Special People

Growing older can be strange and interesting at the same time.  Lately I’ve been thinking about people I knew way back in elementary and high school.  I’m wondering if Facebook is playing a part in this.  It’s interesting to see how people have changed and how their lives have taken shape.  But I find it more interesting to see how they haven’t changed.  Little traits that they held as young children still show through in their adult lives.

It is fascinating at the same time but very strange to me.  My Mom once told me that no matter how old you get you still think the same.  She didn’t mean you always reason as a child, but the same insecurities and fears can grip you in your adult years just as they did in your childhood.  Certain characteristics such as being uncomfortable talking in front of a crowd can be just as difficult in grade school as it is in a meeting when you are 35.  Life is interestign and fascinating at the same time.

 

What do you Really Want?

Have you ever noticed that there is always a little good in every bad?  And vice versa  you can always find a little bad in every good as well.  The thought crossed my mind today when I was reading about a famous movie star who is struggling with depression.  My first thought of course was what does she have to be depressed about?  The obvious things that depress me she has not a care in the world about.  But then reading further down the article and catching a glimpse of her struggles and personality I recognized something.  I recognized the fact that as humans we really are all alike in many ways.  The same emotions run through all of us and fame and fortune may make certain parts of life easier yet it doesn’t make living any easier.  That was a quote I read by Bruce Springsteen that really hit home.

Since my brain was focused on this topic of success I began reading some quotes on the topic.  One in particular stood out to me which read something along the lines of…..Behind all the fortune and fame there is a deep, dark, emptiness.  I began to see the irony in what our imaginations tell us about the famous and what reality is really like for famous people.  My point is; much of us have been protected from such a life.  Although many believe they have been cheated out of a life of luxury.  Never forget that saying be careful what you wish for you just might get it.

Life’s Struggles

I really love listening to the radio in my car.  I’m not talking about music, but about radio talk shows and sermons that come on while driving to and from work.  Don’t get me wrong I love listening to music as well but for some reason I have been pulled in a different direction lately.  Listening to sermons and the news has become more appealing.  The sermons in particular.  They capture my attention and the surrounding traffic congestion just seems to disappear.  I find them to be such a sweet distration.

I’m not sure where it all started but I now love my morning commute because of the 8:00 A.M. sermon.  It is funny how the topic seems to always be about something in particular that I am dealing with.  The topic lately has been about love.  Loving not only friends and family, but loving strangers as well.  Reminding yourself to show kindness at all times and to all people.  Basically the fruits of the spirit including patience, kindness, joy, peace, love, understanding, etc.  The things we need to survive in a harsh world.  I’m struggling with this topic so much and it keeps coming around and hitting me in the face.  I’m failing every test put in front of me which only means I will continue to be tested until I pass.  Life’s stuggles should be a topic I write about more often lord knows I sure have enough of them.

Sundays

Today is Sunday March 11!  I am feeling very relaxed and have decided to make myself some lemonade and go sit outside in my beautiful lawn.  I have never had a house before or at least not a house with such a big yard.  The sun is shining but not too brightly and the wind is blowing just a little bit.  It is hard to believe that this is the middle of March and not the middle of July.  I am so thankful for the warm weather.

The winter was calm this year in the south followed by an early spring.  There is something amazing about the beauty of a warm, sunny day.  I’m not quite sure what it is.  Sometimes I feel that it’s too good to be true.  When you hear that there is some bad in every good it makes you wonder if that person ever saw the beauty of a sunrise or a perfect spring day.  I don’t know about you but I can’t find one thing wrong with the beauty of this day.

Dancing with the stars

Thanks to ‘Dancing with the Stars’, ballroom dancing and just dancing period, has made a huge comeback.  As a young woman I would dance the nights away but was never a trained dancer.  Watching this ‘young’ woman makes me think that I just might take some lessons.  Absolutely amazing woman!!! And just think, this could be me!!!

I absolutely love this video

One of my favorite songs is from the Man of LaMancha.  It’s called “To Dream the Impossible Dream.”  Well that’s the background music to a beautifully done video.  Yes you have to read a little but it’s worth it.  Sit back, relax and enjoy!!!

What difference does it make?

All you are hearing on the news or I guess I should say Entertainment shows is that everyone is wondering who is the father of Michael Jackson’s kids?  Well I’ll tell you who that is.  It’s Michael.  It doesn’t matter at all who is the biological father, that’s just DNA.  Michael was those children’s father from the time they were babies until he died and therefor, he’s their father.

There are some things that the media just needs to keep their noses out of and children’s lives and pain are one of the most important things they need to leave alone.  These beautiful children have lost their father and all anyone wants to do is talk about who really created these children.  God created them and gave them as a gift to Michael and he treated them as just that, a wonderful gift!!

Have you seen this little angel?

Someone just sent me the cutest little angel.  It says if you pass it on, you’ll receive money but who the heck believes all of that whoey?  I guess it could happen but not because someone sent you this adorable little angel and you passed it on.  I just wanted you to see the angel.  She’s just too darn cute!!!

ImageIs that not just the cutest thing you have ever seen?

Yeeeehaaaa!

Well one of my waitresses just told me the funniest joke and I wanted to share it with you.  I didn’t realize what the end was going to be until she told me and I almost fell off of my bar stool laughing.  I hope it at least brings a smile to your face too.  Smiles are good for your soul you know!

A woman from New York was driving through a remote part of Arizona when her car broke down. An American Indian on horseback came along and offered her a ride to a nearby town.

She climbed up behind him on the horse and they rode off. The ride was uneventful, except that every few minutes the Indian would let out ‘Ye-e-e-e-h-a-a-a-a’ so loud that it echoed from the surrounding hills..

When they arrived in town, he let her off at the local service station, yelled one final ‘Ye-e-e-e-h-a-a-a-a!’ and rode off.

‘What did you do to get that Indian so excited?’ asked the service-station attendant. ‘Nothing,’ the woman answered. ‘I merely sat behind him on the horse, put my arms around his waist, and held onto the saddle horn so I wouldn’t fall off.’

‘Lady,’ the attendant said, ‘Indians don’t use saddles’

I lost a dear friend

I just found out that one of my closest friends is gone.  She passed away from an aneurysm she suffered at work yesterday.  How can this be?  She was healthy and full of life one second and gone the next.  God only promises us the here and now and nothing more and boy did that hit home yesterday.  With that in mind, we should love each other like there’s no tomorrow because there might not be.  We should tell each other just how much we mean to each other so that no one leaves your life without knowing how much they touched your life.

I still can’t believe she’s gone but I do have many wonderful memories that I find both pain and comfort in right now.  I know that these memories will keep them alive in my heart and mind and in time, they will be a source of pure joy without the pain.  Hold those near and dear to your close!!!