Blue Happy Living

If tomorrow was your last day on this beautiful earth could you rest your head  in peace.  If in an instant you went blind would you wish to see once more those things that you wanted to see.  If your voice could never be heard beyond this moment in time have you said all you wanted to say like I love you, you are beautiful or so much more.  If the sun sets and you can no longer hear would you miss music, children at play or the breathing of a loved one.  Life is fragile and is never promised beyond your last breath.  Spending that life with anger and crude grudge only makes waste and for  an unfertilized life.

Life is a gift of journey some long and some short.  We all face a different journey but can learn from the different path we all walk.  Recently I have taken note of the passing of Joey Feek.  I’m so touched by the love of her husband, family, friends and fans.  What a journey this young women has taken through life in 40 short years.  On my personal Facebook page I shared the Memorial service and the words spoken by her husband Rory.  WOW so powerful the love they shared and gave to others.  Last night as I watched the video of him speaking I cried silent tears.  I couldn’t stop thinking about his words and how deep he meant them.  He stood tall and spoke so clearly only choking up a few times.  Although not many tears, you could feel his pain in the words he wrote to honor her.  How blessed she was to have such a love in her journey of life.

I got up at my usual time yesterday at 4:30 to go to the gym.  I rushed home at 7:00 to get ready for school.  By 9:30 I was standing in front of a class of high school kids talking about different art projects.  We talked about how the art show is rolling up on us and we had little time left to get ready.  In the back of my mind I was worried about my daughter who was home sick.  I went through my day thinking I’m so tired, my legs hurt from my morning work out, I have so much to do when I get home today and I have a project to finish.  I realized  as I watched the video of the memorial service that Joey Feek worries no more.  Projects, art shows, my to-do list and so many other things aren’t really that important.

I was home alone last night so I left the TV off and took the time to just be quiet.  I promised a project on the blog today so I went into my studio and in the silence I finished it.  I let my mind clear it’s self of all the fog and clutter.  I reset my thoughts to give and not take, help not hinder, love not hate and grace not gossip.  Fertilizing my life with good, love and grace is in order.  I sometimes get caught up in my life and all its plans. I often forget to just breath and look around as I run from one idea to another.  Greg is always telling me “honey slow down take a weekend off”.  I’m honest to say that I get aggravated at Greg sometimes because he is always doing things with his friends.  Seems like he has plans all the time.  He includes me but I always say I can’t I have too much to do.  How much time I have wasted not spending it with him because of my to-do list, projects and busy plans.  Time spent is just that, you never get it back.   Now I know we all can’t just toss it all to the wind and live a care free day.  We can take the time to put a side those list, projects and plans to enjoy what we can see and hear.  To tell those we love and people we meet how much we care and love them before we lay our head to rest.

I have been struggling with a few things and a few people lately.  No matter how I try there is no way I can get in their head and understand where they are coming from or why the treat people the way they do.  I found myself seeking the approval of people who shouldn’t really matter in the big picture.  I’m generally a nice person but I’m not perfect and can bite a bit if pushed.  I just think that we all should help each other not push each other out-of-the-way.  When you see away to help someone you should take that opportunity to reach out your hand.  Giving to someone doesn’t mean you are taking from yourself.  It only means you are fertilizing your own life and oh how you will grow.

I promised a project so here it is.  Not a lot of detail info other than it was one of the sweet treasures I got on my vacation last week. I cleaned it up and sprayed it with Rose Gold Valspar.  Greg found this one at an antique barn.  That was a special place we held hands through the store as if we were teenagers.  I hope that your Tuesday finds you Blue Happy! Above all you give yourself the grace just to be quiet and enjoy life.