Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Roll With It”
“Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.” ~Allen Saunders Dear Universe, The other day I found myself reminiscing, sifting through old travel photos. I think maybe the limited scope of my scenery—thanks to this pandemic—is making me crave adventure and faraway lands more than I ever have. Traveling has always been one of the things …
“Your only goal is to arrive.” ~Paul Ollinger Dear Universe, Well, here we are, week 6? 7? 8? of quarantine. If I looked at a calendar, I could figure it out, but truthfully even the days on the calendar are starting to look like one, big, continuous block, rather than neatly divided squares. I digress. So here we are, on …
“May you live all the days of your life.” ~Jonathan Swift Dear Universe, I love being around kids. There’s something about the way they enjoy the little things that reminds me to pay attention to everything. There’s something about the way they live so fully and completely that can be contagious. They are walking bundles of emotion with smiles one …
“love is a place & through this place of love move (with brightness of peace) all places yes is a world & in this world of yes live (skillfully curled) all worlds” ~E.E Cummings Dear Universe, There are times in our lives when we let our fears get the best of us, despite how brave we can be. We imagine …
“In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.” ~Gordon B. Hinckley Dear Universe, Sometimes you have to take the time to remind yourself that life’s a ball. For these last several weekends I’ve been experiencing just that. Specifically, life’s a baseball, bowling ball and a basketball. Let me explain. Spring break …
“Clearly, all fear has an element of resistance and a leaning away from the moment. Its dynamic is not unlike that of strong desire except that fear leans backward into the last safe moment while desire leans forward toward the next possibility of satisfaction. Each lacks presence.” ~Stephen Levine Dear Universe, Recently, I find myself thinking more and more about …
“Intention is one of the most powerful forces there is. What you mean when you do a thing will always determine the outcome.” ~Brenna Yobvanoff Dear Universe, When planning our trip to Italy, my friend and I knew that Rome would be a must-see stop. A city filled with history, beauty, religion, culture and food, I couldn’t wait to …
“She took a step and didn’t want to take any more, but she did.” ~Markus Zusak Dear Universe, Sometimes we all feel a little well, lost. In those times in my life I have often found myself wishing and hoping for someone, something, to tell me what to do. It would be so much easier for the decision to be …