Rainbows From Rain

Jump'n in puddles, lett'n it splatter
Haters will hate but it don't matter
Bubbling up I'm saved by laughter
Coming in from the rain

Contrasting the dramedy
Love lights up the sky
Finding rainbows from rain
Rainbows from rain

Happily after dreaming of better
Sing'n along dog days are over
Keep'n it mov'n, pushing the chatter
Out of my brain

Contrasting the dramedy
Love lights up the sky
Finding rainbows from rain
Rainbows from rain

Holding my own pot of gold
Giving to lighten the load
Playing to level the field
Sharing the stories that beg to be told

Contrasting the dramedy
Love lights up the sky
Finding rainbows from rain
Rainbows from rain

Forecasting bright futures ahead
Finding rainbows from rain
Forecasting bright futures ahead
Finding rainbows from rain

Jump'n in puddles lett'n it splatter
Haters will hate but it don't matter
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Inspired by Tyler Perry's Interview with Oprah on OWN and my Dad, who taught me to keep looking for the rainbows through every storm in life
By Shawna Ray, today 5/27/13
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Optimism

I found these creeds on my cousin's mirror this morning. Even if you are not a parent, we are all mentors in one way or another and this can also help to understand our own childhood, heal from any past wounds and make choices regarding how we want to live moving forward. Some of us are single parents because we did not want our children to live with hostility. I believe that as we learn from the past and keep moving forward, with healthy boundaries, blessings will come. Even when it doesn't always pay well in this lifetime or follow systematic religious rules taken out of context, I believe that God's love, happiness and true riches are realized when we choose to find the good in all people and all things...
THE OPTIMIST CREED:
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind
To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet
To make all your friends feel that there is something in them
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true
To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
PARENTS CREED:
If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn.
If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight.
If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to disconnect.
If a child lives with shame, he learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient.
If a child lives with praise, he learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice.
If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith.
If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself.
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love in the world.
Live, Give, Love, Laugh, Learn,
Shawna Ray, today 5/19/13
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Birthday

So I had another BIRTHDAY on April 30th. My Mom planned a dinner party with some of my lifelong friends and surprised me by flying my sister Amy in from New York. It was a fun weekend, even though I have been dreading this particular mile marker on the journey that is life. 

Birthdays are moments in time when I was meant to arrive into this life experience. If I had been born at any other time, I would be a completely different person. And yet it seems that looking back, I spent much of my time and energy wishing I looked like someone else or had a different life. Why do we do that? Let’s ENJOY this time by accepting who we are, as is, and be HAPPY on this BIRTHDAY! Of course this makes me think (MMT) and write a SONG about it…

Turning of an age
I see the candles on a cake
And wonder where am I suppose to be by now?
On a no back track
I picture what lies up ahead
And make myself get out of the bed to take next steps...

Moving into 
chapter two
On to thirty
Forty, fifty
Birthdays
Celebrate
Life is good
When we're living 
Presently
OoooOH, presently

Friends and family call
To wish me well, posts on the wall
Bring out a smile, inside I still feel like a child
Do I blow a wish?
Or is it more about the breath?
That I take in to capture moments of alive

Moving into 
Chapter two
On to thirty
Forty, fifty
Birthdays
Celebrate
Life is good
When we're living
Presently
OoooOH, presently

Learning to be healthy is happy
Loving and feeling it all
Now choosing the things I want to receive
Throwing the other trash out

Writing a new 
Chapter two
On to thirty
Forty, fifty
Unafraid!
Celebrate
Life is good
Loving and living
Presently
OooooOH, presently

-shawna ray, today 4/30/13

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