Meri's Musings

A heart full of joy is purchased for so little, for just the cost of a moment's notice a heartbeat in your day. . .  It might be found in   a basket of white tulips sitting on table the stillness of water and perfect reflections little pink soaps in the shape of hearts watering cans sitting on a worn shelf painted white or when a couple of numerals sitting side by side  remind you  what life was like  before you trashed your knee  on the ski slopes what life was like when you never thought  you'd acquire  the patina of age. Won't you spend a little time looking for JOY and sharing it with us? To play along: 1. do a post that tells and shows us what gives you joy. 2. capture the URL of the specific post  and paste it into the  Mr. Linky box  along with your name. 3. visit other players -- as many as possible --  and let their joy infect you.   Leave them a comment about their post. Let's start an e...

Relyn  recently invited us to post our  No. 5 and  No. 10 posts from our blog infancies. I'm not sure what  number this was, but it was a very early post. I've reworked it just a bit and am posting it while I'm on a more exterior journey. - meri    To me, spirals bespeak an inner journey, a heroic quest  to perfectly express our uniqueness and soul signature. "Spiral" © 2008 Meri Arnett-Kremian   All of us encounter layers of meaning, find ourselves  confronted with challenges time and again. Sometimes it's the same old stuff in new packages. Other times it's brand new stuff because we've learned some of the earlier lessons  and we're ready for bigger  (and hopefully BETTER) things.  Who hasn't circled round and round, trying to find that center  of stillness and peace? Who hasn't longed for a sure  and steady path to a blissful destination, even if it turns out to be ...

What event was so enormous, so impactful, that it serves as the hinge point between "before" and "after" in your life? "Defining Moment" - photograph copyright 2009 Meri Arnett-Kremian What happened to change your sense of yourself, of who you are - your feeling of ease in the world - - how you relate to others - - your sense of belonging or being cut adrift - - how you choose to use your gifts? These defining events may have changed you for good or ill, but they unquestionably left their mark. These seminal happenings may be outright blessings, horrible burdens, or blessings in disguise. Everyone can point to one or more than one, at least everyone of a certain age and degree of awareness. What's your defining moment? How did it change you? What wisdom did you gain?