What's In a Day?

It would be ridiculous to assume that every day is a great day. Some days are downright crummy….other days are filled with touches of absolute brilliance. Sometimes I find it helpful to string those moments of brilliance together and make a patchwork of my best days. It’s also very helpful to try to spend even the tiniest bit of time each day with each of those things. The in between bits that aren’t so good….well, they become less significant if I can focus on those wonderful distractions.

We live in times where we are bombarded with negativity. You can find it anywhere and everywhere….the local paper, the radio, the television, the internet, even contacts from friends. These are times when it seems the world thrives on negativity; you rarely hear about the “good stuff”.

Here is some of the good stuff in my life…..the things that make me get up in the morning and try to make each day better than the last. I hope you have lots of good stuff in your life too!!

This is how I start my day!! A hot cup of coffee brought to me every morning by this wonderful man!

These sweet little souls Chloe, Zack and Kayla bring more joy to my life than a person could want! How lucky am I?!! Today Miss Kayla looked up and spotted my new blown glass hot air balloon. The morning sun shone through it and it looked glorious. She was mesmerized. It was one of those special moments. Twice. The first special moment was when my Beloved gave it to me on our anniversay at the Cape.

If I can read and knit for an hour each day, I am a happy person. If I can do it for longer, I am even ecstatic! I love this book and I love this knitting project.

There will always be more wonderful books and more scrumptious knitting projects as well!!

These puppies bring pure joy and brilliance to every single day. They are so much fun and such little troublemakers....all at the same time. What's not to love about a puppy??! Three? Triple the fun! Working with them for a while each day is inspiring and invigorating...and I believe it

lowers blood pressure too!

So...try to find the fun and inspirational parts of each day and string them together. It will become a patchwork of joy, love, discovery and sheer brilliance and it will far 0utweigh the negative bits!!

Two Moose For Sister Sarah

I try to take my political pleasure wherever I can find it!
Being rendered pretty much mute in recent days because of the over zealousness of our present day media “geniuses”, I am thrilled to see for once that many were themselves rendered pretty much speechless after the speech last evening at the RNC.
I have always been a Democrat and in recent years tried desperately to set an example by following as much discourse as I could from both sides of the aisle. I try to read as much as I can so that I feel truly informed. I also try to watch as many round table type discussions on the various networks and cable stations so I can see the entire political picture from all directions.

I have panicked in recent months as I felt the entire system was spiraling out of control. Too many members of the media were starting to spew out personal interpretations and were lining up and taking sides. No matter when I would pop on the news programs, there they would sit, out shouting each other with their opinions and looking like children on a playground arguing over a dodgeball game. These are not journalists….these are self serving pundits looking for their own show. I have been devastated in recent months by this continual 24/7 assault on our intelligence.

Last night, I listened to a new candidate. This was no common, everyday member of the elite Washington establishment. She also wasn’t actually someone I would vote for come November. BUT….she was new…she was fresh and she put it all out there. It was simply….Here’s Me….Here’s My Family….Here are my Challenges.
I was fascinated by her candor….her honesty…..her rather simple appearance…..and I thought to myself…. Welcome Sarah. Let’s see you change it up a bit in the next two months. Let’s see you meet the issues head on. Let’s see you add some new and unpredictable energy into what has been possibly one of the worst election seasons that I can remember. I still probably won’t agree with much that you say but I sure am happy to see a new face. I was even happier to see the usual pundits rendered pretty much speechless last night as they sat back and looked like they had been smacked upside the head.

Nice job girlfriend.