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"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.
Nothing can be done without hope and confidence."
Helen Keller
This Beautiful little bird has no feet, she has been feeding from the ground all winter. She copes beautifully, it takes her quite a while to land and balance on branches,
and she cannot feed from conventional perch feeders. This Sweet finch is part of the reason that I always ground feed. She survived a Very harsh winter Beautifully.
I Love Her!
Allez danse, danse, vient dans mes bras,
Allez tourne, tourne, reste avec moi,
Allez partons vite si tu veux bien, dès le jour,
Le soleil brille très haut tu sais,
Mais j’aime ça, je t’attendais
Alors partons vite si tu veux bien, Sans retour…
Rit plus fort et parle-moi
De nos projets, de nos rêves tout ça
Donne-moi la main, embrasse-moi, mon amour
Le temps comme ami, moi je veux bien
Mais les amis ça va, ça vient,
Alors partons vite brûler le jour et la nuit
Evidemment, tu l’aimes encore,
Je le vois bien tu sais, et puis alors ?
Mais pour l’instant ferme tes yeux, passe ta main dans mes cheveux.
Je veux entendre, ton cœur qui bat, tu sais, je crois qu’il chante pour moi
Mais en douceur comme ça tout bas, comme un sourd
Mon cœur lui s’emballe, il vole haut, peut être un peut trop haut pour moi
Mais je m’en fou, je suis vivant pour de bon
Allez danse, danse, regarde-moi
Allez tourne, tourne, ne t’arrête pas
Allez partons vite, si tu veux bien, dès le jour
le soleil brille, profitons-en
Je t’attendrai, je t’aime tant
Alors vas-t’en vite si tu veux bien, sans retour
Evidemment, tu l’aimes encore,
Ça crève les yeux mon dieu, Tu l’aimes encore
Mais pour l’instant ferme tes yeux, passe ta main dans mes cheveux
[i]Allez danse mon amour ! Allez danse !
Faisons de nos enfants des droits !
Fait tourner le monde mon amour, fait tourner le monde[/i]
Allez danse, danse, retourne-toi
Allez tourne, tourne, ne t’arrête pas
Allez partons vite, si tu veux bien, dès le jour
J’ai manqué d’air je m’en souviens,
Toutes ses années sans toi sans rien
Même mes chansons se baladaient le cœur lourd
Evidemment, tu l’aimes encore,
Ça crève les yeux mon dieu, ça crève les yeux mon dieu
Mon dieu….
It's amazing, with the blink of an eye you finally see the light
It's amazing when the moment arrives that you know you'll be alright
It's Amazing ...
- Aerosmith -
Last night I went to bed just after 2 AM (8 PM EST) when the first exit polls gave hope that things really can change.
When I woke up this morning I was anxious, but scared to turn on the TV to see the results. So I took a shower, got dressed, made breakfast and lunch... Then I had to do it and I could really not believe my eyes. This time the American people hád been sensible.
The first 'coloured' President of the United States of America was elected. A very interesting step in American and world history.
Finally after 8 year of Republican scare tactics and mismanagement caused by ignorance I have hope that the world will be a little bit better and a more realistic place within 4 years time.
December, and the gazania is optimistic. In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip. ~ Daniel L. Reardon
Unfortunately, the optimism of the late 1950s / early 1960s , where marchers sang protest songs and showed considerable solidarity for the CND , had more or less evaporated by 1972. The press reported that only 400 marched and apparently the atmosphere on the march was rather dismal. However, the promise of free music boosted numbers at the concert itself to around 10,000 ( about ten times the local population ) .
"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. " - Helen Keller
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Alle glücklichen Familien sind einander ähnlich; unglücklich ist jede Familie auf ihre eigene Art.
Leo Tolstoi
Imagine
- composites exploring the nature and sources of an intangible human ideal and associated verbs that transpire a symbiotic relationship... that is; both a source and a result of optimism.
To play is to live.
Icecream stand open on a rainy, cold, winter night. The letters on the stand translate to "Hello enjoy your day".
large looks better: 'optimism' On Black
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You are valuable...not because of what you do or what you have done,but simply because YOU ARE.
She's my dearest sweet friend, Emma.
Thank you my dear friend for so many things, but mostly for being my friend.
:)
“Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other.” Brian Tracy
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"Hemerocallis 'Optimism', 2016, Red Violet #Daylily, hem-ur -oh-KAL-iss, 23"" E-M D Re Fr #Perennial (Wild-G., 1998), USDA Hardiness Zone 3, 5.4"" red violet self , Bloom Month 7a, In Garden Bed V2.z07 for 2.9 years
Daylily Optimism - 23"" EM. Re. D. F. 5 3/8"" bloom. Lightly creped and ruffled medium red violet with light burgundy veining. Cream rib runs to green heart. Large star shaped flower. Fades.
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St. Patrick's Day I spent about 2 hours down at Agesong. In that time, I didn't see Jean, but it was nevertheless productive, if not altogether buoying. Today, however, I have reason for some optimism. Day by day things change. I am tempted to cut to the chase for those of you wanting to know what the "net net" is, but I think it's important to outline the events as they happened because they help me -- and her friends -- understand Jean as she is evolving.
On Saturday, responding to a report that Jean was watching television in the day room across from her apartment at a time that annoyed a floor-mate, I brought over a 32 inch television that I purchased at a big box store. I had intended to bring the TV over sooner, but we (not the royal, but the collective "we") determined that getting her out and involved in the activities of the community was more important than her ability to watch television in her night gown.
I also brought her a phone. Not a cordless, programmable, bells-and-whistle phone. A plain princess phone, circa 1972. She forgets to replace cordless handsets. She gets freaked out by programmable numbers. Frankly, she doesn't even need a phone and has not asked once to make a call. It's one of those things that makes me feel better, not her.
Once the handyman delivered her new stuff, we sat down to talk with various members of the staff about Jean's progress. Robert, who has become her constant companion, was also there to offer his feedback. I have come to rely on his perspective; it is one that tempers the statements made by some Agesong staffers, who sometimes are prone to hyperbole. For instance, "she stays up late into the night" is clarified by Robert, who checks on her each morning with someone. No, she got BACK up once at 4am, but she typically goes to bed before 10. "She might leave in the middle of the night," is a fear spun of whole cloth, as Jean has never once even ventured downstairs alone. So it was good to have him there.
Robert has also become her companion, and someone she dearly cares for now. This would be great if we didn't have to pay him, but he has a job to do -- one we're already paying Agesong to do -- so we are now in the process of weaning her off Robert and hoping she'll make connections with the members of the center. In any case, his constant presence has been a comfort to Jean, and he has become her friend. And Robert has become my eyes and ears.
Jean has stopped demanding to go home or being angry about staying at Agesong. She thinks she is on an extended vacation in a hotel. She still asks when she will be moving home and whether she can get some boxes when the time comes, and Robert nods and then quickly changes the subject. She has no memory of the events that lead to her being there. In fact, Jean believes she drove herself to Agesong and sometimes asks where her car is, so she can drive home when the time comes. The "time", by the way, is usually "in about a week." She tells residents that she very much likes staying there, but will be going home "in about a week."
Jean recently went out on a drive with some other members. Most importantly, she came back! Frankly, I didn't ask enough about this activity to say more and wasn't listening to the description: I was focused on the fact that she actually came back!! You know, as in got-off-the-bus-and-got-back-on-the-bus. In my mind this is huge. She had a chance (albeit a slim one) to make a break for it and didn't seem interested. She's not missing her old life. Her house, maybe. Her life, not so much.
Robert takes her out for walks each day (I have ordered a new pair of shoes, as her feet are rubbing in the old ones). He also takes her to the activities printed on the calendar. Until today, he has had to come get her each morning for breakfast; she stays in her room until he arrives. At the activities, Jean is the outspoken star. Opera appreciation had Jean actively participating and dropping the knowledge we all know she has. At the book club, she was quite the erudite. She is so poised and together, that sometimes the staff forget that she has memory and confusion challenges. Furthering his goal to get Jean connected to the people in the community, Robert brings her to various activities and then slips away so she can forge new relationships. One of the staffers was quick to point out that whenever he leaves, Jean keeps a watchful eye on the door, waiting for him to return.
Recently, the community acted out a reading (an activity that happens with a fair degree of regularity). Jean's character was a judge and, according to Robert, she SEIZED control of that room, but not before letting everyone know exactly who my mother-in-law was. She seems to be -- if not thriving -- at least blossoming.
Both Robert and the staff are reporting that as the days go by, they see diminishing anxiety and anger, increasing participation, and most importantly, no depression whatsoever. In fact, they unilaterally agreed that anti-depressants and anti-anxiety drugs are not necessary right now; her social interactions are doing precisely what we had hoped. Indeed, Robert said she no longer hallucinates John's presence. She is fully cognizant he is dead and certainly misses him, but no longer sees or talks to him.
I left Agesong on Saturday with some cautious optimism. Not wanting to spoil the ride, I didn't go see her notwithstanding one staffer's comment that she brags about "my daughter the lawyer." Robert seems to think her animosity toward me is fading, but not gone. That's good enough for me to leave her be.
We finally got 'round to visitors. Robert and the staffers believe she may be ready to have visitors. We will start with a visit this week from Glenn. Because of Jean's propensity to "Behave herself" around men, and because Jean believes Glenn and Robert are friends, and because one person can pick up Robert's diversion cues easier than a group, Glenn's the choice (nothing personal, folks). We'll be interested in Glenn's perspective on the matter and we'll share what we know.
Today, I got an early morning call from one of the staffers. On a whim, even though Robert wasn't there yet, she decided to go knock on Jean's door, just to say hello. Jean threw open the door, was fully dressed, and was headed downstairs on her own to have breakfast. Like the bus ride, this is huge! A self-directed decision to go downstairs and eat without anyone encouraging her is a big deal. We'll see what the evening brings. And the days to come.
And so we go with optimism that things will turn out OK. Soon.
“I love her undying optimism. She’s the most upbeat person I’ve ever met. It’s important because we both work for ourselves. It’s only our first year of being our own bosses so having that enthusiasm is key.”
“What do you both do?”
“I’m a professional accordionist.”
“And I own a sewing business - hand crafts and embroidery art.”
“What made you want to start your own businesses?”
“We went away to Edinburgh for a month. I don’t know whether it was the Fringe Festival or just being away that long. But when we came back we both knew exactly what we wanted, and that was working for ourselves.”