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day 68

✨💚Revisiting this lovely photo for today. 💚✨

This past week we celebrated “March 4th or “Forth” if you will…as we headed into International Womens’ Day weekend, capping things off with daylight savings time with a reminder to “Spring Forward”! I’m sensing a theme here. Living in the moment has not served me well lately with so much chaos swirling about, but taking a moment to think about the world that could be, that we collectively could usher in, well, that gives me hope! 


just imagine…

imagine a world
where kindness is currency
where justice is a birthright
where peace is a state of being

imagine a world
where creativity is encouraged
where diversity is celebrated
where leaders serve the people

imagine a world
where nature is protected
where all life is respected
where wisdom is heeded

imagine a world
where all work is valued
where everyone is cared for
where bellies are full

it may seems silly
to dream of what could be
but each person holds the key
to making dreams a reality

imagine yourself
offering kindness to a stranger
standing up for a victim
being empathetic, slow to anger

imagine yourself
appreciating the beauty around you
including the outsider in community
stepping up to serve others

Imagine yourself
leaving a small footprint
giving up your seat to someone
learning from mistakes and doing better

imagine yourself
saying thank you
checking in on a neighbor
paying it forward to someone in need

it’s not so silly after all…
if we can imagine it,
we can do it
we can be it

Peace, Love, and Glimmers of Dreams in the Making to You!
~kat

day 64…slightly delayed

whispers from the ash heap

nobody noticed
when the dust settled
drifting into nooks and cracks
coating shelves and knickknacks
nobody noticed
when everything slowly faded
under a dull gray hue

we have forgotten
we are stardust and light
we are bone and sinew
blood and flesh infused
with the eternal spirit of love
living, breathing beacons
with potential for goodness

nobody noticed
as we languished
under the ash heaps
of history repeating
we have forgotten
what we are made of
we have forgotten
who we are...

~kat

This one ruminated for a while in my head, eking out in pieces…I needed to sleep in it to bring it to the page. The glimmer for day 64…remember, remember who you are. Don’t let anyone tell you that you are less than…

Peace, Live, and Glimmers to you!

~kat


day 57

finding the perfect ending 

I’m long past the old standard, sincerely
sincerely yours is dated, flat,
for a time i’d settled on best wishes
then best regards, after all I supposed
they mean the same thing,
though nuanced variations can shift
sentiments however slightly
kind or warm regards…not feeling it
a simple regards or best…a bit lazy
all the best, is a bit too much, rather subjective…whose best or what best
best in any variation is awkward at best
it does not convey warmth or cordiality
it’s a quandary I’ve wrestled with
how to end a general business email note
Respectfully, Faithfully, Yours truly,
or Truly yours imply too much warmth,
a bit too intimate for my taste…*sigh*
thank goodness for electronic signatures
all business, no parting sentiment needed
simply a pre-formatted formal
name, title, and contact details
only my truest, dearest friends know me as Kat
kind, warm, best, and true goes without saying

~kat

Random thoughts for today. This is the sort of thing that keeps me up at night. Silly me. Writing about it gets it out of my head and settles things once and for all.

The truth is, it doesn’t matter. And finally realizing that glimmer of truth is one more step toward liberation. Many of us start our adult life believing that so many things matter. But as we get older, and hopefully wiser, we realize that the only things that really matter are love, authenticity, and truth. This little exercise of random thinking out loud this has made me feel lighter and brighter. ✨😊✨

Peace, love, and glimmers to you. (No sincerely needed)

~kat


day 55

moonlit dawn ~ kat 2025
a trio of turkeys at the bird feeders …
more cactus blooms ~kat 2025
A trio of glimmers to start my day….

Meanwhile…the world…and I digress…

no bliss 

oh to be
blissfully
unaware
simply
concerned
about the price
of eggs
of a promise
made
delayed
day one come
and gone
blame it on
the guy before
ignore
the elephant
in the room
too soon?
or too late
to participate
in this experiment
called democracy
as hell freezes over
and the world burns
when will we learn
history repeats itself
history repeats itself

~kat

and a deep breath…

thank goodness for glimmers…

Peace, Love, and Glimmers to you…repeat glimmers as needed!

~kat


day 45 ~ and we wait & day 46 ~ affirmations

Spent several hours in the office space where I worked for 7 years before the pandemic sent me home to work remotely. It felt like a ghost town, but was a haven in the storm where I was able to recharge our generator batteries. Thankfully we didn’t need to use them for more than a few hours. in case you missed it… a huge glimmer her and gratefulness for access to resources.

Some random thoughts as I catch up on the past two days

day 45 ~ and we wait

blackout

the prospect of one more night
of bitter cold, of darkness, of death
our tropical fish succumbing one by one
it’s an unbearable burden
my best attempts to sustain us
woefully inadequate but I keep fighting
the warm-blooded souls under our roof
huddled, hanging on to the promise
that the services we depend upon
will be restored before day’s end
heartened by activity, tree removal
and utility trucks, in the neighborhood
trust slipping away by the hours
as darkness once again swallows the light

but I digress…
is this what it will be like
In coming years as safety nets
are eliminated, as our country crumbles
as the loyalists of the king are rewarded
and those of us opposed or other are
excluded to fend for ourselves…
must prepare, must be better prepared

huddled under layers of clothes and
blankets I close my eyes in hope
that at least this night the light
will break through, that power will
be restored, that we will be safe again
and then
a sputter, the hum of electronics, the
computer screens flash on, the printer
reboots and the heat growls to a start
i lay motionless, while the grid surges
wondering if it is temporary or real
…waiting…wondering…waiting
hoping…as the room becomes warmer
a sigh, a full breath of relief … such relief
short lived, as my mind rudely intrudes must be better prepared…must prepare

~kat

An update. Just lost a few tetras…the other fish held on!

day 46~affirmations 

repeat after me…

I’m still here
I matter
I have value
I am worthy
I am brave
I am a survivor
I deserve respect
I deserve to be happy
I deserve to be free
I am smart
I am compassionate
I am kind
I am light
I am love
and yes I am here…I AM SO HERE!

Peace, love, and glimmers of affirmation to you, and remember, you are a magnificent soul.

~kat