Mothers Day

I'm glad you visited here today...
These flowers are for you.


"Sing out loud in the car even, or especially, if it embarrasses your children". ~Marilyn Penland

Life Is Good

Have you ever noticed that every so often, life seems to give you a little message? Whether it's a signboard you may happen to read while driving that relates to something in your life, or a song on the radio that is an answer to a question you have rolling around in your head... or someone may say something you overhear... well this week, my little message came while I was worrying about someone I love and care about. As I was busily worrying, I looked up and read on an old cardboard TV carton, "Life Is Good". It was like a little message from the universe to remind me that I wasn't helping my loved one by worrying. It stopped my worrying in it's tracks and in it's place I thought of how blessed they really are. Life is indeed Good. It all depends on how you look at it.

Once Upon a Time

Once upon a time... think back to the things that you have been told about yourself... Chances are that people have said good things to you about yourself as well as bad things. The problem is when others tell us things about us we can fall into the trap of believing them.

It's like they have planted a seed in us, that we then take on, water well and it grows into a self fullfilling prophecy. Think back to the things that you have been told that were good about yourself? What about that thing you were told, that wasn't? What have you watered? What have you seen come to fruition?

Today start taking charge of what thoughts you decide to give time to. Take charge of the words you tell others. Sometimes it can be helpful to plant some seeds and then water them... over the time as you watch your seeds germinate and grow, think of the thoughts you are germinating, as you water your seeds and watch them grow bigger and bigger, think of the thoughts you are giving time to, and watch them grow and grow.

So what seeds did you decide to plant in your garden? Are you wanting sweet peas, but instead are seeing weeds? Thoughts can be chosen, just as we choose our seeds for our garden. So if you want sweet peas to show up... don't plant weed seeds.

Lest We Forget

Memories

of a grandfather that I never knew

each Anzac day they come...

I cry for you as I watch the services

for the grandfather I never knew

you died for us

injured

fatally

in a land far away.

New Guinea

Was were you were shot

In my soldier father's arms

you died

on his birthday.

The pain lingered down the years

and is still here today.

I wish I had met you...

maybe one day.

Lest we forget.

In memory of my Grandfather Oswald Barlin

Seize The Silliness

Watching Boston Legal yesterday, I heard James Spader's character say; "seize the silliness"... what a great idea, lets 'seize it'. How will we seize the silliness? Maybe by being less uptight at present... maybe play with ideas... dream more.... play... blow bubbles... tell silly jokes... dress up... buy a gnome and put it in someone's garden... paint pictures on your garbage bin... put flowers in your pool...

Did you know that once upon a time silly meant blessed? Yes in the 11th century the word silly meant blessed. So seize the silliness... who knows you may feel the blessing... heaven knows it doesn't help our psyches focussing on all the worry, doom and gloom on our TV's these days.

By the way, Heaven is for sale and it is in Ingleside and costs 8.5 million... just in case you are interested.

Happy Easter

Thoughts for Easter...
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Everyone needs a friend who is all ears.
There's no such thing as too much candy.
All work and no play can make you a basket case.
A cute tail attracts a lot of attention.
Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day.
Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits.
Some body parts should be floppy.
Keep your paws off of other people's jelly beans.
Good things come in small, sugar coated packages.
The grass is always greener in someone else's basket.
To show your true colors, you have to come out of the shell.
The best things in life are still sweet and gooey.
May the joy of the season fill your heart.

Happy Easter!

The Emoto Peace Project

Some time ago watching 'What the Bleep' I saw some fascinating images of frozen water crystals that had been 'programmed' with words and then photographed. I've recently found the water crystal creator's website... Masaru-Emoto.net and then was delighted to find a project Masaru has created for children to help with world peace.

There is an easy to read book for children (really for all of us) at... Emoto Project.org See what happens when you think lovely things compared to negative things... See what happens to water when a photo of a dolphin is placed on it, or when prayers are said over it.

When you consider how much water we are all made up of, you may want to stop and consider your next thought after you see Masaru's work.