It’s over.
I feel like it’s finally over.
Left in the past.
Disintegrated or maybe just blown away.
No longer in the past.
I can relax,
Knowing I am a survivor,
Knowing it is all either love or fear.
And I am surrounded by love.
The love I give out will surely return to me,
The present is all I have or want.
It’s over!
Just suppose that we all followed the Golden Rule.
Right there I lost 90% of my readers. I can tell because I can feel the immediate reaction to my statement. We all want to follow the Golden Rule, it is the standard for decency among people and nations, right? But, but, but, we all know that when push comes to shove we will lose the 90% because we feel no one else will follow it. We would like to do unto others and have them return the favor full fold, bringing happiness and satisfaction to our lives.
But trust in each other implicitly is what we are lacking. We have been burned too many times, by friends or nations or governments. We have listened to too many opinions on too much television, radio, and speeches. Now we are having a hard time believing each other.
For me the word “Freedom” means the ability for each of us to be free to do what makes us happy and productive, as long as it doesn’t harm anyone else. There is the kicker, because it is very difficult to allow others to have their own opinions without getting excited when they are different than ours.
How to solve this dilemma? Maybe we should all try to LISTEN to others more often. My dad always told me that there is more than one side to a story. Part of the problem is that we tend to listen more often to the ones that agree with us.
This has been a Sunday morning ramble, after listening to the so called news shows. I don’t have the answers but I have decided that I want to try to listen more. Maybe it will start a trend if enough people read this on Twitter.
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Listen to these words carefully.
Angrily Blindly
Badly Boastfully
Boldly Foolishly
Fortunately Happily
Gleefully
Take a good look at these words. Read them aloud. Leave a second in between each of them. What do you feel when you hear them?
Angrily, Blindly, Badly, Boastfully, Boldly, Foolishly, Fortunately, Happily, Gleefully.
Emotions, that is what you hear, because that is what you feel. As you speak each word again, your emotions do an abrupt about face, switching from negative to positive and back again. Your thoughts and your feelings are inner twined in the same way that we are all connected. Every time that we are beset with an unhappy or negative thought it is possible, yes even probable that we can change just one little word and by doing so change our current outlook on life.
Our thoughts and our words are the engine that runs us. The next time that you are having a less than positive thought, stop and look at the word you used that described it. There are tons of great words that should be floating around in our mind. Let us capture them and share them with someone we love. Share them in our writing and share them in our speech.
Someone famous once said we are our own worst enemy. We use our own words against ourselves. Listening to our own positive words will bring a lift to our spirits and a smile to our faces. It sure beats hunting for the Bufferin bottle when my own thoughts give me a headache.
TODAY I FORGOT
Today I forgot to remember the Presence of God in my life.
I was in a hurry.
The television was blaring out unimportant messages.
I had to think about what was expected of me.
Brightly light stores filled with intriguing packages beckoned me.
The phone kept on ringing with an Urgent voice.
The children needed me to be a referee.
At work the computer broke down
And I didn’t know how to fix it.
I was reminded that I had promised to attend an unimportant meeting after dinner.
I just got tired. Too much going on in my mind.
How do I break the cycle, God?
Where do I draw the line?
What can I do the next time, when I realize
The impossible has happened?
I have put God at the end of the things to remember.
My mind is filled with everything BUT the
Acknowledgement of the Presence of God!
My Remedy.
Be still and remember that I am.
I am as God created me.
The most important thing in my life is the Presence of God.
Wherever I am, God is.
I remember to relax and turn back,
Because God has never left me!
WHAT IF I REALIZED THAT
I am filled with energy. It is easier and easier for me to wake up each morning knowing that I can still breathe and walk and carry on my daily routine.
I am surrounded by family and friends who will come willingly if I call them.
The whole world of books is at my fingertips wherever I go and I have the time to read them.
Someone somewhere is waiting for my smile and a hug to cheer them up.
New friends await me on my internet connections from faraway places.
I don’t have to wonder any more “What will I be when I grow up?”
I can relax knowing that children and grandchildren are doing all the things I dreamed of but didn’t quite manage.
New things keep popping up in my life and I can enjoy learning them.
It really doesn’t matter if it takes a little longer, I can still accomplish them.
Having a blog, theappleladyblog.com, to express myself is a lot of fun.
I am filled with love and light and energy and this is a beautiful thing.
Realizing that I can enjoy my life no matter what happens is just wonderful.
Yes, I sure do realize now!
The Whole World is New When
I decide to love, rather than to be loved.
I decide to appreciate, rather than criticize.
I decide to go with the flow, rather than push.
I decide to listen to my inner voice, rather than deliberately
avoid hearing it.
I decide to ask what do my children want, rather than tell them.
I decide that I am in control of my emotions, rather than erupting
without thought.
I decide that I can look for what is right in my world, rather than
what is wrong.
I decide to praise all of my blessings,, rather than condemn my
shortfalls.
I decide to be thankful for all God has given me, rather than a
complainer.
I decide to be kind, rather than right.
I decide to enjoy what I have right now, rather than look for
what I want next.
I decide that all is well in my world, No Matter What.
Yes, the secret is, I DECIDE!
FOR A SON ON A QUIET NIGHT
It is a quiet night and I lay here dreaming of a far off time.
The children are small and they are in my care.
I am responsible and I watch for their happiness.
I see the smiles and I hear the childish laughter of their voices.
I feel the emotions that beset us all so long ago,
And I remember, oh how I remember the delight of watching
them grow.
And now I am filled with the pride of watching these sons grow,
Children no more, fathers in word and in deed,
And I am no longer responsible,
But I watch for their happiness.
And I am so grateful the sons have grown into men.
Let us begin!
Begin to love
Begin to trust
Begin to smile
Begin to relax
Begin to enjoy
Begin to listen
Begin to avoid confrontation
Begin to care what happens to others around us
Begin to follow our intuition, knowing what is
right for us to do
Begin to take action
Begin to share who we are
Begin to allow others to begin their journey.
Is it possible? Are we willing to begin?
Imagine a yearly reunion of 16 old friends today. They graduated from high school in a farming community 63 years ago. You might think this would be a pretty relaxed crowd. I didn’t know just what to expect myself. Looking at them, watching the I-Phones on display, listening to the animated discussions going on, you could be anywhere in any group of people. If this is what retirement is all about then we all should be so lucky! Don’t be afraid of time , dear bloggers, be happy for all of the people who are enjoying the fruit of their labor! It can be in your future too.
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