Are you still waiting?

It is so easy to just put off day after day. It often seems difficult to just enjoy life. Things get in the way. How many of those things are self imposed?

We never know what the future is going to hold. That old saying when one door closes another opens. What they don't tell you is that you must allow it to open. Don't be so focused on what is behind you that you don't see what is in front of you.

I find that to be the hardest thing in the world. Something I have to learn, as well as taking care of myself, first. Life is such a learning process. We learn something only to find out we don't know so much more.

I truly believe we are so busy searching for what/who that is outside and around us that will make us happy, we fail to realize it is a choice we have to make for ourselves. The peace we search for is within us, so is the happiness. We just have to tap into it.

Thank you Daily Dose of Inspiration!

Maybe it is not possible to do one a day. Perhaps try at least one or two a week for a start.  Let's all do that and see what happens!

Thank you A Life Simplified.

Thank you Healing Hearts.

And on that post, I will say have a great Friday. May life be good to you today and may you tap into the peace and happiness you are looking for.

Being Thankful    

Today for those in the U.S. it is Thanksgiving. For all of you in other countries, it is just another Thursday. 

I was just chatting with a friend and saying how something has gone terribly wrong. It 'used to be' about family and friends getting together for the Thanksgiving holiday, spending time around the table, talking, eating, sharing. I remember just a few years ago having to set up extra tables and finding more chairs so we could all sit and eat. Now it is hunting, football, tv, phones.  People don't sit around the table to eat, they barely talk to each other and I visualized the guys in front of the football game on a large screen tv while the women cooked this huge meal that everyone grabbed, ate quickly or took back to the tv with them. What happened?  

I often post about being thankful for what we do have, instead of keeping busy, working for money to buy more. It is just rather sad somehow. I sincerely wish for a simpler, happier time. I do miss the 'old days' with family. Even though it is Thanksgiving today for me, I will not really be celebrating it as such. Just another day and I have things to get done that can not wait this year. My family is not coming over this year and while thankful everyone is well, that also means not having to do a big meal to either cook or clean up after. 

While I do not like hearing the constant me, me, me that seems to be out there, I do think we need to listen to the above and have our own well being at least in mind. There is also a difference in totally focusing on ourselves, or just being there for ourselves but still able to focus on others and their needs. I hope that makes sense.

Thank you Perfection is Not Required. https://www.facebook.com/perfectionisnotrequired

Wishing everyone a great day and to those who are celebrating, Happy Thanksgiving! 

 

The What-Ifs 

Thank you Butterflies and Pebbles.

Life. We are constantly being told to look around us, notice the beauty, stop rushing through it.  Do we listen. Not normally. It seems to take something difficult to go through to realize the good in life. What if we would notice the good things without the bad happening first? 

Those people are brave and have a strong faith that all will be ok, regardless of what is happening. They are probably the same people that can express their truth and be a leader. What if we were all like that? How different the world would be.

It seems we are alway busy being what we are 'supposed to be', not who we really are. What if we all were who we are and accepted and shown love for who we are? How different do you think it would be?

Thank you Power of Positivity.

The others.  We are the others to other people. They are the others to us. Are we actually doing that or just others are allowing what we do to affect them? What if the others, who ever they are, did not do the negative that is in the two posts above?  

Thank you The Kindness Cloud.

Thank you Power of Wordz

I am not doing a what if on the above two, just leaving them as nice, positive thoughts. Wishing you a good morning.

And have a great and wonderful Wednesday!

 

Driftwood, like our own life. 

Thank you Heartly Simple!

https://www.facebook.com/HeartlySimple

Thank you Perfection Is Not Required.

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I have to say I do relate to that post. I think in trying to please everyone else, to be who they need, doesn't help us. It hurts us because we are not being ourselves. If that is your true self, awesome. But who am I? At different times I feel like I am different people. I feel differently about everything around me. Some say those are just moods. I sometimes wonder. Perhaps it is just a different me when I am happy vs sad, having fun vs being serious and so on. But they are all me. Some days I am a big talker, outgoing, others, very introverted. Some days I can be flirty, others not a chance. But I do know all of those differences are who make up me. 

Thank you Spirit Trails!

https://www.facebook.com/SpiritTrailsCanberra

Thank you Gracefully Woven.

Thank you Butterflies and Pebbles.

Thank you Mordy Quotes.

May your Tuesday be peaceful.

 

Sleep is a wonderful thing!

I did myself a favor yesterday (and everyone else LOL) and went to bed at 9:30 p.m. I read for about 20 minutes and was out. Almost 9 hours later I got up. I am surprised that I actually do not feel like falling asleep here at the computer and almost human. 

I find a ton of posts I want to put on here, but when I go to get them each day I think, no not that one...doesn't work with what I am saying.  Or, I find a post in the folder I want to put up, and then must change what I am saying. So today we will go with the flow.

This week I lost a friend and a relative, in one week. Death seems to be a constant when we get older. Anger is something I always used to replace grief, sadness, hurt, loneliness with. It was acceptable. People seem to accept anger, where they are uncomfortable with grief, hurt, especially if you turn to them for comfort. I believe those people have all they can do to handle their own emotions and what is going on in their life, they can't add yours to it. I have, for the most part, tried to keep my anger where it belongs. At times it slides out because of frustration or triggers. Sleep does help! If I am not tired all of the time, it is much easier to accomplish.

Thank you The Holistic Psychologist!

Or, whoever is listening to you doesn't understand. Or you feel alone, with no one to try and say it to. It never seems to be one thing. It can be many. Those are just two, plus the post, I can think of.

Thank you The Spiritual Compass

May you have a great Monday and week ahead. This week is going to turn into a busy one if it  has not already. Stay calm and find peace.

 

Peace

I have talked before about people being the different colored threads in the weave of our life. My belief fits right in with that 'old proverb'. The tapestry that is our past is filled with different colors and patterns depending on the people we meet. Some come and stay, some stay for only a moment. But they all color our lives somehow.

That is difficult presently. It is telling me at times to not move forward. Then yes, keep moving forward. Other times it is telling me certain things are not going to work out as I hope. If I listened to the above post, my life would do a 360 turn right now. Back to how it was. Is it intuition or fear? I am betting on fear. There is usually a peace when you follow your intuition.

I know I am speaking in riddles. But some of my private life, present and past remains just that, private.  But I will say I think things are moving in the right direction and suddenly I see something or hear something that makes me think I am totally living in a fantasy world and being like a mushroom, kept in the dark and fed B.S. by myself and life outside. Lying to myself instead of looking at what is. Questions met with unknowns. So why ask questions? My mind runs in circles, never really finding peace, just eventually I shut it down. I do what I have always done, and I might add, is not a good coping mechanism. I retreat into myself, do what I must and try going forward one day at a time trying to stay positive enough to do this blog and the page. Don't we all pretend everything is just 'fine' and we are doing ok? It seems to be the nature of the beast, only to later decide all is just really ok and I was letting fear and doubt take over my thoughts. Ahhh circles, flowing forms and no sharp turns.

Some of us have no choice but to be weird and random. Others are so 'put together'. Which are you? I am the first part. No doubt.

Well, it is my hope that I discover my wings. Change seems to be a given 100% of the time, so it is time to find my wings for that 100% of time. 

Yes, we went over that above. But I will try. In the interim, it is a good post for everyone else. 

Each thought, action and step forward can change our future. What a powerful and deep thought. But if I worry about it now, I may do something later today that will change it yet again. I do believe there is a definite plan for each of us. Some call it fate, others God, Higher Power... whatever you call it, know it is out there.

Now that I have again come full circle, from peace to peace and hope, my wish for you is peace today and the entire week coming up. It is Thanksgiving week, a lot of stress and work coming. May you find peace and joy this week in all you do and enjoy your time while doing it.