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Have you done things that you never thought you could do? A pastor broke some ribs and couldn’t sleep as it hurt sooo bad. He asked his doctor about it—where do you try to sleep—in bed, isn’t that where everyone sleeps—well, when you have broken ribs you need to sleep in a stiff back chair for the first week—who can do that he asked his doctor. Then he realized that a number of his congregation do it every Sunday morning!

LuckieEddie says--Sometimes we just have to put up with it! So what are you and I putting up with today? I can’t imagine what you are putting up with; I’m guessing some of you are putting up with some pretty serious “putting up stuff” and maybe also some of you are putting up with some pretty minor “putting up stuff.” If we would share our "putting up stuff" it would be like a mother of all smorgasbords that there ever was. Do you think your “putting up stuff” is worse than others or do you just think sooo? Like poor me!

What was the happiest day of your life? What was the saddest day of your life?  How about in the last 10 years?

This “It’s Saturday” is not a cruise ship adventure. When boarding the plane from Seattle to Denver, I gave Jeanne a new adventure. I wanted us to be the last two boarding the plane, Jeanne never had this experience before (i.e. I really show Jeanne big time excitement let me tell ya). ANYWAY, We had to let two last second people go ahead of us at the last minute. We had to wait in the loading shout with those two folks, and we had the most fun conversation with them. One was a 22-year-old grain farmer’s son from Canada who is an engineer on ships and just yesterday got off one from Panama Canal to Seattle. He does all kinds of different ships, even cruise ships. I said to him—you get all the breaks, you surely get to met some pretty gals doing cruse ships, lucky you—no no, curse ships are for newly wed, overfed and nearly dead!

What are the unmet expectations of your life?

The rest of the story getting on the plane last. The fourth person was probably a late 50ish gal. She told us her story of living in CA and having her house burn down but also has a house in Seattle. She seemed to be a pleasant lady. I asked them if they were happy—the 22-year-old young man said—yes, I am. The 50ish gal said yes I am considering—considering what—I need knee replacement and I’m in a messy lawsuit. The 22-year-old young man asked--what is your lawsuit all about—I am getting sued by the lady next door—what’s that about—she is married to my ex-husband! Ouchy ouchy!

What is the most important thing in our life? It might have changed from it being our bicycle to…!

Who was/is the biggest influence of our life? I am not going to tell you my response but will tell you some qualities of such people that influenced my life. My belief is that they are often attached and personal, generous, not pompous, not self-important, not manipulative, and not pretentious. Your qualities of folks that influenced you might be way different. I understand that. Like a person told me—erv, we don’t think the same! I just can't believe enough that we need to be around good folks! Just look around folks, it's not rocket science. 

How important is the spirit of gratitude? 

Are you one tough cookie? Some of you are, I know you are. Me, not sooo much, I’m more of a medium tough cookie I think. Jeanne (i.e. is a pretty tough cookie, my opinion); we just talked about a friend of hers who is one tough cookie (i.e. no question about it). She is in her 80s and should have been dead years ago! She is up early and has a big motor that runs hard and fast all day, incredible (i.e. she gets more done by 9 in the morning that most do all day; great multi-tasker). I stay out of her way as she would just run me over! Sooo why do some folks become one tough cookies and others become wimps? Do tough cookies or wimps drive us crazy the most?

Have we ever thought we were pretty tough and then got the snot kicked out of us?

Talk about a tough cookie, my kid sister ran in a 5-k race where 5,000+ people ran and she got first in her age division of 75-79. That is what I had to live with growing up! hahaha! She is truly a positive, tough person in many many ways, she is incredible. I’m very proud of her and my older sister. We call ourselves survivors as we had no choice as our parents died young. We had to be tough just like many of you. We can’t relate to many of you who were born with a golden spoon in your mouth! I don’t think we have a chip on our shoulder, but we might but just don’t know it. Do you have a chip on your shoulder?

Are we responsible to make other folks happy?

When getting my BS at good old Northwestern College, we had mandatory chapel. We were assigned seats by alphabetical order, so I sat with the same two students for four years. We sat on hard back chairs. I was tired most of my college years and I trained myself to sleep during the speaker quite often; I was really good at it! BUT I embarrassed the students who sat next to me many times as when I slept, I would jerk sometimes and kick the metal hymnal racks on the back of the chair in front of me. It was a loud clang. I learned a lot at good old NW and sleeping on a hard back chair was one of them!

Do you read books? I know some of you do. I recommend you read the book Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. Jeanne’s book clubs members and other book readers suggested it. I liked it and others must as well as it’s a New York Times Bestseller. We did hear of one person who didn’t like it, it might be that it made her self-evaluate her life and she didn’t like what she saw! I don’t know, who knows! You can't please everyone! I think it's a good book! Book readers, tell me what you think.

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

erv

MyDeceasedFriendJean said--God uses our pain to convey important lessons.