Lift up your heart and seize the good.
- Suzy Shepard
This is the actual view I had in my rear view mirror. The view was especially disconcerting because I was in a blizzard and trying to get safely off the highway. MIssion accomplished — with no rear mirror view!
No matter what your history, you can still move forward in safety and grace. Sometimes, you can’t and don’t need to look back in order to move forward. This is my flashback of good for today. Suzy Shepard
Many years ago, a friend came up to me and said I was wearing my heart on my sleeve. Busted! I was. My mother had just died and I cried at inopportune times. My emotions were “out there” and obvious. This week, I simply smiled when walking past this sweet young woman. She was wearing her heart on her sleeve — literally!
The world might say you are too “emotional”. However, there are times when emoting is a good thing. If this is that time for you, wear your heart on your sleeve in the presence of good, healing, empathic, loving, and compassionate people and you will feel their healing influence. This is my flashback of good for today. Suzy Shepard
Look carefully at the raindrops left after a storm. The tree was covered with them. They reflected everything around them. Within one, I could see the whole garden.
After the last tear drop falls and the storm is over, look around and see a world that can offer you a great life. This is my flashback of good for today. Suzy Shepard
Gusts of wind make their eery deposits. This is a plethora of plastic hanging on unleafed bush branches.
What you cherish most must not be at the mercy of whim. Keep those precious thoughts protected from outside fury. This is my flashback of good for today. Suzy Shepard
This beautiful woman was getting her hair colored blond. Being somewhat low maintenance and never having colored my hair, I was enjoying her process and was looking forward to the results.
Color your life with change and if this is not always possible, enjoy the artistic difference of others. This is my flashback of good for today. Suzy Shepard
My hair cut went well and I looked down to see more white hairs than dark brown. The color is changing with age. My four year old grand daughter shouted, “Grandma, you have highlights!” A complete stranger came up to me and asked, “Who does your highlights?” In both cases, I had to explain that God had made the changes. The aging process has been quite fascinating. I never know what to expect when I get up in the morning — except good.
Appreciate, enjoy, and embrace the aging process — including the wrinkles that you have earned through hard work and endurance. You are beautiful today. This is my flashback of good for today. Suzy Shepard
Shocked and aghast, the adults looked on as this little fellow climbed in the verboten turquoise art bowl display and found his bliss.
Move into a creative space and let your imagination soar to give your heart a respite from keeping track of all the should, ought, must, have to and need to’s of the day. This is my flashback of good for today. Suzy Shepard
The aspen tree is a study in resilience. Thousand year old aspen roots survive forest fires and send up new trunks. When traumatic life experiences burn on the surface, remember the aspen. Your deep roots will survive and grow into a life not wasted - a life worth living. You will have flashbacks of good.
