Happy words

Did you know that Blogger (blogspot) turns 10 in August? Congrats, Blogger! If you're like me, you appreciate the opportunity to keep a daily journal online. The discipline of writing daily has been invaluable. According to Blogger's statistics, more than 270,000 words are blogged here daily! That's a lot of words!

I've been on a word kick lately, choosing my words carefully, not only in writing but in every word I speak. My meditation today includes words I've seen around town. I dropped by Kaffe Bona in Tulsa where the walls are covered with affirming words like: Bliss, Dreams, Hope, Love, Peace, Joy, Good eats, Good friends, Good coffee, warm memories, Life, etc.

We've all been told to grow up at one point or another. "Be realistic." "Act your age." "Get your head out of the clouds."

But what if we were people who really did follow our dreams, our bliss, our passion? What kind of positive, energizing, empowering impact could we have on others if we held on to this thought from Imagination's Door, my upcoming book of children's poetry (and for the young at heart, too):

Dreamin'

They say that it cannot be done.
They say don't even try.
They say that I am only one.
They say all dreams must die.

They say not even Attila the Hun,
though he was a brave sort of guy,
would ever attempt what others shun.
They say I am aiming too high.

But they don't know what I know-
no matter what they say.
And little dreams begin to grow
in spite of the "no's" anyway.

They say that dreams are for sleepin',
that day dreams will just make me fall.
But I know that even pipe-dreamin'
is better than no dreams at all.


So, here's to all the dreamers and life-embracing wordsmiths on Blogger! Keep it up! Thanks for your inspirational posts and honesty in blog form.