Tiffany Painter

Life is good. I see that written on T-shirts all the time. But life has a way of sending a bowling ball down the lane and knocking all your pins over. That may be good for bowling, but not so much for living. It happens to all of us. If you are so focused on your day-to-day living, these times of having your feet knocked out from under you can be over whelming. When you are lying flat on your back and trying to figure out how you got there, the way you get yourself back upright is important. Some people manage to take out everyone standing around them offering a hand. Others catch their breath and slowly get up, with or without assistance. Once back on their feet, these people are then able to start setting their pins back up, even if it’s in a different formation. No matter how perfect someone’s life may look, that bowling ball seems to find everyone at some point. I know you can’t have a rainbow without the rain, at least that’s what they say, but I will always prefer staying dry during the storm. When the bowling ball finds you, I hope there are hands reaching out to help you up, and I hope you are able to catch your breath and rise up to reset your pins.

6/3

stretch out long, strong neck
eager to greet the new day
even with bed head

6/4

gate without a fence
magic place hidden from sight
just through the portal

6/6

basking in the sun
between strong kicks to the edge
in the cool water

6/8

remember the past
hope for future filled with peace
leads the way for us