I talked to an acquaintance the other day. He told me that he was in a mess (i.e. I call
it a Joseph’s Pit). It was because of
what he did; he did some situational ethics and got caught. I remember years
ago in business when an insured turned in a theft claim. We paid it, but a mutual friend told me later
(i.e. by accident) that it was not a theft claim at all a.k.a. a fraudulent
claim. I waited for some time and asked
him about it. He got all excited and
told me it is just good business to do that.
I have never had much faith in him sense.
A group of guys get together at a local place to have coffee
every day (i.e. it happens all over the world). I heard this story second hand, not third hand
and not first hand but second hand, soooo take that into consideration. Sooooo one of the guys put up a rain gauge. He checks it when he comes if it rains. Sooooo this one morning, he comes and checks
the rain gauge, and someone already checked it and emptied it. He was hot.
He went to his coffee group and was storming, accusing one of them of
doing it! He used some colorful words
(i.e. out of character for him). All
over the amount of rain in the rain gauge! Soooo during the night it rained again; he
came in the morning and read the rain gauge; it was full to the top. One of his buddies had a good laugh at his
expense. Again, this is a second-hand
story! But it is funny to me. Really, will it make much difference 30 years
from now! ItchieBitchie says—Some folks seem to get excited over nuttin! Such
is life.
Charlie and Rookie were here last
Saturday. It sorta kinda felt like
winter was on its way Saturday soooo I gave them a gift, a winter gift. We had soooo much fun (i.e. of course they
had to drive the golf cart and have ice cream and cookies—always a hit). They
actually gave me their Halloween jokes.
Charlie—What is the meanest reptile in the universe? Darth Gator.
Rookie—Why didn’t the skeleton cross the road? It had no guts. What fun we had. 
A friend’s motto is “Be
Happy.” She really does seem to be happy
all the time. I like to be around folks
who have this deposition; how about you?
The company “Life is Good” was started by a couple of guys as a dream
and a simple figure which has become the icon of the company (i.e. a happy
stick man with a smile) gave them success.
Why do you think it is soooo accepted and folks like it? Could it be that it is uplifting? I wonder.
I read this while
eating my oatmeal with half a banana on it--The next night the angels came to
the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After
sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their
bed. The next morning, the farmer and his wife were in tears. Their only cow,
whose milk had been their sole income, is dead. The younger angel asked the
older angel, “How could you let this happen?” The older angel replied, “As we
slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the
cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem.” We should never make
assumptions about someone based solely on what we see. Remember, when God looks
at us, he looks past our faults. He sees the person he created us to be and
says to those who judge us, “Things aren’t always what they seem.” —Ericka
Loynes Sooooo you believe that? That is what I thought.
In the last several
months, I have gone to several visitations of the family of folks who have
died. I, of course, knew the
deceased. I liked them. I also know some and many or all the
children. Some of these children I have
not seen for years but have good memories of them for the most part. It is soooo interesting to visit with
them. Sooooo many times they are a lot
like their parents and some times they are not. Some of them are a
splitting images of their parents and sometimes they were rebellious and are
way different than their parents. Sooooo
are you like your parents or rebellious of your parents’ actions and
believes? Sooooo do you think your kids
will be rebellious of your actions and believes? Maybe they will be real
thumpers!
I know folks who have a lot of
confidence and seem very sure of themselves.
They seem to be not persuaded by others.
When folks are this way, they can become quite stubborn (i.e. my opinion)
to a point of even being rebellious of others (i.e. again my opinion). I also think that these folks seem very happy
(i.e. feel good in their own skin).
Maybe these types of folks are/were forced to be this way because of
necessity. I don’t know. What do you think?
I’m sorta kinda enjoy being around this type of person. They seem to be poised and composed (i.e.
they don’t get excited if someone doesn’t agree with them). These types of
folks seem to be close to their roots, with an emphasis on simplicity, humor
and humility. This attitude seems to catapult them into success. MissPerfect says—Some
teenagers outgrow the rebellious stage and some never do; for some, the
rebellion actions affect their life forever and some are lucky and escape the
results of their rebellious actions. “Forever is composed of nows.” - Emily
Dickinson
I live a simple life; I say that a lot (i.e. partly because of Arlene’s
condition) but I still have to deal with Direct tv, U.S. Cellular, church
stuff, etc.). Some of you don’t. Simplicity has some advantages in that folks don’t
have as many choices to make compared to when their lives are complex (e.g.
money and time give folks more choices which can create mor complesity). This is funny to me—a county nurse came to our
home to give us our flue shots. She
said—You have a beautiful house. We do,
as far as I’m concerned and think but not everyone would agree. Maybe many of you have way nicer and fancier
houses than we do and maybe many of you don’t.
Soooooo it’s all relative now isn’t it. Our home is just perfect for
us. I truly like our house. It might be pretty simple for you. Some of you would like to live in our house
and others of you would not (i.e. not near fancy enough for you). See what I
mean? Our social life is basically
nil. That makes for a simple life. We have no choice. But, I wouldn’t like to have a social life
that maybe some of you have—toooo complex for me. Enough said.
Thump thump thump!
A gal from N of town came and talked to me after church. We talked about motivation. She has a huge massive interest in
quilting. I told her I could never be a
quilter. She said, yes you could erv,
you can do anything you want; you just don’t have enough “I want tooooo.” Now think about that. We can do most anything if we have enough “I
want tooooo.” As the saying goes—Don’t
go to your grave with your music still in ya!
Sooooo throw those chips away and get your butt off the couch! Robert Frost said—I can sum up all I have
learned in life in three words—Life goes on!
YogaJess says—Fall is here! We
shift because of changes in the season. We begin to notice the change in
colors, the change in our diet naturally to eating "warmer"
foods/drinks such as soups and stews, baked breads, and cozy up with
sweaters/blankets. Our mood will shift to either accept the change or revoke
it. The exciting thing is that our bodies naturally know how to adapt to
the change. It is important to remember to keep motivated with some form of
exercise whether it be yoga or light walking to keep the body active and warm
during the colder months that lie ahead. Yoga can definitely help with
SAD: Seasonal Affective Disorder, which can leave people feeling depressed or
anxious about the winter months to come. Come to the mat and settle in,
unwind, and find mindful moving meditation of mind, body, and soul. I
surely agree with YogaJess that exercise is sooooo good for us.
Arlene walks very
slowly (i.e. shuffles with very little steps) while I hold her hand or
hands. It is sad to watch but what can I
do or what can she do about it. I had a
tendency to tell her to pick up her feet and let’s get going repeatedly (i.e. I
have a Type A personality). It does no
good and actually it has caused her to cry on a couple of occasions (i.e. she
understands that she can’t walk well).
She can’t help it; she just can’t do it.
I’m the one who has the problem. I have learned that if I’m more patient
and more encouraging and even joking (i.e. for some crazy reason she can
understand humor), she does much better.
Sooooo what have I learned from this?
What do you think?
SusieQ says to the police officer—I thought you
didn’t give tickets to pretty gals—we don’t; please sign here! I don’t understand this--Riding my Yamaha XT
250 on the road, I usually go about 55 mph.
I have had more folks this summer pass me in a no passing zone than I have
ever had while driving my car all my life. I mean totally in the no passing
zone. I have no idea why this is. It amazes me.
I think most of them are young ladies driving massive huge, white SUVs or
trucks a.k.a. behemoths (i.e. maybe just a stereotype). Maybe it just seems this way (i.e. this is
not an accurate test but…). Why is that
do you think? I read in the paper that folks who drive those big SUVs and
trucks that on the average, these types of folks are more likely to ignore road
courtesy, be rude in public and give less to charity. Hey, I’m just telling you what I read in the
paper. But the next time when a person
with a huge massive SUV or truck passes you or is rude, take a look at the
driver and wonder!!!!! Maybe they are
just a curmudgeon. Could be and maybe not. JoeBlow says—You can't believe
anything or anyone says anymore; it’s all political maneuvering soooo probably none
of this is true!
A friend emailed me
this--My daughter asked me a question the other day while we were discussing
volunteering. I thought is was incredibly insightful for a 14 year
old. She asked “Do you think there is a greater shortage of volunteers
for charity or money for charity?” Hmmmmm.... I was initially
stumped by the question. I didn’t know how to answer so I told her I needed
to ponder that for a while. If there was more money, charities could pay
people and buy more things to help those in need. If there were more
volunteers, we wouldn’t need as much money to pay for services. If I had
to choose, I think more volunteers would help more. Nothing can replace
the human element in helping people. Thoughts?
~ I think all parents
should encourage, no force their children to volunteer. My opinion.
Many children are a
lot like their parents!
It was 1956 and Roseland
Reformed Church was building a new building.
One of the money raisers was for church folks to meet Saturday mornings
and go as a group into picked corn fields and pick up ears of corn that fell or
didn’t go into the one or two row corn ear picker. We were given a 5-gallon pail and walked and
picked up corn until it was full; then we would dumb it into a wagon and start
over. I was 11 and wasn’t excited about
it (i.e. would have rather slept in Saturday mornings). Chester and Anna had a different idea. It was a forced volunteer opportunity. Looking back, it was a good experience.
Have a FUN day my
friends unless you have other plans. (-:
erv
MyFriendJean
says—True friends are always together in spirit.
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