with freedom comes praise, with praise comes prayer (a poem in progress)

you speak your holy words out loud on our

subway and stare your judgement at me. 

if i told you which gods i prayed to

or why, would you respect me any

more or any less? would my 

words roll differently

into your ears? if i 

praised bathala

would you

dismiss 

me?

would you

hiss at the power

of my brown god? would

you scoff at my sungodblessed

golden brown soul? if i blessed you

with my namaste would your heart open

to the abundance? would the core of you unfold?

Synchronize: The Happiness Philiosophy

Ditas Vallés, my gorgeous Nana with my sister
and mom-blogger Rone of
www.motheringearthlings.blogspot.com

Synchronize. 

This is a concept my Nana introduced us to. In her specific instance, she used the term in the context of celebrating on pace with another, with a round of beverages usually of the Scotch nature. 

As I think about what happiness means to me, I realize that I am happiest when my Sense of Purpose, Passions and Pursuits are in synch. In contrast, I am least happy when I feel out of synch. And for the most part, being out of synch means that whatever I am pursuing is at odds with my passions and deep sense of purpose.

So as simple as this sounds, it is equally powerful: Synchronize your sense of Purpose, Passions and Pursuits and you stay happy. And of course things this simple and powerful are often easier said than done. But if you follow along over the next few weeks, we'll unpack this discussion and plan our way to happy trails.