when eventuality becomes realty

Disclaimer--Some of you might find this "It's Saturday"tooooo "stodgy" and other might find it tooooo "real life" so you might want to read it with caution. Row row row your boat. Gently down the stream.  Merrily merrily merrily life is but a dream!

Life modifiers!  We hear about all the mass tragedies all over the world almost every day.  They are terrible, they really are.  All of those mass tragedies produce individual tragedies as well.  There are huge massive numbers of tragedies that happen ever day that very few folks know about (i.e. we are more aware of the ones that affect us personally).  One of those individual tragedies might be in your family or affect your life.  Could be folks and others don't even know about it.

Relationships!  If you want to have meaningful relationships, it appears that we have to be real and transparent.  If we aren't, then we are no more than being a showman at the Butler County Fair.  Joesixpack says--If you want information, you have to give information--If you want to be part of folks' lives, you have to let them see you who you really are and what is happening in your life (i.e. the real you).  You have to rub elbows with the folks, smell like them, and spend time with them. There is a fine line here though I think (i.e. risk).  Some folks might think you are a narcissist. Soooo folks, I'm going to take a risk.

Disney World one day but eventuality becomes reality.  This story has a lot of sad asterisks folks.  Life is not all smiles.  I'm not complaining but just telling you about reality.  Arlene has Alzheimer's and is in the mid stage (i.e. many of you guys know that).  Life will never be the same for her or for me.  It's a disease that you don't get better from (i.t. it can't be fixed).  It's an isolation disease.  What more can I say.  It's the shits!  If you have any interest in a good book about it, read Stop and Smell the Garbage by Christine McMahon Sutton (i.e. a 5 star book on amazon). Obstacles exist in every one's life--some worse than others though.  Life isn't fair, the only thing that's fair is the Butler County Fair and it's in June. Every morning and evening I rhapsodize and soliloquize the incredible grace and blessings of God on my life! I thank God for all the good things we have had in our lives (i.e. unbelievable).  I am very appreciative and soooooo thankful.  Our life together has really been great and fun. But it's utopia becoming reality (i.e. speed bump).

There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great and no tonic so powerful as the expectation of something better tomorrow!  God is our hope.  OneSmartMan once said--The other day I just looked up and thanked the Lord that He gave me my life.  However, I told Him, Don't let me get in love with this place, or I won't want to leave it and go to a better place. We are strangers and pilgrims down here, because we are walking by faith, looking to a better place. Don't fall in love with the world. Walk by faith on the pilgrim pathway. 

When eventuality becomes reality.  AnotherSmartMan said--Sometimes experiences don’t live up to their advanced billing, and the resulting frustration can lead to depression or despair. Two people may think it’s a good idea to get married, but the harsh reality doesn’t live up to the expectations. Maybe you’ve planned to go to an exciting vacation spot only to find it far less than you anticipated. Sometimes we fall in love with the idea, but the idea is not the same as the reality. A man from a BOGSAT (i.e.Bunch of Guys Sitting Around Talking) once told me that his boat brought him two moments of happiness—when he bought it and when he sold it. The children of Israel thought it was a good idea to follow God’s leading into the Promised Land. But when they arrived and discovered they had to fight for it, they were ready to elect a new team captain and return to Egypt. The idea sounded great, but the courage to follow through was another matter. How many of us drop out of life, intellectually, morally, spiritually, because it’s rougher than we thought?

I have learned from the actions of our grand kids that it you holler real loud and for an extended amount of time, you get what you want.  Those grand kids know how tooooo manipulate grandpa and grandma. But does that work in the real world?  Maybe and maybe not; depends!  Some things just can't be changed.  That is when we need to change our attitudes about the situation.  Such is life.

School is starting soon or has started for some.  Here is a version of row row row your boat--Row, row, row your boat, Gently down the stream. Throw your teacher overboard And listen to her scream.



Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:

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MyFriendJean says--To speak kindly does not hurt the tongue.