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Wine & Cheese – 31st Serving

Apr27

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 31st serving of some wine and cheese!

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WHINE = :(

CHEESE = :)

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:(   Okay, I am SO over the rain.  I realize that everyone in my general area is likely whining  about this, but too bad, so sad, it is my post and I’m in a mood today.  I AM SICK OF RAIN!!!  SICK of being stuck inside with these adorable kids that just want to be outside.  I am sick to death of wading through a huge puddle to get anywhere once I leave the car.  I am sick of wondering if the puddle ahead of me on the road is going to be more high water than my car can safely maneuver through.  I am beyond tired of being woken up by thunderstorms all night.  The weather radio doesn’t even phase me anymore I hit it and roll back over.  I am fed up with it all.  Okay, I feel much better now.

:)   I am having SO much fun doing this daycare thing.  I have the  cutest kids to watch and they are entertaining.  Not to mention I’ve lost 5 pounds already just chasing and lugging around the 2 year old.  It isn’t the ideal job for my line of skills, but for now it is paying my bills and keeping me amused.

DESSERT

Deadline: an arbitrary moment responsible for creating the fine line between a paycheck and a pink slip. (From Daffynitions Twitter Feed)

Friday Featured Friend

Mar11

Friday Featured Friend Feline

Today I am featuring one of the Diva Den cats, Ms. Ditzy, who feels she  needs a soap box to air some grievance she has with me.  So, I decided to let her have at it.  She is our 3rd, and for now, final cat addition.  Roughly 6 months old, we refer to her as our ‘special’ cat, as in mentally touched.  She is NOT the brightest bulb in the box.  Here she is with her first post:

Greetings to all of you, my name is Goddess, you may call me Princess.  I am well aware that the staff refer to me as ‘Ditzy’ but that is their disrespectful name for me.  I am royalty, after all.  I mean, look at that photo, that is a true Princess, don’t you agree?  Of course you do.

I’m more than just a tiny bit miffed of late at the staff member that feeds us fabulous felines,  the one you know as Marvi Marti.  As far as her duties of feeding us, we give her a ‘C+’.  Too many evenings she arrives back at the palace late,  or just seems to forget us, how rude!

But it isn’t her lack of attention to our food dishes that has my tail puffed up like a Christmas tree.  It is her inability to accept that the one she refers to as Mr. Wonderful, belongs to ME!  He is the staff member in charge of entertaining me, and my most adored play thing.  SHE thinks he is here for  her and frequently distracts him from his duties: playing games with me.  It brushes my fur the wrong way, and it simply must stop!

My very favorite game is fetch.  Stop gasping, we cats taught the game to dogs, they just try to pretend they thought of it first.  Seriously, dogs have  no brains whatsoever.  Kick them and the fools come back wagging their tails.  Kick us? OH big mistake, we will poo in your bed, chew the tassels off your favorite shoes, fling the litter box contents all over, or trip you in attempts to kill you on the stairs.  We cats are gods, get used to it.  We punish those that serve us when they are incompetent or anger us.

Let me tell you what this not so marvelous one does.  My man-toy arrives and as the staff opens the door, there I am sitting pretty as can be near the door awaiting his adoration.  What does the Marvi do? Steps in between he and I and into his arms, making him hold and kiss her.  I know, right? HOW RUDE!!!  Then he tries to appease me after the wench has gotten her fill.  REALLY not happy about this at all.

Do you think she is at all lagging in making sure he has something to eat? OH no!  She will wait on his every need, getting him a drink and even turns her phone off and puts her computer away.  Unless of course he wants to dance with her, then he puts on romantic music and turns the lights down and dances with her, even singing to her!  Do you think he ever thinks to hold me and dance  with me, the goddess he is here to entertain? OH no, she has him all to herself and refuses to give him up!

The past three evenings he has come over to play games with me and entertain my wonderful self.  At first, once she was done slobbering all over him at the door, he sat on the floor throwing my crinkle.  I impressed him with my abilities to jump and twist in the air (we taught dogs to do that while chasing frisbees), then landing feather light on my paws.  I would walk all regally back to him, dropping the crinkle at his side allowing him to continue our little game.  While retrieving the crinkle, I find SHE has once again diverted his focus to HER.  There he is, head in her lap while she is rubbing his head and cooing at him!  Or worse yet, has  her head in HIS lap while he is rubbing her head!  REALLY????  And do you think he requests a back scratch from me,  the one with the natural claws? OH no, he asks her, the lowly food wench,  to use her fake talons to scratch his lovely, muscled and tattooed back.  It makes me want to heave up a hairball in her shoes.

One would think this staff member would be tripping over herself to please me after stealing my man-toy, but no, she continues to ignore every opportunity to pay me homage.  She has a window kitty cat television right next to the desk lounging platform in her sleep chambers.  There are few things we felines enjoy like watching our kitty TV.  Do you think she raises the blinds turns it on when I paw the ledge and ‘meow’? Oh no,  she shoos me of the room and closes the door.  She doesn’t seem to grasp that there are NO doors ever to be closed to us of tailed divinity.  NONE of our staff seems to understand this.  HUMANS! Such simple minded low life they are.

Wine & Cheese – 28th Serving

Mar9

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 28th serving of some wine and cheese!

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WHINE

:( Still on the job  hunt.  I’ve been debating if maybe a career change might be in order?  I’m applying places for jobs other than office/clerical just in case.  I’m also considering going back to school and really going for something totally different.  Time will tell….

:(   REALLY ready for spring time, this weather is depressing to say the least.  I’m getting to the point where I may just walk with an umbrella just to be able to go outside!  I miss sitting on the deck for dinner, and breakfast on Saturdays.

:(   I have the encore performance of the cold/sinus/flu bug from hell.  Seriously, this thing is NASTY and mean and just doesn’t want to let go!  I cannot believe I have it again and that it is still hanging around.

CHEESE

:)   I am finally getting caught up on my sleep.  Not having to be up for work has meant sleeping in which has really been nice.  I must need the rest because I’m sleeping solidly.

:)   Things with Mr. Wonderful are …. well wonderful!  What more can be said than he is just a super person.

:)   Hooker time is in abundance!  I have plenty of time on my hands to work on blankets now and I’m enjoying that, though until the shop is set up we aren’t making any money.  But it is one of my favorite forms of therapy so I’m enjoying time with a hook and some yarn!

DESSERT

Gracefully: how you can age only if your health insurance covers plastic surgery. ~ Daffynitions Twitter

A Walk In The Park

Feb13

It is SO nice  outside today, 59 degrees here  in the Queen City!!!  That called for a walk.  I cruised up to my favorite park of walking trails.  I admit, some areas were slushy and snow covered, some kind of soupy, but I was OUTSIDE and not freezing.  I was also walking, something I need to be doing!  And it felt fantastic!  25 fitness minutes on the trails now logged in my fitness minutes on SparkPeople.

Here are some of the sights, I cannot wait until summer when it is green again, and the  trails are dry!

 

 

I AM A PROUD MEMETASTIC!!!!!

Feb3

MEMETASTIC!!!

‘M’ over at The Professionally Insane, gave me this awesome award yesterday!

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I have to say this is absolutely the cutest  award I’ve received!  This award is a fun one! In order to claim this award, it requires a cunning, and finely tuned skill : lying fabricating fibbing creative embellishment…

As a condition of my acceptance of this award I have to demonstrate my supurb skills by writing five facts about myself.  Four of these ‘facts’ have to be  ficticious deceptions   enhanced realities (some grain of truth but a lot of enhancements!).  But somewhere among the lies fibs fabrications falsehoods AHEM *cough*cough* ::crossing fingers behind back::  embellishments, will be one solid truth.

The next part of this acceptance is that I have to pass this onto five other bloggers. 

SO feel free to comment and let me know which fact is NOT embellished and is in fact, 100% true!  I’ll post answers this weekend!

TRUE OR GREATLY EMBELISHED FALSE?

:)   Everyone who reads my posts knows that I am a reformed cat hater.  Call me the Crazy Cat Lady, I love the little fur balls now.  We have 3 cats in our home, all females.  While we aren’t overly picky about which breed of feline we have, we insist that they all have to be polydactyl cats!  Yes each of our kittens has more than the normal amount of toes on their paws!  Usually cats have 5 toes on their front paws, ours have 6 or 7 depending on the cat.  Nothing normal about the Diva Den, why would we have normal cats?

:)   I love being pampered, and one of the ways in which I pamper myself is getting my nails done.  I have had acrylic nails nearly ongoing for about 7 years now.  I never got pedicures often, too expensive and frankly I don’t have real cute feet so why draw attention to them was my thought.  Recently I noticed a trend at the nail salon in which women are getting acrylic nails on their feet!!  I finally gave in and decided I have nothing to lose so had them done on my toes.  For the first time I feel like I have great feet, all nicely painted on those picture perfect, acrylic nails.  Now, I love my feet, and if it was not so cold I’d have flip flops on already to show them off!

:)   Two of my supporting cast, my brother Mike, and his wife, Trina, are actually both my cousins.  Mike is a cousin from my mom’s side.  His mom was one of my mother’s first cousins who was pregnant out of wedlock.  She wanted to keep him in the family, but was unable to raise him.  My parents adopted him and raised him as their own.  Trina is one of my cousins, our dad’s are brothers.  They always had a special friendship and attraction to each other growing up.  As an adult, Mike consulted with a lawyer and found that because he was a second cousin to us siblings, and not a birth child of my parents, he and Trina were not related and therefore not really cousins.  They have been happily married for 18 years and have 2 kids. So, my sister-in-law is also my cousin, and my niece and nephew are actually like 2nd cousins once removed or something weird like that.

:)   In a bizarre twist of fate, we grew up with a cousin as a neighbor and never knew it.  The boy behind us was around the age of one of my brothers when we were growing up.  I received a friend request from him all these years later, and did not recognize his name any longer.  He told me that he was my cousin, and had grown up in the house behind us.  I thought it was a stalker at first, since I knew the kid behind us and they were not related to us.  Turns out, my dad’s cousin had given birth out of wedlock and placed him for adoption.  All that time growing up we had a cousin living there and playing with my brothers and never knew it!

:)   One time when getting my nails done, it was taking longer than anticipated at the salon due to a high volume of customers.  I was last in line so when my now ex-husband came to pick me up they had just started my nails.  He was irritated by the delay so I convinced him, with a little help from the nail tech that was now free, to get a pedicure.   He finally gave in and found out it was a rather NICE experience.  If you have ever had one, you know that they will put clear polish on your toe nails if you aren’t having color done.  After some teasing he acquiesced and let them paint his toe nails bright red.  He has worn them red, to my knowledge, ever since.  Turns out he found having his toe nails colored was a kind of turn on for him.

Okay, now it is time to present this award to 5 other bloggers that I follow!  In no particular order mind you, just others I LOVE to creep on!

Julie – byanyothername

Cinnamon – Cinful Cinnamon’s Blog

Beth – Two Monkeys & A Washtub

Pinkim – Truly Simply Pink

Oka – The One and Only Oka

Enjoy ladies!!! Cannot wait to see your facts!

Wine & Cheese – 26th Serving

Feb2

Welcome to Wine & Cheese, my weekly, Wednesday whine session.

Every week on Wednesday I devote a blog to whining. Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.

I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile just a bit more than normal.

If you’d like to read the past editions of Wine & Cheese just click HERE for all of the past postings.

Sit back and join me now for the 26th serving of some wine and cheese!

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WHINE

:( I have to get this out of my system this morning…I AM SO SICK OF WINTER!!!!!  Sick of cold, sick of ice, sick of the @#$%^&*! SNOW!!!  Enough said, everyone is likely in agreement and what more can be said about Snowpocolypes or Snowmageden, whatever you want to call this winter storm nonsense!

:(   I am also tired of whatever this cold bug, sinus infection is, it is time for it to go bye-bye!  Finally was able to sleep last night without the aid of my Nyquil induced coma.   Now if I could just quit blowing my nose and feeling so tired I’d be happy.

:(   Brace yourselves, we’re going to talk about poop.  Cat poop to be exact.  One of these 3 felines has something very wrong in their digestive track and the smell is worse than anything I’ve experienced in a baby diaper.   Best diet program I’ve encountered, cleaning up a litter box used by a cat with a questionable issue in their bowels.  (See, one doesn’t have to be a mommy blogger to talk about poop!)

CHEESE

:)   ANTIBIOTICS!!!  The  single greatest discovery in medical history, at least in my opinion this week as it seems to be the only reason I finally started feeling better.  Can I get an AMEN?

:)   COFFEE!!!  I gotta say that right now nothing beats a fresh, hot cup of coffee in the morning.  All the better if served up in one of my favorite coffee cups!  Yep, makes your breath smell like butt, however what would the morning be without it?  It would be a sad morning without the hot cup of  java!

:)   SPARKPEOPLE!!!  I’ve neglected to use my SparkPeople account as being sick the last thing I even remotely cared about was what was being fed to my tummy.  But today we are back on the Spark, watching every little morsel that will enter through my mouth.  BRAVO ME!!!!  It is AWESOME and FREE and you will love it if you want to get fit, healthy, lose weight etc.  There is a link on the side bar over  yonder on the right –>

DESSERT

:)   :)   :)   Never do anything that you wouldn’t want to explain to the paramedics.  ~Author Unknown :)   :)   :)

Choosing My Last Meal

Dec15

“You can choose your last meal. What would the menu consist of?”

This is the writing prompt for the Lady Bloggers Society Wednesday link up.  I’ve been pondering it for the past few days, what would I choose for my last meal?  It is difficult to do because I love to eat, and have so many ‘favorite’ dishes.  The more I considered it the more I realized it wasn’t just the food that I’d want to choose but who I shared it with and how!  So I’m taking a bit of creative liberty with the subject, since it wasn’t specified, and assume I get to choose all aspects of my last meal.

If I were blessed to know such a thing as when my last meal would be, I’d plan it this way.  I’d want it at home, as I very much love my house.  It is my dream home without a doubt, all spacious and warm inside.  I’d put out an open invitation to all my relatives, friends and even just acquaintances, to come and attend this event.  I’d ask them to bring along a memory to share about a time we had together, one that stands out above the others, something for our hearts to dine upon.  I’d then ask that if food had been a part of the memory, they bring that dish along to share.  If food had not been associated with that memory, then to bring along one of their favorite dishes, desserts or appetizers to share.

There would be no sitting down to a formal table setting, as this is just not my style.  I’d want everyone to be able to be lounging in comfort as we grazed the food and shared.  I picture in my mind folks on couches and chairs, or the floor or counter tops even, wherever they felt comfy to plant themselves. And tables all over the house with lots of good foods.

Music would also be important!  I’d want everyone to bring along a favorite song or two that could be played in the background.  I’d want them to share why those selections were made so I might learn one last, special thing about them before leaving this world.

Of my Christian friends/family members, I’d want a favorite verse or passage, and why that was selected as well.

For me it would be a LONG meal, stretching over a full day with a menu of sharing  food, music, scripture and memories, all from the hearts of those that in some way are connected to my life.  A happy time of sharing and remembering. To me that would be the perfect last meal.

 

 

Ten Qualifications For A Frog Prince With Benefits

Sep4

I am the star of  my own reality show. Recently having moved out of Prince Charming’s Castle and into the Princess Palace, I’ve sworn off Happily Ever After.  Frankly I don’t even believe in that fairy tale ending anymore.  If you’ve followed my blog posts at all you know my happy ending vanished in a “puff of smoke” and left me believing that knights in shining armor don’t really exist, and that pretty much all of those guys are losers in aluminum foil.  At first they look good sitting astride that big, white stallion, but before long you find out it is rocking horse and he has all the charm of a pot belly pig. Well maybe not even that much, as some little piggies are kinda cute and endearing.  Don’t let that  discourage the Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella chicks out there, maybe the story will end differently for you.

Now, I’ve realized that a frog is not going to turn into prince when I kiss him.  In fact most men in this world are just glorified toads.  You kiss them, they may appear to turn into a blue blood, but really all they are is a wart covered royal heart break in the end, before they return to their lily pads to try and sucker the next princess that comes along (if they haven’t been attempting to ‘ribbet’ in her ear already).

Enter the Frog Prince With Benefits.  Not to be confused with a Friend With Benefits (FWB), as the FWB is nothing more than a cuddle bud/booty call/f*ck friend.  The FPWB needs to arrive at the draw bridge with way more than his disco stick, he needs to act like a Prince and treat me like the Princess I am if he wants the treasure – the benefits, WITHOUT the emotional or commitment attachment/exclusive arrangement.  FPWB is more of a companion, someone to go out with, do things with, and then be your partner for the sheet mambo.  I have had a few FWBs (and then there is the always dependable B.O.B. – my  Battery Operated Boyfriend), so now I am seeking the FPWB types, and in order to make it into that select club there are qualifications.  The more you possess, the more likely you will make the A-list and the higher up on the preference scale you will rate.


QUALIFICATIONS FOR FROG PRINCE WITH BENEFITS

  1. Transportation: Having a car is a must for a FPWB – a Princess doesn’t use public transportation.  She also does not ‘pick up’ the Prince, that is his job.  The Princess is supposed to grace the passenger seat of the carriage of the Prince with her beauty.
  2. Motorcycle: Should the FPWB also happen to own a motorcycle, he gains instant bonus points, as the Princess loves the position of fender fluff behind her Prince, wrapped around him.
  3. Fashion sense: is a must!  Men in midriff tops is NEVER acceptable!  Know what to wear and when to wear it! If you are in danger of friends/family calling in Stacy and Clayton from TLC’s What Not To Wear, don’t bother applying.
  4. Football Fan: You must be a football fan, as the Princess loves football! Bengals fans get highest marks, Colts behind them.  Ravens and Browns fans will be judged on a case by case basis, Steelers fans need not bother applying, it is grounds for REJECTION OF APPLICATION on the spot!
  5. Hygiene: Learn about it! Brush your teeth, shower and use soap and water, trim the tree and shave the jewels, and for the love of St. Peter if you can clearly shave numbers in your back hair, get a waxing! (hairy chests on the other hand are MORE than acceptable!
  6. Playful: A guy in touch with his inner child, that can have FUN with a little water fight with the hose, snowball fights, some friendly wrestling over the TV remote (you must, of course, throw the match as Princess must always win).  Princess is playful and possesses a sense of humor.  If you lack these qualities, hop over to someone else’s pond please or contact your Fairy Godmother for assistance.
  7. FOOD SENSE: Chips and dip does not qualify as tailgate or picnic food.  Princess likes both of those activities and expects you will have enough brains to know what to bring or how to use Google if not!  Her first and favorite test is a picnic in the park of her choosing to get to know you, what you pack for her to enjoy will tell her a lot about you! (this includes accessories needed for said adventure)
  8. Time Management: Princess is a very busy lady, her schedule books in advance.  While you may get lucky with last minute arrangements, it is best to book her time well ahead of the event.  Oh, and she frowns on cancellations and no shows, so don’t do it unless you want off the A-List.
  9. Cyber Savvy Flirt: The Princess likes a man who knows how to get her attention with a text or an email now and then, after all, she believes the world revolves around her. Oh wait, in HER universe it does, get used to it.
  10. NO Limp Shrimp!: Princess enjoys sex.  In fact that is the benefit side of this arrangement.  She couldn’t care less if you get your trout stout with or without a little blue pill, just make sure your one eyed dragon is alive and in the game when she is ready.

Applications now being accepted for Frog Prince With Benefits!!

***Disclaimer:  the above was all in fun…though if you meet any of these qualifications your odds of getting my attention are greatly improved!***

Wine & Cheese – 11th Serving

Sep1

Every week on Wednesday I  devote a blog to whining.  Despite being a really happy, positive person, I do have things that annoy me at times.  I never let anything grate on my nerves for long but thought it would be fun to vent them periodically in my blogs.

I also feel that good things, the cheese in life, should be acknowledged as well.

I’m even going to throw in a bit of dessert, a piece of virtual chocolate, something that made me laugh or smile  just a bit more than normal.

Sit back and join me now for the 11th serving of some wine and cheese!


WINE

Po-Po Paranoia

What is with the paranoia associated with seeing a police officer for law abiding citizens, minding their own business as they drive down the road???  Driving along the highway the traffic suddenly slows, dramatically, and as we round the bend, up ahead I can see flashing red and blue lights….ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY!!!  A grass median or cement wall and at least 3 lanes of traffic moving along at 65 m.p.h separate us from the police officer who also happens to be outside of his car addressing the driver he has pulled over.  But people panic and slow down on our side of the highway!!!  Really??? Do you think he is suddenly going to throw his head into the air, sniff out that someone on our side is going to fast, and with super hero powers clock them on his radar gun, jump in his car, magically appear on this side of the interstate and pull someone over?  HE IS BUSY!!!  There is absolutely NO need whatsoever to slow down!!!  Just keep cruising along and don’t worry about that nice man with the badge and ticket book over there, he has NO power on this side of the road at the moment.

MORE Po-Po Paranoia

And while we are on the subject of police on the highways..if the nice officer in the high speed lane is moving along at 50 m.p.h. and the speed limit is 55 m.p.h., and he is not in pursuit (his lights are not flashing) it is perfectly legal to PASS HIM!!!  He wishes you would, and he really wishes the pansy in front of him would cease to panic, and drive the speed limit!!!  This poor officer is stuck behind someone that fears a ticket so much that they are so overly cautious they won’t even move at the posted speed.  By the way, should that be you with the patrol car on your butt, MOVE THE HELL OVER to another lane so he can get by and the rest of us can quit following you all down the highway like a flock of geese in formation!  Someone grow a pair and pass the nice highway patrol office, PLEASE!

Orange Barrel Follies

I realize the roads need to be repaired from time to time, but is there ever a time when this town is NOT surrounded by road construction?  I am so sick of orange barrels and construction delays, ‘stay in line’ signs as we head into newly painted, temporary lanes not wide enough for a child’s wagon, and traffic stop and go dancing through this mess.  I swear, the map of Cincinnati should have orange barrels all over it and say “Cincinnati: You Cannot Get Here!!!”   I cannot believe that every conceivable route I have to take to work is under construction, every one! ARGH!!!

CHEESE

In keeping with the orange barrel delays, I have to say nothing beats having a book handy in the car when stopped in traffic, or your smart phone!  I am so thankful that when I do have to sit in traffic, there are ways to entertain myself until things begin to move again! Thank  you public library, BlackBerry, Facebook and Twitter for mobile applications!!

And nothing beats turning on the radio in the car and hearing 4 or 5 of my favorite songs back to back! YA ME!!!  Makes for a happy me and a much more enjoyable commute!

Reconnecting with old friends…gotta love it.  Had the opportunity to  touch base and enjoy the company of an acquaintance from a few years back, over the weekend.  The best part was it was like we hadn’t lost touch, and I enjoyed his company for a nice, relaxing ride on Sunday.

DESSERT

Wisdom: why a man never wakes his second baby just to see it smile.
~ From Daffynitions Twitter Feed

Day 07 → Someone Who Has Made My Life Worth Living For

Aug27

30 Days Of Truths

Day 07 → Someone who has made your life worth living for

I have been pondering this particular topic for days, trying to think who the one person in my life is that makes it worth living for, and this has been a difficult process.  The options are endless from my parents, siblings, kids, friends, even the ex husband.   Everyone that comes across my path in my life makes it worth living.

We are each a unique vessel sailing the sea of life.  Every ship we pass as we navigate impacts us in some way.  Some pull up along side and dock with us at various islands of experience, and others simply pass us in the water.  Some are beautiful sailing vessels, or yachts, bringing good to us.  Others are like pirate ships  with ill intent and bring pain and darkness to our journey, temporarily robbing us of our happiness.  But each ship offers something, shaping who we are today.  We have no way to measure the good in life without the bad, until we have been to the bottom of the barrel we have no clue how really high and wonderful the top can be.

There is only so much we have control over in life, and mostly that is how we react to each and every situation.  We determine how we will respond to everything, sometimes consciously and other times through conditioning, but ultimately the choice of response and what we will take away or leave behind is our own.

So, the one person that makes my life worth living for….is ME!!!  No one else, regardless of how wonderful or awful, can make the determination that life is awesome, or no longer worth living, but me, myself and I.  While many of the storms that blow up on the seas I sail are out of control, as are the beautiful sunrises and sunsets,  I can control how I will face and deal with each event.   Everything is a learning experience, sometimes I will hurt and cry, other times smile or laugh, and how I determine to see my life determines that value or worth of every person, place and thing that I encounter.

I make my life worth living for!

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