Day After Christmas

DONE!

Very Early Christmas Eve Morning....

 

Asking for a Christmas miracle.

Tequila & Salt - Read This Everyday!

1. There are at least 2 people in this world that you would die for.

2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way.

3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you.

4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like you.

5. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.

6. You mean the world to someone.

7. You are special & unique.

8. Someone that you don't even know exists loves you.

9. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.

10. When you think the world has turned its back on you, take another look.

11. Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude remarks.

And always remember...when life hands you Lemons, ask for tequila & salt & call me over!

Good friends are like stars. You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.

Tell Me This Won't Happen to Us!

An elderly Floridian called 911 on her cell phone to report that her car has been broken into. She is hysterical as she explains her situation to the dispatcher: "They've stolen the stereo, the steering wheel, the brake pedal and even the accelerator!" she cried. The dispatcher said, "Stay calm. An officer is on the way." A few minutes later, the officer radios in. "Disregard." He says. "She got in the back-seat by mistake." 

 

Two elderly women were out driving in a large car - both could barely see over the dashboard. As they were cruising along, they came to an intersection. The stoplight was red, but they just went on through. The woman in the passenger seat thought to herself "I must be losing  it. I could have sworn we just went through a red light." After a few more minutes, they came to another intersection and the light was red 
again. Again, they went right through. The woman in the passenger seat was almost sure that the light had been red but was really concerned that she was losing it. She was getting nervous. At the next 
intersection, sure enough, the light was red and they went on through. So, she turned to the other woman and said, "Mildred, did you know that we  just ran through three red lights in a row? You could have killed us 
both!" Mildred turned to her and said, "Oh, shoot, am I driving?" 

Another reminder to me - #7

 

You are not your mistakes, you are your possibilities.

 

Every single thing that happens to you

in your life is there to teach you

something about yourself

- there is nothing happening

out of order because you are

creating the order.

There are many small signs

we choose not to see that lead up

to something bigger -

God and life whisper to us

every day in many ways but

we choose not to listen or pay attention

and that is why we learn the hard way

through crisis or tragedy.

A Me Reminder - #6

Only a Ghost wallows around in his past explaining himself with self-descriptors' based on a life lived through.

YOU ARE WHAT YOU CHOOSE TODAY, NOT WHAT YOU'VE CHOSEN BEFORE.

Me: repeat last line over & over until I am living it

Reminder, reminder, reminder - #5

We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easilly into the trap of being our own worst enemies.

                              - Roderick Thorp-

I learned this the hard way & now I'm trying, trying very hard to be my own best friend.

Ain't that the truth!

That sometimes, what you want

may not be what you need.

And what you need,

may not be what you expect.

 

 

Love

 

 

§«:*´`I dream of a love that even time will lie down and be still for!´`*:»§

 

Take my days and fill them softly with your smiles. Take my nights and warm them gently with your kisses. Take my love and hold it closely to your heart....and I will give you all that's mine to give.

Princess Seeks Frog

Heaven's not a place that you go when you die.
It's that moment in life when you actually feel alive

Dont make someone your prority if your only a option to them

Princess, Having Had Sufficient Experience With Princes, Seeks Frog. One day my prince will come, mine just took a wrong turn, got lost, and is too stubborn to ask for directions.

Breathe.....

"If you want to live the life that you want to live, choose to begin now. And do something different, something positive and something new, NOW!"
-Sapiens

The world is but a canvas to the imagination.

 

 

The world is but a canvas to the imagination.

                

                      ~~Henry David Thoreau~~

Dance in the Rain with me

 

Dance in the Rain with Me.....

Dreaming

What if you slept,

And what if, in your sleep,

you dreamed.

And what if, in your dream

you went to heaven,

and there plucked a strange & beautiful flower?

And what if, when you awoke,

you had the flower in your hand?

Ah, what then?

"A dream is a Wish your heart makes when you're fast asleep."

* Cinderella

"We all have forests in our mind.

Forests unexplored, unending.

Each of us gets lost in the forest every night, alone."

- Ursula LeGuin

More Quotes

Be as you wish to seem.

-Socrates

Each moment is a place you've never been.

- Mark Strand

"I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise.

I choose to risk my significance, to live so that which came to me as seed goes to the next as blossom, and that which came to me as blossom, goes on as fruit." Dawna Markova

What she does with her hunger ...is the essence of her being.

But we're not satisfied with what we ourselves have learned about the world and ourselves.

We're always waiting for a stranger to come and tell us something more.

And "something more" means "the rest of it," and that's what we need most; we miss it.

So, go ahead, stranger!...tell her what she herself is, beyond what she herself already knows she is...her life, her years, her great expenditures of self, what of herself is honey and what is gall on her tongue, the hunger

Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some distance away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken in at a glance and a lack of harmony and proportion is more readily seen.

Leonardo da Vinci

Leaves were dancing again today

I was watching the leaves again today

Swirling, Dancing, Leaping

Free

Flying, Running, Twirling

How I Long to Dance with the Leaves

                                   -k '06-

 

Today was a very windy today tearing all the fall leaves from the safety of their brances.  I would think that falling from so high, they would shrivel in fear, but an amazing thing happened while I was watching.  They danced. They caught the wind & floated down only to fly up in a gust of wind. I watched them twirl around, take leaps over large spaces of air & fly away. How happy they seemed.  How I want to fly & twirl & dance like the leaves.

Nicknames

We all grow up with nicknames that somehow describe who we are at the moment. Share with me some of yours as here are some of mine!

~ Schnookel - my first nickname ever  & my favorite by my mom & then my grandma, probably still describes me!

~ mouse - from high school because I was so quiet & shy!

~ivory girl - as a teenager at work because I'm so light skinned & natural!!!

~ bunni-luv - my exhusband's & have since outgrown

~ pookie (not that it describes me, but probably my favorite because of the man who used to call me that)

~ mama - my daughter's when she wants comfort

Nicknames for the children in my life: Sunshine, kiddo, monkey, duckies (they follow you everywhere!)

 

WIGF

 

 

 

I had the most incredible day with my children today.  Nothing earth shattering, just an ordinary fall Sunday.  Our original plan was to go to the town's halloween parade, where there was supposed to be rides, games, cotton candy & hot dogs!  I wouldn't described it as such, but we did wander over to the park to swing & play. 

As I started to swing, my daughter sat down on the swing besides me. Now my daughter constantly talks from the moment she wakes up to the moment she falls asleep & even when she is sleeping!  But today, as she told me some things that go on in her life at school, I began to feel closer to her.  A bond that I have been waiting so long to feel is happening.  She is a beautiful, strong, compasionate, mature, athletic young lady who brings joy & inspiration to all she meets.  Everywhere I go, people tell me how her natural spirit seems to attract everyone. I am always amazed by her & proud.

After, we hopped in the car & drove to a local town where there is a candy store with barrels of all sorts of candy.  I turned the music up loud & we sang & danced while driving.  The trees were extrodinary.  Their colors were incredibly bright today. I don't think I have ever seen the colors of fall the way there were today.  Deep reds, bright oranges & yellows, an orange sunset.  Mountains, water falls, the lake, lots & lots of winding roads through colorful tree filled woods.  After buying our loot of candy, we walked around town for awhile, stopping in stores, looking at things, teasing each other, laughing. 

Maybe it is because my children are getting older & I can experience things with them rather than just taking care of them ("I have to feed you again?!"). Maybe it is because they are starting to see who I am.  Maybe it is because I am starting to see who I am. 

It was a day that I will always remember & am truly grateful for. 

A Time Comes In Your Life

 

 

A Time Comes In Your Life

 

A time comes in your life when you finally get it... When in the midst of all your fears and insanity you stop dead in your tracks, and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out - ENOUGH!

Enough fighting and crying or struggling to hold on. And, like a child quieting down after a blind tantrum, your sobs begin to subside, you shudder once or twice, you blink back your tears, and through a mantle of wet lashes, you begin to look at the world through new eyes. This is your awakening.

You realize that it's time to stop hoping and waiting for something to change or for happiness, safety and security to come galloping over the next horizon.  You come to terms with the fact that he is not Prince Charming and you are not Cinderella and that in the real world there aren't always fairy tale endings (or beginnings for that matter), and that any guarantee of "happily ever after" must begin with you; and in the process a sense of serenity is born of acceptance.

You awaken to the fact that you are not perfect and that not everyone will always love, appreciate or approve of who or what you are ... and that's… Okay. (They are entitled to their own views and opinions.) And you learn the importance of loving and championing yourself; and in the process a sense of newfound confidence is born of self-approval.

You stop complaining and blaming other people for the things they did to you (or didn't do for you) and you learn that the only thing you can really count on is the unexpected. You learn that people don't always say what they mean or mean what they say, and that not everyone will always be there for you; and that it's not always about you. So, you learn to stand on your own, and to takecare of yourself; and in the process a sense of safety and security is born of self-reliance.

You stop judging and pointing fingers ... and you begin to accept people as they are, and to overlook their shortcomings and human frailties; and in the process a sense of peace and contentment is born of forgiveness.

You realize that much of the way you view yourself and the world around you is as a result of all the messages and opinions that have been ingrained into your psyche. And you begin to sift through all that you've been fed about how you should behave, how you should look, and how much you should weigh; what you should wear and where you should shop, and what you should drive; how and where you should live, and what you should do for a living; who you should sleep with, who you should marry, and what you should expect of a marriage; the importance of having and raising children, or what you owe your parents.

You learn to open up to new worlds and different points of view.  And you begin reassessing and redefining who you are and what you really stand for. You learn the difference between wanting and needing and you begin to discard the doctrines and values you've outgrown, or should never have bought into to begin with; and in the process you learn to go with your instincts.

You learn that it is truly in giving that we receive.  And that there is power and glory in creating and contributing; and you stop maneuvering through life merely as a "consumer" looking for your next fix.

You learn that principles such as honesty and integrity are not the outdated ideals of a bygone era, but the mortar that holds together the foundation upon which you must build a life.

You learn that you don't know everything, it's not your job to save the world ... and that you can't teach a pig to sing.

You learn to distinguish between guilt and responsibility, and the importance of setting boundaries, and learning to say NO.

You learn that the only cross to bear is the one you choose to carry, and that martyrs get burned at the stake.

Then you learn about love. Romantic love and familial love. How to love, how much to give in love, when to stop giving, and when to walk away.

You learn not to project your needs or your feelings onto a relationship. You learn that you will not be more beautiful, more intelligent, more lovable or important because of the man on your arm or the child that bears your name. You learn to look at relationships as they really are and not as you would have them be.

You stop trying to control people, situations and outcomes. You learn that just as people grow and change, so it is with love...and you learn that you don't have the right to demand love on your terms ... just to make you happy.

And, you learn that alone does not mean lonely.  And you look in the mirror and come to terms with the fact that you will never be a size 5 or a perfect 10, and you stop trying to compete with the image inside your head and agonizing over how you "stack up."

You also stop working so hard at putting your feelings aside, smoothing things over and ignoring your needs.  You learn that feelings of entitlement are perfectly OK.... And that it is your right to want things and to ask for the things that you want...and that sometimes it is necessary to make demands.

You come to the realization that you deserve to be treated with love, kindness, sensitivity and respect; and you won't settle for less.  And, you allow only the hands of a lover who cherishes you to glorify you with his/her touch ... and in the process you internalize the meaning of self-respect.

And you learn that your body really is your temple, and you begin to care for it and treat it with respect. You begin eating a balanced diet, drinking more water and taking more time to exercise.

You learn that fatigue diminishes the spirit and can create doubt and fear. So you take more time to rest.

And, just as food fuels the body, laughter fuels our soul.  So you take more time to laugh and to play.

You learn, that for the most part, in life you get what you believe you deserve ... and that much of life truly is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

You learn that anything worth achieving is worth working for, and that wishing for something to happen is different from working toward making it happen.

More importantly, you learn that in order to achieve success you need direction, discipline and perseverance. You also learn that no one can do it all alone and that it's OK to risk asking for help.

You learn that the only thing you must truly fear is the great robber baron of all time. FEAR itself.

You learn to step right into and through your fears because you know that whatever happens you can handle it, and to give in to fear is to give away the right to live life on your terms.

And you learn to fight for your life and not to squander it living under a cloud of impending doom.

You learn that life isn't always fair, you don't always get what you think you deserve; and that sometimes bad things happen to unsuspecting, good people. On these occasions you learn not to personalize things.

You learn that God isn't punishing you or failing to answer your prayers. It's just life happening.  And you learn to deal with evil in its most primal state -- the ego. You learn that negative feelings such as anger, envy and resentment must be understood and redirected or they will suffocate the life out of you, and poison the universe that surrounds you.

You learn to admit when you are wrong and to building bridges instead of walls. You learn to be thankful and to take comfort in many of the simple things we take for granted, things that millions of people upon the earth can only dream about:  a full refrigerator, clean running water, a soft warm bed, a long hot shower.

Slowly, you begin to take responsibility for yourself by yourself; and to make yourself a promise to never betray yourself and to never, ever, settle for less than your heart's desire.

And you hang a wind chime outside your window so you can listen to the wind.  And you make it a point to keep smiling, to keep trusting, and to stay open to every wonderful possibility.

Finally, with courage in your heart and with God by your side you take a stand; you take a deep breath, and you begin to design the life you want to live as best as you can.

 

Author Unknown

Things you wish you could say out loud at work

1. I can see your point, but I still think you’re full of sh*t 2. I don’t know what your problem is, but I’ll bet its hard to pronounce 3. How about never? Is never good for you? 4. I see you’ve set aside this special time to humiliate yourself in public 5. I’m really easy to get along with once you people learn 6. I’ll try being nicer if you’ll try being smarter 7. I’m out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message 8. I don’t work here. I’m a consultant 9. It sounds like English, but I can’t understand a word you’re saying 10. Ahhh…I see the ****-up fairy has visited us again 11. I like you. You remind me of when I was young and stupid 12. You are validating my inherent mistrust of strangers 13. I have plenty of talent and vision; I just don’t give a damn 14. I’m already visualising the duct tape over your mouth 15. I will always cherish the initial misconceptions I had about you 16. Thank you. We’re all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view 17. The fact that no one understands you doesn’t mean you’re an artist 18. Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental 19. What am I? Flypaper for freaks? 20. I’m not being rude. You’re just insignificant. 21. It’s a thankless job, but I’ve got a lot of karma to burn off 22. Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial 23. And your cry-baby whiny-assed opinion would be..? 24. Do I look like a people person? 25. This isn’t an office. Its hell with fluorescent lighting 26. I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left 27. Sarcasm is just one more service we offer 28. If I throw a stick, will you leave? 29. Errors have been made. Others will be blamed 30. Whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed 31. I’m trying to imagine you with a personality 32. A cubical is just a padded cell without a door 33. Can I trade this job for what’s behind door #1? 34. Too many freaks, not enough circuses 35. Nice perfume. Must you marinate in it? 36. Chaos, panic and disorder – my work here is done 37. How do I set a laser printer to stun? 38. I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted pay.

 

Value of a Woman

This is written in the Hebrew Talmud, the book where all of the sayings and preaching of Rabbis are conserved over time.

It says: "Be very careful if you make a woman
cry, because God counts her tears.  The woman
came out of a man's rib.   Not from his feet to be
walked on.   Not from his head to be superior, but
from the side to be equal.   Under the arm to be
protected,  and next to the heart to be loved."

Pass this on to all exceptional women that you know..
and to men so they know the value of a woman.

Hmmm

Smile at each other, smile at your wife,
smile at your husband, smile at your children,
smile at each other -
it doesn't matter who it is -
and that will help you to grow up
in greater love for each other.

~~Mother Teresa~~

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

 

~~ Pablo Picasso~~

 

 

The world is but a canvas to the imagination.

~~Henry David Thoreau~~

Romantic

'SWAY'

When marimba rhythms start to play
Dance with me, make me sway
Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore
Hold me close, sway me more

Like a flower bending in the breeze
Bend with me, sway with ease
When we dance you have a way with me
Stay with me, sway with me

Other dancers may be on the floor
Dear, but my eyes will see only you
Only you have the magic technique
When we sway I go weak

I can hear the sounds of violins
Long before it begins
Make me thrill as only you know how
Sway me smooth, sway me now

Other dancers may be on the floor
Dear, but my eyes will see only you
Only you have the magic technique
When we sway I go weak

I can hear the sounds of violins
Long before it begins
Make me thrill as only you know how
Sway me smooth, sway me now
You know how
Sway me smooth, sway me now

Song by Michael Buble

Smiling

The end of wisdom is to dream high enough not to lose the dream in the seeking of it...

 

Smiling with my eyes...

Hidden meaning in my name

Pure : Greek

 

You are an inspiring leader whose originality, creativity and wisdom are applied to creating practical solutions to "unsolvable" problems. Humanitarian & idealistic your vision is to make the world a better place and you will work to this end. Hardworking and tenacious people admire you for your honesty & integrity. You are a loved & loyal friend & partner. Your have the potential to achieve enormous success in the world.

Sometimes

"Sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand."

Fall

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. ~ George Eliot!

WIGF

Yesterday, I was lucky enough to sit outside in the warm sun on someone's front stoop.  All I could hear were the birds chirping & an occasional car driving by somewhere down the block.  As I sat there, a little chipmunk with big fat cheeks was busy running around keeping busy as only chipmunks can.  While I was watching him & him me, I noticed he was making a funny clicking sound everytime he ran around.  I finally figured out that he must have had some kind of nut in his mouth that was rattling around in its shell! How cute is that!

How to Love a Woman

How to Make a Woman Happy

It's not difficult to make a woman happy. A man only needs to be:
1. a friend
2. a companion
3. a lover
4. a brother
5. a father
6. a master
7. a chef
8. an electrician
9. a carpenter
10. a plumber
11. a mechanic
12. a decorator
13. a stylist
14. a sexologist
15. a gynecologist
16. a psychologist
17. a pest exterminator
18. a psychiatrist
19. a healer
20. a good listener
21. an organizer
22. a good father
23. very clean
24. sympathetic
25. athletic
26. warm
27. attentive
28. gallant
29. intelligent
30. funny
31. creative
32. tender
33. strong
34. understanding
35. tolerant
36. prudent
37. ambitious
38. capable
39. courageous
40. determined
41. true
42. dependable
43. passionate
44. compassionate

WITHOUT FORGETTING TO:

45. give her compliments regularly
46. love shopping
47. be honest
48. be very rich
49. not stress her out
50. not look at other girls

AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU MUST ALSO:

51. give her lots of attention, but expect little yourself
52. give her lots of time, especially time for herself
53. give her lots of space, never worrying about where she goes

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT:

54. Never to forget:
* birthdays
* anniversaries
* arrangements she makes

 

HOW TO MAKE A MAN HAPPY

1. Show up naked
2. Bring food

Love by Pooh

..."If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a  hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you." - Winnie the  Pooh.

May we all be searching for marbles. And may we all always have enough of them.

The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday  mornings. Perhaps it's the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it's the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable.

A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the garage with a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the morning paper in the other. What began as a typical Saturday morning turned into one of those lessons that life seems to hand you from time to time? Let me tell you about it:

I turned the dial up into the phone portion of the band on my ham radio in order to listen to a Saturday morning swap net.  Along the way, I came across an older sounding chap, with a tremendous signal and a golden voice. You know the kind; he sounded like  he should be in the broadcasting business. He was telling whom-ever he was  talking with something about "a thousand marbles." I was intrigued and stopped to listen to what he had to say.

"Well, Tom, it sure sounds like you're busy with your job. I'm sure they pay you well but it's a shame you have to be away from home and your family so much. Hard to believe a young fellow  should have to work sixty or seventy hours a week to make ends meet. It's too bad you missed your daughter's "dance recital" he continued. "Let me tell you  something that has helped me keep my own priorities" And that's when he began  to explain his theory of a "thousand marbles."

"You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. The average person lives about seventy-five years. I know, some live more and some live less, but on average, folks live  about seventy-five years.
 
"Now then, I multiplied 75 times  52 and I came up with 3900, which is the number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire lifetime. Now, stick with me, Tom, I'm getting to the  important part.

It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about all this in any detail", he went on, "and by that time I had lived through over twenty-eight hundred Saturdays." "I got to thinking that if I lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy. So I went to a toy store and bought every single marble they had. I ended up having to visit three toy stores to round up 1000 marbles. I took them home and put them  inside a large, clear plastic container right here in the shack next to my  gear."

"Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away. I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more on  the really important things in life. There is nothing like watching your time here on this earth run out to help get your priorities straight." 

"Now let me tell you one last thing before I sign-off with you and take my lovely wife out for breakfast. This morning, I took the  very last marble out of the container. I figure that if I make it until next  Saturday then I have been given a little extra time. And the one thing we can all use is a little more time."
"It was nice to meet you Tom, I hope you spend more time with your family, and I hope to meet you again here on the band. This is a 75 Year old Man, K9NZQ, clear and going QRT, good  morning!"

You could have heard a pin drop on the band when this fellow  signed off. I guess he gave us all a lot to think about. I had planned to work on the antenna that morning, and then I was going to meet up with a few hams to work on the next club newsletter.

Instead, I went upstairs and woke my wife up with a kiss. "C'mon honey. I'm taking you and the kids to breakfast."  "What brought this on?" she asked with a smile. "Oh, nothing special, it's just  been a long time since we spent a Saturday together with the kids. And hey, can we stop at a toy store while we're out? I need to buy some marbles.

In her love

"In her love I am the hero, the king, the poet; alive without her love, I am nothing at all, not even truly alive. It takes a second to say 'I Love You', but a 'lifetime' to show it!"

 

Never "EXPECT"! ~ Never "ASSUME"! ~ Never "SETTLE"!

Believing

"Life is change~ Growth is optional~ Choose Wisely"

 

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge-
That myth is more potent then history.
I believe that dreams are more powerful than facts-
That Hope always triumphs over experience-
That laughter is the only cure for grief.
And I believe that Love is stronger than death.

-Robert Fulghum

 

"believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense."
-Buddha

 

It's Important

** Of Course I Don't Look Busy...I Did It Right The First Time. **

 

1. It is important to find a man who works around the house, cooks and cleans and who has a job.

2. It is important to find a man who makes you laugh.

3. It is important to find a man who is dependable and doesn't lie.

4. It is important to find a man who's good in bed and who loves to have sex with you.

5. It is important that these four men never meet!

Take time to think about this...

you are not what you were

~The Decision To Have A Child

Is To Accept That Your Heart Will Forever

Walk About Outside Of Your Body~

 

Never love the people that abuse you and never abuse the people you love! 

 

Life is not about the breathes you take, it is about the moments that take your breath away!

 

A wise person once said. You know you are in the right relationship, if that person enhances your life.

"Everything happens for a reason, sometimes things fall apart just so other things can fall together.. but in the end: what's meant to be will always find its way."

Everybody WANTS to feel needed,but more importantly, everybody NEEDS to feel wanted!!!!

Something to think about:

                   A smile goes far

Never regret something that once made you smile

artistic (ätîtî adjective

1. Of or relating to art or artists: the artistic community.
2. Sensitive to or appreciative of art or beauty: an artistic temperament.
3. Showing imagination and skill: an artistic design.

- artis´tically adverb

 

 

I am artistic

 READ THIS, LET IT SINK IN, THEN DECIDE

Joe is the kind of guy you love to hate.  He is always in a good mood & always has something positive to say.  When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"

He was a natural motivator.

If an employee was having a bad day, Joe was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up & ask him, "I don't get it

You can't be positive a person all of the time. How do you do it?"

He replied, "Each morning I wake up & say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or... You can choose to be in a bad mood.

I choose to be in a good mood. 

Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or...I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it.

Everytime someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or...I can point out the positive side of live!...I choose the positive side of life.

"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested.

"Yes, it is," he said. "Life is all about choices.  When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you reacto to situations. You choose how people affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood.  The bottom line: It's your choice how you live your life."

I reflected on what he said.  Soon thereafter, I left the Tower Industry to start my own business.  We lost touch, but I often think about hime when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.

Several years later, I heard that he was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a  communications tower. 

After 18 hours of surger & weeks of intensive care, he was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back.

I saw him about six months after the accident.  When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins...Wanna see my scars?"

I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place. 

"The first thing that went through my through my mind was the well-being of my soon-to-be daughter," he replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or...I could choose to die.  I chose to live."

"Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. 

He continued, "...the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER & I saw the expression on the faces of the doctors & nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I readm 'he's a dead man'. I knew I needed to take action".

"What did you do?" I asked.

"Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said Joe. "She asked if I was allergice to anything.  "Yes, I replied. The doctors & nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply.  I took a deep breath & yelled "Gravity".

Over their laughter, I told the, "I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead."

He lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude... I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully.  

Attitude, after all, is everything.

Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.  Each day has enough trouble of its own".  Matthew 6:34. 

After all, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

You have two choices now...

Me, I'm choose living & trying to learn how to live.

Insight into me & missing

FINDING ME

I was drowning. Sunk so low that any hope of happiness
seemed as far out of reach as the Northern Star.

I was lost. Had wandered to a place where I couldn't find myself
and had settled instead, on the path of least resistance.

I found myself in love.
Finding joy in the smallest of things…
In the sound of a bird singing,
In the gentle falling rain…
And as the wind whispered "happiness",
I found myself living
for the first time in years.

Just as I'd begun to think this dream could be reality...

I found myself alone. Abandoned so sweetly,
yet I still feel the bitter sting of tears.
I look at my reflection and see a defeated woman,
all used up and abused and so very stupid
that I just want to die.

I found myself giving up when something within me
said, "No". One, single spark of defiance
was bigger than the ocean that sought to drown me.

Love may have quickened me, but loss has made me strong.
The only power he has over me is that, that I choose to give him.
He may have swept me off my feet but I have made both the choice
and the effort to stand tall.

I will love again because I choose to "live" whatever the cost.
For to give up on love would be more destructive
than anything I've been through so far.

So here I go again...reaching for a star.

I'm not sure who wrote this, but it is exactly how I feel.

SILENT MUSE

To be uninspired is to be empty to the very depths of your soul even as the burden you carry feels heavy, as if the weight of the world rests upon your shoulders.

To be uninspired is to be able to breathe, but to live as one barely alive as inability suffocates you to such a degree that you feel the touch of death upon your skin.

To be uninspired is to scream with all your might, yet fail to be heard because you lack the freedom of expression to bestow thoughts and feelings upon listening ears.

To be uninspired is to stand ready and willing, but unable and powerless to turn reason into rhyme no matter how hard you try to convey what remains upon your heart.

Cancel my subscription. I'm tired of your issues.

Exercise is a dirty word...
Everytime I hear it,
I wash my mouth out with
~Chocolate~

 

Tell me, I'll forget. Show me, I may remember. But involve me, and I'll understand.

-Chinese Proverb

 

I don't suffer from insanity ~ I enjoy every minute of it!

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Love (How It Should Be)

 

Love (How It Should Be)
by aleasha
Copyright © 1997, aleasha -all rights reserved-

I want someone to hold me.
Someone to love me,
And make love to me.
Make me feel loved,
And to be desired.
To share passions and dreams.
To giggle at our silliness,
And to hold hands and kiss.
To love and want you because you love and want me.
To lie in your arms because That's where it's safe.
That's where I'm loved.
And I'm important to you too,
Cause you feel about me the
Same as I feel about you.
You know,
I'll laugh at your jokes,
And cry at your sorrow,
Be obstinate and disagree
Just because I want to.
Cause it infuriates you.
And you know
I'm doing it purposely,
Cause you know me.
You know my moods
Will change like the wind,
And we'll argue and fight....
Be silly together
You'll be angry with me,
But you'll forgive me,
Cause you know
I want to be loved.
And you love me,
No matter what I do.

A biker's wish

A biker was riding along a California beach when
suddenly the sky clouded above his head and, in a
booming voice, the Lord said, "Because you have tried
to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish. 

The biker pulled over and said, "Build a bridge to Hawaii
so I can ride over anytime I want."

The Lord said, "Your request is materialistic, think of the
enormous challenges for that kind of undertaking.  The
supports required to reach the bottom of the Pacific!  The
concrete and steel it would take!  It will nearly exhaust several
natural resources.  I can do it, but it i s hard for me to justify
your desire for worldly things.  Take a little more time and
think of something that would honor and glorify me." 

The biker thought about it for a long time.  Finally he said,
"Lord, I wish that I could understand my wife.  I want to know
how she feels inside, what she's thinking when  she gives me
the silent treatment, why she cries, what she means when she
says nothing's wrong, and how I can make a woman truly happy."

The Lord replied, "You want two lanes or four on that bridge?

Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out. But I can usually shut the bitch up with cookies.    (Unknown)

  The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy.
                        -Helen Hayes (at 73)-

Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission. -Eleanor Roosevelt-

I would notice

A leaf so quietly falls in the middle of the night that no person hears the swish as it falls to the ground.

Reminders #3 & 4 to me again

Heaven's not a place that you go when you die.
It's that moment in life when you actually feel alive

Don't make someone your priority if your only a option to them

Princess, Having Had Sufficient Experience With Princes, Seeks Frog.  One day my prince will come, mine just took a wrong turn, got lost, and is to stubborn to ask for directions.  

Take my days and fill them softly with your smiles. Take my nights and warm them gently with your kisses. Take my love and hold it closely to your heart....and I will give you all that's mine to give.

I dream of a love that even time will lie down and be still for!

Ocean Heal Me

Ocean heal my wounds
Let your waves curl and foam on my body
Wash away blood, heal scars

Ocean renew me with your power
As unceasingly you roll
Giving strength that's been drained

Ocean keep me warm
Wrap me in your brine
Caress me with your tides

Ocean disperse my tears
As they flow in you
I cleanse my soul

Ocean let me grow in your depths
Color me vibrant blue, coral, green
Clear = revitalized

Ocean your spray anoints me
Cool and refreshed
My spiritual renewal

Ocean be my friend
Hold me flowing in your currents
Ever moving, ever changing

Ocean, heal me.

© 1983 Susan Bacon

WIGF (what I am grateful for)

I brand new baby niece who is the cutest, roundest, most adorable baby I have every seen (besides my own)!

This is Priceless!

When I'm an old lady, I'll live with each kid, And bring so much happiness...just as they did. I want to pay back all the joy t hey've provided. Returning each deed! Oh, they'll be so excited! (When I'm an old lady and live with my kids) I'll write on the wall with reds, whites and  blues, And I'll bounce on the furniture...wearing my shoes. I'll drink from the carton and then leave it out. I'll stuff all the toilets and oh, how they'll shout! (When I'm an old lady and live with my kids) When they're on the phone and just out of reach, I'll get into t hings like sugar and bleach. Oh, they'll snap their fingers and then shake their head, (When I'm an old lady and live with my kids) When  they cook dinner and call me to eat, I'll not eat my green beans or salad ormeat, I'll gag on my okra, spill milk on the table, And when they get angry...I'll run...if I'm able! (When I'm an old lady and live with my kids) I'll sit close to the TV, through the channels I'll click, I'll cross both eyes just to see if they stick. I'll take off my socks and throw one away, And play in the mud 'til the end of the day! (When I'm an old lady and live with my kids) And later in bed, I'll lay back and sigh, I'll thank God in prayer and then close my eyes. My kids will look down with a smile slowly creeping, And say with a groan, "She's so sweet when she's sleeping!" God Bless All Moms and Grandmas Everywhere!

 

4 C's of a Relationship

"Caring, Comfort, Compassionate &  Compromise"

My Children Laughed Today

Watching my children laugh & smile on the amusement rides will always remain imprinted in my mind.

 

Today I am grateful for my childrens' smiles, warm tea with blackberry brandy & friends who say I deserve someone special because that is how special I am.

Reminder #2 to me

"If you want to live the life that you want to live, choose to begin now. And do something different, something positive and something new, NOW!"
-Sapiens

i am grateful for the 4 baby deer I say today & the unexpected support of an acquintance

Today the leaves where dancing in the wind...

I love good Blonde jokes!

How many blondes does it take to change a light bulb?
Two - one to hold the Diet Pepsi and one to call Daddy

Sometimes I close my eyes

and imagine You are here with me,

chasing passions into the night,

all tangled in a dream.

Where I want to be