Mandy Ricks

Tag: cats

  • Fear is not always right

    Time arrives uninvited,
    bringing fear and too many questions.
    It feels as if the love in your heart is cracking, splintering.

    But before you crumble,
    look up one more time.

    There are still things reaching for you:
    hope, strength, small impossible moments
    that refuse to die quietly.

    Grab onto them.
    Clutch them like a lifeline.

    Because fear is loud,
    but it is not always right.

    And sometimes love carries us
    through one more night
    than we thought we could survive.

    -Mandy Ricks

    This poem is for my daughter Samantha and her precious cat Pebbles. She has had Pebbles for sixteen years, since she was a child, and sadly today he is very sick.

    We’re all hoping for the best and clutching onto all the love and hope we can.

    -Mandy

  • Tiptoe

    Life’s too short to tiptoe through someone else’s rules. -Mandy Ricks with Willow

  • Today

    I hope today you fall in love with being you. -Mandy Ricks with Willow

  • Set Free

    Your place in my life has finally set me free to stop hating.

    -Mandy Ricks

  • Gorgeous things

    To me, you are simply one of those gorgeous things that was made

    to do what it does perfectly, and to last, as almost nothing does, forever.

  • Wild

    All of us have a piece of wild that lives in our soul.

    Keep it.

    Treasure it.

    Love it.

    Because it will protect you during war.

    -Mandy Ricks

  • Moving forward

    You can’t move forward until you forgive yourself. -Mandy Ricks featuring Willow

  • Learning

    That’s why learning never stops and you’re only stupid when you stop seeking knowledge. -Samantha Wilson via Mandy Ricks featuring Willow

  • You’re beautiful

    Willow

    Give someone a complement and make their day. -Mandy Ricks

  • Stay true to you

    So, it’s the new year. The time of new beginnings, fresh starts, and renewed efforts. The time when promises make sense, opportunities appear possible, and love is bigger than everything else. But one thing remains the same:Remember to stay true to you. -Mandy Ricks with Willow

  • The season of giving and hugs

    Willow under the Christmas tree

    It’s the season of giving. That time of year when we put our love in a box and dress it up with pretty paper and bows. But most of all don’t forget to to 30-second hug those who matter most. -Mandy Ricks

    It’s a popular belief that 30 second hugs are the optimal amount of time to receive positive psychological benefits.

  • Being present

    Being present is the best present. -Mandy Ricks with Lexi