SUNDRY THOUGHTS AND WORDS....

When I was in grade school, they told me to write down what I wanted to be when I grew up.

I wrote down happy.

They told me I didn't understand the assignment,
I told them they didn't understand life

- Unknown



To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter... to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring - these are some of the rewards of the simple life. ~John Burroughs
You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need. ~Vernon Howard
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Thursday, June 3, 2010

A BRIEF HELLO TO FILL THE LULL

I've been reminded on more than one occasion that this blog has "once again" set silent for far too long. Time just does not seem to be my friend lately.  Or maybe I have my priorities out of order.  Lately I seem to be scrambling and grasping at any minute, 15 minutes (heaven help me if I find an hour....I'm delirious) to read.  I'm obsessed!! I often think in the time I eek out reading, I could be writing.  Sometimes I feel like I am just gathering courage.......but sometimes that is the best time to write, or paint, when you're unsure of yourself, when you're sure no one will like what you write or the picture you paint or whatever task you have at hand.  I am more and more convinced that the person I should try to please is me.  After all isn't it like the old adage that you have to like yourself before others will like you.  So I promise I will write again soon.  In the meantime let me share my reading with you.  I've just finished Pocketful of Names by Joe Coomer (just as wonderful as One Vacant Chair) and I'm just starting to read the latest book by Laraine HerringGhost Swamp Blues  It's already sucked me in!  Well I just heard the Today Show music gear up on TV....which means 7:00 and time to get my rear in gear and head downstairs and get to work......writing time is over for today.  Check back soon.  I'll write again, I promise.  Have a perfectly wonderful day....Remember 'As the corners of your mouth go, so goes your day'! :)