Love often

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy memorial day! Had some difficult calls at work this week. In an instant lives change. There is no rhyme or reason to it. Enjoy your families. Love easy. Make things fun. You never know when it will come to a screeching end. I've been missing my mom and dad this holiday alot for some reason. Both died in the early ninetes. I guess it doesn't matter how long someone you love is gone. Love never dies.

Life's a dance you learn as you go...: Life

Life's a dance you learn as you go...: Life: "Life is unexplainable sometimes. Twisters are careening across our country and people are killed, trapped, missing. Yet the rest of us not i..."

Life

Life is unexplainable sometimes. Twisters are careening across our country and people are killed, trapped, missing. Yet the rest of us not involved are watching Dancing with the Stars and American Idol. It makes me ponder the human condition. I feel so bad for the people who are hurting or have suffered a loss. I want to go down there and help, yet life keeps me here in Jersey. Working to pay my bills and keep my dogs happy and fed. I don't know .... I guess I feel like our lives are really a facade and worrying about bills, how people see us, buying lots of stuff is so stupid. In the end it will be what I contributed to help others both people and animals. In the end it will be who I loved and who loved me back. I am looking forward to this coming year as I change my life and career path. I am so blessed. I pray for those who are hurting and scared tonight.

Life's a dance you learn as you go...: Viking funeral

Life's a dance you learn as you go...: Viking funeral: "This week I said good bye to my friend Paramedic Pete Rosenblum. Pete was one of the original paramedics at Wayne General Hospital. I loved ..."

Viking funeral

This week I said good bye to my friend Paramedic Pete Rosenblum. Pete was one of the original paramedics at Wayne General Hospital. I loved going to work then and it has never been the same since Wayne General was taken over by another hospital. We had the most amazing group of people in our paramedic family. Back then and even still today we were all know as the Black Sheep because our medic unit beat to its own drum. I loved working there and with all the fantastic paramedics. To this day we are still friends and Pete is the first Black Sheep to enter heaven. I'm so thankful I got to see him at the last Black Sheep night out in march. He look so fantastic and was really scared about having bypass surgery. Never would I dream he won't recover. Once again the Black Sheep came out in force, this time to bid farewell to one of our own. I was feeling so down this week and then was given the gift of remembering what wonderful old friends I have. When I walked up to the funeral home they were all standing outside. Not for an instant did I feel unwelcome or like an outsider. No I felt like I was home, among family. Our family has one less member, but he won't be forgotten. We are going to hold a Viking Funeral for Pete and celebrate his life! We will miss you Pete. I know you are up the on ALS 12 responding to cloud nine. RIP my friend.. you have done well.

Life's a dance you learn as you go...: I forgot what it is like to have a puppy in the ho...

Life's a dance you learn as you go...: I forgot what it is like to have a puppy in the ho...: "Wow the energy is amazing! My foster greyhound Tanny is keeping me on my toes. I feel like I am following a two year old around who is const..."

I forgot what it is like to have a puppy in the house :)

Wow the energy is amazing! My foster greyhound Tanny is keeping me on my toes. I feel like I am following a two year old around who is constantly into mischief. Yesterday I went out for a short time and when I came home she was leaping 5 feet in the air and full of joy. I wish I could learn to live in this same kind of  care free joy. As we all get older our joy seems to go down with our age. I'm not sure if it is all the responsibilities we face as a grown up or the hurts and betrayals that stamp out our joy. I know I struggle daily to not be negative and fearful. I find it hard though because so much is going on in the world that is down right frightening. I am very excited about starting my training certification as a life and business coach. It can't start soon enough and July seems so long off. I know it will change me as person and in turn I hope to help other live the life they dream of. To live a life as joyful as a 21month old rescued racing greyhound named Tan. Whoever gets this little girl will be lucky. Please contact NJGAP on their website to get an application if you would like to adopt Mz. Tanny.