The Beauty of the Beach

After spending a week at the beach, I have come to understand the meaning of "Life's A Beach." The tides ever changing, such as life. Its always bustling (well in summer) It brings you joy but can knock you down with ONE GIANT wave. There is so much beauty to be found there, if you really look around. You can get caught in the seaweed along the shore and turn away. It all depends on the sunbather. I find the beach to be so relaxing, during the day and in the evening. I love the sun, the smell of the sea air, the sound of the crashing waves, watching my children playing in the surf, seeing the sunset at night and the ocean breeze is so delightful. At the weeks end (or maybe after a few margaritas), I realized that I needed to take the beach home. I needed to find my sand in the bottle, bask in the sun away from the shore, listen to my children giggle, stop and smell the flowers, look for a beautiful sunset, and take my own advice, take nothing for granted.

Gone But Not Forgotten

I'm going OT today
Today MJ was laid to rest. SO much Hoopla. It got me thinking about death and dying. He died at 50, too young for our times. I hope to live longer. I live my life to the fullest and take NOTHING for granted. I learned that lesson from past experiences. I have two thoughts on death:
1) No matter how old or how sick, we will still be VERY affected by the loss of a loved one.
2) The death of ONE person affects SO many.

With that, dealing with death is one of the most trying and tiresome things. It will wear you to the bone, wipe you out physically and emotionally. You need friends and family to lean on. Don't try to be a marter. If you want to help someone who lost a loved one, give them a hand to hold or a shoulder to cry on. When the time is right, keep the deceased memory alive with stories and traditions. It will be greatly appreciated.

I'm Still Breathing!

There is some much to be said about that statement and other sayings such as, you take my breath away or you leave me breathless. I guess they never included asthmatics. A day without choking or hacking is a really good day in the life of an asthmatic. With the swine flu spreading like wild fire, the last thing someone wants to hear is coughing close by. They do not care if it is a chronic condition, they still give you that YOU are the leaper look and back off. So today, I am on the road to recovery from spiraling out of being controlled (asthma wise) and for that I am HAPPY! I am NOT breathless! I can sleep laying down.

One Down One to GO

WOO HOO I Handed in My administration final today. What a relief. I am not done with the semester but I finished one project. Tomorrow I present. I am very proud of myself for finishing on time and getting this done. I do work full time, take care of my family and do motivational speaking. I am working on a team of 4 for this final project and I have to say we really pulled together in the end. We looked out for each other. I had major issues tonight due to bad weather but I pulled myself together and collaborated online and I AM DONE! I read a saying once, you will get it all done in the end, if you don't its not the end. We stress and stress but If you do not get it done, it isn't the end. Sometimes we have to just let things go. Do not sweat the small stuff.

Rain brings Flowers

It rained AGAIN today. But you know what? It wasn't all that bad. I didn't have to water my garden. My newly planted bushes are getting lots of water. I was forced to stay in and really concentrate on my school work. I got so much done! If it was a warm, sunny day, I would have been out running around. I also got my main clothes closet organized and threw out some stuff. I really took advantage of being housebound today. I got a lot accomplished. There really was a bright side to this dark and dreary day.

Fridays are Fabulous

There is always a good feeling waking up on a Friday. You know you are putting that work week to an end. You are saying goodbye to whatever went wrong the days before. You know you can sleep in the next few days. You can stay up late without having to pay for it. TGIF. For the most part, I don't cook on Fridays, so for me Fridays means No kitchen duty! It also means a cocktail of some sort. Fridays, truly are fabulous. I toast to my dear friends, who help me through the the days that aren't so fabulous.

Day ONE

I begin my journey. I have the need to fix the world. Find the good in Life. I'm not perfect. I am not a martyr. I just hate doom and gloom. I am sick of all the negative people I am surrounded by. Why is that people feel the need to look to find faults in others? Is it so hard to see the good? Would it hurt to say something nice? Am I asking the impossible? I don't think I am. So I know I am a dreamer. When I dream, I dream BIG! I really believe I will own a Ferrari one day. I designed my living room when I was 18. I still don't have it. SOMEDAY, I will. And so I begin this blog. I decided I am going to make lemonade out of the lemons I am given. I am going to find at least ONE good thing that happens to me EVERY day! OK maybe NOT every day but often!
Lets start with today. I flew home from Michigan and I had to change planes. Both my planes were on time, no delays, my cab picked me up and I got home safely. It was such a smooth trip home. That is a great thing! I could have pointed out a few small things that happened along the way , but that is what they were, small, trivial. They didn't affect the outcome of me arriving home safely. HOME SWEET HOME.