While maybe that should be the song of the month, I've opted for the one over there ------------- >
I get a kick out of that part of my blog. I wonder if I shouldn't look at some of the new "gadgets" and see if there is anything new and fun out there.... hmmmm, maybe.
A friend of mine recently told me I should ...what was it they said? Cheer up? These posts have been a bit depressing lately. My initial reaction was ...WTF? But they're right. They're always right.
*Sigh*
I've just let so many things go lately and I don't like feeling like I've lost control of my life.
But they're right in that it's probably time to remind myself of how good I've got it.
I've still got a lot of things to be thankful for. So now, the list of things I'm grateful for (in no particular order);
1. A roof over my head...a roof that I love.
2. A job. Talking to others about why I like my job was kinda scary but fun. Scary because I've not been very talkative outside of my job very much lately. Fun in that it was good for me to remind myself of why I do like my job. I like it very much.
3. Good friends ....finally have a date set to watch "Kingpin" with R and K.
4. Hope...a tiny bit of hope....that maybe I can get some assistance in climbing out of the financial tar pit I've been stuck in for a while now.
5. A helping hand out of that tar pit...
6. My mother is holding steady health-wise... at least she was the last time I saw her. (Though we are overdue for a phone conversation.)
7. A smartphone.
8. My ipod which is full of so much damn good music.
9. Dear friends in warm places who take really good care of me when I visit. Scotty was totally my benefactor during my last visit. I can never repay him enough for his generous soul.
10. A job that enabled me to fly FREE back and forth to see Scotty.
11. Free library books for the Kindle.
Well, those are the things that come to mind right away, right now.
Just gonna have to keep on keepin' on. (OK, now I think I'm gonna watch "Joe Dirt".)
Musings from a big and beautiful sometimes "drama queen" on her current state of existence
What's It All About?
"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates
While you’re here, in this time and in this space, you are beautiful and you are perfect.
You are right where you need to be to get to where you want to go, so start asking yourself where you want to go.
Noire
She'll be 2 years in 2 months! Time flies!
Things I'm grateful for everyday....
- My family
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)
Current Favorite Quotes
“Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” - Lao Tzu
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain
(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)
7-25-07
1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain
(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)
7-25-07
1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.
Facts of Life (per Sonya Friedman)
- 1. No one can bring your life to you
- 2. No matter what you do, someone important isn't going to like it
- 3. Though painful, rejection won't kill you - it may even lead to growth
- 4. Every choice means giving up something different
- 5. Some people aren't capable of giving you what you're trying to get from them
- 6. The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others
- 7. There are no quick fixes that can permanently change your life
- 8. Life is on a rheostat, not an on/off switch
- 9. Some problems cannot be solved - but you can make peace with them