Flowing with my emotions. Happy, sad, excited, overwhelmed, annoyed, content. They're all mine. Fascinating how life can be rolling along without incident for so long and all of a sudden one event opens up a multitude of emotions. This is the ebb and flow an old friend tried to explain to me years ago... I didn't understand at the time, but having lived it now, I fully grasp it.

Participating in the delight of a little girl who is really starting to love the pool (finally!).

Relationship evolution. It's lessons are so powerful, if you notice them and allow them to be.

Owning good reading material. I borrowed The Grief Recovery Handbook from a friend, and worked through the exercises in the book a while back. I highly recommend it to everyone as we have all experienced loss in some form or another through our lives. I now own the book! :-) The capstone includes writing a completion letter to the person whom you are trying to let go (be it someone who died, you divorced, etc.). The letter includes your apologies, your forgiveness statements, and your strong emotional statements (I want you to know...) to the person in question. It's not something you are supposed to share with the person or anyone for that matter. I've worked through this in one situation and felt 100 pounds lighter afterwards. I still have a few more letters to write, but I haven't yet taken the time to do so. It's worth the time it takes to read and work through. There are way too many people in this world who do not acknowledge grief as something that needs to be worked through rather than avoided. Avoidance will only work for so long. [Stepping down from the soap box]

This week is one of peace. I feel it. Quiet. Harmony. Tranquility. Serenity. All are here and readily available for us all.

Namaste.

Finding myself completely lost in the moment during conversations with the kiddos over lunch and painting pottery. It was so enjoyable to be so very present and silly... took my mind off the minutia of life.

Quiet time to reflect on the day. In addition to returning to work and not being completely overwhelmed, I reconnected today with an old friend I haven't spoken to in way too long. It left me with pleasant feelings. Yet another gorgeous (albeit hot!) day. Thank you, universe.

Feeling at ease today. So very grateful for the abundant good in my life. I had a rough negative patch... I am human, after all, but I felt myself turn a corner today. I laughed and smiled more today than I have in a week! :-) Even saw some fireworks as I was driving home tonight. They, too, made me smile.

Unplugging. I'll admit I am kind of nervous for the return to work, but it has been a God-send not to have my BlackBerry attached to me for 5 days. I feel free... able to enjoy this time a little bit more than I would have had I allowed myself to bring home my BB. So very grateful for work and time off! :-)

Belly laughing with my girl when, all of a sudden, the fountains at Longwood Gardens started spraying on us because of the breeze. We both automatically ran from the fountain cracking up. It was so fun. It is really awesome to see her digital photography skills too. She continues to head down the path of artistry. I am so in love with her creativity.