The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop
in it. ...Dudley Moore
While you are celebrating this weekend, be safe.
Thank you, thank you to all of the veterans who have helped
to keep our country safe!
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
strength
Strength
does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When
you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
~ Mahatma Gandhi
What keeps you going through your struggles? I have God, my husband, my sister, a very devoted friend and lots of other loved ones. I wish my struggles would end so I could just enjoy my strengths. There must be more for me to learn as I take my life with MS one day at a time.
What strengths have you discovered about yourself? Wishing you support through whatever struggles you have.
What keeps you going through your struggles? I have God, my husband, my sister, a very devoted friend and lots of other loved ones. I wish my struggles would end so I could just enjoy my strengths. There must be more for me to learn as I take my life with MS one day at a time.
What strengths have you discovered about yourself? Wishing you support through whatever struggles you have.
Monday, April 1, 2013
developing
Life
is like photography; you develop from the negatives. – Unknown
I've just been noticing that the events in our life that change us the most tend to be negative. Why don't we learn from the positive things?
For instance, my spirituality has developed with my MS and with the death of my mother. Would I have searched for God without needing help to get through difficult times?
When my niece was born, I learned a new kind of love. Watching my sister taught me what “falling in love with your child” means. So I guess positive things reinforce the already positive things in our lives. We pay more attention to the changes that come from negative experiences because we are trying to improve those situations. When we are sailing through life happily, we don't think about how to improve or change. We just enjoy being happy.
So I wish that each of us develop from the negatives but also stop for moments here and there to appreciate the positives.
I've just been noticing that the events in our life that change us the most tend to be negative. Why don't we learn from the positive things?
For instance, my spirituality has developed with my MS and with the death of my mother. Would I have searched for God without needing help to get through difficult times?
When my niece was born, I learned a new kind of love. Watching my sister taught me what “falling in love with your child” means. So I guess positive things reinforce the already positive things in our lives. We pay more attention to the changes that come from negative experiences because we are trying to improve those situations. When we are sailing through life happily, we don't think about how to improve or change. We just enjoy being happy.
So I wish that each of us develop from the negatives but also stop for moments here and there to appreciate the positives.
Friday, March 29, 2013
patience
A friend of mine taught me this saying:
patience is a virtue, possess it if you can, seldom in a woman but never
in a man. I don't like being sexist, whether there is truth in this or
not.
I have strong feelings about patience. Everyone possesses some amount of it. We have different amounts for different activities. As a teacher, I had a lot of patience for my students who were struggling with various learning disabilities. I did not have much for my body when my MS symptoms arrived. It is one of the concepts I have learned a lot about over the 20 years since my diagnosis.
I believe patience is a skill that can be practiced. Like yoga or meditation the more you practice the better you get. It is important to remember though that patience is not something you acquire and you are done. It needs to be practiced every day. Some days it comes easier than others. Some days require it more than others. When facing a difficulty, we need more patience, but it is often harder to summon. That is when you get the most practice.
Here are some lyrics I sing to myself when I'm trying to be patient: 1– by the Beatles, "Nowhere Man don't worry, take your time, don't hurry"… 2– by Simon and Garfunkel, "slow down, you move too fast, you've got to make the morning (moment) last." I am still practicing, but I have got techniques that help.
Wishing you patience when you need it!
I have strong feelings about patience. Everyone possesses some amount of it. We have different amounts for different activities. As a teacher, I had a lot of patience for my students who were struggling with various learning disabilities. I did not have much for my body when my MS symptoms arrived. It is one of the concepts I have learned a lot about over the 20 years since my diagnosis.
I believe patience is a skill that can be practiced. Like yoga or meditation the more you practice the better you get. It is important to remember though that patience is not something you acquire and you are done. It needs to be practiced every day. Some days it comes easier than others. Some days require it more than others. When facing a difficulty, we need more patience, but it is often harder to summon. That is when you get the most practice.
Here are some lyrics I sing to myself when I'm trying to be patient: 1– by the Beatles, "Nowhere Man don't worry, take your time, don't hurry"… 2– by Simon and Garfunkel, "slow down, you move too fast, you've got to make the morning (moment) last." I am still practicing, but I have got techniques that help.
Wishing you patience when you need it!
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
just the way you are
May today there be peace within.
May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you remember the infinite possibilities born of faith in yourself and others.
May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content with yourself just the way you are.
This is a slightly altered version of a blessing that I've seen a lot through e-mail but don't know where it originated. I made a copy of this to sit where I see it every day. It makes me feel better, though I don't always feel content.
As strong as my self-esteem is, I have been having trouble being content “just the way I am.” My mind and spirit are happy, but my body struggles. I have been trying to remember this blessing when I'm having a difficult moment. A slight physical difficulty does not have to unravel my happiness. I just have to remember that.
So, I want to encourage you to look beyond the things that feel as if they are keeping you from being content. Remember the things that you are grateful for and remember they should outweigh the negatives. We are each amazing beings and should treat ourselves accordingly.
That last blessing might be the key to achieving peace. If each of us are content, we would likely get along with our neighbors!
May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you remember the infinite possibilities born of faith in yourself and others.
May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content with yourself just the way you are.
This is a slightly altered version of a blessing that I've seen a lot through e-mail but don't know where it originated. I made a copy of this to sit where I see it every day. It makes me feel better, though I don't always feel content.
As strong as my self-esteem is, I have been having trouble being content “just the way I am.” My mind and spirit are happy, but my body struggles. I have been trying to remember this blessing when I'm having a difficult moment. A slight physical difficulty does not have to unravel my happiness. I just have to remember that.
So, I want to encourage you to look beyond the things that feel as if they are keeping you from being content. Remember the things that you are grateful for and remember they should outweigh the negatives. We are each amazing beings and should treat ourselves accordingly.
That last blessing might be the key to achieving peace. If each of us are content, we would likely get along with our neighbors!
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
the future
I never think of the future - it comes soon enough ...Albert Einstein
The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is. --C. S. Lewis
A friend of mine recently remarked on how I am able to concentrate on living in the moment. Of course, I do look ahead, but I try not to worry about things that have not happened yet. I am mostly glad that when I stop in the moment and have things to be grateful for, I can try to cheer myself up. Inevitably, a new happy moment comes along. Often it is a matter of patience, waiting for the next good thing. Just as often, it is a matter of CREATING our next good thing.
Try some play dough!
The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is. --C. S. Lewis
A friend of mine recently remarked on how I am able to concentrate on living in the moment. Of course, I do look ahead, but I try not to worry about things that have not happened yet. I am mostly glad that when I stop in the moment and have things to be grateful for, I can try to cheer myself up. Inevitably, a new happy moment comes along. Often it is a matter of patience, waiting for the next good thing. Just as often, it is a matter of CREATING our next good thing.
Try some play dough!
Saturday, November 17, 2012
our garden
Your life is your garden, your thoughts are the seeds. If your life isn't awesome, you've been watering the weeds.--Terry Prince
This quote reminds me that we are responsible for our own happiness. We can't always control our circumstances, but it is always up to us to control what we think about those circumstances. I can't say positive thinking is always easy, but that is what we need to do to see our garden thrive while tolerating or removing the weeds. May your garden grow!
This quote reminds me that we are responsible for our own happiness. We can't always control our circumstances, but it is always up to us to control what we think about those circumstances. I can't say positive thinking is always easy, but that is what we need to do to see our garden thrive while tolerating or removing the weeds. May your garden grow!
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