What makes you stand out
amidst those that all
seem exactly the same?
You stand tall
You stand proud
You proudly proclaim
You are beautiful
Life is beautiful
You are more than just one in the crowd.
This is your life
Make the most of it.
Don’t be just one in the crowd.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Jim’s Poppies, May 2016, Mars, PA
A flower
does not compete
with the flowers next to it,
It just BLOOMS.
Today,
think about each beautiful, unique, individual flower,
and be your own beautiful, unique, individual You.
Just bloom.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
A day to pay tribute
A day to remember
A day to honor
Those who gave all
those who gave their lives
Those who are our heroes
America is Beautiful
America is Free
Because of your Memory
In Honor of Memorial Day – May 30, 2016
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Yellow Asiatic Lily “Tiny Glow” – Mothers Day 2016
Tiny Glow
Your yellow is
bright and glowing
like sunshine and moonbeams.
Yet also
soft and buttery
like feathers and thick, creamy Chardonnay.
Your “Tiny Glow” is like the love
felt and expressed
in this beautiful gift
from a son to a mother.
Bright and glowing,
soft and buttery.
All in one,
and one to another.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Jean’s Famous Fresh Coconuts, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
On a beach
far from home this past week,
I marveled at how different
and yet how the same we all are.
And I wondered…
which is better?
More
or
Less?
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
When is the last time
you did something
for the first time?
Is today the day?
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Up Close & Personal with Flowers/Weeds in My Lawn, Mars, PA
“Weeds are flowers too…
Once you get to know them.”
— A. A. Milne, Author of Winnie the Pooh
May you see flowers in all of your “weeds.”
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Earth
“Compassion” Original Watercolor – Jodi McKinney
Skip the religion and politics,
head straight to the compassion.
everything else is a distraction.
– talib kweli
A while back, I read this quote shared by Beth at I Didn’t Have My Glasses On ,
and it hit me like a brick!
Went straight to the heart, and stuck with me.
I recently did this little abstract watercolor.
To me, it resembles the world surrounded by a heart.
And I call it, “Compassion.”
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Male Goldfinch, Mars, PA
A Little Birdie told me….
Stop waiting
for tomorrow,
or the weekend
or a rainy day,
or a sunny day.
Joy is found
when you stop waiting,
and start realizing
the joy in the moments
of every day life.
Cherish the moments
of a gentle breeze,
a warm smile,
a soft embrace,
a kind word.
A little birdie told me
life is short,
grief and hatred and sorrow exist,
but love conquers all,
joy exists,
happy moments must be grasped.
Cherish the moments.
A little birdie told me.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Is anything better
than a walk to the park
on a sunny Saturday Spring afternoon?
Little brother and big sister
sharing the joy.
The fountain is finally on,
the tire swing is out.
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Every day may not be good,
but there is something good
in every day.
Look for the good –
and Cherish the Moments!
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
the creative life in between 