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In Rotation: Green Eyes Erykah Badu
"♫ My eyes are green♫
'Cause I eat a lot of vegetables♫
It don't have nothing... to do ...with your new friend"♪
©2007 kelly angard
I have accepted fear as a part of life - specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.
- Erica Jong
What do I get my dad who has everything and needs nothing? Ever since I was a little girl I have always struggled with this predicament. After all of these years I still struggle with this but deep down I know what my dad wants for Father's Day. My dad wants me to be happy. He wants all my pain to go away and would take every ounce of it away if he could. He wants me to live a life full of success and wants to see me achieve my dreams. He wants to not only be my father but to be my best friend. No material gift that I could ever buy my dad no matter how expensive it is could ever replace any of these things in the eyes of my daddy. My dad is probably the most selfless individual I know. He puts everyone else's needs in front of his own. He taught me the value of a dollar and what it means to earn an honest days pay. He taught about good old-fashioned values and morals and what one needs to do in life to be a good person in the eyes of God.
On this day when so many of us stop, reflect and remember our dads we all need to remember that the greatest gift a child (of any age) can give their dad is undying love and respect. What is more important to my dad than any tool or material object? What does my dad want for Father's Day? He wants time. He wants to spend time with his daughter. So dad, this portrait of you is my promise that no matter how busy we each become, no matter what comes between us that I will always make time to make you part of my life. After 28+ years I have finally figured out that all you ever wanted for Father's Day was to spend time with your daughter. I resolve to become a better, more loving daughter this year. After all you have done for me it is the least I can do to repay you.
Life Lessons
You may have thought I didn't see,
Or that I hadn't heard,
Life lessons that you taught to me,
But I got every word.
Perhaps you thought I missed it all,
And that we'd grow apart,
But Dad, I picked up everything,
It's written on my heart.
Without you, Dad, I wouldn't be
The woman I am today;
You built a strong foundation
No one can take away.
I've grown up with your values,
And I'm very glad I did;
So here's to you, dear father,
From your forever grateful kid.
By Joanna Fuchs
In Rotation: Ye-Yo Erykah Badu
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw1T2g9ZAdk
"I say the sun's in the east and the moon reflects
Like the knowledge and wisdom, I manifest
If you want to go to heaven lay up on my breast
I'm ye yo, you're ye yo
Ye yo, ye yo"
The older I get, the more I understand that it's okay to live a life others don't understand. - Author Unknown
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Ayutthaya, historical heart of Thailand
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Kindness is one of the most powerful forces in business. It’s no wonder the act of kindness has been long forgotten and it has taken the backseat when it comes to business strategy. Neil Haboush, a business icon as he unveils kindness as an important key to success in business and life.
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The Grandchildren playing in the hay. Special moments like this you want to last forever...I have attached a wonderful short story that helped me to cherish what's truly important...Our pastor has shared this many times over the years...
3,900 Saturdays
The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday morning.
Perhaps it's the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it's the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable.
A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the garage with a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the morning paper in the other. What began as a typical Saturday morning turned into one of those lessons that life seems to hand you from time to time.
I turned the dial up into the phone portion of the band on my ham radio in order to listen to a Saturday morning swap net. Along the way, I came across an older sounding chap, with a tremendous signal and a golden voice. You
know the kind; he sounded like he should be in the broadcasting business. He was telling whomever he was talking with something about "a thousand marbles." I was intrigued and stopped to listen to what he had to say.
"Well, Tom, it sure sounds like you're busy with your job. I'm sure they pay you well, but it's a shame you have to be away from home and your family so much. Hard to believe a young fellow should have to work sixty or seventy
hours a week to make ends meet. It's too bad you missed your daughter's dance recital," he continued.
"Let me tell you something that has helped me keep my own priorities." And that's when he began to explain his theory of a "thousand marbles."
"You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. The average person lives about seventy-five years. I know, some live more and some live less, but on average, folks live about seventy-five years.
"Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 and I came up with 3,900, which is the number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire lifetime. Now, stick with me, Tom, I'm getting to the important part.
"It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about all this in any detail," he went on, "and by that time I had lived through over twenty-eight hundred Saturdays. I got to thinking that if I lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy. So I went to a toy store and bought every single marble they had. I ended up having to visit three toy stores to round up 1,000 marbles. I took them home and put them inside a large, clear plastic container right here in the shack next to my gear.
"Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away. I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more on the really important things in life.
"There's nothing like watching your time here on this earth run out to help get your priorities straight.
"Now let me tell you one last thing before I sign off with you and take my lovely wife out for breakfast. This morning, I took the very last marble out of the container. I figure that if I make it until next Saturday then I have been given a little extra time. And the one thing we can all use is a little more time.
"It was nice to meet you, Tom. I hope you spend more time with your family, and I hope to meet you again here, on the band. This is a 75 year old man, K9NZQ, clear and going strong, good morning!"
You could have heard a pin drop on the band when this fellow signed off.
I guess he gave us all a lot to think about.
I had planned to work on the antenna that morning, and then I was going to meet up with a few hams to work on the next club newsletter.
Instead, I went upstairs and woke my wife up with a kiss.
"C'mon honey, I'm taking you and the kids to breakfast."
"What brought this on?" she asked with a smile.
"Oh, nothing special, it's just been a long time since we spent a Saturday together with the kids. And hey, can we stop at a toy store while we're out? I need to buy some marbles."
--author unknown
A Dog’s Life: Watchful K2 & Kennedy's Love of Dolphins, Even Through Pain - IMRAN®
As I grappled with the devastating reality that my time with Kennedy was shorter than I had hoped, fate had its own plans. The news of his inoperable tumor and his struggle with basic functions left me heartbroken. I knew it was only a matter of time before his internal organs would reach a breaking point.
Yet, even in the midst of this pain, Kennedy’s spirit remained unbroken. One evening, as we stood on the dock, a heron gracefully landed atop my home. Kennedy observed it briefly but soon grew bored, leaving K2 to keep a vigilant eye on the bird—a true bird’s-eye view guardian.
But what truly brought Kennedy to life were the dolphins. The moment K2 and Kennedy heard the unmistakable sounds of a nearby dolphin, it was as if Kennedy had found his second wind. Watching him eagerly rush to see his beloved marine companions brought me a bittersweet joy. Best Dog Ever.
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These mountains that you are
carrying,
you were only supposed to
climb. – Najwa Zebian
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25 Top landmarks in the world for 2018
Original photo credit: Fetscher_Stahl
One second later Brother also arrives. Now both juveniles are after that cicada snack. The parent stops eating the cicada.
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
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What do you water your seeds with? How do you nurture your dreams?
Be careful what you water your
dreams with. Water them with worry
and fear and you will produce weeds
that choke the life from your dream.
Water them with optimism and
solutions and you will cultivate success.
Always be on the lookout for ways to
turn a problem into an opportunity for
success. Always be on the lookout for
ways to nurture your dream.
~ Lao Tzu
i am happy...i am strong...i am independent...i am nothing like my mother...i am honest...i am free...i am smart...i am unique...i am real...i am dependable...i am living my dream...i am optimistic...i am humble...i am witty...i am pragmatic...i am sensitive...i am content...i am loyal...i am empathetic...i am educated...i am confident...i am outgoing...i am doing my best...i am fine. I am me.
And i am a LIAR.
do you believe me?
©2007 kelly angard
if only we could all live authentically...follow our passions from childhood, and become the people who we are meant to be...
EVERYBODY HAS A CALLING
it seems my son's has to do with trucks and cars and vehicles of every kind...
been busy with life and of course the lifeclass.. thank you everyone for your kind comments..if you care to listen anymore, i am happy to share more of the class:
so many incredible lessons last week to talk about, but i will have to sum it all up
#3 is- WE BECOME WHAT WE BELIEVE WE WILL BECOME..
this is no secret.. many masters have talked about this ..the Buddha talks about this in the Dhammapada.. "We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, We make our world."
the wake up message- pay attention to your thoughts!!! what we experience is a direct result of our beliefs..concious or unconscious
lesson #4- THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREEEEE!
oh how i know this one all too well.. if you are hiding any aspect of who you truly are, you cannot live a full and authentic life
lesson #5 JOY RISING
it is in giving that we truly recieve... nothing better than giving another joy.. JOY is Godly.. ;-) service ..service ..service ..it's true... nothing in life will give you more good feelings or satisfaction other than the feeling you get from helping others..from changing the lives of others.. motherhood & fatherhood falls into this catagory by the way ;-) that is...if you are consciously parenting
lesson #6 is EVERYBODY HAS A CALLING..be who you are meant to be...
not that you have to save the world, or make tremendous amounts of money at your calling but that you at least get to express what you are truly passionate about in some way in your life..and through your joy you will effect the world-- whether it manifests through your work, as a volunteer opportunity, or as a joyful hobby ( hello fellow flickr friends) FOLLOW YOUR BLISS!!!!!
and tonight was
#7 AGING BEAUTIFULLY
as i grow older..been thinking about this one more and more lately.. i have admitted before how much of my self worth comes from my appearance, and i know how i need to work on this... because beauty fades... but if you cultivate your inner beauty.. your heart... the true you... you can shine on..and keep shining in different and more important ways
❤
HBCCT!
When we deny our stories, they define us. When we own our stories, we get to write a brave new ending. - Brené Brown
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Popular attractions in Chiang Mai for your first visit
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Conscience is a man's compass, and though the needle sometimes deviates...still one must try to follow its direction. - Vincent van Gogh
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