Just some random thoughts running though my mind today:

Just some random thoughts running though my mind today:
Let your inner Light shine... God gave us each a Spirit filled with Love. Some have hidden that light deep but it still resides inside each and every one of us.... waiting for the opportunity.... for that gentle breeze to blow and start the embers burning again... Light can never be extinguished.... only hidden... so remember next time you see someone with a very deeply hidden inner Light... it is there just waiting for someone/thing to blow a gentle breeze and start the flame of Love again... So you see if we all are Love and show Love to others... you may just be that catalyst that helps to change the coals in another back to their original state of Loving Inner Spirit... My challenge for you today is to be that breeze of Hope/Love/Compassion one person, one situation, one event at a time and then watch God work in/with/through you/us....

Today is a day that God has made. Let us Rejoice and be Glad in it!! Spring has sprung and flowers are blooming... the sun is always shining above the clouds... Trust that all is right with the world.... Believe that God is working in, with and through you in all that you do... Love is always the right answer....

Love and Light
Nina P

What's in a Name?

What's in a Name?

When people say your name how does it feel? How does it fit? Does it make you smile? What's in a name anyway?

Here's a fun little story that forever changed me ... and my name.

In highs school, I always had 2 choices for what I wanted to go to college for...(OK maybe more but Singer-Songwriter was already taken.) I went into healthcare but special education was always close to my heart as well. I choose healthcare and have no regrets as I love what I do. That said, I always wondered if I could have made it in special education. About 20 years ago now.. (Oh no... it can't be that long ago... or can it.. whew time flies) I had the opportunity to go for a day to my friends special education classroom (she was/is a dedicated, every student counts, Teacher).

What a treat for me to spend a day with a group of wonderful, truly special, children. We did math, read books, did crafts, and went to music class. Music class was one of the students favorites. They'd all walk (wanting to run) to the room to sit and sing songs with the teacher. This day the teacher was playing the piano and "talk singing" her comments and thoughts. She sang about the sunny day and all the students sitting so nicely and then she sang a song about the "stranger" in the room, ME! She asked me my name and I said Nina... She played the piano and thought then sang a song about how could she remember my name... She sang how she had a great idea, she'd think of her favorite number.... (thinking here and playing a little song....) ... then out she sang... my favorite number today is Nine..... so I'll say 9 and then add a great big "A" at the end... That's it that's how I'm going to remember her name... She made the kids sing my name a few times and then she went on with her class....

Later that day I went for a walk with the younger kids. One sweet little girl wanted to hold my hand while we walked. She was just a little cutie... My friend, the Special Ed teacher, came over and asked the little girl if she was enjoying the walk. The little girl smiled wide and said yes, as she squeezed my hand tighter and winked at me. My friend asked her if she remembered my name. Well that got this little girl. She stood there and got so quiet and serious... she scrunched up her face, thinking hard...... after a minute or so her face brightened up and she shook her head up and down... "I remember, I remember!!" She said excitedly. "That's Good" said my friend, "what is it, what's her name?" ..... This little angel looked up at me smiled so proudly and in her happiest voice said...."Eleven- A!" It was all I could do not to laugh out loud, she had in fact remembered what the music teacher had said; she remembered her favorite number and added "A".

To this day I tell that story and smile wide myself.... Angels come in many forms and this one touched my heart and soul forever.... So what's in a name?....... Everything!

May you find happiness, smiles, giggles and laughter in your name today. May the sound of your name bring you Joy, Hope, and Love. Remember when you hear your name(s), as it's being spoken, it comes from one soul into yours. The mere word conveys so much as it connects you to another. May your spirit be lifted and your heart smile as you remember and hear your name(s). Celebrate all that is you today.

Love and Light, 9 - A or maybe today I should say "Eleven - A"

Scattered Thoughts; Scattered Mind

Scattered Thoughts; Scattered Mind

Scattered thoughts; Scattered Mind

Everything at once

Think of this; Think of that

How to keep it straight

Do this; Do that

Hands are flying high

Go here; Go there

Which way is up

Crazy life; Crazy world

How to slow it down

Breathe now, Breath deep

Focus on the breath

In slow; Out fast

Calmness entering

Quiet mind; Quiet breath

Mindful meditation

Open heart; Open mind

Peace is coming now

Noises come; Noises go

A humming in your ear

Letting go; Letting God

Welcome serenity

Light comes; Light shines

Listen to the earth

Heart beat; Heart felt

Music of the soul

Peaceful day; Peaceful night

Spirit's soaring high

Trust Light; Trust Love

All the chaos gone

With Love and Light;

by Nina P (9/3/09)

Words Inside are Dancing

Like I've said in the past. Sometimes I just have to grab pen and paper and it's as if someone else is writing... This came so fast this morning, I had to grab a pen and the back of whatever was in front of me and jot it down... Talk about Random!!! :-D Whew!....

Oh well... I share it here anyway....

Words Inside are Dancing

Words fly across the page; Dark lines dancing by

First a funny jig; Then mixed in with a waltz

Words come in my mind; As music from the soul

Words are painting pictures; Though I can not draw

The paper fills up quickly; As the words keep dancing by

The music is internal; Illuminating from Light and Love

The image that I’m painting; Comes flooding in like thunder

Yet the flow is rapid; The music can’t be stopped

Spring, Summer, Fall; Give way to Winters cold

Yet every season too must come; To be a part of life

Today my thoughts are abstract; Yet to someone may make sense

I can not stop the flow; Of this almighty pen

So dance your inner dance; And feel your song inside

Your music’s just beginning; the tune is yours unique

Paint your life so full; With things that fill your soul

Go look outside and see; All the glories that there are

Then paint your song; And sing your pen and dance your inner dance

It’s love and Light that guide me; From thought to ink to paper

And then into your life I send; These words in random order

This must be my Picasso; Abstract in thought I paint;

I sing this song on paper; With ink and pen create;

These words inside are a dancing

Written with Love and Light,
By Nina P. 6/22/09

Since this poem is so random and abstract... I'm sending out a random heart!! I found it on line in the local newspaper section of photo's. I can't find it again to give proper credit :-(

Either way, the photographer caught an amazing "wild" heart....

I found the pgotographer!!! cheychey37 can be found @ http://rochesterhomepage.net/mymedia/view.php?id=2321