Happy Thursday to all. Hope this finds you all well and safe.
It is about 40* first thing this morning, but very dreary looking and breezy. Woke to dense fog! Late yesterday afternoon and evening we had rain - and for a bit the temps dropped, and things got a little icy. I walked outside about 7:30 last evening and could have easily ended up on my bottom side! All melted and is just damp now - temps rose over night.
If you got icy conditions, stay in and stay safe. Nothing is worth taking a risk for.
Just a little reminder to everyone - your life is what you make it. Sure stuff happens, that alters life, sometimes in very dramatic ways. We can wallow in those events, or realize you can't change them, and you are still here. So make the best of it.
Not everything happens in this world the way we want or the way we like. That is life!
Complaining and bellyaching about it sure isn't going to change it, and it isn't going to win you any friends either.
I truly can't remember a year in my life, that there wasn't some major heartache or major disappointment. Yet here I am!
Tomorrow the sun will rise and set just life it has every day of your life. Hopefully you will wake up again. Your days will continue to unfold the unknown story.
If those things don't happen - well, then you don't have to worry anymore!
We can each choose joy, or we can choose misery or hate or ugliness. The way you choose says much about YOU!
You can change you; you can change the little part of the world you step in, and you can change other attitudes with a smile and a kind word.
So yes, make yourself happy! Eat the good food, enjoy the beauty of nature, read a book, rest a day, dance and laugh a little, pet an animal, watch a child enjoy life (they know how to do it), buy a flower or even a treat - JUST DO IT! You have the control.
Have a wonderful and blessed day.
SMILE
I love this post Cheryl. A good reminder. The only thing any of us can actually control is how we respond to people, events, situations, etc. We can't control anyone or anything else.
ReplyDeleteWe had rain off and on all day yesterday. It's been a very wet Fall and Winter so far.
Thanks. Yes mam, all we can control is us. Responses show a lot about people - kind of an inside view if you will. Some folks just always seem angry - I find that so sad.
DeleteIt sure is damp!
While I do agree you can only control what's in your control - I find it hard to separate myself from people who are genuinely being hurt. It's a fine line between preserving your sanity and not putting your head in the sand. I'm really struggling these days.
ReplyDeleteYou can know what is going on and have feelings about it, but how you respond to others is totally in your/our control. All the worry and anger in the world isn't going to change a thing. In my opinion, all we can do for others is pray.
DeleteOne thing for sure, we can't control anyone else's feelings or attitude. I watched an old movie in which a female character said "she wanted to make her husband happy". I don't think she had that control over him. Happiness or contentment comes from within us and the Spirit who lives there. I've seen people who thought if they just had X Y or Z, they would be happy. I prefer to feel contentment and gratitude.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it got a little nasty last evening. Today is a little gloomy but that makes it all the better for snuggling up with dogs on the couch, reading a book. We are having comfort food for lunch. Preparing the rest of the chicken that the Farmer cooked yesterday in chicken gravy, served over cauliflower rice. Probably some mixed veg on the side.
Erin said that the company that bought Big Lots also owns Ross Dress for Less, a company called Variety Wholesalers. Their goal is to keep some of the Big Lots stores open and employees to keep their jobs. There are two ladies who work with her who have only SS and supplement their income with parttime at BL. I would miss BL and still have some things I bought over thirty-five years ago when I lived in Lebanon. We keep hearing rumblings that Kroger is in financial trouble.
Enjoy your weekend!
Count me in on team contentment/gratitude as well. Our true happiness comes from within. All the worry, complaining and anger will never solve a problem - never. I choose to know what is happening, take it as it comes, and go forward and live MY life the best I can. Can't live it for others.
DeleteLunch sounds good. I made chili today!
I have several things from years ago bought at BL . I always liked that store - such variety. I hope some stick around.
Thanks - you too.
What you say is so true. Today I had to have a small surgical procedure carried out at my local hospital. The receptionist was one of those dour blank-faced types with a monotone voice, so that threw me a bit. Then I was called in and met the small surgical team of 3, all ladies, who were doing the actual op. Well all three of them were so friendly and thoughtful. They chatted to me throughout and I actually had quite an enjoyable time. What could have been a traumatic experience was transformed by their pleasantness. I was so glad that the receptionist wasn't the one wielding the scalpel!
ReplyDeleteThe year after my hubs passed, my daughter gave ma an inspirational calendar for my office. One of the monthly calendar pages said "We have to CHOOSE JOY and keep choosing it." I've still got a photo of that month's calendar on my wall or inspiration.
ReplyDeleteThe year after my hubs passed, my daughter gave ma an inspirational calendar for my office. One of the monthly calendar pages said "We have to CHOOSE JOY and keep choosing it." I've still got a photo of that month's calendar on my wall or inspiration.
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