time

life is so busy these days - for everyone. work, school, family, housekeeping, errands... we're so busy, our minds are so overloaded with thoughts and information that we forget many things.

we often forget to take time for ourselves. we need to balance our lives - time for necessities, time for problem solving, and time for PLEASURE! if stress outweighs fun for too long, we may lose our good health and our happiness.

the things i do for fun include reading, watching tv and movies, talking to friends and family, taking photos, writing, and traveling. what do you do for fun? make some time this week to do one of those things. pay attention to how you feel during and after the fun. enjoy the moments!

i thought these quotes were appropriate:

The secret of life is enjoying the passing of time.
– James Thurber

Appreciate the present hour…. Sit and hear your own breathing and look out on the universe and be content…. One does not have to do something to pass the time; time can pass by itself.
– Lin Yutang

take time to work, it is the price of success.
take time to think, it is the source of power.
take time to play, it is the secret of perpetual youth.
take time to read, it is the foundation of wisdom.
take time to be friendly, it is the road to happiness.
take time to love and be loved, it is the privilege of the gods.
take time to share, life is too short to be selfish.
take time to laugh, laughter is the music of the soul.
- unknown

our land

i haven't been inspired to write in a while. a song inspired me just now. i've been singing around the house for years now, and here's one i particularly like:

This land is your land

As I went walking
That ribbon of highway
I saw above me that endless skyway
I saw below me that golden valley
This land was made for you and me

Chorus:
This land is your land
This land is my land
From California to the NY islands
From the redwood forests
To the gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me

Well I roamed and I rambled
Followed my footsteps to
The sparkling sands of
Her Diamond deserts
While all around me
A voice was sounding
This land was made for you and me

Chorus

Well the sun came shining
And I was strolling
The wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling
The fog was lifting
A voice was chanting
This land was made for you and me

Chorus


it reminded me to stay grounded in the concept of 'our land' as the politicians are campaigning for president. no matter how you look at it - democrat, republican, etc. - the point is to improve 'our land.' i hope we'll get the best person for the job.

don't forget to vote!