Today it seems everybody questions everything others do. I don't get it. It seems to me if people worried as much about their 'house' as they worry about others - we would all be better off.
I do what I want, when I want, because I want! You don't agree or like it - OK - but know I really don't care!!!! Yes indeed that is how I feel.
I go with my heart.
I have people question me on why I spend as much money as I do on cats and nature. BECAUSE I want to! That is all they need to know!!!!
People ask why I feel they way I do about some current events. BECAUSE I do! Nothing more needs to be said.
People ask why I give to the hungry. BECAUSE I can.
I even have had people ask why I mow my yard the way I do. BECAUSE it is how I do it!
Why do I still wear my wedding ring? Why not?? I am still married in my heart.
Why do I stock so much for just me? Because I will always be prepared for anything and I can always help others.
WHY do others feel like they need to judge? You have your opinion. I have my opinion. They don't have to match.
If you feel you have to continually put people down or trash them or if you feel you have to continually point out wrongs - I feel sorry for you.
You are wasting precious minutes of YOUR life that you will never get back. They are gone forever. WHY? Just to point out something negative. So sad.
The way you live your life is what your legacy will be. That is something to think about.
Do what makes you happy and in turn it will make others happy to be around you. You will give off an air of joy and happiness and that is catching! Be the positive the world needs.
Heaven knows there is more than enough negative - be the positive.
I want to teach - always have. I wanted to be a teacher when I was younger. Somedays I think that blogging is a form of teaching. It makes me happy.
I want to be helping force for those in need. Only by the grace of God - it could be me.
I want to love and take care of nature and animals. It/they gives me such joy and happiness - I just want to do my little bit to help and nurture God's other creatures.
I want to put a smile on someone's face - just because they may need it.
I want to sing and dance in the rain. I want to act like a child now and then. I want to laugh till I cry. I want to love till it hurts. I just want to BE ME!!!!!!
I want to be remembered for that.
You don't have to like it or approve of it. That is OK - that is you!
Just remember to ring your own bell in your own way. Do what makes you happy!!!! No approval needed!
You get one shot at this thing called LIFE. Make it count.
Go with your heart and you will be doing it right and you will leave a good mark on the world.
Enjoy life - have a little fun - give - smile - laugh - love - embrace - be kind to all things.
It is all between you and your Maker.
Follow your heart.
Leave a little sunshine for others - stop the darkness.
Have a blessed day!
Thank you for this post! Spot on! As my grandmother used to say, if you can’t say something positive say nothing at all ;)
ReplyDeleteYes indeed. That sure seems to have been forgotten lately. So much negative out there.
DeleteI'd rather be happy than angry - wouldn't you?
Have a great day
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DeleteI love this post and your attitude.
ReplyDeleteSadly we live in times where everyone thinks they have voice their opinions and correct anything they think someone else is doing wrong.
I’d like to go back to ‘if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything”
You keep doing what you’re doing Cheryl. I think you’ve got life figured out really well.
Thank you so much. I don't know if I have it figured out or not - but I know how to make me happy. If I don't make me happy - no one else will - for sure.
DeleteI will just keep plugging away!
Have a great one
A friend told me that years ago a neighbor did not like the way they mowed their lawn and so he told them he would just mow it so that it would be the way he liked it. I guess he thought he was hurting them but man oh man would that make me happy to have free lawn service!
ReplyDeleteLOL. I had a neighbor ask why I did mine the way I do - and I really said because this is how I do it. He said you should do this - and I told him to knock himself out if he wanted the job for FREE. He shut-up!!!! LOL
DeleteSome people!!!!
Yep free lawn service - fine in my book!
Have a good day
I've been divorced since 2000 and am still not ready to date. LOL Take your time ,Cheryl. There is no rush and who cares what anyone else thinks. Great post!
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU! I have no intentions on dating. Can't even imagine!!!
DeleteI don't care what they think. It's me and the kitties!
Thanks.
I love this blog today. I have such anxiety about what other people think. I like to think I'm above it but I guess it does bother me. Sometimes I think to myself "I just want to be me"!
ReplyDeleteYES!!!! I did that for years. I guess I still do a little - but for the most part I have realized that what is important at this point in life is just to be me and try to be happy.
DeleteOthers don't like - they can stick it!!
You go girl! Life is to short to do anything else.
You teach us well, Miss Cheryl! And I thank you very much!! Crazy world at times. So, home is where there is our own sanity.I once read that we have one director...God. and one audience...God. That's the Who that really matters. But, I know we do influence others....so we keep on trying to do right...one day at a time...and being ourselves as we do that.Thanks much for this post!!
ReplyDeleteThank you. You are so right - God is the center of everything and that is who matters. I do believe He guides us and that guides the directions we take - so basically we are His ways.
DeleteHe teaches us to be good, we do good for others - we celebrate Him.
Thank you.
It takes some never asking when will you start dating again. Maybe never, maybe next week, your decision.
ReplyDeleteIt blew my mind. Maybe not as as much as the "do you ever get lonely" question!!!!! DUH!!!!!
DeleteThe things that could have spewed from my tongue to that question. LOL I was blunt but nice.
Crazy world.
Thanks
Wonderful post! Just what I needed today. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI am happy it touched so many. Thank you for telling me that.
DeleteHave a lovely day!
Amen!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you!!!!!!!
DeleteSome folks just need to MYOB (mind your own business)! I would guess that the people who are questioning you would have a cow if you said something similar to them. Miss Linda M is right...the only One who matters is the One who created us.
ReplyDeleteYep. I did tell someone who asked a question I didn't think I needed to answer for - it wasn't their business. Oh well. They will get over it or not.
DeleteOur Creator is all we need to worry about.
well said,,,thank you cheryl
ReplyDeleteThank you. Enjoy your day
DeleteI totally agree with you. Thanks for saying out loud!
ReplyDeleteYou betcha!!!!! Thanks
DeletePreach it! Very well said, sister! And, for what it's worth, less than 6 months after my husband's passing someone asked me "are you dating anyone yet?" Mind ya ... I stopped before I said something I'd regret. And, I'm still wearing my wedding ring, in part because it won't come off. It will when it's the right time. Hugs!
ReplyDeletePeople sure say crazy things. I have been nice so far - can't always guarantee that! I just feel right with my rings on.
DeleteThank you - it is nice to know I am not the only one!
What a wonderful post! I guess, when asked when you're going to start dating again, you could say, "Are you asking me out?" That would shut them up! LOL You are correct though, too many of us spend waaaay too much time worrying about what others think. You are a wonderful teacher, Cheryl; I learn something (or you give me something to think about) every time you post. Thank you ~ from all of us.
ReplyDeleteLOL - that is a good come back. I need to come up with a good list of come backs!
DeleteThank you - you are too kind. I just know what I want to learn and hear and hope others do as well.
Blessings
Yes, you are married. You are married forever. The law says so. At any time you can choose to say: married, widowed, single. It is purely up to you!
ReplyDeleteMy older sister started taking her wedding ring off a bit after about 5years. At 13 years, she rarely wears it. It only matters what you want/feel/think.
I still feel married even though he isn't here in body. He is with me every day and night.
DeleteI agree - I will do things in my time and not before.
Thank you.
I’ve asked why someone does something in a particular way as I like to learn different/better ways to do something but I don’t share my thoughts unless asked (and even then I am careful how I answer).It is called manners and I am not sure when manners became antiquated. I had a family member who always gave her two cents and would just say “I am just being honest..”
ReplyDeleteIt does seem as if manners are outdated by many. They see nothing off limits. I don't understand.
DeleteI like to learn as well - just don't tell me what I am doing is wrong because it isn't your way!
Things have sure changed!!
People amaze me. The things they ask and judge. I just don't get it.
ReplyDeleteI don't get it either. So often it is just rudeness. I understand some people have no filters - but they need to learn.
DeleteYou have a wonderful attitude and I love your blog. I wish more people were like you. You don't butt into anybody's business and you are always kind, caring, helpful and so positive. You do you and your readers will keep reading your blog. The ones asking the inappropriate questions, well maybe get a life. Stay safe!
ReplyDeleteAahhhh thank you for your kind words. I have enough business of my own to worry about let alone someone elses!!! LOL
DeleteI am so glad I have such sweet readers and special friends.
Peopl are so judgemental and opinionated! My mum was widowed in 1995. She has never dated anyone since my dad died and wore her wedding ring until a couple of months ago, when she removed it only because her fingers are arthritic and kept swelling.As far as she's concerned she will always be married to my dad.
ReplyDeleteYes they are. My Mom wore her wedding ring to her grave. Daddy passed in 1984 and Mom passed in 2001. The ring went with her.
DeleteI know we should never say never - but I pretty sure of it!!
We are from the same generation that believes in letting others do their thing. After being married 47 years to the same man I dated since I was 12 years old, and then becoming a widow four years ago, I have never had any desire to date or 'keep company' with any other man. While I so enjoyed our life together, that life has changed and I have adjusted to the new normal. Same with what is going on around this country. If you don't like something, just wait a bit and there will be a new normal. I just stay home, take care of it, enjoy my sewing room, help where I can, and enjoy the little things of life. While it is not the life I would have chosen for myself, it is the life the good Lord has chosen for me. So for now I will do what He wants and take it from there. And I will also do it my way with His guidance. Thank you for a wonderful post and for your wonderful attitude. Nice to hear others of us are out there. All we can do is pray for the ills of our country.
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU - you said that beautifully. Yes, I spent over 1/2 of my life with my husband and it was good. He was a good man. I can't imagine anyone filling his shoes.
DeleteYou are so right - this is the path God has shown us - make the best of each day. Do what we can and go forward.
Oh I pray for our country each and every day.
Thanks Lynda for confirming that others exist like me!
AMEN!!!! We answer to only one when it's time! Everyone else doesn't get to have a say!
ReplyDeleteCorrect. They can say - I have no need to listen!
DeleteThis is good enough for me! =)
ReplyDelete1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
New International Version
11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, 12 so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.
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