PURE joy !

  It is a pure joy to Post on this Blog.
  
 Indeed, "little treasures" can 
enfold us in the blessing 

of being gently
- still - 
discovering that the 
gifts of wonder 
and joy are endless.  

You are lovely.  
May your days 
be filled with lovely memories! 

I am sure God is guiding you - kim warren.

* ( You can discover the rewardingly delicious taste of Kim {not me] and Rachael's Pumpkin Soup - this Blog ). *


Keep searching.k. *

Tears ! . . .

LET your tears come.  Let them water your soul - Eileen Mayhew.

LETting down our guard, releasing the tension that keeps us taut, often invites our tears that soften us, melt our resistance, reveal our vulnerability, which reminds us that we are human.  So often we need reminding that we are human.

Perfectionism may be our bane, as it is for so many of us.  We've learned to push, push harder, and even harder, yet, not only ourselves but those around us.  We must be better, we think, and we tighten our hold on life.  We need to loosen our grip, if we will.  WHEN we loosen our grip, even on this day, this activity, this person, we get carried gently along and find that which we struggled to control, happening smoothly and naturally.  Life is a series of ironies.

We should not hide from our tears.  We can trust their need to be present.  Perhaps, they need to be present for someone else, as well as ourselves.  Tears encourage compassion; maybe our assignment in life, today, is to help someone else experience compassion.

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My tears will heal.  
And the wounded are everywhere.

K. Casey

" TO Be SHORE ... " ? !

Unscramble the following letters to reveal its word:

dinreaI

.. keep going ...

... do I have to keep going? ....

...  "I'm glad I kept going" ..

.. to ..

Answer - *Ireland!

The Daily EXTRA Update - "Read all about it" !

Trivia

Q.  What outlaw refused to rob a bank in McKinney, Texas, because the town was home to his favorite chili parlor?

.. hmm..,

... keep going .. 

... "going ..

.. going ..

 .. Gone!"

A.  Jesse James.

within our heart

WITHIN your heart, keep one still, secret spot where dreams may go - Louise Driscoll, poet.

Persons

All persons are given as much as they possibly can deal with - kim warren.

"Funny" TODAY !

10.30am. today:

The front doorbell rings and I'm startled when suddenly being awoken from my sleep.  A more-than-quick look at the clock and I  quickly realise that the person from the Care agency hasn't arrived.  Shock, horror! 

We had both agreed last week that she would arrive to help me an hour earlier than normal so as to allow me to get ready for my appointment at 11.00am.  I would attend the appointment in Town today.

I madly scurry? (whatever!) into the wheelchair that's situated near the side of the bed and head for the door.  The cats have never moved so fast!

Unsnibbing the lock on the front-door, I see the pre-booked taxi-driver standing there behind the security-door, and at tsunami speed (well, ... it seemed like it at the time!), I asked him if he could wait another five (5) minutes, "please"?

(He said "yes" but, he notified me that it took me seven (7) minutes before I gained the outside access. I've an important appointment and I'd had needed to get dressed.  There would be two (2) persons running to a schedule to meet me.  I really shouldn't reneg!)

I quietly .. but, quickly, raced back into the room and dressed myself.  How was I going to do that??  I visualised pulling the jeans on .. and, with my mind poised on what I was doing, I slowly lifted my right foot, then leg, ... and, pulled my jeans on.  Yay!

I knew I'd be able to assist myself with the nearby 3/4 length navy tee, navy cotton-weight jumper, multi-coloured scarfe of tightly-knitted pink, purplish blue and burgundy colours .. hey, I'm female.  I was unable to put my shoes on.  Looking at the bedsocks on my feet, I was thinking "great, these look okay". "What else could I do??"

With both persons at the meeting, I pointed to my feet and rhetorically asked, "do you like my new shoes?" We laughed about that escapade. 

Needless to say, I'm typing this, while still wearing those "nicely-coloured purple socks" on my feet.  Yes, .. I'm female, and I'm just sooo .. grateful for people who can laugh .. and purple bedsocks!.k.

* The Daily EXTRA *

Spelling Bee!

 Choose the correct spelling of this 

frequently misspelled?? 

(is it or isn't it?) word:

vaccum

vacuum

vacume

   
*Answer -

.. keep going ...

.. keep going . . .

 
Yes . . vacuum.

 
.. ah . . keeps Going?! ..

   

. . Oh no! . . . . this sucks....

                     
                        .  . .  .   

 
 Anonymous.

"The Daily EXTRA . . "

Fun Fact

Mr. Potato Head, the first toy to be advertised on television (in 1952), received four write-in votes in the mayoral election in Boise, Idaho, in 1985.

Anonymous (LOL . . is it any wonder??).

Aspiration

What we truly and earnestly aspire to be, that in some sense we are.  The mere aspiration, by changing the frame of mind, for the moment realizes itself  - Anna Jameson, nineteenth-century writer.

DEFEATED

No man is defeated without until he is defeated within  -  Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady (1933 - 1945) and reform leader.

friendships

Friendships are discovered rather than made  -  Harriet Beecher Stowe, humanitarian, novelist.

friendship

It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship  -  C., novelist

laugh !

As I get older,  I'm interested in things being funny.  Life is challenging-we need to laugh - J. Moore, children's book author.

Uncertainty!

What I know for sure:  Fear comes from uncertainty.  Once you clarify your purpose for doing something, the way to do becomes clear - O. Winfrey, media producer.

Spammers

Persons have been caught in the spamming of this site.  I have reported that to Google.  Apologies if your access to this Blog has been interrupted.k.

Change!

It's the most unhappy people who most fear change - Mignon McLaughlin, writer.

Oh!

What is cute, small Anna lovingly called? 
 Anna-gram.!

Oh ... really ... ? .. 

 Anagram??

Does that mean that Anna is being nicely reeled back into her House so that she may .. 

Rearrange the letters in the "not too distant" following phrase to discover the related words?

The Answer is a resounding yes!

(Q).  I'm not as active.

 .. keep going ...

            .. keep going ..

(A).  vacation times.

... Keep .. going.

 (Anonymous - The Daily Extra)

THE "Room with a VIEW" ?!

Most women still need a room of their own, and the only way to find it may be outside their own homes - G. Greer, writer.

There IS!

There is always more surface to a shattered object than a whole - Djuna Barnes, writer.

The Answer!

In the tiny petal

of a tiny flower

that grew from a tiny pod...

Is the miracle 

and the mystery

of all Creation (and God)!

Helen Steiner Rice

You .. !

Love you ! 

Cheers.k.

Flowing With The Tide!

Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose - Billie Holiday.

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Bowing with the wind, flowing with the tide, eases the steps we need to take, the steps that will carry us to OUR personal fulfillment.  Part of the process of our growth is learning to slide past the negative situations that confront us, coming to understand that we are in THIS life to FULFILL a unique purpose.  The many barriers that get in our way can strengthen our reliance on God of the UNIVERSE, if we'll let them.  WE need never be thwarted by people or situations.  WE will profit from taking all experiences in our stride.  THE course we travel is the one we chart,  THE progress we make toward our life goals is proportionate to the smoothness of our steps.

______________

I will flow with the tide.  It will assuredly move me closer to my destination.

K. Casey

The *beautifier !

.. love is a great beautifier - Louisa May Alcott.

MEETING life head-on, with a smile, attracts people and situations to us.  OUR attitudes shape our world-which is not to deny that problems do occur.  HOWEVER, problems can be viewed as special opportunities for personal growth-as gifts, more or less, that we are ready to receive.  WHEN the student is ready, the teacher appears.  The stumbling blocks WE encounter push us beyond our present awareness.  They teach us that we are stronger and more creative than we'd thought.  ...

Negatively confronting the day is sure to complicate any experiences.  A simple misunderstanding can be exaggerated into a grave situation, requiring the energy of persons to handle it.  On the other hand, a patient, trusting, loving attitude can turn a grave situation into a positive learning experience for all affected.

WE can beautify the day by smiling throughout all the EXPERIENCES it offers us.  The expression of love to those we meet guarantees to make us more lovable in return.

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How great is my influence TODAY!  I CAN go forth feeling love, IF I CHOOSE to-guaranteeing an ENJOYABLE day FOR me and everyone I meet.

(excerpt) K. Casey

rekindle

Kindness

A kind gesture rekindles your belief

in the power of love.

Remember to be kind to yourself.

Kindness

T.C. Salerno

WHAT is your opinion?!

One must be leery of words because they turn into cages  -  Viola Spolin.

We defeat ourselves with labels!  We hem ourselves in; we shorten our vision; we cut off opportunities in the making.  We influence how others think of us, too.  Someone wise said that we teach others how to treat us.  Are we teaching people to expect nothing great from us-because we are always afraid?  ...  Do we never think that we can handle what may come?

(We become the persons we have programmed ourselves to be.  We can revamp the program, anytime.  And right now is a good time to begin.  We are surrounded by persons who have done just that.)

It's time for "thanks".  We are all that we need to be, and more.  ...  We have an inner beauty that only needs encouragement to shine forth.  If we smile from within today, we will free ourselves from our negative cages.  ...

 ______________

To catch myself  each time I insult myself will be a challenge, but one worth taking on.  And it's one I can win!

excerpt  ...  'Each Day a New Beginning' (Daily Meditations) - K. Casey.

"A Wing and a Prayer" ..

It's "a Wing and a Prayer" for me on the Internet.  My youngest Daughter says that my understanding of a Cookie is of one with Icecream, but ... , I'd still like to say, that, ..  I don't have any affiliation with any else on the Web - ONLY of the development in THIS 'ORIGINAL' Blog!

Thought I'd share that.k.