Don’t feel guilty about saying no to the nonessentials in life! —
simplicity is
saying yes to joy
by saying no to
overmuch
overwhelm
overdoing
overhaving
overbeing
—Terri Guillemets
Personal Journal
Floral
My mind is like a seed packet of assorted wildflowers — I get happiness and sadness and whatever else pops up.
—Terri Guillemets
Outlines of joy
February is the border between winter and spring.
—Terri Guillemets
Holding it together
Gratitude is the glue that makes just about everything else stick.
—Terri Guillemets
Flex-ability
Sometimes you just need to be open to the universe’s alternate plans for you.
—Terri Guillemets
Biblioinsomnia
Up late with books, reading in bed—
Up early with coffee, extra lead.
—Terri Guillemets
Becoming
How many have made ourselves ugly from the burden of being beautiful? Made ourselves dumb because of the shame of being smart?
—Terri Guillemets
Falling
Fear is imagination falling off a cliff.
—Terri Guillemets
Pain gain
Sometimes I get the feeling the aspirin companies are sponsoring my headaches.
—Terri Guillemets
Falling up
Autumn is springtime in reverse.
—Terri Guillemets
Rain & shine
Many things happen rain or shine, but rainbows are so special they happen
—Terri Guillemets
Pain & struggle
We can’t always see the scatters and tatters of a broken heart. Kindness is due to all fellow beings — we never know the invisible hurts they’re enduring.
—Terri Guillemets
Brimming
Time pours his guests a cup of tea but the party is over before we know it.
—Terri Guillemets