A Look Within

11/05/2024

Children from a very young age should be taught that the Sun rises in the East and sets in the West.
That if you point your right hand to the East, your face will face North and your back will face South.
That the direction of the water in a river often runs towards the sea.
That the Moon rises in the East and sets in the West, that if there is no moon there is a star that indicates the north and your latitude.
That the more to the horizon you see the Polar Star, the closer you are to the Equator, if you see a bird in the middle of the sea it is because there is land in the vicinity of where it flies.
Respect and love for animals, trees, the earth, and the elements that give us life.
Teach them all this before giving them a cell phone because the cell phone runs out and the signal is lost... wisdom is never lost.
Let's not let them lose connection.

✍️ Unknown
🎨 Sandra Bierman, Figurative Painter
Sisterhood connecting as one.

10/17/2024

10/12/2024

Life is so much about trust.

Because…
we will ultimately lose most of the people we become close to in our lifetime.

But maybe instead of loss…
Think of it as a collection of souvenirs. Special mementos you accumulate throughout your life.

It could be a best friend who moved away in the third grade. Or when your very first relationship ends in a break up.

It’s when you and college roommate (who you thought would be in your life forever) lose touch and you now only see her posts on social media.

And there is saying goodbye to the people who pass away.

Life can feel so heartbreaking and cruel when things come to an end… but we can take a small souvenir from each.

You might not be sure where your third grade best friend is now but you still have the memories of laughing with her until you both cried in the school cafeteria.
A souvenir.

And with the high school relationship that ended so terribly that you never thought you would be over it….You did get over it. When you hear that song from 1999 it takes you back to the good moments you had together.
And…you took the lessons you learned to the next relationship when you were ready.
A souvenir.

Then when you are sitting in a hospital squeezing the hand of a loved one who is taking their last breaths….thats when these memories become treasures. Because that is all you will have left. But they are priceless. And nobody can take them away.
A souvenir.

And we keep going. With trusting hearts. Collecting these moments throughout our lives. Knowing new relationships may not be here during our entire journey but we keep meeting others regardless. Forming new friendships. Making new memories. That is trust.

So keep collecting those souvenirs.

Keep collecting these memories and lessons from the past. Each person may have been put in your life at the right time when you needed them most. And they are just a memory away.

Treasure your collection.

And at the end of your days…..
When your entire life flashing is before you…
You will see that collectively, these are the people that made up the very best days of your life.

✍️ The After Glow

10/07/2024