tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19997310663120847922024-03-08T15:33:43.995-08:00A Happy PlaceA haven of hope, creation, & optimism~Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-72056687017117323632021-12-05T12:55:00.000-08:002021-12-05T12:55:01.794-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi53O0PA5xO_jVySETjM-BLmUeX_wxRRSBS9zqlGHt2pA8N1QTFbNkovbK5MDHjr9IxdbhXlsqmisQsZQEEsRKktcacA8bz_Ijx_cFZAvzOU3s7Qz8QZBSU_vdwRD9e81qV60_PdvkGkss2O8oUmxztKNSlmbD8HEmPZ9VPb-Rw9nqYqjjPKygURmQw=s800" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi53O0PA5xO_jVySETjM-BLmUeX_wxRRSBS9zqlGHt2pA8N1QTFbNkovbK5MDHjr9IxdbhXlsqmisQsZQEEsRKktcacA8bz_Ijx_cFZAvzOU3s7Qz8QZBSU_vdwRD9e81qV60_PdvkGkss2O8oUmxztKNSlmbD8HEmPZ9VPb-Rw9nqYqjjPKygURmQw=s320"/></a></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-57487297905330186072014-08-03T19:45:00.001-07:002014-08-03T19:45:13.871-07:008/3/2014the sheets are clean<br />
a humming bird<br />
perched<br />
on the top of a tree<br />
against a cloudy<br />
twilight<br />
summer sky<br />
there is thunder<br />
the cat rests<br />
amongst<br />
the potted plants<br />
on an outside<br />
patio<br />
as summer<br />
marches on<br />
slowly<br />
peacefully<br />
a respite <br />
at last.<br />
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~JennyJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-8923580202069065382014-03-10T09:37:00.003-07:002014-03-10T09:40:27.056-07:00<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Bsc-T5edJrU" width="420"></iframe> <br />
I have read the Hermetica<br />I have searched under every rock<br />embraced other universes <br />in my mind<br /><br />I have questioned <br />found answers<br />questioned again<br />found other answers<br />yet still I am searching<br /><br />The spirituality of my childhood<br />the innocent acceptance<br />the want with all my being<br />to be in favor with him<br />that we call God<br />the prayers, the friend<br />who they say is always with you<br /><br />Standing to hear<br />Yahweh, I know you are near<br />in a Catholic church<br />with my family<br />as a child<br />where after communion<br />my father would kneel down<br />and put his head in his hands<br />was always a moving and comforting <br />sight<br /><br />Perhaps right now<br />it is better<br />to revisit the spirituality<br />of my childhood<br />the secret one I had in my soul<br />that was fed by complete<br />belief, acceptance<br />and a face of God<br />that was a father<br />and a close friend.<br /><br />~JennyJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-3446310588334522402014-03-03T10:15:00.002-08:002014-03-03T10:15:47.912-08:00Definition of Bless:
To make holy by religious rite; sanctify.
To make the sign of the cross over so as to sanctify.
To invoke divine favor upon.
To honor as holy; glorify.
Bless the Lord.
To confer well-being or prosperity on.
To endow, as with talent.
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Ego, I bless you
workday, I bless you
Fear, I bless you
The Unknown, I bless you
Life Process, I bless you.
Blessing can be a message of
I bless you, I release you to your
highest good. I trust in God’s plan.
To bless someone rather then hold
resentment, anger, disdain....
Is holy. It releases you, it releases them.
This is my new prayer.
This is my new coping mechanism.
This is letting go and trusting.
~JennyJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-2535371898931498362013-10-01T09:40:00.002-07:002013-10-01T09:41:28.686-07:00Let Them Eat Frito Pie!Amidst the government shut down
orchestrated by a bunch of
squabbling children
playing dress-up
on a Romanesque stage
the third most popular
yahoo story as of now
is Frito Pie, and Anthony Bourdains
dislike of it,
an apology, as lovers of Frito Pie
were outraged by his opinion of it
we...are as much to blame
if there where gods in a lofty palace
above that in fact did have
a care and hand in
the comings and goings of man,
surely at this point
they would throw up their massive
hands
giving up all hope for us
as they exclaim
"Let them eat Frito Pie!"
~JennyJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-74706865429811796832013-09-11T09:39:00.002-07:002013-09-11T09:39:35.649-07:00Seneca quote (solitude and the crowd)“Furthermore, we should often withdraw into ourselves; for mixing with persons of dissimilar natures throws into disorder our settled composure and wakens our passions anew, exacerbating whatever is weak in the mind and not properly healed. It is, however, necessary to combine the two things, solitude and the crowd, and to have recourse to them alternately: the former will make us long for people, the latter for ourselves, and the one will be a cure for the other: our distaste for the crowd will be cured by solitude, our boredom with solitude by the crowd.”Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-80897202103994178922013-06-14T14:42:00.002-07:002013-06-14T14:42:45.006-07:00today I am studying Chopin
& George sand
what really is the truth?
~JennyJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-39016549806143035232013-06-13T11:42:00.000-07:002013-06-13T11:44:51.067-07:00CraftaholicYesterday after work I took a sudden detour to Hobby Lobby. I have a wreath I am working on that I wanted to get black spray paint for. My boyfriend had tried calling me several times, but I didn't hear my phone. I was too engrossed in looking at everything, dreaming and scheming my next projects, disciplining myself that no I cannot buy that now, I am here for the spray paint and card stock only for the necklaces I am about to make. I believe I am a craftaholic lately. I can't stop creating things, and it feels good. It feels good that he could not reach me because I was lost in the craft store, and not like in the past when I would occasionally take the impromptu trip to the bar with a friend after work and disappear for hours. I felt bad, but I imagine he is relieved now too.
The necklace supplies are on their way in the mail. These are something I have thought of making and selling on etsy for so long, now I am doing it! But in baby steps and with the intention that this is just a hobby for now, so that I enjoy the process, and whatever result it may bring. So I can say, I am doing this with my life, instead of the old monotonous answer, oh I've just been working. When I work on my crafts, I find that I am forgetting it is a weeknight. It makes me have something to look forward to, and the possibilities are endless.
I feel like I am home now. I always used to have a mantra no matter where I lived that "I just want to go home" but the homes at that time were not Home. This is home, and the result is I can relax now and start focusing on what I want in life and go about creating that. I am settled in the important areas in my life~and so there is less drama and problems to take up my energy. It's safe now, I have a space now inside and out to do this. I am keeping myself awake at night with ideas, and it's wonderful. Can't wait to see what I will think up and make next.
~JennyJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-60018593015559584372012-10-01T10:04:00.000-07:002012-10-01T10:04:24.219-07:00October GoalsI haven't been very happy lately. It occurred to me that I have not been setting tangible goals for myself. So I plan on setting goals here every month, cause if I just write them on a piece of paper, it will get lost, and I will be kind of what ever about it. I can also log my progress, and maybe inspire some goal setting for you in your life.
October Goals
1. To cut down to half a pack of cigarettes a day.
2. Eat more fruits and vegetables, and regular meals at regular times.
3. Go for three walks a week.
I think this is a good start. Maybe three goals a month is good, that's manageable.
What will your goals for this month be? I think its good to have something to work towards and get a feeling of accomplishment about, rather than just simply existing.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-17584050395128919952012-02-29T09:52:00.001-08:002012-02-29T09:55:31.551-08:00Lessons LearnedIf you want to do or be something in life, you don’t need to become it.<br />
It’s ok to remain who you intrinsically are and to incorporate<br />
the different facets of your dreams and wants into your self. <br />
Foundation is important, experiencing things is just that, <br />
experiencing them, not putting pressure on yourself to become them.<br />
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Everything is temporary. We do not need to obsessively plan<br />
or brew on things. Take one thing at a time and tackle it <br />
and be done with it. Even dreams are temporary, we want<br />
we dream, we strive, we achieve, we experience and decide<br />
if this is something we want to embrace for the <br />
long term or the short term. The important thing is <br />
being able to tell yourself in hindsight, I did that, I experienced<br />
that in this lifetime, let me tell you a story or two about <br />
adventure.<br />
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If you are a dreamer, a creator, a creature of wonder,<br />
there will always be what’s next. Some divine inspiration,<br />
some yearning in your heart and soul. There will <br />
be a new sea to sail, a new mountain to climb, <br />
a new sensation, a new feeling. Life is the instrument<br />
our soul breaths through, expresses and creates through.<br />
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If people didn’t do things because they were nervous<br />
and afraid, nothing would be done on this earth.<br />
We would all be a bunch of afraid, whiny,<br />
boring people, waiting for life to run out.<br />
It’s good to inch out of your comfort zone,<br />
it builds confidence, it brings new experiences,<br />
adventures! And the nervousness is temporary,<br />
it will not last forever, only a moment<br />
in the scope of our lives.<br />
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I’m learning to live within my means,<br />
If I am shy I am shy. If my head shakes<br />
when I first walk into a room of people,<br />
my head shakes, if I’m quiet, I’m quiet,<br />
if I don’t think a joke is funny, no more <br />
fake smiles for me. I don’t play the game<br />
anymore. I’m not a circus monkey. I come off<br />
so retarded and embarrassed, when I am NOT<br />
being me. I feel much more at peace when<br />
I accept myself as who I am and act accordingly<br />
Being genuine is a valuable thing. <br />
Where would the world be if <br />
everyone was pretending to be someone<br />
they are not. We need all of us to be the way<br />
we are. I’m not sure why this is, I just know<br />
that it is important.<br />
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~JennyJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-39930141964749050892012-02-27T14:41:00.001-08:002012-02-27T14:43:15.725-08:00Rise<object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ennMD1fPtXA?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ennMD1fPtXA?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br />
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Did you know...that Herb Alpert is shy? That he is also a painter and a sculptor? I've heard of Herb before, I even remember seeing his 'Whipped Cream' album in my parents music collection, but I never really gave his music a second thought. Now, I dig it. And I dig that he's shy, and I dig that he has the same birthday as me.<br />
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From a 1995 Interview in The New York Times:<br />
"Asked about his shyness, Mr. Alpert answers in a soft, uninflected voice: "I never know what to say. Small talk makes me uncomfortable. It's not a need of mine to be stroked and doing an interview -- this is very hard for me -- means talking about the past, which is not of interest."<br />
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From another interview:<br />
"Alpert is all about art, all the time. Yet as he goes about his business, he betrays no sense of pressure or anxiety. “For me,” he says upon emerging from the studio, “the important thing is not to think or analyze but to accept my own creativity. I’m looking for things that resonate more in the soul than in the eyes."Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-77942911688302413592012-02-22T14:58:00.001-08:002012-02-22T15:00:35.902-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9JFNNmQHzZI/T0VzEQjtifI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/VDe70b-8cZI/s1600/butterfly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="194" width="259" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9JFNNmQHzZI/T0VzEQjtifI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/VDe70b-8cZI/s320/butterfly.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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I am one of the lucky ones<br />
asking the questions<br />
seeking the answers<br />
feeling grateful<br />
I have been spared<br />
when I ask why?<br />
I feel it is because<br />
I took a chance<br />
on myself, life, nature<br />
all three of these<br />
have not brought<br />
disappointment<br />
I am one of the lucky ones<br />
who gets to do it here<br />
now<br />
in this body<br />
what a gift<br />
I feel somehow<br />
ahead of the game<br />
there is no greater miracle<br />
than man<br />
transforming his life<br />
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~JennyJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-86865457548360568982012-02-14T09:51:00.000-08:002012-02-14T09:51:21.210-08:00What Do You Want To Be?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p_2nuydf6Bk/Tzqe_z2naII/AAAAAAAAAcI/j51rAz_dZJg/s1600/ripple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="182" width="277" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p_2nuydf6Bk/Tzqe_z2naII/AAAAAAAAAcI/j51rAz_dZJg/s320/ripple.jpg" /></a></div>It’s hard to know what our purpose is in this life. Sometimes we have grandiose thoughts and themes of what we are destined to be, how we are to help and make a meteor sized impact upon this world. But we forget, there are quiet ways. There are plans we do not know. And perhaps how we surrender to those plans and accept not knowing how everything will play out at the moment, is part of our purpose. Others....may be watching. We may not be destined to be, Mother Teresa’s, or in the Peace Corps feeding the hungry of the world. I would say maybe, but no, I am beginning to be sure, that for some of us, or maybe even most of us, God whispers a message through our experiences, our dreams and hopes, our achievements and failures, he whispers them through our lives to the ears, senses and hearts of those who may need to hear, and in turn, their lives also offer each of us something we need.<br />
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Who knows the small ripple effect that molds the sand just so on the shore, or what that ripple washes up for ourselves or someone else to find. It’s all a wonderful mystery, and if we can only have the courage to hoist our sails to the direction our personal wind is blowing, that small divine knowing, and sit back and enjoy the ride, until the next wind may tell us to change direction, life could be a wonderful adventure, filled with moments of surrender and rest. Today his voice asked, will you just listen for a moment, you are precious to me, remember you are precious and act and feel just so. Just do, the next best thing, next best things add up, the rest will take care of itself.<br />
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~Love,<br />
JennyJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-85831128553364438362012-01-30T11:10:00.000-08:002012-01-30T11:10:23.228-08:00What...are you EXPECTING?Life..is like a laboratory, that's laboratory, not lavatory~though at times life can feel like that too. We conduct experiments, in relationships, spirituality, with God, Science, human nature, ourselves.<br />
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Recently the subject of expecting has come up. Someone dear, stopped by my office last week, and said that she is expecting good things to happen in a situation she was talking about, because we need to expect the best. This subject spontaneously came up from different sources two other times in the same week. Messages tend to happen in threes in my life.<br />
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This is opposite from my belief of many years, the old adage that "expectations are planned disappointments", that if you expect the worst then you will not be disappointed. Wow, what a shitty way to live!<br />
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If I think of a situation and expect to get fucked over, to expect it to go wrong, am I in a way, helping to bring that into fruition? And while I am thinking those things, I am feeling pretty shitty to.<br />
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Now if I focus on expecting the best, on positive outcomes, solutions, happiness and fulfillment, whether or not I am specifically thinking about how these will come about, or leaving the details in the hands of God, I am in a positive state of mind and experience a sense of relief and happiness while I am thinking these things into being, even before they have happened. Much better way to live, don't you think?<br />
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Let's try this in our laboratory as an experiment. I have read that this is like faith in action, what we expect. I expect good results!<br />
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~JennyJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-69561320920803021452012-01-10T12:19:00.000-08:002012-01-10T12:22:05.397-08:00A Dream Come True<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--tBW3BJbZbc/TwycPN05TxI/AAAAAAAAAbc/6k2OZ2I0H-I/s1600/new%2Bwork%2Bspace%2B1.php" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="78" width="104" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--tBW3BJbZbc/TwycPN05TxI/AAAAAAAAAbc/6k2OZ2I0H-I/s320/new%2Bwork%2Bspace%2B1.php" /></a></div><br />
I have been waiting a long time to have a space to do my art journaling, painting etc. I went to IKEA this weekend and got this new desk. It's perfect. Just enough room to write, use my computer and do lots of art without having to fumble around for space or supplies.<br />
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I plan to do a lot more organizing of this space, but so far it's great. This is the nicest piece of furniture I have ever bought myself. And, it was only $60.00~thank you IKEA!<br />
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Spooky seems to like it too. Once again she is the perfect addition to anything good in my life. There is something so comforting about having a little whiskered cat friend that you love so much lounging around with you as you do things that are comforting. It ups the comfort level. I'm very happy. So far I've achieved one of the things I wanted to do this year, and it's only the second week of January! And I get to be a lot more creative with this space. It will be an ongoing project to look forward to and enjoy.<br />
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~JennyJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-22334856019979639292012-01-07T19:21:00.000-08:002012-01-07T19:24:11.697-08:00What's Cooking?It's been a while since I've dedicated myself to cooking. As of late I have been practicing again. I made a 15 minute stew last weekend. It didn't turn out great, but I tried. It's a good start, thoughts of how I can improve upon it run through my head. It's kind of like life, I have to get used to the basics before I start screwing with and embellishing on things.<br />
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Last night I made some chicken and egg noodle soup (from a can), but added frozen Trader Joes pot stickers. I gave it plenty of time to cook and took care with it even though it was not all homemade. It was delicious, better than the stew.<br />
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Tonight, not feeling so well, and needing some comfort and simple food, I pulled out my copy of The Joy of Cooking my sister gave me years ago and looked up how to bake a potato. I threw a few in the oven, and waited patiently. When they came out and I split one open, I was reaching for the cheddar cheese processed popcorn sprinkles as a topping, but at second thought, I opted for just butter, salt and pepper. It was delicious.<br />
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Simple is better, natural is better. I find that when I take the time to cook something, I respect food more. The time and effort that goes into growing it, shipping it, the blessing of having something to eat when others don't. I savor each bite more, and know that it is nourishing my body, not just filling my belly. I also find that when I'm cooking, my mind is void of all else, any problems, obsessive thoughts, etc. I am able to stay in the moment and create something good.<br />
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~JennyJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-41558525109234180202011-12-28T08:55:00.000-08:002011-12-28T08:55:21.008-08:00Peeling It Back....there are growth spurts in sobriety. I am going through one. Everyone has a limit. It's a new year. I'm embarrassed when I awake to find that I still have problems I was dealing with years ago, even a year ago before I got sober. I care more who I surround myself with. I find now that I would rather be alone, than have friendships or relationships that are not only less than one deserves, but disrupt the peace in my life. My peace is valuable now. I guard it, I work for it, it can mean the difference between two paths for me. It's time to cultivate better relationships, associations and friendships. It's time to be patient until that happens. My people are out there. They are like me. Trying to live daily for a better life, to be a better person. Working at it. Why settle any longer. I do not settle in life anymore. I deserve better than this. It's time for some peace. It's time for positive places, people and things.<br />
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It does not matter to me who is right, who is wrong. If I understand you or you understand me. I just want peace. Better to just leave some things well enough alone.<br />
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“He keeps his road well enough who gets rid of bad company”<br />
Proverb quotes<br />
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“Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.”<br />
George WashingtonJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-85242287618516439862011-12-22T12:36:00.000-08:002011-12-22T12:36:03.791-08:00My ListThere are things that make me feel better. If I tell myself them enough, I feel like a new person.<br />
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1. everything happens for a reason. we may never know why until further down the line, or even during this lifetime. but there is a reason.<br />
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2. you can't control other people.<br />
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3. sometimes you have to love people from a distance to maintain your own quality of life.<br />
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4. everything passes.<br />
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5. most of the time it is we who make ourselves crazy, or allow others to affect us to that level (see #3)<br />
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6. there is always a way out and a solution.<br />
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7. you are allowed to change your mind at any time.<br />
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8. don't just accept yourself the way you are, relish in it, embrace and use it.<br />
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9. we all have our own purposes and places in life, I don't have to or want to do yours, you don't have to or want to do mine.<br />
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10. when things get too overwhelming it always helps to give them to God, as many times as you need to each day.<br />
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11. life...is short, find your happiness, and your peaceful place and don't ever let anyone take that from you.<br />
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that's it for now.<br />
<br />
~JennyJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-65081970301571016322011-12-20T13:11:00.000-08:002011-12-20T13:11:28.856-08:00The March of TimeLet us honor<br />
the marching of the times<br />
autumn came and went<br />
with beautiful smokey music<br />
deep colors and warm scents<br />
hearts at rest breathing deeply<br />
in the decay of the old<br />
the blank slate of the trees<br />
the quietness to come<br />
<br />
Winter<br />
with her billowing<br />
cold, snows and wind<br />
a million lights upon the earth<br />
a million fires within the hearts<br />
of men and women<br />
a quiet time to<br />
for listening, remembering<br />
giving<br />
<br />
The Spring will come<br />
with cool breezes<br />
fresh grass<br />
and easy afternoons<br />
slowly warming the earth<br />
and our hearts<br />
back to life<br />
it is louder<br />
it is gentler<br />
it is the neutral time<br />
<br />
Summer<br />
with her juicy melons<br />
sandy beaches<br />
sometimes scorching heat<br />
a time to hold on<br />
or a time to run wild<br />
and to rest<br />
and to laze about<br />
with her sounds of water<br />
laughter<br />
as the sun crackles and spews<br />
from above<br />
<br />
The times march on<br />
there will always be more<br />
and never less<br />
If there is no more<br />
there will still be<br />
different<br />
<br />
~JennyJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-18870409509109265582011-12-09T12:43:00.001-08:002011-12-09T12:43:50.041-08:00Christmas With YouChristmas is decorated at my place<br />
this year there is simplicity<br />
in what was put out<br />
crystal glass candle holders<br />
each unique that were received<br />
as gifts by two very special people<br />
<br />
Selected ornaments from my youth<br />
wonderful Wintery scents<br />
just enough sparkling white lights<br />
just enough nostalgia and glitter<br />
<br />
Each piece placed with thought and care<br />
nothing complicated<br />
nothing un-enjoyed in the doing<br />
nothing silly<br />
it is just enough<br />
<br />
My memories fade this year<br />
finally <br />
of Christmases past<br />
and I relish this very year<br />
season and life<br />
I have with you<br />
<br />
This is our home<br />
this is our cat<br />
these are our decorations now<br />
this is my heart<br />
this is your heart<br />
all sparkling and beautiful<br />
just enough<br />
<br />
~JennyJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-43475538626976827112011-12-09T12:35:00.000-08:002011-12-09T12:36:11.344-08:00<i>"My beloved child, break your heart no longer.<br />
Each time you judge yourself, you break your own heart.<br />
You stop feeding on love which is the wellspring of your vitality."<br />
<br />
"The time has come,<br />
Your time to live.<br />
To celebrate and see the goodness that you are."<br />
<br />
"You, my child, are divine.<br />
You are pure. <br />
You are sublimely free.<br />
You are God in disguise and you are always perfectly safe."<br />
<br />
"Do not fight the dark,<br />
Just turn on the light.<br />
Let go and breathe into the goodness that you are."<br />
~by Swami Kripalvanandji<i></i><i></i></i>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-57053463540714019792011-11-28T09:35:00.000-08:002011-11-28T09:35:27.329-08:00Affirmation & ProclaimationI am thankful for my life exactly as it is today. <br />
Everything is exactly as it should be at this moment.<br />
I feel free when I release control, and trust<br />
in God's plan for my life.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-54067850154011027832011-11-17T15:33:00.001-08:002011-11-17T15:33:35.014-08:00"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. The people who get on in this world are they who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them."<br />
- George Bernard ShawJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-86723412373221096812011-11-10T10:38:00.000-08:002011-11-10T10:38:30.864-08:00Are you letting the moods of others control you? (by Karen Casey)"It’s far too easy to get pulled off course, I think. The myriad moods of the many people we encounter on a daily basis, if allowed to control how we feel in the moment, will keep us unsettled and unfulfilled for most of the day. It’s no fun to live in this kind of turmoil. But the habit is hard to break.<br />
<br />
For many, it begins in childhood. Perhaps a very demanding parent prevented you from having an identity that was separate, in some respects, from the family. What dad believed, every one had to believe. Or you had a teacher or a boss that belittled you for your “imagined” inadequacies.<br />
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What we seldom knew, then, was that how others treated us was a reflection of how they felt about themselves. It didn’t define us. That is, unless we let it define us. It’s never too late to be fully in charge of our own moods, our own behavior, our own attitudes, our own goals for the future. And the empowerment we feel when we do step up to the plate is beyond explanation.<br />
<br />
We will never feel the same, or even look the same, once we take control of our own course, our own direction in life. If this seems farfetched, try it. You will feel the inner excitement the first time you walk away from some one else’s definition of you. This will be the “carrot” that invites you to walk away again and again."Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999731066312084792.post-19066542544220622752011-11-08T10:32:00.001-08:002011-11-08T10:32:57.027-08:00What progress, you ask, have I made?<br />
I have begun to be a friend to myself.<br />
~Hecato, Greek philosopherJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15241961528778435272noreply@blogger.com1