Funny Face

Entertaining the face 

in the mirror seems unreal, 

that face with lines and 

wrinkles secured by life.

A face like a newspaper 

crumpled into a ball, 

but like a newspaper 

stories live in each line, 

the years spent living life, 

emotions etched on your precious face. 

So to stick out your tongue, 

hook your fingers in 

the corners of your mouth,

pull it into a crazy smile, 

put a finger on the tip of your nose

push it up, down or sideways. 

Laugh with joy 

at the goofy person in the mirror 

~ just hope that no one is watching, 

but if they are ~ make it a competition.

“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.”

~ Victor Hugo, poet

(1802 ~ 1885)

Return to the Heart

Belonging is when 

we are born into a family, 

 shaped by those around us, 

  the moments in our lives, 

    the travels of the heart 

Deciding where we belong  

 ~ a grand adventure full of vulnerability and excitement, 

   placid lakes or frothing rapids of change. 

To live calmly 

 amid the noise of life ~ 

a challenge that returns

 belonging to our heart.

“I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.”

~ Maya Angelou

(1928 ~ 2014)

To Say Hello ~ BECOME ~ Theme for November 2026

Belonging is when…..

Entertaining the face…..

Confidant that there is…..

Observing those things…..

Mending the tears…..

Entering life as it……

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, essayist

(1803 ~ 1882)