As we approach mid year of 2026 we can reset our lives for patience and resilience for the next six months. Lots has already happened this year. Some good and some not so good experiences. Try to celebrate the victories and reflect on the challenges.
We can move along with mindfulness. Our world is not a nice place sometimes but with belief even in awful situations there can be light. God stays faithful. It is like a restart when things go wrong.
Prayers do get answered, maybe not always as might hope or expect or right away. We are given frustrating moments and difficult people. We can be challenged to choose peace and endurance. That’s when we press our restart again. For many it’s losing a job, a relationship, our place we knew as home and even our friends and family. It can be a daily struggle to find joy again. Although this sounds easier to some than others, it can be hit us in any aspect of change in our lives.
So as we go along halfway through 2026 let’s listen to what Morgan Freeman suggests …Let’s
pray every day but realize this, just because we ask for patience, it does not mean God gives us
patience. He gives opportunity to be patient. If we pray for courage, God does not just hand us
courage. He gives you opportunity to be courageous. And finally if you pray for better
family life to be closer, God does not just put that warm and fuzzy feeling feeling in us. He gives us
opportunity to love each other.
So perhaps in all this we can try to embrace change and growth and work side by side. I
believe it will make the second half of 2026 much more rewarding and maybe we will even be
surprised at the results. … 22 June 2026
How do we live our lives? Are we as kind as we could be? Think about this…
Hate has four letters, So does Love
Enemies has seven letters, so does Friends
Lying has five letters, so does Truth
Failure has seven letters, so does Success
Negativity has ten letters, so does positivity
Cry has three letters, but so does Joy
So what should we choose? What do we choose? How do we want to live our lives? It really is a choice. What really truly matters.
Is it our success, careers, what we own, where we live? Or is it a combination of all that we think is important? Kindness in our world I believe helps. Our attitudes toward life in general is important. We need to take each day and moment and be grateful. Enjoy the small things in our world. Our world would so much better if our opinions changed. Yes it is very hard as we see things happening which are beyond our comprehension, but one small step forward can help when we don’t judge. Perhaps it is our jobs to help one another. Our experiences do help form us, but our attitude and acceptance that makes us good people.
Accepting everyone starts with us. It means letting go of resentments and some opinions.
It does not mean ignoring bad behaviours or not having boundaries but simply being at peace as we go along, realizing that we are not all the same and we can’t change everything. So you see it is a choice on how we live our lives.
We are so blessed and helping others and accepting others can be part of the solution. So try not to close your heart to others as somehow it shows us, we are more blessed when we give than when we receive. – 15 June 2026
Did you know there is no right or wrong way to grieve. We all grieve in our own way and time. After the passing of a friend or loved one it can be chaos. People you haven’t seen forever show up. Perhaps bringing food, gathering and checking in. I guess we have to realize the many relationships a person has obtained in their lives. There are many types of grief. Losing a job, losing a marriage or relationship, having to move away from a place so familiar to you, just major changes in our lives can cause immense grief. God shows us there is never a rush in grief, but instead he walks along beside us in our pain
and changes we encounter.
Grief can hit us at any moment. A song, a person, a book, a movie, a vacation and even an experience. It hits unexpectedly. The emotion and love can come in waves. The heartache is real. It seems most people try to be understanding and kind but my experience has been everyone is different. If you have not experienced grief just know, sitting and holding space is a good way to be there for someone going through grief. Sometimes the impact of life changes does not hit until all the festivities of celebrating one’s life is finished, and everyone goes about their lives again. Learning how to have family gatherings in divorce and in death can be challenging.
It can be a huge impact on everyday life. So next time you know someone experiencing grief know it is theirs to go through in any timeline. And actually there really is no timeline.
Since you left, life has not felt the same.
I miss you quietly in the memories.
Time keeps moving along.
But my heart holds the memories forever. – June 8, 2026
As always it is good to start off your week refreshed and with a renewal of our faith and confidence . Start with kindness and attitude of acceptance . No matter how you are feeling letting go, renewing is a good practice. So many things factor into our health and well being and overall mindfulness.
This all helps us cope with all life gives us as we go through every day struggles. Remember that each day is a gift and what we endure and handle is far more and beyond our expectations.
Illness , death , loss of family and friend relationships . All a test to our emotional well being .In our world these days we have to try our best to stay positive . It is very challenging but with faith all things are possible . So enjoy your days, take in all that is good around you and most of all be grateful for the small things. – June 1, 2026.