a little note from me to you...

Let me inspire you to be inspired! This post today is a letter from me to you. I thought I would talk about this blog and what I hope it accomplishes. For some strange reason I have a very positive, uplifting spirit about me. I don't know why it is here because I have led a life full of misery. I have a "my story" page if you would like a little bit of history on who I actually am here. It is a work in progress. I work on it.... it bores me so I stop and then pick it up again later. I am trying hard not to write it up with too many details... but there is some really good stuff coming!

I have journaled for 15 years and am in the process of typing those volumes so that they can be published. The only problem is this: I get bored with that too! :-) But when they come out in a book (I hope it can be called, Joyuslion - One Woman's Search for Truth) I really believe that people will be inspired to find the truth for themselves.

I also love to take photographs! I have a Nikon D50 DSLR and I love it! If the house were burning down I would not leave without my camera and my pc!!!! And kids, dogs, cat, and husband of course! I really love to take pictures of the out of ordinary things just laying around in life. I like nature, reflections, antique store fronts, flowers and scenery. I am still trying to become adequate at photoing people. Sometimes I get great shots and sometimes they suck! But I am trying! I took pics at my sister-in-law's wedding (and never really saw it), baby showers, bridal showers, basketball games, soccer games, and parties. Like I said though, I am still trying to get it right! Check out some of my pics here. Those of you on RSS feeds should really stop by and take a look! I also have digital scrapbooking pages that I and others have done for you to see. This is my newest hobby and it is very addictive!

I also have a testimony page, guest book, favorite links, great ideas, inspirational products, and contact me pages too! A new page I just added is Inspirational Books, Movies and Music... just thought I would share what I have found!

NEWS FLASH RSS subscribers: you can subscribe by email now too! Or instead.... I just checked my yahoo feed for this site and I do not get any pics in the posts and also..... you guys are missing the great music I send out now and again from YouTube!!!!!!! OMG.... you are missing a big chunk of what makes this site so great!!!!!! Check this page out fast: Everything Changes.

In closing for today let me say what my goal for this site is: to take you with me on my journey to peace. I want to encourage you to keep moving forward... no matter how tired you are... how much you have lost.... how lost you feel... keep on going.... time takes you closer to the truth! I think the secret to a peaceful life lies fundementally in one thing. Acceptance. Acceptance of what is in or not in your life right now... at this very moment! If you can bring yourself to accept what is here then you will be on your way to peace.... serenity! It does not mean you have to tolerate an abusive husband... it means you stop fighting the idea of it in your mind and do sometihing about it! You either resolve to live with it or not... but resolve to something instead of torturing your mind over and over with it! Deepak Chopra says, "Accept what comes to you totally and completely so that you can appreciate it, learn from it, and then let it go".

Our heading is set to peace... come along with me for a little bit everyday!

Namaste!