Daily Jots

I am imagination. I can see what the eyes cannot see. I can hear what the ears cannot hear. I can feel what the heart cannot feel.

Peter Nivio Zarlenga

What would life be with it?? But I have to ask… have you lost some of it along the way? I seem to have had tons when I was a kid, but somewhere along the line, logic took over. Now that’s hardly fair. I am going to have to set aside a little time for some old fashioned day dreaming. Haven’t done that in a long time either!

What was the last thing you day dreamed about?

Well actually the idea of managing your time could apply to everyone, not just the writer. I guess the more I think about it, the more I realize that it’s not about managing time so much as learning to manage ourselves. That is the key and I noticed it even more so while on holiday. I am definitely a person who is governed by routine. Not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing!

*A Writer’s Book of Days: A Spirited Companion and Lively Muse for the Writing Life

The family. We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another’s desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together.

~Erma Bombeck

And I wouldn’t trade even one of the “little band of characters” that make up my family.

Inside My Heart: Choosing to Live with Passion and Purpose

We are usually so busy thinking about what we have to do next week, that we spend little or no time thinking about the incredible people that we have met through the years. One person who has made the biggest impression on me would be my Uncle Stan. If anyone can put a smile on your face or always finds the time to put family first, it would be that man!

**How Full Is Your Bucket? Positive Strategies for Work and Life

Most people don’t like to be told what to do regardless of their age. And the same people probably don’t like being told what they can’t do either. In my mind, the best thing to do is allow them to do things their way. Who knows what they can come up with when they are left alone. And from experience, most people will probably ask for help if they want it.

Have a great day… feet up and all the pampering you deserve!

On one of my Page a Day calendars, it says that you should never stop learning. They are referring to mentors for adults and it seems like a good idea. While it’s nice to read biographies, listening to someone’s personal experiences can’t be beat. Unfortunately, we are living more and more in bedroom communities where everyone leaves in the morning, there is not a soul around all day, and then everyone returns at night and scurries around to get everything done before they have to go to bed.

I guess that’s the way of the future. What is it like where you live?

Thoughts for Today…
Boxed - Unboxed Thinking
Thoughts on Contentment
Enrichment
Excellence
Thoughts on Gardens

Morning is the best of all times in the garden. The sun is not yet hot. Sweet vapors rise from the earth. Night dew clings to the soil and makes plants glisten. Birds call to one another. Bees are already at work. - William Longgood

I didn’t use to like mornings very much. Staying in bed until 11 on the weekends sounded like a much better plan. And then I was talking to a few people who loved the peaceful silence of the morning. I thought that they were nuts! Who gets up on the weekend before they have to? But, after listening to all of their raves about how gorgeous it is, I decided to go out one morning and actually see if there was anything to it.

I was surprised to find that early morning in the back yard was kind of nice. I had no idea that we had so many birds in the fields behind us. So this weekend, before you start your busy day, it might be nice to take a steaming cup of coffee and sit on the porch for a half hour. It’s almost like a mini vacation. And I can’t believe I’m saying that either!

Thoughts for Today…
Thoughts on Aging
Thoughts on Angels
Animals
Authors Writing
Book Reading

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“He is only rich who owns the day. There is no king, rich man, fairy or demon who possesses such power as that - Ralph Waldo Emerson”

Me… I want to own that cottage! I could see myself sitting there for hours at a time, listening to the waves lap against the shore and sipping ice tea.

Thoughts for Today…
Book Reading
Thoughts on Contentment
Thoughts on Gardens
Thoughts on Humanity and Life
Thoughts on Humor