I wish you ENOUGH

Neighbor Sandy is Home from Ely MN

Visited the NABC

Home of Lily and HOPE and all the Bears There

The North American Black Bears

This is what I got!

PLUS

A beautiful picture of

HOPE

Great morning I'm thinking! Sandy visited and told me all about Ely... all about the NABC

Ted, Lucky, Honey

Seems she "just missed" Dr Lyn Rogers when she got there, but she did get to meet a woman who was ever so knowledgeable and has been there since the very beginning ~

Sandy found out that during the "hunting season" they have people out there who will "walk with the bears" from sun up to sun down... at least with those bears that will join them, to prevent hunters from killing them! She said there were people working all over the place; all with things they were doing, busy busy busy.

But oh my did she have a wonderful visit, you could see it in her eyes as she told of her travels and her experiences in and about Ely!

She, her Mom, Mae, and granddaughter Cannis were enchanted by each story, amazed to see Lucky, Ted and Honey, and each of the guides as they sat by the pond on bleachers; the same pond we all watch on the

live cam!

They heard that HOPE and Lily were about 8 miles away at the last reading, but they had a ball!

AND

they got to look at all different types of "scat" while there too! You can bet that they had a ball in the gift shop; Sandy was sporting her new

purple t-shirt with the 3 amigos on it!

And

I got Bear "scat/poop" from the NABC bear store! Chocolate Covered Pralined Peanuts!

Might just have them with my coffee this morning.

It was enough to hear the stories, to hear the joy in her voice as she shared their adventures.

http://www.bear.org/

Visit them, see the pictures and video, become captured by Lily and HOPE, I've watched for more than 6 months and it has been an amazing education and journey.

Today

I wish you enough

We Have Enough Of All That Is Necessary

Are we lacking any of the basic necessities of life?
Do we consider ourselves richly blessed because we are not lacking?

We may not have as much as others, but that is not the measure of whether we have enough.

Maybe not the most, maybe not less than most, but enough. I think the answer is a resounding YES.

We are already enough, we already have enough.

The rest is just abundance.

There is no shame in abundance.
Do not get me wrong here,
abundance is good, abundance is great,
I love ABUNDANCE ! ! !

But are we lacking in gratitude, when we can say yes, we do have enough, but…


I want to paraphrase something I once read by the German Playwright Johnathan Wolfgang.

I fully admit to some liberties taken here regarding his sentiments.

To put this in perspective, I think he hit the nail on the head with his philosophy, I just want to present it is a way that might be less prosaic.


We need enough health to provide some pleasure from our work, our play, and our relationships.


Enough wealth to meet our basic needs, and a bit more to support our wants.


Enough strength to overcome the obstacles thrown in our path.


Enough patience and perseverance to battle life’s difficulties.


Enough charity in our hearts to give what we can for the benefit of others.


Enough love to sustain us.


ENOUGH hope to overcome whatever fears we have.


I would add one more to this list.

 Enough wisdom to know the difference in a “want” and a “need”.

I meet so many people who are waiting for their ship to come in, while standing at the airport.

While I have another dear heart who is charting her destiny; who has stated her desire, her wants, her needs and is setting her course to see that reality and is making it happen NOW. She too is a "firewalker", a warrior, a woman with a clear vision... and a heart filled with love and passion!

SEE IT, BELIEVE IT, RECEIVE IT

People who have lives rich with friends, family, an adequate place to call home, a steady income, food on their table, and still they anguish over how little they have.

Could be a good time to get real.

Yes, we can and do aspire to have more, be more, get there (wherever there is), to climb higher, achieve greater things, and there is no shame in that either. One must climb to get to the top of that mountain... the view spectacular... desire and want necessary to climb mountains, move mountains or to say, "Mountain get out of my way"!

 As long as we recognize that we have already so much more than so many.


See it, dream it, believe it, Receive it.

Aspire as you chose, but first, be thankful for what we have and at least consider some dream that might benefit some other soul that has less, that does not even have enough.

Wherever you are, whatever you are doing,
know that I wish you enough...

The fire is burning brightly with thoughts on the winds of hope in healing; strength in all ways to all those who enter here... We are with you, we are Warriors here, ready to send our best thoughts, our best wishes... We stand strong for and with those out there fighting the fight, battling their battles... We along with some powerful angels are with you, you are never alone...



SAVE OUR BEAUTIFUL GULF ~


Sending hope in healing on the winds to all who gather here and for all in Tampa, the families of the fallen, those in blue who are grieving while they are serving and protecting us.

To those who are serving this great Nation, I thank you and your families, I want you home safely.

We are together in prayer, in thoughts of all that is needed to remind you out there, we are WARRIORS... we are with you, along with some powerful angels... May you find comfort in knowing we are with you always:


Special prayers and thoughts to my dearest Dr Bernice Catherine Harper ~ with love during this difficult time; my arms are around you always.


FOR:Tampa, our Mayor Iorio, Chief Jane Castor, Tampa PD, all who serve: Tink..and Mitch,


Trish, Barb, Anastasia, The Kocab Family, baby Lilly Nicole Kocab, Curtis Family, Tarpon PD, those serving here and there in Uniform...


Randy and Winnie in New Mexico, Irene M, Bernice, Eileen, Ali and family, Dorothy, Angela, Elijah, Ode, Linda M, "Southwest VA", Vicki and Matthew, Chris,


Our new adopted family in BRAZIL, (sure would like to go and swim with the dolphins there) still waitin for my keen t-shirt!,


Our Black American Bears Lily and HOPE, their spunky spirit,


and Jill, the folks at the NABC, Joseph, Cathy Madden and her family., Cindy in NC, Cindy C, Laura, Mitch and family, Liz, Lee, Molly, Joanie, Jude, COFA,Judi, Matthew, Matt, Mark's family and many friends , Andrea, Jimmy, Marie and family up in New England, Pat, Irene, Kevin, Dr D, Deb, Randy, Dr B , Charlie and family, Jean, Julie, Rhonda, Victoria, Mildred, Andi and family, Faith, Denise, Jim, Tom, Joey, Shelby friends and family, Judi, Phylis, Joyce, Gina, Tonya, Beverly and Family, Janeth, Melissa, Pam, Virginia, Stacey,
Please hold the friends and family of these people in your hearts and prayers ~ just because
Walk In Beauty,


DRSES

author of

Healing Heartaches, Stories of Loss and Life
http://www.healingheartaches.com/

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