Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen Hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Oh boy, can you say Intention Derailment? I feel like I am living on the edge.

Stuck on that dammed edge, wishing like hell that I could go back to last years word… to pick it up and wrap it around me because I really need something familiar right now. Something easy.

And then I read this:

Whenever something bad happens, keep calm, take a few deep breaths and shift the focus to something positive. — Roy T. Bennett

Yep, that is where I am right now… trying to stay calm, trying to breathe, and unsuccessfully seeking anything positive.

If this was all just about me only…I think I’d be fine with little or no hiccups in my day. But every day there seems to be some new thing to be concerned about for those I love (specifically my kids) and, honestly, it is damned hard to “put on a happy face” or find something positive.

But I have discovered that even small breaths are good. And faking calm works in a pinch – or at least for the duration of a phone call, then all bets are off.

And silent tears sometimes are the most positive thing in a day.

And that is all I’ve got.

Now, please go visit Honoré and see what everyone else has!

You can see my Intentional Journey here.

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