A Daily Exercise...
​What is My Heart Focus?!

We have to choose our Mental Health Exercise. . .
"Daily"

We Exercise choosing the Thoughts that we choose to allow to travel alongside with us...
To Entertain
To Adopt
To Believe
To Receive for this day, for this or any moment "gifted" to us

​A Daily Exercise...
​What is My Heart Focus?!

Gratitude is not a small thing
It is not a play on words, or some kind of Heart game

"Many Hearts already live and know the Truth of these Words"

Exercising Gratitude
Is a Mental Awareness
of 
"What Really Heart Matters"



Gratitude will decide
If we will live fully in this day "gifted" to us
"We were never promised that Tomorrow will Look the Same as Today"
Exercising Gratitude
will. . .

Set us up for Heart Fulfillment
Moments that will be Become Priceless Memories

or 

Set Us Up for Regret
Better choices that we could have made by the "words or actions" 
That 
We Chose to Take or Not

Always a Daily,
​Heart Moment's Choice
​

​A Daily Exercise...
​What is My Heart Focus?!

Our Heart Focus
Is Intentional


We Exercise Gratitude "This Day"
With the Intent
The Plans
To Do the Same
"Tomorrow"


It's not a small thing
to decide daily
What we will allow
The Whispers, the Subtleties 
That Visit of
Negative or Defeating Thoughts
Not a Game
Real Deal
We have to be ALERT
We have to be aware
Of
What is Allowed "Within" 


Words are not Magic
If defeated, negative days visit MORE "than" Exercising Grateful Days
And
They are continuing to Multiply
STOP right here and...
Find the Help that Your Heart Needs
That is more important than just reading words of Encouragement



When this Heart Shares on this Topic
I always remind to do whatever is needed to be Mentally Healthy
To Not allow "another" moment /day to Rob You
Go to your Local Church
or
Trusted recommendations for Therapists
or
If you don't where to start or ask
There is a National Hotline 24 hours / 7 days a week
Just Call Now, the Focus is that you're Mentally Healthy:  ​800-273-8255

A Daily Exercise...
​What is My Heart Focus?!

Not sharing Answers
Sharing a Heart Perspective from the road this Heart has Traveled

Not Sharing Easy
and
Not Focused on Being Hard

Sharing from a Heart that Knows Firsthand
that 
Gratitude Robs Regret

​A Daily Exercise...
​What is My Heart Focus?!

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Thank you for being Here
Thank you for Connecting
Thank you for traveling this "Heart Journey"

Hugs,
Donyale

Let's Take a Road Trip. . .

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Thank you for being Here

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Exercising. . .Calmness within allows

A View in the Midst of
The Many Doors that offer 

Daily Opportunities
Daily Options
​

​Exercising. . .Calmness within allows

In the Midst of. . .

Distractions
Worries
Discomforts
Uncertainty

Like the Hallway shown in the Image Above
It can be overwhelming for Some
or
The View provides options that are possible

Exercising. . .Calmness within allows

Not Sharing Easy and not Focused on being Hard
Sharing
In the Midst of. . . 

What options does "this day" offer
What will be the Focus for this heart "this" day?!

Consider,
This "moment" is what we posses

​Exercising. . .Calmness within allows

What will this Heart "choose" to Exercise "this day"
In the Midst of...

​Exercising. . .Calmness within allows

Thank you for being Here
Thank you for connecting and traveling alongside "this heart"
A Heart
Who 
Is
Daily 
Choosing and Exercising 
"To Live Heart Inspired"

Hugs,
Donyale

Moments Matter

Moments Matter

It is so easy to allow words to become a “cliché”
To be just flung around or embraced “for seconds” and then so easily tossed
Returning to routines or accepting what can be weighted, miserable,
or just business as usual. 

Moments Matter
That is why this Heart Exercises Gratitude 
Why is Gratitude the Intent?!
Yes, I like some have plans, intent,
hopeful prayers for long life,
and
all that it includes


This heart considers…
Wherever I land and or arrive amongst plans made, goals set and achieved.
Those landing places are moments that allow “wonderful celebrations” 

But
I recognize they will be a Moment
they will never become a place where I can reside forever


Life is continual
It is always changing
And 
The power of Gratitude is that your Heart can decide to allow it to travel alongside
Allowing it to become your focus
Exercising until it becomes a reflex
This Heart recognizes this journey
Is
Not a destination, life is continual, always changing

​
The observation I’ve made is that some of us have that stair on a staircase that we are focusing on that when we arrive then this. . .then what?!

You know, many of us also get “stagnated” because we may have that list of when things are like this, or life offers more time for this.
That it will be come this. . .
Become what?!
​

​Moments Matter

​Dear Friend,
the gift of Gratitude, is like creating a bracelet adding different charms,
different ones are added one at a time. 

That to me is why “moments matter” it takes one added charm, a moment,
appreciating the beauty, the uniqueness
or something special
that represents a moment being added to that bracelet being created.  
A bracelet filled with charms being added
from 
Every Moment


Moments Matter


Moments are not destinations,
they are moments that are offered to us every single day
in very minuscule ways and at times in a much larger way
they are conversations
they are encouraging words
they are peaceful moments
they are peaceful silence
they are reflections
they are doing just to do
they are saying Thank You for...


Moments that when they are all gathered at “some point” this road traveled
will become 
a Priceless Journey
of
The many wonderful moments of what Gratitude has provided
At Least
for 
​This Heart

​Moments Matter

From a Heart that Knows
Exercising Gratitude allows Beautiful Moments
and
Beautiful Moments allow ‘us’ to Rob Regret

In closing,
If you are hurting,
please get the help you need,
get the oxygen first
so that you can help others breathe
Gratitude Matters


This Heart doesn’t share answers,
it shares a Perspective
Take what can be an asset from this “Heart Buffet”


My sharing of “anything” is always without obligation. 
My ask, for the heart who is asking. . .
If something pierces your heart, or means something to you. . .Simply Share it!
Simply support or spread it

Hugs,
Donyale

It Just Heart Resonates. . .

It Just Heart Resonates

This Heart doesn't pretend to have it all figured out and is very clear from those things experienced don't expect to...

Not sharing answers, sharing a Heart Perspective 

What this Heart has gained “to date” is the road that has been traveled and chosen lessons from what is behind and choosing to carry forward for the road before me.  

Living Intentional, exercising being alert to choices before me, and knowing it is much more than just about me.  

It Just Heart Resonates

To be engaged and embrace the moments by “taking part in” conversations, singing the song, sharing the story, listening more than just talking, appreciating the beauty that unfolds in a “shared moment” with the hearts that this heart has the privilege to engage in any given moment and on any given occasion. 

Along my daily travels being aware of those around me, knowing there is always time to scroll, create, write, read or watch something later. Instead choosing to observe my surroundings, alert to expressions and faces that outwardly wear thoughts within.  

To be peacefully present while waiting in line until it’s my turn

To push my basket back into the carrier instead of leaving it wherever it lands

To call the person who God continues to place on my heart 

To accept I may not know why or if it even made a difference but to  “just do” because it was on my heart to


It Just Heart Resonates

My Dear Friend,

We have now and anything else is just speculation

A big stepping stone is moving past “intend to” and just taking the first step towards…

Don’t wait until this. . .  
before you take a family vacation
Or spending time with your children
To spend time with a friend
To place a call or send a text “just because”

We may master many things but what can we do with what we have learned?!

It Just Heart Resonates
This heart no longer focuses on what is “easy” and that includes not being centered on what is “hard”

Exercising Gratitude daily, with the intent of it being a Reflex, being a Heart’s first reaction with words and by actions.


God whispers because He is So close when you listen and are led to. . . “Simply Do”
The Why doesn’t really matter, who knows about it, should not really be a concern if it is a “good thing” with a true intent “to do” that “for this heart” is what really matters. 


It Just Heart Resonates
Don’t allow the Mountain, to distract, to hinder, the next “to do”.  Just do is taking the “first step”, it is the first chop at the mountain. 

Until Next Time. . . Take Care


Hugs,
Donyale

Considering. . .
How it is so easy to float in the waters of "discontent"
Of
Worrying
Of
Complaining
Of. . .

Endless Conversations
Filled with all that is "ugly and wrong" along life's journey

"YES"
Those things do exist
Consider. . .
Were those things "existent" before
Will they continue to "exist" in some Fashion
Will they always exist in our lifetime?!

Sunset. . .

Beautiful has a Language

This Heart
doesn't share answers
doesn't have it all figured out
Sharing a "Heart Buffet, a Heart Perspective"
From the road traveled to this moment

This Heart
chooses to exercise "daily" Gratitude
with
An Open Invitation for "you" to join in the exercise with Me

Why?!

For Many Numerous Reasons. . .

For a Heart that Knows
Exercising Gratitude will "Always Rob Regret"

Sunset

Wherever this May Find You
In the "moment" you located this
Peace Within can never be measured
May you have many days "exercising" Gratitude
Focused every single moment on "what really matters"

Hugs,
Donyale

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"Words Matter"

Words that speak volumes for "this heart"

Making Gratitude Contagious was, is and always will be the Intent

"My Why" is not for Sale

Freedom Is. . .
​

"My Why" is not for Sale

Once you locate “freedom” and recognize this journey started “alone” and will end the same way.  For some, at least this heart, the view has shifted. Perspective "In this Chapter" has been revised. 

This heart is not looking for permission on “Why” I do what I do.  This heart is not looking for validation from anyone. This heart is not looking to convince someone to connect, this is a "Heart Project" shared with Kindred Hearts 'who connect' and are not in need of convincing. 

We all have to make the decisions that we choose to live with, in fact, decisions that we are willing to die on.  Freedom is not selling anyone on a personal belief, or why this or why that.  Freedom is doing what "one heart" is led to do, and I've describe that as the Heart of an Artist, filled with things to share.  This Heart can be filled with things lodged within and simply want to share as "an asset", as an offering on a "Heart Buffet".  The listener, the reader, the observer will decide what to sample and what to feast on, or not.

The Heart of an Artist, finds fulfillment in sharing what is lodged within. Where God delivers it, who will receive it is God's Business.

When You Know Your Why, you "just do", you release what is and that can be defined as fulfillment. 

"We All Have a Choice" and decisions are made daily. 

When we locate something that we don’t agree with.  We have a clear option, to move on, especially when our view is not being asked for or inquired of. If it doesn't resonate with you, it really is okay to not be engaged and to move on to where your heart finds fulfillment.

Freedom is recognizing that we possess a precious commodity called “Time”, a commodity that can so easily be taken for granted by being caught in subtle ways, in  “webs” of someone’s view or discussion.  Distractions are Time Robbers, at least for "this heart" and can be presented in so many ways and can take up so much time, I've often described it as rabbit hole, endless hours spent something that started as a distraction. 

Most of us, have possession of a mirror, and with that premise, who really has time to share a list of what someone else should be doing, when most hearts recognize the work needed resides within.

This heart would venture to share, to consider that who really has their life “all put together”, has it all figured out, respectfully, if that is "you" then please share what that looks like .  


Until Next Time. . .

Consider, 
"Our Why" is not for Sale


Most Know, but this Heart will continue to state, this is Not sharing answers, it is sharing a Heart Perspective.  Take what can be "an asset" from this Village Heart's Buffet, and simply leave the rest behind.  


Hugs,
Donyale

PS:  Thank you for caring by sharing in whatever way that you do, it's more appreciated than words can ever express. 
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​

"Always a Choice"      

"Always a Choice"

Life's Journey...

"Always a Choice"
​
To

Flow in the Waters of Change

OR

Fight the Rocks Along the Shore

Thank you for connecting
Thank you for flowing in the waters of change with me
"Choosing" not to fight rocks along the Shore

Hugs,
​Donyale

The Focus. . .
From This Heart. . .
Is not about being Easy

The Work
Is the Exercise
The Choices that we choose in every single Moment
Every Single Moment that we are presented with



Who promised that “tomorrow” will be the same as today?


Who said that Tomorrow will allow us to make it better, or to make changes?
To allow us “Time” to Talk about it, to Work it Out
You can Say “I’m Sorry” or not
You can Say “I Love You” or not
You can decide to decide “what really matters” every single day



I don’t know what happened
I don’t why it happened

But
Confusion 
Frustration
Irritation
​Anger
Will never, never, never change it

Did I say Never?!

The decision that we all have is "What to Do With What We Have?!"

For Those Hearts who have traveled a distance
With this Heart 
YOU KNOW

This Heart is not Sharing Answers

This Heart Shares a Perspective
From the Miles Traveled to Present Day
From My Faith
From the Tears, the Laughter, the Change that life has presented to “present day”



From a Heart That Knows
And
Chooses To Share Every Day in Numerous Ways
“Gratitude Always Robs Regret”


When Life Changes
When Life Changes
When Life Changes


Not If 
Not If

  When 
When

When Life Changes

Like a Book
Filled with Many Chapters
Every Day 
Will be another page written
It will be Pages Written from many Moments
By the Words
By the Decisions, We Have “Decided” to Make




Life will Change Many Times
Life will Change Many Times


And

If We Can 


We can embrace and make the most of each day
Being aware of that
Exercising In That 
Making the Best Choices that We can 


We Choose 
To Make Decisions on What Really Matters
“Every Single Day”


These Words when Exercised
I Promise…
Will decide our Words
Will decide our Actions
Will decide if we add oil to a Fire
Or 
Offer Peaceful Silence



If Nothing Else
We 
Always a Choice


We Travel with Many 
But 
We Will Always 
Be Accountable to One
​

Hugs,
​Donyale

Thank you for being here!

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Not What’s Missing. . .What do you do with what you have?!


This share is Inspired by my Baby Brother, of course not a baby, but the endearing words that I’ve attached to him.

He currently resides in a different state located many miles away.
But
We touch base as often as possible
For that alone, this Heart is very Grateful
And 
During a recent check-in 
He mentioned that he had intended to prepare a certain meal 
only to find out 
A certain ingredient was missing for meal Plan A, 
Now because of that “missing item” would shift to Meal Plan B



The Inspiration, the Love that filled this heart, "is the Shifting Factor" 
It is whatever is before us
That allows us to decide what to do with it
What do we do with what we have now?!



My heart was instantly filled with how this fits into what I live on, what I share, what I choose to exercise in. . .

The Focus
The Focus
The Focus

The Focus is not what is missing, it is for this heart
What do we do with what we have now?! 



Instead of FOCUSING On
and
Sharing with whomever is listening
Always about what is missing in your life?!


These words really matter to this Heart
Because
It represents the choice we confront every day, in every moment
“Living Fully” in every moment “gifted” to us



It is not waiting on that certain moment
It is not determined when arriving at a certain destination
It is not being stagnated or weighted by what was
When Hope exists 
IT IS
For This Heart
Connected to ‘right now’ and Exercising Gratitude in What Is Right Now?!



From a Heart that Knows
Living Inside Out, Peace within is priceless
FOCUS
Is not centered on EASY
FOCUS
Is a CHOICE, Always a Choice


This Heart Knows
That the Gift is located in Right Now
The Gift is located in every moment, in every opportunity
To share a smile
To share in Laughter with those we love
Every opportunity "afforded" to us



Beautiful is having a heated debate about any Topic
And
Not allowing that debate to end on walking away offended
We don’t have to agree
The gift is being able to have the conversation
Without being angered or so easily offended
It really is okay 
To Agree to Disagree and Continue Forward



Life offers so many things
It is the View 
It is the Perspective
Recognizing that as we Journey Together
It’s a Choice 
Always a Choice
That while we Travel with Many
Only You
Only I
Only We can decide the ‘choices’ that we will make


We can choose to Celebrate every moment afforded to us
Every Opportunity 
That a “Breath” offers


Not What’s Missing. . .
What do we do with what we have?!


This heart “lived” that way
This heart lives this way


Choosing to Exercise in that way
Not Focused on what is Easy
Not concerned about what can’t be changed “this day”
Intentional Living
Making choices daily of the words
And
The actions that this heart chooses


Dear Friend

This is what allows our Hearts to Rob Regret
Because 
For Some,
We Know What Really Matters
Every Single Day


When Life Changes
Not If
But When



It will not be centered on what’s missing 
Instead a Peaceful Heart that Cherishes all things Experienced
Because we chose our intention daily
We Exercised Gratitude Daily
We Focused on What Really Matters Daily
Living In What Really Matters



That is
What is meant when this Heart Shares
From a Heart that Knows
Gratitude Robs Regret


Not What’s Missing…
What do we do with what we have?!

​

Until Next Time . . .
This Heart Does Not Share Answers
This Heart Shares a Perspective
That allows a Peace Within that can’t be Measured

Making Gratitude Contagious was, is and always will be the intent

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From the Corner that you Reside
Thank "you" for the way in which you express and share Gratitude
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A Daily Journal for your Heart to reflect and to sit with and to express Your Thoughts
and
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Thank you for being here
Thank you for Planting "Seeds of Gratitude" from your corner of the world!

​Today is my last day with you…

It has been such a wonderful journey, sharing so many special moments with you.  

Please know,
I’m so grateful for all the time that we spent together, the conversations, the direct messages, silly moments filled with laughter, the things that we did that are memorable and that have traveled with me until this moment, wow, looking back we also got through some difficult places too.

I’ve really enjoyed life’s journey that has included Mountain Top Views that provided Unmerited Favor while being there, which allowed locating “Beautiful” that has a language of its own, a journey that has also included Valleys that was so dark and low, I wasn’t sure this heart could climb up again. However, For Me, my rope has been and is God’s Grace which allowed this heart to climb up through those low places, and whispered to continue forward.

This journey allowed this heart to know the unmeasurable value of Faith, not just knowing God as my creator, or what others say about God who He is and Not, but finding the treasure of a personal relationship, a place that provides a shield of an unmeasurable peace beyond this heart’s understanding or having the words to express to impact to you. A Faith that provided the revelation, the treasure of “God’s Rest” which is so much more than just those words, it is a treasure.  A Faith that allows “hope” beyond a grave. A relationship that you wish you could give to everyone you know, a glimpse of, what you’ve found, but this Heart Recognizes, that Faith is a “personal choice” and only those who “choose” to seek it will find it, and only “you”, only “I”, only “we”, can decide what we “choose” to live on, “knowing” that our choice is choosing what we are willing to also die on. A Personal Choice, not answers, but a Truth. 

We live in a world where we are always debating so many things, yet, a truth is that we all have a choice “daily” on how we live, on our words, our actions, and one that started on our own and will end the same way. 

Many of you have traveled some miles with me now, many of you since “day one” of being online.  You know this heart shares a Perspective, not Answers, a perspective.  You know, this heart, is not really interested in what is “easy” or not,  but instead “an exercise” a Focus on what really matters “daily”.  A buffet table is shared in this village, shared with those who take a moment to listen, to watch, to read, and to decide what can be an asset from that table, to carry forward on the journey. 

And

I decided to not take this moment for granted, trivializing this opportunity to Heart share with you. 


Today is my last day with you…

With That…

It has been a great journey and I’ve learned so much, that the list would be endless to share.

I considered, 

All the things that seem to matter so much, most of which are so minuscule now.  

I’ve reflected on the many years of nonsense tolerated, involved in, the pettiness, that now at this moment who really cares.

I’ve learned the value of a Village, a village filled with Family and dear Friends that surround you and will hold you up during difficult places, a village that prays for you when it is difficult to breathe, and places where you find it hard to stand on your own. A village that you live prepared to do the same wherever, and whenever the need arises.

We have shared so much laughter, and that included tears and endless hours of hope for our tomorrow, and we always talked about many times about how “life changes”.  

We talked about how fast it goes. It really does go by fast, and the older you get, it seems to go by faster.

We talked about, how it is so easy to take “what really matters” for granted

Most of us, can get so side-tracked, allowing distractions, subtleties shared by someone that can change our focus, and we can so easily get tricked by allowing offenses to build up walls between us, at least “for some”. Walls to divide instead of finding that place to address “hidden” issues designed to destroy future generations.  A crafty subtle divider that most can’t see and choose not to address.  The only question this heart has is “Who Wins?!” when those walls are allowed to be built. 

I’m grateful, I’ve learned different degrees, about “love” respectfully most through difficult places

But “learned”

And 

That allows a great reminder, that Love Matters



My Intent is that This book, my book, my heart,  will close on the Chapter Titled
“No Regret” 


This heart has shared for endless hours, about how “Life Is Like Really a Book” which in my opinion is a great metaphor, “A Book”

A book “we” all possess, it's a common “denominator” no matter WHO you are. A Book that begins and ends. 

We Know, this book. . .
Has a Beginning
Has an Ending
And
It offers each heart, “beautiful blank pages” in the middle
Which allow us to write what matters to “our heart”
Allows us to know “we” are surrounded by “many” but we will always be “accountable” to one. 


We will travel with many
But
Decisions presented and decided by one

​Lessons Learned
The difficult places you've walked through, filled with tears, with prayers
For some, you found the Faith that allowed you to “crawl” through unspeakable places
Your Faith allowed you to find a Hope 
That allows you to Celebrate Life
That allows you to Recognize What Really Matters
A Hope that “extends” beyond a chapter
​Beyond a book that will come to a close
~ HS

It is time to close this “Heart Letter”
Allow me to “remind” you, your Heart 
If you need to say “I’m Sorry” to someone, the only question is, if not now “When”
Who needs to hear “I Love You” that you’ve thought “numerous” times and now allow me to remind you, it is time to “Say It”, to say those words
Love Matters



My Dear Friend,
No one promised us that Tomorrow will look the Same As Today
But
The Treasure is found when you "live daily"  Knowing That
It will completely change how you Live
What You Say
And
What You Choose To Do or Not
Love Matters


Today is “not” my last day with you that “I’m aware” of
It is my “moment” to grab a moment with you
To Express my shares are so much more than “just words”
And
To Remind you, to remind me, to remind us
What Really Matters
My Heart is Hopeful, believing to Live a Long Life
And
To Exercise not “Taking One Moment” for granted

Only we can decide what we “choose” to do with all of that

Hugs,
Donyale

From the Village of “Helping Build Bridges Across”
A village that started on day one, with an opportunity to Share
Building Bridges from our Generation to the next

This village started with who knows where this road will lead…
Could these steps be ordered in a direction?! 
​A Heart that if nothing else is known, “Knows the Why”

For the "heart" who wants more...
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Including 
Can be hared with another or Many having Love Conversations 

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​​What is Your Ruler?!

Have you ever taken time to reflect on what you're measuring your life by?! 
Days are precious, a priceless treasure, at least to "this heart",  and decisions made are often derived from the ruler that you use.  So what or whom are you measuring your life by?!

​
Before we travel down this road to far. . .
​
Thank you for being here on Journey HBBA
Please Know, 
This Heart does not share answers
Instead
This Heart shares a Perspective from the road traveled to this day


This is "Heart Sharing" from one who like you is traveling life's journey
"A Heart"
That from the road traveled "to date" of this post, has been filled with laughter, love, tears and moments that took my breath away
"A Heart"
Who has experienced Mountain Tops, one who had experiences that were priceless and beyond the words to express here
"A Heart"
Who has experienced crawling around in the Valley with eyes filled with tears, wondering Why 

​What is Your Ruler?!

When a "heart" has traveled a few miles
"A Heart" who has experienced many things
You begin to decide "what ruler are you living by, measuring your life by?"
"A Heart" who has awaken to what really matters
"A Heart" who recognizes what "priceless" really means

What is Your Ruler?!

From My Heart to Yours. . .
Take time to recognize "what really matters"

No one promised us "tomorrow" will look the same as today
Those words should mean something to "your heart"

Do the work to decide "what is your ruler?"

This heart has done the work
It is Not easy, and it is and will be a  continued daily exercise
But
This Heart knows "the ruler" 
This Heart is Living on Knowing "Why"
This Heart is Living Daily not taking words or actions lightly

​"Words Matter"
If you don't have words to express
​Even a Peaceful Silence is an expression

What is Your Ruler?!

If you don't Know Your Value
Your Worth
How Can Someone
How Can Someone
How Can Someone

How Can "Anyone" possibly, who has no clue of the road you've traveled
How Can "Anyone" possibly, know the Battle of your Heart, your Thoughts "right now"
How Can "Anyone" who has No Clue of what resides in Your Heart

Tell YOU who you are and validate Your Value, Your Worth?`

How Can Someone, Anyone determine Your Ruler?
How You should decide to Measure for Your life

​Faith Matters
For this Heart I live on what I'm prepared for my life to end on
​Faith Matters

​What is Your Ruler?!

If you don't know "your value" how can the "ruler" of another one TELL YOU?!

YES
There is always more...
My book is an "Inspirational Journal"
216 pages filled with Words and Images
For "YOU" to reflect on and write all over the pages
With 
Your Thoughts
Shared with another or Many in Love Conversations 

Live Heart Inspired

Your Feelings, don't determine Your Truth

Welcome to Journey HBBA...

Not Sharing Answers
Sharing a Perspective from the Road "this Heart" is Traveling
You're Invited to Take What Can be an asset for your Journey
And
Then Simply "Continue Forward"

​​Your Feelings, don't determine Your Truth

This Heart speaks from a "Woman of Faith"
Who chooses to "Continue Forward"
A Heart that has traveled through Many Valleys
And
Has had the privilege of Many Mountain Top Views

​Your Feelings, don't determine Your Truth

This Heart Lives On Knowing "My Why"
This Heart Knows their is "Always More"
From the "view" of Faith, this heart lives on knowing...
Their is Hope beyond a grave
Living daily on the Faith this heart will die on.

This Heart knows that Life Can Change "In An Instant"
And 
That alone brings the Journey to many Crossroads
A Crossroad. . .
That will Ask the Heart "Now What"
​

Your Feelings, don't determine Your Truth

Our View
Our Road Behind Us
Our Hopeful Road Before Us
May Look Very Different
But 
Our Core in this Village
Is 
That
Love Matters
Peace Within Matters
Gratitude Matters
And 
No Matter the Storms
Like the "Eagle" Who Knows that Storms Come
We Learn
We Choose
To Use the Strong Winds to "Soar Higher"

The Heart Whispers...

​"CONTINUE FORWARD"

​Your Feelings, don't determine Your Truth

​Not Sharing Answers
Sharing a Perspective
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​
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For Yourself
For a Friend
Created from my heart, for you to write all over the pages
Your observations, the reflections from your Heart
To Have Love Conversations with those
that share your Vibe
that share a Hopeful Road before you

Hugs,
Donyale

Every Sunrise offers an opportunity. . .
Every Sunrise is a reminder, that a New Day is a gift
Every Sunrise reminds us to not so easily take moments for granted

Don't hesitate to Say I love You
Don't hesitate to Appreciate Those Who Surround Your Life
Don't hesitate to Say I'm Sorry
Don't hesitate to "Agree to Disagree" and not live offended

Every Sunrise offers an opportunity. . .
No One Promised Us Tomorrow will Look the Same as Today
That alone should allow us to Laugh More, to Love, to Live Sharing Moments that Matter recognizing, that all Moments lived will become Memories

The Question is what type of Memories are we choosing to create?!

Every Sunrise offers an opportunity. . .  ~ HS

​From a Heart that Knows
Exercising Gratitude
Allows us an Opportunity to Rob Regret

It is not just about how "we" feel?!

Any project that begins
Any commitment
Any intent
Any determination to make a change
Starts off much easier, the first step, it is the beginning


The Start Begins with a Focus
For some with "a detailed plan"
For some with the determination to just take the next step 

​It is not just about how "we" feel?!

It is not just about how "we" feel?!

We begin with a Focus
A Starting Point
We move forward 
We have the "Hopeful Route" for the road ahead


The Challenge
Is the Dips in the Road
The Unexpected Detours
The Re-Routes
The Unfamiliar Roads
The Many Voices,
Who Seem to Speak Often and really never seem to Know
"Our Why or Our Heart"
The Many Voices,
​who have Familiar Faces but Appear to Speak a Different Language


​
Those are the moments, the places that confronts the journey
The moments that will present us with an opportunity to Re-Focus
To Rise above those Pressure Points
Pressure Points that do "exist" and will visit our Focus, our Journey
The Work, the Exercise is to "Rise Above" the moments


To Rise Above is the work
To Rise Above is the Exercise "in the moments"

It is not just about how "we" feel?!

If it was Easy
Then Everyone Would Do It
​Right?!

No One Said Easy 
To Continue Forward
It will Require Focus
It will Require Taking a Pause
Recognizing and Determining
Who Can and Who We Will Allow to Travel "closely" alongside the Road Ahead

​It is not just about how "we" feel?!

Not Sharing Answers
Sharing a Perspective
If you enjoy this Feed
You will love my Inspirational Journal

Available Soft Cover or E-book
Book:  Live Heart Inspired

​
Purchase a copy
For Yourself
For a Friend
Created from my heart, for you to write all over the pages
Your observations, the reflections from your Heart
To Have Love Conversations with those that share your Vibe

Hugs,
Donyale

What IF?!

Just Two Words that can so easily Rob Us. . . 



When we Function in the Flow of These Two Words

We are always "running ahead" 

We are always "miles ahead"

Playing out what Tomorrow Is and Could Be

So Much

That Today has "been robbed"




What IF?!

Just Two Words that can so easily Rob Us. . . 



We have to Grab Hold
We have to Embrace
What we have right now,  "This Day"



What IF?!

Just Two Words that can so easily Rob Us. . . 




These Two words are shared to "hopefully" Shake Us Awake
To Become Alert, to Become Focused on What Really Matters



What IF?!

Just Two Words that can so easily Rob Us. . . 



Tomorrow is "Unknown"
No Matter What is "Known Today"




What IF?!

Just Two Words that can so easily Rob Us. . . 




For Those of You 
Who Have Traveled Numerous Miles with Me



You already know. . .
We no longer Focus On Easy
We Focus on Exercising  "This Day" on What Really Matters
We Know Tomorrow will Take Care of Itself




What IF?!

Just Two Words that can so easily Rob Us. . . 




We are Exercising "Gratitude"
We are Looking Around our Lives "This Day"
and
Taking a Moment to Reflect
Taking a Moment to Consider
Taking a Moment to Being Grateful
For What We Possess Today




What IF?!

Just Two Words that can so easily Rob Us. . . 




You May Be Saying
"Donyale, you don't know about what is happening in my life right now,
How can I possibly be Grateful?!





What IF?!

Just Two Words that can so easily Rob Us. . . 


 

My Heart Says. . .
Friend, if you can't "in the moment" find anything "hopeful" in this day
Consider,
You are breathing in and out through "your own lungs"
And 
Someone, Somewhere no longer has that option

​


What IF?!

Just Two Words that can so easily Rob Us. . . 




Not Sharing Easy
Not Sharing Answers
Sharing a Perspective along "this heart's journey"
Take what can be "an asset" for your journey




What IF?!

Just Two Words that can so easily Rob Us. . . 
​

If this Feed has been or is a joy to your Heart
Share in the work of Planting Seeds of Gratitude with Me

My Book:  Live Heart Inspired
It is an Inspirational Journey that travels with you 
and 
Please Share with the Heart of Others that come to your mind right now

​
Hugs,
Donyale

What has you distracted?

Sharing what can so easily become a hindrance and in many ways, an obstacle.

I like to look-up definitions on words, with most words, we may know what they mean, the general idea.  When you look up the definition, at times it will pinpoint and describe a current situation.  

In my situation, having the heart of an artist, something within wants to be shared, expressed and for those who have traveled a distance knows, it is always with the intent of Making Gratitude Contagious.  Exercising, Exercising my, your, our Focus on what really matters. Daily.

What has you distracted?

You can be Focused on something, you can be in the zone with an Intent to complete something and it is "subtle thing" that can create a "distraction" and you are off in another direction.  It can be a thought, it can be a thing, it is a distraction.

Distraction Defined:  
A Thing that "prevents" from giving full attention to something else.

Extreme agitation of the mind or emotions.

Those two definitions are an arrow, they zoom right in on what it means to be Focused on something that matters, that is a good place, a place of intent.  Then a "distraction"

What has you distracted?

The gift is being "aware", it is being "alert" to those subtle things that creep in and take your day in a whole different direction.  You don't know what you don't know, but when you learn, or become aware, you add it to your "Exercise" of being Focused on "What Really Matters"

Thank you being Here, Thank you for traveling this road with me, here at the
​Village of "Helping Build Bridges Across", building from our generation into the next

If you enjoy this feed and the posts in the Social Media Village
A wonderful gift is my 215 page, Inspirational Book: Live Heart Inspired 
Available in Soft Cover or E-book 

The book is Dedicated to my Husband's Memory
It is my way of Focusing on What Really Matters and Doing
Something with a Moment that Changes Life "In An Instant"
With a Focused intent to be a Blessing in the life of someone else.
The kind of work that Fulfills my Heart

Fulfillment Defined:  The achievement of something desired.

Hugs,
Donyale

For those of you sharing this journey with me, here at "Helping Build Bridges Across"  

Thank you for being here.

My "Thank You" is that you can be in a number of places, and taking a moment with me, is appreciated.  The Focus, the intent that most of you are aware of is
"Making Gratitude Contagious".  


Please Listen, something will always attempt and in some cases achieve, grabbing our attention, creating hours upon hours, focused in some cases on “nonsense”.  

My heart is to live Transparently, it doesn’t mean every question asked of me will be answered, in some cases, it may be a response of “I’m not at liberty to speak about that”, which translates, I haven’t given time or thought to it and I don’t want to just reply out of the need to just respond. It also means that every story is not to be shared, because it includes many others, and it is not fair, to decide for them "by sharing".


I AM Offended. . .

Recently, it was shared with me that someone was offended, years ago, it seemed because they were not acknowledged.  In this case, it was a moment of being in the same shopping mall, and the person shared they looked right at me and I didn’t seem to acknowledge them.  Notice, I used the word “years”, let us for a moment consider that time frame.

A Year = 365 days

Noting, that the person who shared this, mentioned this had happened “a few years ago”.  365 days multiplied by 3 =    1095 days wasted on being offended, instead of sending a text, making a phone call, if it was that important to address;  Time Robber


I AM Offended. . .

For the record, I don’t remember seeing anyone that I purposely “did not acknowledge”, it is not in my character, not because I’m some great, in control person, it is just not a place that I wrestle with.  I have challenges like all of us, this is just not one of them.  


I'm the person who will speak to anyone, and even if “years ago” some petty, nonsense reasons that an association went awry, traveling the road now, arriving “to this date” of this post,  those kinds of reasons no longer hold weight.  Life is too precious and time is too short, to invest so much into “an assumption”, to live burdened, questioning “why” someone is offended, does not quite equate in my mind, it does not make sense to me. I refuse to give it any space, any time, and any investment.  My heart does not want to be robbed of Time. 


We often live as if, tomorrow is a guarantee filled with the same options in our lives “this day”.  The appearance presented, is that we have plenty of time to set things straight, to apologize, or get back on track with a person.  Life has a funny way of providing the appearance of what “a lifetime means”. . .The amount of time that a “lifetime” is measured by?!


In Closing, If I could give anything to anyone from this share, it would be to not allow "nonsense" to set a trap for your journey.  To not allow the small or in some cases the large things to become your anchor, your daily focus, your chain attached to your ankle.  

Don’t allow life to set a trap of offense, so when, “not if”, things change, you will not be left in that location called “Regret”. 

The Location called "Regret", it is a real trap when you live "offended". 


I AM Offended. . .

Consider, there are numerous reasons a person can be distracted, could walk right past you and not speak.  It is numerous reasons, why someone didn’t return a call the same day or attend an event.  


There are many stories behind a Smile
Someone received some news that changed their life in an instant
Some are battling circumstances “daily” that they never share out loud
Some are reassessing the season of life they are currently in
Some just received news about a loved one or a dear friend
Some are weighted by obligations and or what now
The list is endless. . . 



The Point, is instead of living “offended” do what is needed to have Peace “in your heart”.
If it is something that can be addressed by a conversation, then have the conversation with the intent, “to not escalate the issue” but instead the hope to find a resolution.  


Reside that Peace will be your approach, and even if it means there is no solution, or idea outcome. Your journey, your intent remains that you did what was needed to have “Peace” for your heart, and then like all of us, we have to just continue forward. 



I AM Offended…

I AM Offended…

I have a list of things that I could reference that have been said, or done, or behavior that appeared odd to me, in the moment. Time, experience, things that matter have taught me to love them anyway.  We may not share the same view, the same belief, or have had the same experiences, or travel the same road forward, but for "some" we have decided. 

 We "WILL NOT" Live Being Offended. 

Are You Offended?! 
Is there a work you need to do, to find your Peace, to take hold of the days that are
“gifted” to you?!  

~ Questions for only your heart to Answer ~

Like a Book...

 Like a Book...



For me sharing in this way, doesn't make me sad, maybe it comes from the road traveled to this date, that has taught me how precious "life" is, and teaches me how to be very grateful to "be aware of that fact".  Awareness determines my words, my actions, and my decisions "daily". 



Life is a gift, and each new day my intent is to not take that for granted. I continue forward with awareness of that, including from numerous examples along my life's journey.  I live daily "exercising" in Gratitude, knowing that my book does have a closing chapter too.  I know firsthand and choose to share that living with "Gratitude" does and will "rob regret".


This is a Heart Knows firsthand, that exercising Gratitude, being appreciative allowed me to Rob Regret. To know more, to learn more that is found under "Living In My Truth"




My shares are not about being easy, and not focused on being hard either.  Instead, for me I'm driven in living "fulfilled" and that includes taking what I've walked through and sharing that "as a perspective".  I don't provide answers, like you I'm walking life's journey daily, I share my perspective from what I have experienced and my thoughts on that.  My heart is that you take what can be an asset for this day, to equip for tomorrow and continue forward. 



My purpose, my focus is to continually seek daily a relationship with my Creator, not centered on rituals of a religion.  I want to know God more and My intent is to live loving "this day" and having "awareness" of a hopeful tomorrow with an opportunity to continue in my intent.  Sharing love with all those who surround me and for those I encounter and including this village where I share. 

​

Faith in God, has been my leaning board, it has been my refuge, and it has not ever been just about a Religion, it is about a "Relationship" with the Potter who created this Clay.  My help is in Him and this I clearly know.  The comfort in that, is that I did not create myself, so who would better know me, who understands my heart when it's difficult to share it, who knows the road before and who understands the road behind.  God is my comfort for that and numerous more reasons. 




More than words, it is an experience, like any relationship that grows, or you trust in, that is developed from experiences, from being familiar.  This is the walk I've found, not by "just" what I've read but by my "direct" experiences.  In fact, I sum it up as "I'm living" on what I'm prepared for my book to close on. 




That means something to me, it allows me to determine the investment into what surrounds me or to what I allow to grab my attention. It allows me to determine the invitations that I choose to accept or not, of drama or peace.  My choice.  Always a choice. 




My book has a "Hopeful Heart" for many more chapters, that are lived full on the Grace that My Creator has taught me belongs to me, to my journey.  Again, this is not a Share of "being easy".  I define it as "an exercise" of Gratitude daily. 




I recognize and understand completely, to know something and to possess something is two very different things.  I choose daily on where to place my focus, it is a work, it is an exercised decided by continual "choices" daily. 




Like a Book...



My invitation to "YOU",  is to "find" what can be an asset for "this day" and for the "Hopeful Road Before You".  Exercise your Focus on those areas that bring you Peace, that allow you to set aside those areas that you can't change in the moment, so why carry that worry and anxiety "all day".  In calmness, peace within, it allows you to consider options on what needs to be done, it allows you in the midst of that have peace in your home.  This is an exercise, words are not magic and thinking great thoughts one time doesn't cover the whole week.  It is a "daily" work, a focus on what the day before you will be. It is your intent and in most cases, that intent will determine your words and  your actions. 




The intent of this Share, and all shares really, is to just "say it" and to allow you to decide what can be an asset for you, to decide what you can do with it and to find the part that Inspires you, Encourages You, or just simply provides "A Hug" to you. 



My Faith, this Village is centered on "Love", my intent is not to decide who you are or what you should be.  My intent was, is and always will be "Making Gratitude Contagious" and operating in Love. Helping Build Bridges Across is a village that allows conversation, that allows us to respectfully hear each other, and knowing it is okay to agree to disagree.  This village has a buffet table and the heart of it, is to take what can be an asset for your heart and "continue forward". 



The road behind me is filled with so many memories, like a book, chapters of my life filled with joyful moments, tearful moments, hopeful moments, moments where I didn't how things would turn out if not for the Grace of God in my life, celebrations of "new" and  challenging places to "press" through. Including those places of a chapter closed. 


​
Like a Book...

I'm very grateful for anything you do.
Thank you for being here and for sharing.

Hugs, 
Donyale

"Making Gratitude Contagious" was, is and always will be the intent

Who Has the Golden Ticket?!

We all have our sketch book of what the road behind has taught us, the day that we have "for some"  is a gift,  and the road before us offers "hope". 



For me, every single day is a choice, it is an exercise of Gratitude... 
In the Midst Of...



My favorite words is that "No One Said Easy", to share that my daily exercise is Gratitude for some implies, a New Day to be Grateful and to carry on. Words that appear "simple".  Yes, Simple to say, Simple to share,  but an exercise, an exercise, a pressing through come what may,  a New Day. 



A New Day offers, distractions, challenges, concerns, inclusive of the waters that surround our journey, and as we pursue going forward means a choice. Exercising daily means, at least "for me" Pressing Through,  in the Midst Of...


​
In Spite Of...


Even Though...

​
A Choice, a Decision arises "each day" on what the Focus Will Be, on What the Exercise Will Be "This Day"

​Who Has the Golden Ticket?!

I love transparency, and just sharing, putting "my truth" on the table. I'm Not sharing Answers, Sharing My Truth, Sharing My Perspective.  The words "Who Has the Golden Ticket" in my heart speaks volumes.



All of us have many opinions, you should do this, why didn't they do that...



But



Who Has the Golden Ticket?!,
being transparent, we are all a mixing bowl.  A mixing bowl filled with so so many different perspectives, so many opinions.  



This is not shared to be a downer, but to speak transparent, like our Book Opened, it will Close.  These words should have meaning, should allow "us all" to Pause and decide what really matters.  These words should determine our Actions towards others, and the words we choose to speak. 



Who Has the Golden Ticket?!



Yvette "Donyale", why share anything?!
For me "for some", they need to know that no one has a Golden Ticket "eliminating" them from the Chapter Closing. For me, it means a reminder that we all need to Take a Pause, before we. . .




You, I, We travel this journey with many but we are and always will be "accountable to one" and that alone "for some" allows us to choose our Focus, allows us in spite of, to Exercise Daily in Gratitude. 


​
​Who Has the Golden Ticket?!


Live Full Today, choosing Peaceful Places, Grateful Places, Love Places
Because...
Again
Again
Again


No Promised Us that Tomorrow Will Look the Same As Today
For this Heart, knowing that allowed awareness of what really mattered, it allowed "this heart" to Rob Regret. 

Many of you, have traveled this journey with me since 2014, "Thank You"  Consider, the words of where it began and why, including all the things that have happened along the journey. 


For those who have been inspired, My Ask, is to share the inspiration with others, whoever is on your heart right now.  This journey is much more than about "you" or "I."  


Live Heart Inspired is an Inspirational Journal to remind us, to "Take a Pause",  the road is much more than about us.  It is a choice.  It is a Focus, it is an Exercise Daily in Gratitude. 



​From a Heart that Knows "Gratitude Robs Regret" 



Live Heart Inspired available in Soft Cover and E-book

​

​Who Has the Golden Ticket?!

For Some...

We recognize what really matters "this day"

For Some...

We took what tried to take away our voice, our hope for tomorrow and do something with it, that would be a blessing to someone else.  

This voice remains, Living In My Truth...
Not someone special, someone who made a choice to do something with the destruction that "in an instant" found me. 

If this village has been a blessing, is a blessing, and has provided inspiration and value, My Ask is to bless someone else with bringing awareness.

If and Only if, it has meant or means something to you. ​

Who Has the Golden Ticket?!
​

I consider the season that my journey is in, and I'm very comfortable in knowing what "heart matters" to me.  I'm not driven so "easily" by the opinion of someone else.  

With that stated, and in fairness, I'm also not the young 21 year old girl either, who at one time cared

​about the voices that surrounded her journey. 


A 21 year old, who had a very different lens, and a very different view of the road before her.  That alone allows me "now" to not draw lines in the sand, or determine what others should do or not.  


That alone allows me to not "judge others"


I have a huge project, that I'm reminded of every time that  I look in a mirror.  My hope is that the grass of others is very green, but there is so many things that creep in my own yard, that I'm constantly pulling weeds, with a heart that desires instead to "plant more flowers"

This village is a gift, I share what encourages, what inspires, what is not so easy.  I share words to consider and to reflect. I define my journey, by "this day" and by the road hopefully before me, as one traveling with "An Artist's Heart".  


Why those words...  An Artist's Heart 


For me, it speaks volumes, it means that as an Artist, you are constantly creating from the thoughts within, and you release what "is lodged within", what is seen within. For most artists, they are filled with Hope of what can be. 


The Freedom in that, is that in this village, Helping Build Bridges Across, started as a simple share from a joyful place.  Those same words that began in "2014" revisit my heart often, of why this "online journey began." 

To learn how it started, please visit the ABOUT page which is added to but began "April 2014", consider those words of where it began, and for those who have traveled quite a distance with me, consider all that has happened between "Then and Now."

​
As a woman of Faith, I believe my steps are ordered, and I don't have it all figured out and before my chapter closes, I don't know If I ever will. 


I do recognize the priceless treasure of a New Day, and that each day someone was not afforded that gift.  For me that's priceless, and my garden continues "Planting seeds of Gratitude.

I know "My Why"
My garden started as a joyful "hike" and continued through "painful places" which included a decision to do something with those places, and that was not easy.  The focus continues, working, planting seeds of Gratitude, that have the potential to grow for a lifetime.  That is a treasure to this heart. 


Now, this village has become a Fulfillment, a Work that is bigger and more than about me, and including I don't know where it will go, and I don't know where it will end.  I do know, I will "continue forward"


I live daily grateful to my Creator, a relationship, that reveals "beautiful" is located in every day, and yes there is "painful places" but this village is for us to "exercise" in those places, to soar above them.  Again "multiple times" an exercise.


Challenges, Distractions, Hurtful, Painful Places will travel along the journey. 
THE EXERCISE is to FOCUS on what "Heart Matters", exercising Gratitude, exercising Peace.  



Like the Eagle, "by choice", Soaring above the Storm.  

Did Anyone Say Easy?!  I believe the words were Focus and Exercising in what "Heart Matters"

Hugs,
Donyale
​
"From a Heart that Knows, Gratitude Robs Regret" 

This is shared for the one, for the heart who already knows the answer, yet you still choose to ask the questions.

This is for the one who chooses to overlook what you already know.  Everything is not for everyone, but then there is that which is a special delivery "just for you". 
What you choose to do with it will always be completely up to you.  

A heart that shares what is lodged within, is often described as the heart of an artist.  Where it travels and who is connected to it
​is always God's Business. 

Making Gratitude Contagious is always the intent