'm Sorry
We Have A Choice to Forgive the wrong done
Forgiving doesn't mean we have to Engage, it offers an opportunity "To Let Go" 
To Release being Captivated by What Happened Long Ago
To Walk Away from continued 
Moments of Foolishness before the chapter turns another page or closes

You Never Know
Until You...
Take Time to Pause and Consider
To Take Time to Know 
What Really Matters
To Take Time to Locate Beautiful
​To Make the Most of "This Day"

​Thank you for being here. 

This heart does not share answers, sharing a Heart Perspective from my own WHY, my own tears, painful places, and as well, joyful moments, filled with laughter
Peace Within
Along this journey. 

Sharing my walk of Faith, that is still teaching me, and Grateful for God's Grace along the way. 

This is a Heart Buffet, sample, take only what can be an asset for this day,
​and for the day before you.

This Heart does not have a Recruitment Center or a Sign Up Sheet 

But

Consider, we all have so many differences
BUT
YET, we have a common core
We are living life's journey
A Journey that is Like a Book
We have a story that began with our Birth
We are in the middle with a New Day that Allows Us Opportunity
That Allows Us to Write a New Page, expressed by our words and by our actions


The Question This Heart Has...
We Are all Living with So Many Declarations
We Live with a Measuring Stick 
We Set a Bar on what a Successful Life "Looks Like"


We all know that we share the in the "Same Book that Has a Closing Chapter"
We Research So Many Things
We Pursue So Many Things
We Recognize, at least for some, that Time is a Priceless Commodity


The Question this Heart Has
What is our Faith, What is our Belief for when the Chapter Closes
Not If
But When it Closes
This Heart has to ask the question
Because
So Many Times when a chapter closes
It seems, in observation that so many are weighted, overwhelmed and in many ways surprised
But Yet
We Know Like a Book
It Comes to a Close

This Heart has not Mastered these skills 
But 
This Heart
Will Continue to Exercise Daily
Living "Intentionally"
With Gratitude, with Love, with Living Heart Inspired
Searching and Locating Beautiful "In the Midst Of..."
And
When This Heart is Not in the Best Space
Choosing to Do the Work before Delivering Words or Actions "that can't be erased"
Not Easy
​An Exercise

We All are looking to live Fulfilled Lives
Which is Wonderful
Consider...
Should that Include?!
Knowing What We Believe
​Knowing Our Belief
Walking in that Faith
Knowing How To Live On the Same 
That each of us are Willing to Die On

The Freedom I have found is my Faith, my pursuit is to Continue to Grow in a relationship with a Living God, with My Creator.


When you ask the questions, when you ask Why.
When you go on a Search to know more about this Living God.
When you cry to the God that Hears You.
When you listen intently for which way to go.
When you locate the Peace "in the midst" of the Storm within.
When you find God's Rest that reminds you that God is IN CONTROL.
When you learn their is a God, Who Knows Our End from the Beginning. 


The Freedom is Faith, that allows the Heart to dig deeper, to go in Search Of the deeper places of God, a relationship.  The Faith that we are willing to die on, should include at least to this heart, searching for the fullness of Living Life On that same Faith.


A Relationship.


The Search that continues on, allows my Faith to grow stronger, to be prepared when waves of change, when stormy weather arrives.  A Faith that reminds this heart who is In Control and that this Living God can be Trusted, allows an open door to Learn More, to Trust More.

God, our Creator who Created Us individually, consider we each have our own fingerprint.  This God, would be a great source to ask any question, to seek His Wisdom in all things, in all areas of our journey.


The More We Learn
The More We Know
We Travel with Many but our Lives will end as it started, as One.
Words that matter to this Heart, that matter for the road before me.


Trusting More, allows us an opportunity

Then Continue Forward with Awareness
God is Always Sharing and Answers will arrive
We Have to Learn to be Still and Take More Time to Just Listen

From a Heart that Knows
It is not always Immediate
But it will always arrive
The More we Learn about this Living God
We will find that we can Trust the Flow, "including" the places that we don't understand


The Next Best Move is always shared by God, by Our Creator
​That this Heart Knows Firsthand is Faithful and can be Trusted
Not always easy, not always answers, or areas I understand
But God's Love is Greater than can be measured 
His Ways and Thoughts are Higher and Beyond what we can understand
God Loves His Creation and my Faith Believes God has Great Plans


Not Sharing that all things are Easy
Especially when the Waves and Winds in our life are very High
But 
In that place of Yielding
Asking the Living God the questions that our Heart is wrestling with
Listen Intently for the Answers
Allowing Peace within to be our Umpire for the answers provided

Allow the excuses that surround us, to determine our direction, our view, our possibilities. 
Situations, Challenges that do exist, the list of what surrounds us and needs to be addressed, all locking us down, as if there are no options, robbing us of this day to indulge, to be filled with joyful moments, with things that make our heart smile, that allow us to sit in peaceful moments.

Allow Thoughts to Limit our Distance, our destination ports of experiences.

Sharing now, what this heart works through often, including many days of being stagnated by those excuses, delaying actions of heart ideas or rivers of creativity to just flow,
because “no action” means that this heart allowed the excuses to reign in those moments, to be in control of not trying, of not doing anything. 


As I’m sharing this, I’m thinking of analogies shared along my journey, and they offer wonderful reminders, that this heart plans to travel with for the road before me. Analogies, that allowed this heart to push through the hesitation of sharing with you now.

Sharing analogies with this heart perspective mixed in, not sharing answers, sharing a heart perspective. Sharing a part of my experience, setting it out, as a Heart Buffet, that offers your heart to sample, and to take only what can be an asset to your journey, to the road before you.  

Thank you for being here, for listening for sharing in this Heart Inspired Journey.

We are Villagers with a common core, Making Gratitude Contagious. 

Allow another moment, another day to drift by, to wallow in the excuses that we allow to be in control, that we allow to decide what we will do or not.

Great Analogies, that allowed this Heart to push through, to just do, because it is important to me, it brings fulfillment in what Heart Matters “this day”.

One share is that you will never see a U-Haul following a Hertz, consider all the things, the excuses that hindered just trying what may have been important to that heart, even words spoken by others that created a pause, that created a boundary, for that heart just giving to just try.  When the story ends, we can’t pack one single thing, no matter how much we achieve, the amount, the number in our bank account, we cannot carry one thing with us, "not one",
we will depart the same as we arrived, naked. 

That alone should be a reminder, why we should try, not focused on the outcome, if it is truly our passion, our joy, we find abundant fulfillment in the experience, and that includes what is meant to arrive into our life, like waves on the shore, will arrive. 

The treasure is the Journey, the process will offer so much, a heart overjoyed in just doing. A Priceless Gift.

Agree with someone else who says “that it will never work”.  

I agree 100% that it will not work, because of those words, spoken by another, from that, you chose to not try. 

Even words spoken in love, how can another heart decide what will work or not in our life?! How can another heart speak into another heart, when they don’t carry that creative flow, that idea, that joy, that is crying to be released?!  How can one who is not our Creator, determine the outcome, the possibility?!

Remain and complain in a moment.  

Yes, many things are mountains, but if we never chop at it, doing even a little, even just a micro little, the result is it will remain the same mountain.

Did you realize, did you know there is a treasure box of priceless ideas, and they are all located in a cemetery.  How many hearts died with dreams of never trying this or that.  Does it really matter in the end, if they would have worked out or not?! 

We will never know because the option is now off of the table. 

The lesson in this, what does that mean to our heart?!  What we will do?!

Drift through this day and allow our weighted concerns to determine the emotion that will be in the Driver’s Seat, and will determine the direction that we drive in "this day".


Dear Friend
Dear Villager


Grab hold, along with me, to Just Do.  
We are not concerned about the outcome, what is will be, our Focus is that we tried, we moved on what brought the Heart, in this day the greatest fulfillment.  We moved on what our Heart Whispered to just try, to just create, and we decide to just move on that. 

We chose to find more reasons to Smile.
To Engage more in Laughter created and engaged in. 
To just Embrace Peaceful Moments, even when there is nothing in sight. 
To Intentionally, just move on taking the next step, in our creative flow. 

Say Thank You for Sharing this Journey “Living Heart Inspired” 

​Be sure to share with others to Join With Us

Hugs,
​
Yvette "Donyale" 

These words for this Heart "pack a punch"

"Living in the Middle" represents in this Share
The space and time occupied current day
and
All those whom I carry on my heart

I consider my sons on one side
Young Men
Making there own way in this world 
And 
That comes with a lot of concerns
Recognizing 
They are no longer young boys that I can hold there hand
Protect and Look out For

The World they travel in will see them as Young Men 
Which comes with how others approach them 
Or 
Confront Them


The other side is my Parents
Senior Season of their life
and 
The same in many ways as my sons
Being their age and the vulnerability of there travels in this world

And

With that
My brother a Man in is own right 
but
Still the Baby Brother in my eyes
Who also is traveling his own journey
Being alert and aware of the world that he confronts as a Man


There is many on my Heart List
A Village of Family
Friends who are Family
​Considering my own time and travel

​

My Faith Walk
Allows me Trust God in many ways
Allows a "relationship" with my Creator to Grow
And 
Even in that
Trusting Wholehearted for God's covering over all that is Precious in my Life

There is still the Thoughts 
That try to steal that Joy of Security
Many Times by What has happened along the Journey
By What is Seen Around the World in Which we Live


The Faith Walk knows A God Who Has, Who Can
and
A Heart of Faith 
Who Knows He Will by His Plan and Purpose

But 
It is Still a Faith Walk
Fighting Thoughts that try to overwhelm
Trying to steal the security of that Faith

"Living in the Middle"
Recognizing just how much 'control'
I Do Not Have
The Vulnerability of 'Living In that Middle'

Many Times
In Many Places and Spaces
I Listen
I Observe
And
I Consider the Pettiness
The Confusion
The Drama

And
In Those Moments
I wonder
Does these "hearts" recognize 
That Life Changes
That
No One Promised Us that Tomorrow 
Will Look the Same as Today

Most Live As If 
There was an opportunity to Say I'm Sorry
An opportunity to Fix it Tomorrow
An appointment with a Time to Depart


This is one of many Whys
I Exercise In Gratitude
My Intent is to take the Reigns of a New Day Given
It is a Gift that I work at not taking for Granted
I don't always make the Mark
But
It is the Heart Intent
It is the Focus 
To Enter a Space
With
Peace Within that radiates outward into a Room



This Heart Has Today 
And 
For That Reason 
I'm Very Grateful
And 
I want Love to Radiate
Wherever my Heart Travels


Radiate 
By a Smile
Sharing Laughter
Offering Peaceful Silence
Extending Encouraging Words
The stuff that plants  "genuine seeds" 
That 
Always has the Potential to Grow
Upward and Outward 
Hearts that Receive
Offers more seeds to be planted
Offers an opportunity to
Pay it Forward
Gratitude allows an opportunity to infect other hearts
in 
Making Gratitude Contagious

Why Does Love Matter?!

Agape Love 
I think just saying the word is beautiful
At least to this Heart

AGAPE
Agape Love 

This heart doesn’t provide answers
This heart shares a perspective 
Sharing from the road behind
Sharing from the Present Day
Which Includes
The Hopeful Road Ahead

Creating from this Village of Helping Build bridges across
Every Single Share 
Is a Heart Buffet 

Which offers
Which allows “your heart” 
To Sample
To Decide
To Consider
What can be an asset for “your journey”

Agape
Agape Love

For a Heart that dances 
With Words
With Images 
Wrapped Up securely by Faith
It begins with any word
With any Image
A definition that desires to share with YOU

Agape 
Agape Love 

Sharing a quote by Billy Graham
“Agape love is selfless love . . . the love God wants us to have isn’t just an emotion but a conscious act of the will—a deliberate decision on our part to put others ahead of ourselves. This is the kind of love God has for us.”

​

Agape 
Agape Love

Beautiful is sharing a Love
That doesn’t look in the mirror
It looks outside 
Through a Window of the Heart
And 
Considers
Decides
Takes a Pause
Before any word is ever spoken
Before any action is ever taken
Before “any response” is ever given
~HS

Welcome
If this is your first visit…you’re only a visitor “once” after that you are a Villager.

It’s important to know, as a first-timer, this Heart does not share answers,  instead shares a Heart Perspective.  Like some, I’m working through my own journey and making the most
​Moment-2-Moment, a life’s journey filled with hopes and working through concerns. 

I’m always reaching for those spaces, those places that bring my Heart the greatest fulfillment, I’m an artist at heart and I believe life should be lived fully, should include seeking more peaceful moments than drama, experiences that offer beautiful, and the opportunity to love on those who surround my life, having great conversations, instead of creating more confusion or even if not participating in, being in the room with others who choose to dance with drama, including that, is not the desired path for this heart. 

My Life’s Journey, Is An Intent to Make the Most of the Time that is Gifted to this Heart, and selfishly now choosing the spaces, places, and conversations in which to Engage.
Which Heart Matters beyond the words to express. 


This Heart of Faith, seeks a deeper relationship with my Creator, with a Living God who has walked this heart through the Good, the Bad, the Beautiful, and the Ugly.  A Loving God, who knows every intricate part of this Heart, a God whom I have a relationship with and seek more time with, a God who continues to walk with me in easy and difficult places, and a God,
whom I know will be there at my closing chapter. 


Reaching is those Heart Places, those Places of Vision, those beautiful moments that our Heart has a very clear vision of, that at times works to create, it is that Hopeful Heart Dance of all things wonderful, and it is defined by what our Heart can clearly see. 

Holding On is for some, stepping out in Big and Little steps,  but still hindered by holding on to what is familiar.  Holding on to the “familiar that dances with complacency”

A Familiar that creates a box, a parameter, that “sets" limited boundaries of what is possible, of what is allowed, every step, like a chess game, your next move is many times challenged. 

The Topic that seems to dance quite a bit these past few days, for this Heart has been Time. 
One of my reflections recently, I couldn’t believe that it has been 6 years, since my home, my life changed in an instant, reflection of the moment when my husband was murdered and life changed “in an instant”.  6 years…  

I could multiply years on a number of loved ones transitioning, life changes,
not maybe a guarantee. 

This reflection was a Wow Factor of what a day looks like?! 

This heart considered what is offered to us within a New DAY
As one who enjoys, who loves creating, a video, a post, a blog share

I considered, what is once a day, in 30 days, or twice or three times in a day what is possible,
and what can flow in just one day. 

The list is endless…


Reaching Out while holding On

This Heart has considered the 6 years that have passed, again 6 years. 

The Intent is enhanced,  Reaching Out Further, and Releasing the Weights, the Distractions, and the Hindrances of What is Behind. Life offers a great “heart storage”, memories of the Heart that will travel until our closing chapter. 
That is beautiful and should be celebrated for the road ahead. 

The only consideration being shared here is,
 What are we holding onto, what is the Familiar that has become a hindrance,
and what has created limitations to what we are reaching out to?! 

Not answers
Questions, Reflections that this Heart is Considering

And

Including to Not allow, Consideration to become a Hindrance 

But

Instead, choosing to do a little more each day,
moment to moment,
and
when this Heart looks back for the bar that this Heart Has Now Set
for the next 30 days and the next 30 days to follow

What amazing,
What beautiful
Will this Heart Locate
What will this Heart Find
Only Time will Tell
What will be located,
What will be found.  

A New Day that allows this Heart to be Grateful
Even
In the Midst Of 
What surrounds my day

Most of you know that this heart does not provide answers, instead shares a perspective of what I’m considering, what I'm working through, or have learned firsthand, and it is then shared with you, which my Dear Friend, has become my fulfillment. 




You and only you, can decide what can be an asset from this Heart Buffet, only you can decide,
and
Select what to carry along forward with you.  




This Journey H.B.B.A.
Is not about being Easy
And
It is not focused on being Hard


​

It is walking out “a new day” focused on decisions made in the moments, that have brought this heart the greatest joy.  It is a Heart Buffet "shared", filled with stories, images, and videos, allowing your heart to select what makes your day a little brighter, to remind your heart to focus on “what matters” every single day. 
​

For the past few days, I’ve considered, the power of link, and the Image above
Fit the Topic Accurately.



"Link Defined" for Topic; a ring or loop in a chain.

Similar words
Loop
Ring
Connection
Connective
Connector
Coupling
Joint



The Similar words speak volumes




The image represents to this heart “Moment to Moment” decisions that can offer an opportunity to “link” what Heart Matters.  



Like a book that has an opening
And
Offers an End



Beautiful are the Pages in the Middle that allow us to Link, create, to connect, to join together “what matters”



Making Gratitude Contagious is always the Intent,
infecting as many hearts as possible.



Gratitude allows us to live more on the Mountain Tops,
Even in the Seasons in the Valley, exercising Gratitude allows the Heart to Focus on the Hills,
the Focus is living in the Moments,
Creating the Moments
Moment to Moment
of what Heart Matters.



From a Heart that Knows
Exercising Gratitude Daily 
​"Robs Regret" 

Exercising Gratitude
Linking Daily to
What Heart Matters


An Exercise that Starts Out Small

But

Before You Know it
The Little that Started 
​Will Always Become Much Bigger

This Heart is no where close to having it all figured out.
In Fact,
This Heart knows that I will be seeking and learning for a Lifetime.


As a Woman of Faith
I'm walking out daily what matters for the Road Before Me
Asking, Seeking, Looking for a Closer Relationship with My Creator


This Heart has So Many Questions
and
Grateful to Know a Living God
A Creator that offers a Relationship
One that has been experienced
and 
Continues to offer an Open Door
A relationship
That Has Walked this Heart through Many, Many Difficult Places


This Heart is not Interested in a Ritualistic Religion
This Heart has Experienced and Continues to Experience
A God
Who Loves beyond Measure
Who Shares Wisdom when asked
Answers Given not on my schedule 
But
​Always On Time

A Relationship with a Living God
Who does not judge this Heart 
Based on the Many Questions Asked
Confronted with Difficult Conversations and Concerns

How does one Checked their Love Walk?
My daily routine of Gratitude
Includes
A Devotional Time with a Living God that I Know
That includes asking Questions
Studying a Topic
Searching for more answers
My Faith is that Love Matters
and
Choosing to Live Grateful 
even 
In the Midst of

No Matter Where You Are 
The Faith You Have or Don't Have

Lets Take This Time to Meet In the Middle 

Lets put away our Defense Mode
Allowing This Heart to Share
And 
You Take from this Moment
This Share 
From this Heart Buffet 
What "can be" An Asset for Your Journey Forward

Beautiful is Having a Conversation
Even
If we depart in Agreeing to Disagree
Love Matters
​Love does Not Judge
Love allows the Respect of Having a Conversation

You are invited on this Devotional
This Heart is Checking the Love Walk

It Begins with my Study
on 
​This Topic
​You are Invited to Walk it out with This Heart

13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. 
But the greatest of these is love.

My devotional starts with 
Yes, my foundation is 
Faith
Hope 
Love

But this says that the "greatest of these" is Love?!

The Greatest is Love?
With that
My study, my devotional needs to take the Next Step 
What is Love Defined?!
What is the outline associated to My Faith?!

Now 
This Heart Needs to Define Love
And
Then Measure Where I'm At
And
Continue to Work On
Where I can Improve

I Corinthians 13:4-8 
​"Love Is" Amplified Bible, Classic Edition 



4 Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily.



In my Study,

What is Boastful Defined:
adjective
Showing excessive pride and self-satisfaction in one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.



What is Vainglorious Defined: 
vain·glo·ri·ous
adjective
Excessively proud of oneself or one's achievements; overly vain.


​
What is Haughtily Defined: 
Adverb. haughtily
In a haughty manner; with excessive or unwarranted pride.



5 It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God’s love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong].



6 It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail.



7 Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening].

​

8 Love never fails [never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end].

13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. 
But the greatest of these is love.

If the Greatest of These is Love
I recognize the Areas 
That this Heart Needs Work In

This Heart Wants 
All that is possible 
For the Road Before Me
And 
My Devotion
My Gratitude
Allows This Heart to Recognize
Another area to Put in the Work 

This Heart Travels with Many
But
I've Learned that "I will always be accountable to one"

As Villagers know and if this is your first visit to our village, please know that…

This heart doesn’t share answers, instead shares a heart perspective, sharing what is being considered and exercised in my own life from my own experiences and environment. 
​This is a Heart Buffet, please take what can be an asset for your journey.

Exercising Gratitude is a great exercise, it allows the heart to put things in perspective. It allows an opportunity to Take a Pause, to remind yourself daily of what really matters.  

In fact, anything that we exercise in, or consistent with, we become stronger and it can become a foundation block as we build forward.

One of the greatest hurdles along life’s journey is our Thoughts and many times they can serve our life and can be an asset to our journey.  They can offer joyful memories and even provide lessons on the road behind, including dark places that were and are beyond our control. Thoughts can fuel our pursuit and aid in our perseverance through most things. 


Thoughts can also create confusion, they can drain our joy, they can tell a story to us, that has no truth, and in some cases, the deception, the lies of some thoughts can allow us to respond based only on assumptions. Thoughts can become a weight or define our possibilities, they can define the potential of the road before us and even set up a roadblock for the pursuit of what fulfills our hearts.

From my perspective, 
An exercise of any kind can become a habit, a reflex, or a go-to direction, it is a focus on the resources available for our heart and can determine where we place our pursuit, where we build upon our fulfillment. 

Only we can decide what thoughts to dance with, to allow our heart gate to welcome in,  to allow roots to be planted, from this heart that knows firsthand and continues to experience, that our faith can pull weeds based on the truth that we know, that comes from experiences of times pass and in fairness, that road can look different for all of us, dependent on where we are in our journey of peace within.

In the midst of all that we do, pursue, enjoy, we should be aware of the thoughts that whisper and many times our emotion provides a clue.  

Thoughts weighted
Thoughts hopeful
The Race our Thoughts Run can travel in many directions

But

Gratitude Matters at least for this Heart
From a Heart that Knows Firsthand


Living in this way
Has Allowed this Heart to Rob Regret
​Numerous Times

As the New Year Begins
Continued Blessings and Peace to You and Yours


From a Heart who understands
A New Day in a New Year 
Doesn't make things Disappear
or 
Challenging Areas become Non-Existent


What it can offer Us
Is a Fresh Perspective on How to Approach  
Whatever Changes that surround Us
Whatever is in our Midst
A Perspective determines our View




We can Intentionally Choose Our Focus
For
The Hopeful Road Before Us
For us to be reminded
That we should begin each day
With
 Just Being Grateful "to start"



There is always options
when we 
Exercise Gratitude
Gratitude allows us to Appreciate
What we do have "now"



Gratitude Removes the Focus
of
Always working from the Negative side of things
Looking always at What is Missing
Instead 
Of 
What we Have



We begin the New Year
These Days forward
with
Peace Within as our Foundation
With Great Things before us
With God's Expected Continued Blessings
In our Life
and
In the Lives who Surround Us
Expectant
Hopeful
Grateful
PEACE WITHIN


The Village of Gratitude
Exercising in it Daily
It will allow 
Our Hearts To Appreciate 
All that surrounds Us
Now
This Day, this Moment



We can locate the Options that are available
When we operate from the place called Calmness



"Gratitude Matters"


Great Things are before us

​
Hugs,

Yvette "Donyale"

Gratitude is important for many reasons and offers benefits:

Expressing Gratitude "helps" us to appreciate the good things in our lives, which when considered and focused on it brings more contentment, positive energy and joy.

Gratitude can help us to build and maintain strong, healthy relationships with others, as it enables us to express our thanks and appreciation for the people who matter to us.

Gratitude can be a benefit allowing us to focus on the good things and not "dwelling" on the negativity. 

Gratitude is a connector allowing us to connect with kindred hearts around the world, where the connector is a common core with hearts inspiring each other, and building on appreciating those in our lives and those we encounter.  

"A Staple" defined for reference of this Heart Share is...

"Staple" > Main, or Important, a Point of reference for a moment experienced

Along My Life's Journey

This Heart's Experience is filled with...

A Conversation

A Moment

A Celebration 
Joyful or Sad

Becomes a Staple

For this Heart I'm Grateful

Because

God's Wisdom 

Taught This Heart 

How to Live Engaged
How to Embrace Moments Experienced


For Every Loved One
For Every Moment
For This Heart
Includes


The Last Conversation
The Last Look
The Last Moment 
The Shared Celebration 
Can Be 
HEART RETRIEVED


A Beautiful Space
That 
Allows this Heart to reflect on Precious Moments
with 
Many Dear Hearts
Who 
To Date of This Share
Has Transitioned Forward


THAT MY DEAR FRIEND 
IS
A 
​HEART STAPLE


NEVER TAKE A SINGLE MOMENT 
FOR GRANTED
​Moments will become Precious Memories

Hugs,
​
Donyale 

Once upon a time, in a small village,
there was a boy named Jack.
Jack was a happy and content boy, 
but he often took things for granted.
He didn't think twice 
about the food he ate, the clothes he wore, 
or the roof over his head.


One day a great famine struck the land, 
and Jack's village was hit very hard.
Suddenly,
There was no food to be found, 
and
Many people including Jack's own family,
were struggling to survive.


Jack quickly realized how blessed he had been
and he became filled with Regret.
He wished he had appreciated the things 
that he had so easily taken for granted.
He vowed to never take 
 Things or Those who surrounded his life
For granted.


From that day on, Jack made a conscious effort
to express Gratitude for all that he had.
He Thanked his parents for their love and care.
He Thanked the farmer in his village
​who grew the food that he ate,
He Thanked God for the sun shining 
He Thanked God for the rain that allowed what was planted
An opportunity to grow. 


As time passed,
Jack discovered that being Grateful for what he had
Made him happier and more content.


Jack realized that Gratitude
Was not just a Feeling,
But
A Way of Life.
Jack was grateful for that lesson, too.

"You Are Enough"

This Heart finds Fulfillment in listening to the Stories of Another, the greatest joy for this Heart, is often located, in just listening to the Heart of others.


The space that was shared "this day", was a Conversation with a Heart of a Stranger, that shared  that "they felt less than" in a season of life that they currently find themselves in. 


This Stranger shared...
Life "current day" has been very challenging and they were personally experiencing some set backs and they shared how they had a doctor's appointment and they were treated poorly by the "tone" of the personnel who greeted them upon arrival, for a scheduled appointment, and they already had felt so low before arriving.



An opportunity missed from my view, of just being professional, just doing the job of greeting someone kindly upon arrival.  A moment that could have offered a burdened heart, a smile, a peaceful moment. 


My Heart was overwhelmed by this Heart who was sharing. 
A Stranger, so burdened, that this Heart was grateful to be positioned to just listen, to allow this heart who was burdened a moment to vent, a moment to share, with a stranger, who just offered a space to listen. 


My nature is to encourage, to inspire, to remind the Heart of another to Focus on what really matters.  It is Fulfillment, it offers an unmeasurable joy. The same that was done in conversation with this Heart.  The greatest fulfillment this heart has found is when being allowed an opportunity to be in service to another, it is fulfilling and a gift that flows back into this heart's life in so many ways. 


It is a blessing to be "used" in this way, a way that affords this heart Fulfillment, beyond the words to express. 


I believe this stranger, who in our brief moment together was allowed a moment, a safe space to vent, without judgement. Which allowed an opportunity for "this heart" to give back with words of encouragement, to offer a listening ear, that served as a brief moment to give a stranger a Hug "with" the offering of listening ears. 


When this Heart Shares moments like this...
I'm not looking for validation, or cheers, or acknowledgement, I'm looking for the tribe, the hearts who have connected to this village. Kindred Hearts. I'm looking for the Tribe who shares this Heart's Vibe to be on alert, to have awareness and to be available in the moment with Strangers, available to just listen.

To encourage, to inspire, to share a Smile, a peaceful space in which to engage when afforded an opportunity,  with the Heart of a Stranger.  

When and If
The Moment offers an Invitation

From My Heart to Yours
This Heart does not share Answers
This Heart shares a Perspective

A Perspective that comes from a Heart that has traveled a road filled with Mountain Tops and Valleys so low, that this Heart had to Crawl Through
That "Thank God" was traveled with a Heart of Faith
That allowed this Heart to not be locked in a Dark Space


This Conversation with a Heart of a Stranger
Reminded this Heart of My Why
The Why this Heart Shares
The Why this Village offers an Open Door

Dear Heart...

No one is greater than you
No one sits in a position to pass judgement
To decide if you are worthy
Or
To offer Validation



In closing,
Never give another person
A Stranger
An Associate More Value than YOU

You are investing to much into the Worth of Another
In Which You have No Clue
Who They Are
And 
The Darkness that they are Walking Through

Sometimes
The "low self esteem" of another
Only finds value
In making "YOU" feel less than

A Greek Word 
Learned
And
This Heart Wants To Share Is


"Arkeo"


To Be Strong

To Suffice

To Be Enough

Satisfied 
​
Contented

The Beauty located in "one word"

This heart often references the season when my life changed "In An Instant" because from my present 20/20 view and reflection on that season, I see the lessons that I carry forward with me.  I share now based on that foundation for those who may not "live aware" of the precious gift called Time, or not recognizing that Moments will become Memories. Not maybe, they will become...



This share is to bring awareness to that fact, to allow your Heart to Consider, the gift that is "not owed to us" the Gift of awakening to a New Day. 


​
Whenever this heart is sharing in this area, I'm very aware that some may find themselves, feeling weighted, especially if the heart is being challenged with Regret.  As a woman of Faith, my leaning board, has always been and continues to be my relationship with God, not ritualistic, a relationship.  I know by experience a "living God".


A relationship, that I had prior to that moment that changed my home, that changed my plans, that ripped a part my blueprint.  The moment of  "In an Instant", in between "breaths, my life changed.  As a adult, I know life changes, but in that instant, young hearts looked in my direction wondering, what now?! What did this all mean?!



Living in My Truth tells the story for the Hearts who are not aware and desire to want to know more.  



My Intent, is that "you" are not loss in a season of sadness, heart challenged by a dark room that is trying to keep you locked inside. 


*Whenever I share in these areas, I always recommend to watch the video:  "You are Never Walking Alone", it offers resources and if you need assistance, someone to talk with, this a great place to start.  My heart's intent is that you stay well, that you have peace within, and that you know that if you are here, someone, somewhere needs you and that is not a small thing. 


This Heart is Not just sharing words,  and please know that wherever life finds you or the place you're being challenged in present day, that you know there are those of us who truly care, my name is on that list first and it is the very reason, the why my heart is fulfilled in doing what I do. I'm not obligated, it fulfills me, it makes what I've walked through matter.


This heart is praying that you find your way through and again please know, "You Are Never Walking Alone". Many Hearts are grieving and don't realize you are not alone and you can do something that brings purpose from places that have no answers to Why, painful places, but moments that have purpose and allow something to grow forward for the life, for heart of someone else.  For this Heart, that truly matters. 


---- My reminder is that I don't share Answers, I share a Perspective from my own walk. This village offers a Heart Buffet and you can sample what you like and choose to connect to the area, to the parts that is best for you.  You can freely take only that which is as an asset to travel forward. 



Exercising in any area builds within, this village, exercises Gratitude.  As villagers, we are tending a garden of "Making Gratitude Contagious" infecting as many Hearts as Possible. 
Exercising allows us to build a reflex, it is that reflex that shows up, especially when life unexpectedly turns upside down, words from a Heart that knows. Confronted with a choice, with options of what that means and what can "grow out of that"


​
For the Hearts Who May Not Know, who may have never considered....


You may have a list of things to complete and a phone call comes in, take time to speak with that person, whatever you were working on, you can pick back up where you left off.


You said something you should have not said, or did something that your heart knows was not the right response.  Make a point to say "I'm Sorry". Don't allow the trap of allowing something to linger or not acknowledge the part that you may have played a part in.  Even if you say "I'm Sorry" and it is not received or embraced, you did something that released your heart and allows you to continue forward.


Make a point to laugh, to be silly in your own way, to celebrate life, it can be a gathering, a walk, journaling, whatever it is, enjoy the life that God has given us.  It matters, we have now, we have this day. 



Make a point that wherever you show up, you're packed with Peace Within, in fact, consider not visiting others or speaking or even texting someone if you're not in a good space.  Do your personal work first, get your focus back on what really heart matters and then show up with Peace, even Peaceful Silence can in a room, can be a gift.



Don't just have good thoughts about someone, share your thoughts, share it.. Don't just think about it, say the words, share your thoughts.  Love, Kindness means celebrating those we have in our life "this day" and the intent to consider is to not take that for granted. 



For those of you who have younger children, which may include busy lives and schedules and those projects that have to be completed.  Consider, when a child needs your attention, a moment within your day, asking a question, making a comment, sharing a story.  Intentionally, drop everything and "take time to pause" and give complete attention to that moment, eye to eye, listening intently, making that child or children to feel that they are the most important moment within your day.  

It is so easy to live life,  as if nothing ever changes, but from a heart that knows, it does and it will continue to include changes.  

This Heart lived and lives with awareness in this way daily.  

Loss of any kind, has a grieving period and I can't share what that should mean for anyone but I do know from a Heart who grieved many times and in various ways. My relationship, my Faith in God walked me out of many dark rooms, and after the Healing for this Heart, the road continues forward, without Regret.

Not looking for accolades, looking to share, that you have the same opportunity afforded to you every single day, every moment and please don't allow life to rob you of that. Be aware.  
​

Remember, if you are feeling burdened, or challenged with regret.  There are resources of Hearts who care.

Video:  "You're Never Walking Alone"


Until Next Time.

​
Hugs,
Donyale ​