Upside Down

"God has not called us to see through each other, but to see each other through." ~ Unknown

When we lend a helping hand, not only do we make the person we're helping feel better but we bring joy and happiness to ourselves.  For nothing makes us feel more loved than loving another unconditionally.


May you always be willing to give of yourself freely.

A Path of Purpose

People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.”
Mother Teresa

Often times we get carried away in the drama of life and our own expectations. How we react to our circumstances determines the outcome. As Shakespeare pointed out, "There is nothing good nor bad but thinking makes it so." When our thoughts become conscious decisions (to be happy, do good, forgive), it is then that we take back the power of each moment and choose a path of purpose.

May you always be conscious of the path you choose.

Let Go or Be Dragged

Have you ever noticed that over-thinking often leads to agony. It can keep you from sleeping, eating and ultimately solving your problems.  It's like being dragged behind a car at 50 mph.  By over-thinking and holding onto the rope of fear, your anxiety is magnified and the pain of your situation can become unbearable. Many people hold on, careening out of control, not knowing how to make it stop. But the answer is simple...Let Go! Don't panic, and don't over-think. Take a deep breath and live life as it comes, one day at a time. Your fears may not change, however slowing down, quieting your mind and taking things as they come  will help in dealing with your situation more clearly and logically.


May you always be willing to let go and not be dragged.

May You Be Blessed

May you be blessed
with all things good.

May your joys,
like the stars at night,
be too numerous to count.

May your victories
be more abundant
than all the grains of sand
on all the beaches,
on all the oceans,
in all the world.

May lack and struggle
only serve to make you stronger
and may beauty, order
and abundance
be your constant companions.

May every pathway
you choose lead to that which
is pure and good and lovely.

And may every doubt and fear
be replaced by a deep abiding trust
as you behold evidence
of a Higher Power all around you.

And when there is only darkness
and the storms of life
are closing in,
may the light at the core of
your being illuminate the world.

May you always be aware you are
loved beyond measure and may you
be willing to love
unconditionally in return.

May you always feel protected and
cradled in the arms of God
like the cherished child you are.
And when you are tempted to judge
may you be reminded
that we are all ONE and
that every thought you think
reverberates across the universe,
touching everyone
and everything.

And when you are
tempted to hold back,
may you remember
that love flows best
when it flows freely
and it is in giving that
we receive the greatest gift.

May you always have
music and laughter
and may a rainbow
follow every storm.

May gladness wash away
every disappointment,
may joy dissolve every sorrow,
and may love ease every pain.
May every wound bring wisdom,
and may every trial bring triumph
and with each passing day,
may you live more abundantly
than the day before.

May you be blessed and may others
be blessed by you.
This is my heartfelt wish for you.

~Kate Nowak

Choose your Path

"As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives."

—Henry David Thoreau

Just as one wave following another forms the shoreline, so do our daily actions and thoughts, repeated again and again, form the sum and substance of our lives. That's the reason affirmations work. And that's the reason it is so important that we pay attention to the dominant trend of our thinking, for those thoughts we entertain repeatedly today will shape and define our experiences tomorrow, just as surely as repeated footsteps will wear a pathway into even the firmest soil.
~Kate Nowak

May each pathway you create with your thoughts be filled with blessings and affirmations.

Serenity Prayer

You Can Do It!

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, "I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along." You must do the thing you think you cannot do."  

~Eleanor Roosevelt

May you always remember there is no difficulty that you cannot overcome.