Miss Moon's Musing About: Gratitude

Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.
- Kahlil Gibran

To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kind that will stand behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you. Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.
- Albert Schweitzer

The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!
- Henry Ward Beecher

Thanksgiving is a time for celebrating all of the things in our lives we're grateful for: health, success, family, friends, love, wisdom... all of the lessons and blessings we may encounter this year, the years behind us and the years ahead.

I am been tremendously blessed this year: I have a job that requires makes me think and utilizes my creativity on a daily basis, I have a sister-circle of phenomenal women in my life, I am in love with a terrific, passionate man that loves me ferociously, I have a family that fills my life with love and laughter.

I may not be exactly where I want to be right now, but I am alive and able: able to get there step-by-step, day-by-day. As Cree Summer sings, "It's a good journey... I'm in no hurry". Thank you all for walking with me, I am grateful for your company.

Happy Thanksgiving From Miss Moon's Musings!!!! Peace, Love and Gratitude from Brooklyn!!!!

Be Blessed: Two Families

Most of us are very very fortunate to have two sets of familys to guide and love us through life: Our Blood family and our Spiritual family.

Our Blood family is there from the beginning, teaching us right from wrong, through lesson and example.
Our Spiritual family are those we meet along the way in our journey called life. We choose them as Spiritual family based on trust, love, and the utmost respect.

I have discovered that the benefit of having these two sets of family is that you never really feel alone. You never feel unloved or uncared for. There is always someone there with a shoulder, sage advice and a laugh. And how fortunate are you if you have both Blood and Spiritual family combined.

This week I will show appreciation to all of my family: They have helped me become the woman I am today. And I am pretty awesome, if I do say so myself, so that is definitely a good thing!

Music Therapy with Miss Moon

Last week was a trying week for me. It started with my 32nd birthday on Monday, which I was actually excited about and thoroughly enjoyed, and it resulted in the devastating loss of my beloved fur baby,familiar and companion, Kema.

He had been sick for only a few weeks and it broke my heart that he succumbed so quickly and that I couldn't be there at his final moments. I am so grateful for Chris who held him while he took his last breath. The last thing I would want is for Kema is to leave this realm not knowing how special and how treasured he was by me. Chris quickly became an loving and doting step-dad to Kema, and I know that he is joining me in missing that fuzzy face of his.

I didn't want this blog to be a bummer, but I wanted to post this song with this little backstory as a reminder that love is eternal and that with love... life is so much better.



So this week's Music Therapy with Miss Moon is a love song, to Chris, whose love continues to nourishes me like water, and to Kema, whose love will never ever be forgotten. You both have made life a beautiful place for me!

Q-Tip feat. Norah Jones- "Life Is Better"