A Morning Prayer

 

 

Then let the sun come out and fill the sky with rainbows.
Let the warmth of the sun heal us wherever we are broken.
Let it burn away the fog so that we can see each other clearly.
So that we can see beyond labels.. beyond accents.. gender or skin color.

Let the warmth and brightness of the sun melt our selfishness.
So that we can share the joys and feel the sorrows of our neighbors.
And let the light of the sun be so strong..
that we will see all people as our neighbors.
Let the earth.. nourished by rain..
bring forth flowers to surround us with beauty.
And let the mountains teach our hearts to reach upward to heaven.
~ Rabbi Harold Kushner

 

Thursday and Friday June 9th 10th Family Fun

On Thursday June 9th we ate lunch at Baja Sonora and strolled along Main street in Seal Beach.

 Stopped at the playground so gramps could push Sofia on the swing.

 She wasn't sure at first if she liked it

 A look of complete horror crossed her face

In the end  she liked it!

 As we were leaving Seal Beach we bumped into Athena's good friend from elementary school Lisa and her boyfriend.  It was a great reunion.

 At home everyone can relax and Auntie Athena and Sofia can be together.

On June 10th we revisited the Long Beach Museum of Art where Athena and Mat were married. It was a nice sunny day and we took advantage of the free admission for this day to the current exhibit. 

 

 Sofia had fun with the art that said, "Touch me" 

We had lunch at the new Pacific City shopping area in Huntington Beach.

Lots of time to relax at home and play with Sofia

Love having the family altogether. What a gift!

 

Yup!

NEVER
in the history of calming down has
anyone ever actually calmed down
by being told to calm down.

Going Forward

"I've been terrified every single day of my life.. and I never let it keep me from a doing a single thing I wanted to do."
~ Georgia O'Keefe
 

Athena and Mat Arrive and Baby sit Sofia June 8, 2016

Auntie Athena and Uncle Mat take over.  Sofia loves them both.  Never misses her mommy or grandma as we go to celebrate Jocelyn's retirement party at UCLA. More on that celebration in another post.

Not Losing Oneself

"Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself. When you are carried away with your worries, fears, cravings, anger, and desire, you run away from yourself and you lose yourself. The practice is always to go back to oneself."

Thich Nhat Hanh  

Flying From Madison to Long Beach June 7, 2016

Aria, Sofia and I  left Madison  early and flew to Denver Colorado where we had a two hour layover. Sofia did great. She slept on the two hour flight from Madison to Denver. Enjoyed playing for two hours in Denver and slept the last leg of the flight all the way to Orange County.

We rested at home then headed to the bay for a casual dinner of pizza by the water.

We're here and Athena and Mat arrive from Australia tomorrow!  Yayyyy we made it.