I love this quote!
Imagine if we all decided

To be what we view the world

To become...

What if it was the same?

Everlasting Peace and Harmony
I'm with that...


~Monica~

On This Beautiful Day there are Souls entering

and Leaving Our Existence.

Right now, in this moment I choose to BE

and to tell you right now, right here...

I'm gratful for you sharing this moment and time with me



~Monica~

Sometimes you have to take a moment to acknowledge there even IS "this moment".

I am finding that I'm creating time. "What does that mean?" you ask? Well... I keep saying and thinking over and over that "time is abundant and I have plenty of it". Miracle is - it works.

Lately I'm finding that I can walk outside to the leftmost of my yard where my neighbor's tree hangs over and examine the leaves. Really! I just look at the leaves and the life in the tree. While I'm standing at the tree, I hear my buddy "Frog Dude" ribbiting at me. (yes, I really do believe the frog has taken a liking to me and is in his way conversing - sue me for loving reptiles. hee hee). Then I can hear the birds, and my gosh the area around me is so alive! I'm not sure I really ever noticed.

As 2007 is winding down - I'm so looking forward to 2008.

I just want to take this moment to thank everyone that comes through to take the time to read my words on this plot of cyberspace. Thank you for making me feel special and interesting enough to take a moment to read or share in your life. I enjoy all of you as well.

Enjoy your moments in whatever way you can - know that you are truly alive.

Love and Light,

Monica

So I do random acts of kindness and donate to charity often.  It's simply something that feels good to me.

But to volunteer and directly involve myself face to face has always been a bit um... well, scary.  I did write a little while back of my first experience volunteering in a shelter's kitchen.  See HERE for that entry.

However, in the last few months I've been working on learning how to contribute to the human race.  :)

So.... my best friend and I were in Utah this past week and signed up to assist at a men's rescue home to assist in serving their dinner meal.  We drove up, parked and went in not knowing exactly what to expect but we were really excited!  Or nervous and we viewed it as excitement (that's how I choose to see it!).

So, there we were sitting during their service time (it's a Christian based rescue home I believe) and as we were waiting to be called on to assist with dinner something quite amazing occured.

The preacher (not sure of his title or name) came to her and I and asked if we could please fill in for those that could not be there (the piano player was ill and the singer was working with family).  We smiled and said ofcourse, what can we do?

Here's the kicker!  He asked us to sing Amazing Grace in front of the men awaiting their service.  WOW!  We said ofcourse we would (just went with the urge to assist) and we stood up on the stage in front of those that were there and sang our hearts out!

Oh my goodness!  It was the most awesome feeling!  WOW!

My site does not state my religious belief for a reason so this in no way is stating what it is.  However, when we sing I believe our heart opens up!  And that song, no matter what you believe is a very very touching song.  It comes from your light... at least that's my opinion.

To be able to sing for them and to look at each one's face as I sang gave me the most wonderful feeling I cannot even explain it.

Um, by the way.... I do NOT sing for a living, so it certainly was simply from the heart.  ;)

We then got to serve them dinner and the feeling we had as we danced and sung in the kitchen was no less than awesome.

Ahhh.... to actually open your eyes to those around you and see them for who they truly are.  Niiiiiiice.

Happy and whole,

Mon

This was taken before my friend's wedding. The boy is my step son Daniel and the little girl is his sister.

Something about this photo makes me feel not only like a child, but so peaceful.

Water reminds me of life.

Children remind me of life.

So to me, this is a photo of life.

Love and Light,

Mon