Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Today is the day
Spent the day with my mom yesterday. She's depressed. She told me that she would not be "happy" again till she moves back into her own home which is approximately in 4 months. "I'm just going to be miserable unitl then" Mom, I said it takes a lot of energy to be miserable and she said I know it, I'm exhausted!
This reminds me that happiness is a choice. How often have I said to myself, I'll be happy when I lose 5, 10, 20 pounds, if only I had more money, if only I wasn't married or was married. Happiness comes from within regardless of the situation. Life is 90% attitude.
Be happy and the rest will fall into place.
This reminds me that happiness is a choice. How often have I said to myself, I'll be happy when I lose 5, 10, 20 pounds, if only I had more money, if only I wasn't married or was married. Happiness comes from within regardless of the situation. Life is 90% attitude.
Be happy and the rest will fall into place.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
"what was she doing with her hands"
Doing? Why, sitting, sitting in a chair under an oak tree. Her time's not far." "Her hands, Samuel, her hands — what was she doing with her hands? ...
"Samuel seached his memory, "nothing I guess, I remember she had little hands and she held them in her lap. Liza sniffed "not sewing, not mending, not knitting?" No Mother. "I don't think its a good idea for you to go over there. Riches and idleness, the devil's tool......."
This came from "East of Eden" and while resently reading this novel it made me think how different yet the same we as women are. When we sit down in the evening to unwind from the day's events, how we still enjoy to have something to work on with our hands. As women the need to create something beautiful and surround ourselves with beauty comes natural to us.
I just spend a few days with my group of ladies friends, our bunco group, and we had an old fashion quilting session. All the ladies expressed a need to doing something with their hands while watching TV in the evening or just to unwind.
The sewing circle became an expression of creativity, a circle of conversation, sharing of joys and troubles, and an outpour of one's own energy of a piece of beauty. It was creative, relaxing and a great bonding experinece.
"Samuel seached his memory, "nothing I guess, I remember she had little hands and she held them in her lap. Liza sniffed "not sewing, not mending, not knitting?" No Mother. "I don't think its a good idea for you to go over there. Riches and idleness, the devil's tool......."
This came from "East of Eden" and while resently reading this novel it made me think how different yet the same we as women are. When we sit down in the evening to unwind from the day's events, how we still enjoy to have something to work on with our hands. As women the need to create something beautiful and surround ourselves with beauty comes natural to us.
I just spend a few days with my group of ladies friends, our bunco group, and we had an old fashion quilting session. All the ladies expressed a need to doing something with their hands while watching TV in the evening or just to unwind.
The sewing circle became an expression of creativity, a circle of conversation, sharing of joys and troubles, and an outpour of one's own energy of a piece of beauty. It was creative, relaxing and a great bonding experinece.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Inner thoughts
I've noticed lately that I spend my days wishing and hoping and my nights praying and being thankful.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
rose care
Hello fellow gardeners, here are some tips for your roses.
Deadhead: this encourages your roses to grow more secondary bloom cycles, cut 1/4" from an outward facing 5 leaflet. roses love water, keep soil moist but not with standing water.
Mulch: cover soil with 2 to 3 inches of mulch. Keep mulch away from the main stem, mulch keeps down the weeds and keeps the moisture in the soil
Fertilize: roses love to eat
Deadhead: this encourages your roses to grow more secondary bloom cycles, cut 1/4" from an outward facing 5 leaflet. roses love water, keep soil moist but not with standing water.
Mulch: cover soil with 2 to 3 inches of mulch. Keep mulch away from the main stem, mulch keeps down the weeds and keeps the moisture in the soil
Fertilize: roses love to eat
Monday, April 11, 2011
"Oh Brother, where art thou"
Church sure can bring out the best in a person.
My mother recently moved in with my sister and I've agreed to take her to Mass on Sundays. On the first Sunday there was a lady begging for money at the doors of the church. To quote my mom " Oh brother, that is the last thing I want to see at church someone needing help."
2nd Sunday, as we were making our way out of the church, there was a man in a wheelchair slowing our departure and every maneuver we made to find a path he would go the same way. When we finally cleared him my mom was quoted as saying " boy, I just wanted to kick him".
I just love Church and the goodness it brings out in all of us!
My mother recently moved in with my sister and I've agreed to take her to Mass on Sundays. On the first Sunday there was a lady begging for money at the doors of the church. To quote my mom " Oh brother, that is the last thing I want to see at church someone needing help."
2nd Sunday, as we were making our way out of the church, there was a man in a wheelchair slowing our departure and every maneuver we made to find a path he would go the same way. When we finally cleared him my mom was quoted as saying " boy, I just wanted to kick him".
I just love Church and the goodness it brings out in all of us!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
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