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Sunday, July 26, 2015
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Closing the Book
Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself.
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Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/walterande183075.html#tgQPcRxRcxuUkcWL.99
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/walterande183075.html#tgQPcRxRcxuUkcWL.99
Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/walterande183075.html#KMRpG213ok13E3ZC.99
Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself.Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/walterande183075.html#KMRpG213ok13E3ZC.99
Walter Anderson
Experiencing the recent events of my life has taught me there are three kinds of people in one's life.
- Those who love and support unconditionally and despite everything and anything they are in your corner.
- Those who love and support with conditions. When things get tough, they are the first to exit.
- Those who pretend to love and support unconditionally but when one's back is turned the knife comes out and one is repeatedly stabbed.
I am grateful to the #2 crowd. It is folks like them that I learned what and who they truly are as people, in character or lack there of. I no longer have to waste my time nor feel guilt when I lock the door they exited from.
I am grateful to the #3 crowd. It is folks like them that have taught me a very important lesson in everyday living. Be careful who to trust. Watch out for the mask. Know what is behind the mask. Walk slowly and by all means carry that big stick because you never know when you will have to use it to protect yourself.
In a few days I am going to Ireland with my husband and my eldest grandchild. My parents backed out. Truth be told, my mother backed out and my father will not go without her. I am disappointed. I spent many years researching our family history and several months planning this trip and wanted the opportunity to experience with my mother the places of her roots, to walk the same grounds of our ancestors, to make memories. In my mind, I thought this would be an opportunity to be close something that was not always the case. Our relationship is complicated. After all these years, you would think I would get the point. She does not like me. Our relationship is contentious. She adores my brothers. The oldest brother can do no wrong. The younger one will always have the "baby of the family" status. She has fun with my sister because my sister is fun. My sister also does not take any shit. I am too serious, too sensitive, too educated, too responsible, too introverted.
In any event, I need to move on with or without certain folks in my life. I cannot keep up with the :status quo". I am too tired.
Life is a journey. Must get back on track or find a new road to travel upon. I have been stuck at the red light far too long.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Who Are You
Grandmother says... Carrots, Eggs, or Coffee; "Which are you?"
A young woman went to her grandmother and told her about her life and how things were so hard fo...r her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose.
Her grandmother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water. In the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs and the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her granddaughter, she asked, "Tell me what do you see?"
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
She brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they got soft.She then asked her to take an egg and break it.
After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.
Finally, she asked her to sip the coffee. The granddaughter smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma. The granddaughter then asked. "What's the point,grandmother?"
Her grandmother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity--boiling water--but each reacted differently.
The carrot went in strong, hard and unrelenting. However after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But, after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.
The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water they had changed the water.
"Which are you?" she asked her granddaughter.
"When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?"
Think of this: Which am I?
Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity, do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff?
Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and a hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.
When the hours are the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate to another level?
---AUTHOR UNKNOWN —
A young woman went to her grandmother and told her about her life and how things were so hard fo...r her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose.
Her grandmother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water. In the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs and the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her granddaughter, she asked, "Tell me what do you see?"
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
She brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they got soft.She then asked her to take an egg and break it.
After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.
Finally, she asked her to sip the coffee. The granddaughter smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma. The granddaughter then asked. "What's the point,grandmother?"
Her grandmother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity--boiling water--but each reacted differently.
The carrot went in strong, hard and unrelenting. However after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But, after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.
The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water they had changed the water.
"Which are you?" she asked her granddaughter.
"When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?"
Think of this: Which am I?
Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity, do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff?
Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and a hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.
When the hours are the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate to another level?
---AUTHOR UNKNOWN —
Friday, February 22, 2013
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Tuesday, August 07, 2012
Trust vs. Distrust
In prosperity, our friends
know us; in adversity, we know our friends.
John Churton Collins
I am a reader of quotes. Some are ridiculous. Some are uninteresting. Some make no sense. Some hit the nail exactly on the head. The above quote can be very true. Those whom we thought in our corner can turn out to be those who are the first to run, change, hurt us, whereas, those whom we expected nothing are those who have stood strong and tall beside us in time of adversity. It is easy to say, "I care about you" when everything is going great. It is those same people/friends/family who are the first to run, change and hide when adversity strikes.
I never thought I could hate. Today, I realize I can hate. I never thought I could distrust. Today, I trust no one. I never thought the world was an evil vicious place. Today, I believe the world is evil and there is no good. I believed in God. Today, I believe there is no God. I believe in science and history. I do not believe in people. People lie. People hurt you. People cannot be trusted. Always be aware of your surroundings, because there is always something or someone lurking in the background ready to take advantage of your adversity. People care only for their own personal gain. Never ever believe what they tell you because they will be the first to run when adversity strikes.
It saddens me that I have become so cynical.
John Churton Collins
I am a reader of quotes. Some are ridiculous. Some are uninteresting. Some make no sense. Some hit the nail exactly on the head. The above quote can be very true. Those whom we thought in our corner can turn out to be those who are the first to run, change, hurt us, whereas, those whom we expected nothing are those who have stood strong and tall beside us in time of adversity. It is easy to say, "I care about you" when everything is going great. It is those same people/friends/family who are the first to run, change and hide when adversity strikes.
I never thought I could hate. Today, I realize I can hate. I never thought I could distrust. Today, I trust no one. I never thought the world was an evil vicious place. Today, I believe the world is evil and there is no good. I believed in God. Today, I believe there is no God. I believe in science and history. I do not believe in people. People lie. People hurt you. People cannot be trusted. Always be aware of your surroundings, because there is always something or someone lurking in the background ready to take advantage of your adversity. People care only for their own personal gain. Never ever believe what they tell you because they will be the first to run when adversity strikes.
It saddens me that I have become so cynical.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
“When truth is replaced by silence, the silence is a lie.”
“I always say the truth is best even when we find it unpleasant. Any rat in a sewer can lie. It's how rats are. It's what makes them rats. But a human doesn't run and hide in dark places, because he's something more. Lying is the most personal act of cowardice there is.”
― Nancy Farmer, The House of the Scorpion
― Nancy Farmer, The House of the Scorpion
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