Laughter

 

So laugh and find the joy in life! 

Be Kind and Be The Kind

 

A Celebration of the life of Ruth Jingu Yamadera

 It's difficult to believe that today marks the 20th anniversary of my mother's passing.  I feel her presence deeply still.  She was a gentle, loving mother dedicated to all her family.  Her goodness, her joy, her laugh and her constant love has been passed on to her children and her grandchildren.  Her spirit lives on in all of us. 

 

The Journey:

Above the mountains 

the geese turn into

the light again

painting their

black silhouettes 

on an open sky . 

Sometimes everything has to be

inscribed across the heavens

so you can find the one line

already written inside you.

Sometimes it takes a great sky

to find that small, bright

indescribable 

wedge of freedom

in your heart.

Sometimes with the bones

of the black sticks

left when the 

fire has gone out

someone has written something

new in the ashes

of your life.

You are not leaving.

You are arriving. 

-David Whyte

from the House of Belonging 

 

Be Creative

 

"It is through creating, not possessing, that life is revealed."  -Vida D. Scuydder

Santana Perez The Harpist at the Tea Gardens in San Antonio Texas c. 1930

 

This is my mother Ruth seated at the table.  She often spoke of the harpist Santana who played daily. 

Mary I picked You To Be My Bff

 

 

 

When I was in the 3rd grade I saw a little girl across the school yard.  When I spotted her something in me said "I want to be that girl's friend."  I walked across the yard and asked her if she wanted to come to watch the play that my friend Sharon was putting on.  It was a daily thing we did at recess. I was the announcer and Sharon did an act.  The little girl agreed and came along and we became best friends.  Her name is Mary and we are still friends to this day.

 

 

 

 

"Friendship is weird...

You just pick a

human you've met 

and you're like,

"Yep, I like this one."

And you do stuff with them.

I'm glad I picked you."  

Mommy Special Day Out With Julian