Archive for January, 2008

I am NOT turning into my mother…..NOT NOT NOT!! (where are my vitamins?)

Seriously. God bless Mom but she had her issues.  Yes, I have mine too, but they’re OH SO DIFFERENT. I’ve been thinking a lot about Mom lately. Probably because of the surgery that I’ve been through. I never understood what she endured before with each of her bypass operations. Mom collected newspapers. I collect CD’s [...]

Attitude

“The Greatest Player in the World” A little boy was overheard talking to himself as he strutted through the backyard, wearing his baseball cap and toting a ball and bat: “I’m the greatest hitter in the world.” Then, he tossed the ball into the air, swung at it, and missed. “Strike One!” he yelled. Undaunted, [...]

just a thought

I spend my days building people up. Telling them about the good things I see in them. Appreciating the normally mundane tasks that they do, to let them know they’re valued. I love making them smile. So, why is it that I’m so critical about myself. I look in the mirror and see my double [...]

Meme time

I was sent 2 different Meme’s today. Here’s the better of them.  Consider yourself tagged.   DIRECTIONS: Now, here is what you are supposed to do. 1) Hit Forward.  Copy and paste into e-mail or your blog) 2) Delete my answers. 3) Type in your answers. 4 ) Send it back to me so I can see [...]

I’m Alive

Hello My bloggy fans. It’s been a couple of weeks, and I’ve been healing and recovering and not writing much.  It seems that my brain has taken a vacation, and writing for the last few weeks has been more like work than like the release at the end of the day that I’m used to [...]

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. Thornton Wilder