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Sideways View    Do you ever have those times when things just get kinda "cross-eyed" in your head?  It sometimes happens when we least expect it. The day can start out just fine, and before you know it.... everything heads south. Some of the symptoms are:  impatience,  ill temper,  confusion, misunderstandings, or simply "stupid" thoughts. I had one of these kind of days this week.  I won't even acknowledge the day it was... that isn't important.  What's worthy of noting is that most of a day was "lost" to unintelligible thinking.  Now, just to clarify, I had attended the funeral of a man I had known since I was a kid.  He lived a full, Christian life, friend to all he met.  The eulogy was excellent and fitting.  However,  my mind chose to dwell on the "death" part of life, instead of the celebration of life itself.  In the past few years I have been, unfortunately, widowed... twice.   The good fortune of this: ...

Life changes. Tragedies. Trauma. But, I am still here. Moving forward. The photo in this entry is part of a letter to my family, kind of explaining "who I am" now. Their concern is for my happiness, and I sincerely appreciate that, and their love for me.  In recent years of going through illnesses and deaths of those close to me, I have gained a renewed vision of Life.  I am more accepting of the unknown in life. I am willing to take the chance at "love": be it simple friendships, or something more.  Some say, don't move too fast, take your time. Some say, get out, do all you can.   Well, I sort of combine the two.  Alone time is important, but also I need the comfort and warmth of others in my life. What is thrown at me now is simply, "added into" the mix.  I do not "fret" over trivialities. Don't get angry. Don't worry. I am grateful for time spent with family and "old" friends. I am equally accepting of "new" re...

It is so cold out today. I'm stayin' inside. Doing some mundane chores.  How is your life?  Mundane or exciting?  Warm or Cold?  Humans have the option of staying out in the cold, or warming up inside.  I'm talking about a True warm:  nice warm feeling you get when you know God loves you.  Hanging out with friends (like the birds on this line) can be a fun thing. Or like today with wind chills about 11 degrees... it can be a Cold existence. Do you know if your friends are "warmed" by God? Do they have Him in their life, or do they exist "out in the cold".  Don't interpret that I mean a person has to be a religious fanatic.... sometimes I see that as "attention getting" for that person, not for God.  I'm talking about a true love of God, a sincere belief in "Life" and this world in which we live by caring for others.  Do you show your zest for life?  Sure there are many rocks (sometimes boulders) in the road we travel.  Get o...

The hard reality of this building is sort of like life. It is there. Some days sunshine and clouds are reflected, and some days nothing but cold and drizzle turn it into a gray blob.  This beautiful mirrored structure withstands it all. Look at yourself. Are you a "mirrored structure" and reflect only the feelings you are surrounded with? Or do you dig deeper and pull yourself up to your highest standards, rising above the drizzle of "ordinary"?  Each of us has capabilities we have not yet tapped. We each think, 'well, now, I'm doing pretty good in my situation'.  This type of thinking will get you just there: right where you are now, no further.  Why not strive to be the best you can be?  Don't be a blob. Snap out of your reverie and plunge full ahead in life.  If you don't do the driving... life will pass you by quickly and mercilessly.

Hey all,    this is the "Plug", checking in with all my cyber friends.  So look, my Auntie Donna got me this warm plaid hooded jacket...with Pockets! (and it came with a treat in the pocket - how cool is that!).  I think this is not only a fashion statement, but I know it will come in handy in the rain and snow. (I hate going out in the rain... gets my "tootsies" all wet! But I LOVE snow).  I can't wait to show the neighbor dogs. Although I have never actually met them, they do growl and bark at me across the street -- they are So aggressive...but, I kinda like that. Wish their mom would let them come over just once and play. I'd show them who's boss!    Oh, better not let my "master" hear me say that, she don't like "aggressive". She's always like, "calm down", "behave" and all that. But, gotta love her, she does feed me well and takes me for rides in the car. I LOVE taking trips, especially when ...

Here are my thoughts on this photo: if one can sit through a sunrise, and feel the serenity and power, one can make it through any day.   do you get up early Just to watch the sun rise in the sky?  We only get one chance a day to do this. If I miss sunrise, I try to see the sun setting.  Some days clouds prevent the visual, but the "sense" of daybreak is awesome. Try it. It could empower you more than you realize. ~~sherree'~~

Deep blue is the main subject of this photo. Yet, one cannot help but notice the tree, 3/4 moon, and vapor trail.  These three items add "texture" in my opinion.  Thinking of life as the "deep blue"... what sort of texture have you added to your "deep blue".  Are you alone, lonely and just an ocean of blue?  Or do you have many branches of "texture" in your world.  Consider how you spend your time in our deep blue: are you like the branches of the tree, and always reaching out?  Stable like the moon, even in its stages of exposure, sometimes full and open, sometimes barely visible. Or are you like that vapor: here one minute, gone the next.  Humans have choices.  Nature's elements do not. Their "world" has already been set.  Take advantage of this gift and make a choice today. Life is for living.