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Insights on keeping our balance ⚖️ in an unbalanced world. Even Seagull won't stand up |
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This current Blog ( November 1st 2023-?) is being created in Mississippi. It's a journal of my journey . My way of bringing light 🕯️ to dispel the darkness in our world. Everyday 🎵 should be Earth day 🌻. If not now when? Trying to navigate the craziness of our world and raising our 2 rescue kitties 😻! Fine-tuning my skills as a writer! I fight depression almost every day and deal with chronic pain issues. Using my faith, humor and humility. I bring experience from decades of learning spiritual guidance, using teachings from faith systems I've used to cope and learn to move forward. Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Enjoy at any rate 😜! To share relevant quotes and welcome feedback as always indeed 😁! If I am not for myself, Who will be for me? If I am not for others, What am I? And if not now when? Rabbi Hillel ( The Elder) 1st century |
| Hi again 🤠 I didn't feel too good today so rested this morning. Maxy got to go out today ( MoJo was hiding under the bed and even treats couldn't get her out!) We drove by the park and was planning on finding a big branch to bring home for them to play with. We got there and saw a brand new fence and a sign to pay now to get in. We turned around and headed home. We tried earlier to figure out a way to make an extension on the crate, for more room to add a small litter box. There wasn't any. We have a small car. We are hoping we can bring them on such a long trip and it would be 2 trips. One next May to check things out and whenever the move is. There's so many what ifs. I'm trying to be positive but life has no guarantees. We've had to give up so much many times before, we didn't expect to. Hoping my sister's sight will get better... We don't know. We aren't counting on this fundraiser, we are planning on saving everything up to make it happen. We've had to move a few times and saved on our own without help. Mostly because we were priced out by rising rents. This started in San Francisco back in the 1970s. Now she's turning 70 next month and I will be 68 Wow. We will do our best and I pray we won't have to find homes for our girls. Some nights I don't feel like writing like tonight to be honest but I'm sticking with this anyway. It's cold again and wasn't up to ballet today. I'm hoping tomorrow will be better! Blessings 🙏💞 to y'all 🙂 |
| I'm trying to concentrate y'all on writing. My sis is watching YouTube videos and was blasting Free bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd just now! She has her party of one with beer on Friday or Saturday. It's quiet, nope but she lowered it without me saying anything! I don't drink hardly ever. Next month will have a black Russian when we go celebrate our birthdays! Going to the mall to Bath and body. They have a good deal buy one and get one free! I still have some Into the Night a nice fragrance! Then we have lunch at Salutes a nice family Italian restaurant. We went back in 2019 with our Grandson Dom. When we first moved to Mississippi. A tree fell on the house the following year so everyone moved back to Oregon. We moved in 2021 drove back. I wrote a nice Google review for them and many others, across the USA. So after lunch we go to the Casino with 20 bucks each! Win lose or draw! I wish they had the Farmville machine! Only played once ( when leaving Oregon) played 5 bucks and won 200! That was a really good day! We'll have a good time this year then saving all we can to make our last move. I pray our fundraising works but can't count on it. I heard back from the Ballet studio folks and they can't wait to meet me! The feeling is so mutual! Tomorrow we are taking the kitties 😻 out. Was tired this morning but tomorrow am going to try ballet 🩰 again. Wish me luck 🤞🙏! |
| Maxy and MoJo are getting used to riding in the crate and in the car 🚗! Our granddaughter calls it our clown car! It works just fine darling! Kitties didn't meow as much, which is a good sign 😁! The crate is heavy and it takes both of us to move it with those 2! It was sunny and warm today and glad 😊 of it. Still not feeling this time change, it feels like an hour ahead of whatever they call it!!! My daughter Kim called me again and was so nice to again. She's in Oregon but in time hopes to move out. Tomorrow I'll tell you the Danish story and how my sis made em and why. Stay tuned and be safe and happy 😊 out there 🙏! I'm so tired almost didn't have it to write ✍️ maybe I'm sleep writing lol!  |
| Ok y'all of course I'm tired ( not the only one I'm sure 😀!) I thought about missing one entry, but thought about y'all that are part of this too! So it also would screw up the #16 Nov thing 😕! So let's talk about my day. I was up super early and only had a small cup of coffee 🥱☕. I was supposed to fast to take my thyroid blood test. Appointment was 9:30 and my sister drove me, got there at 9. By 10 I asked if I could just take test and if nurse could see me great, if not also great 😃! They called me in did my weight BP. First time since I left Oregon it was low! Nurse told me she didn't read my message on app( I thought she did and understood what was going on with me.) Turns out the staff are over booked and don't have time to read long messages ( 4 paragraphs?) So she said I didn't need to get my blood work done until next month, it looks fine. And there's no resolution to the fact I'm under medicated and have no idea when my spine will get worse etc. I didn't bother telling her I had been depressed and overwhelmed ( my opening line in the message...) Tried to get counseling to no avail. She thought it was a good idea we are planning on moving to Virginia. That Mississippi has the worst health care in the country. That caregivers are bound to laws that prevent them from giving people the best care. So I'm supposed to see her in Dec. I left when I found out didn't need test. I got a message with the date and time if I go. I may reschedule for Jan! We are going to take kitties for another ride to store tomorrow. It was too cold and rainy yesterday and don't want them to catch colds. I will have to copy some of this and paste to my Spondylitis group, but not tonight! Going to Farmville after I share this! And go to sleep soon after. Maybe tomorrow or Saturday give the ballet a try! Thanks 😊 for being here with me ❤️🥰☮️☯️🕯️😎 |
| Entry # 15! Wow y'all halfway already! Today it was raining and cold 🥶! It was a day of blessing too. My stipend from my studies came and it was a good thing. It used to be for some the last week of the month was tight for money. Now with food going up every week, good luck getting past the middle of the month oye! So many people we speak to in the stores say the same thing. Nothing anyone can do ( Brandon Presley came close to defeat Reeves. He would have dropped the 7% food tax) I got in touch with a Ballet studio in Roanoke and we have been FB Messengering! They have students from 3 to 84! And yes they have Ballet 🩰🩰🌹😎! So I need to start practicing. It will take me awhile to get used to dancing for hour and half. Last year I started and at first did 15 minutes. Maybe 7 minutes the first time. I wrote it down somewhere here! Tomorrow have to touch base with Spondylitis losis site. A bunch of people added me to their team and sent hugs. I'm thankful for all my community friends 🙏😄. Past couple of days were challenging... I know everyone is busy writing here and I have Dr tomorrow but will be back to check out my peeps here! Have a blessed evening ✨🌆! Chow |
| Hi the news is so overwhelming, and this week watched a very good movie with the same overtones. Here's the link maybe tomorrow I'll give my spin on it. War is nothing new sadly but it's beyond heartbreaking all the same. People are again protesting yet the powers that be continues. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Post_(film) I'd like to be more upbeat, but tonight is feeling like a moment of silence is more appropos. Until tomorrow Be safe and blessed |
| I wrote the following in weekly goals 😁 Well here I be y'all again 😁🐒! On my way to post entry # 13 ( once I write it! Lol 😆 ) It's been so much fun commenting and getting them back 😀! I really feel like there's family here 😸🥰! So I'm also taking some friendly advice and inspiration to write something different. Maybe a short story or longer about my time with the Children of God cult. I've been giving thought to this and am looking into how to do it. I'm at a much better space 🌌 in my life this week. I'm getting support from not only here but on a site with people who also have Degenerate disc disease. After months my pain management Dr has finally given me a better dosage and the pain is much less thank God. I'm going to try ballet 🩰 with my video class this week! Have a blessed week 🌼🪻 +*+*+ Blog 🐒 starting here! So it seems Thanksgiving 🍽️ and Christmas 🎄🎁 are back on the menu folks 😁🙏🌹! Last week was beyond rough physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. The pain was so bad, it's a miracle made it through and wrote at all. I COULDN'T have done it without ALL Your Help. Your words of encouragement and beyond GOOD Vibes. Suggestions and fun replies. Super mushy but ultimately TRUE! So here's to FriendShip! And the launch of # 13! Oh it gets better it's been pouring out for hours! It's chilly too! Mississippi State hasn't been this dry from lack of rain 🌧️☔, since 1930. That's a sobering thought. I'm thankful tonight for hearing the sound of the rain And giving me a break from my horrible pain It nearly drove me insane Keeping me from the things I love and still remain To be able to dance 🩰 again and feel like myself Not like an old useless toy to just sit on a shelf To be able to laugh again like a Christmas elf To do cartoons or just draw a tree 🌴 Perhaps write a novel or be just me 😜! Anyway this just poured out have sweet dreams y'all 😘! If you can please pray, 🙏 Share,if can give 🥰🍀🎄🌹😸 https://givesendgo.com/GBBDG?utm_source=sharelink&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campa... |
| Not to be cheap y'all but I'm really tired tonight! So this will be short but sweet ❤️. I will write ✍️ more tomorrow . I'm sure y'all must be pretty wiped out with all the fun and writing going on here 😁! I didn't want to blow off tonights entry either! See ya tomorrow 😸! |
| I'm exhausted but full of energy somewhere inside my soul ❣️! Every day has gotten better since I started writing this crazy ole blog! People are jumping into my realm of existence and it really feels great 😃👍! I'm still learning how to tag people here and there would be a long list of names!!! Hey I just got the entry thing down for Andres! Lol I got a lot done today, a shower and washed out the kitties 😻 box. That's a chore and a half! I scoop it every morning ( Maxy starts staring me down once I get my first cup of coffee 🥱☕. If I don't start soaking the cat bowl and plate she claws the couch. A very big no no. I'm drinking as I'm getting her and MoJo fed. Then Maxy gets brushed and waits for me to wake up enough to scoop the 💩! Once a week I take the litter out, wash the box (it's a pain in the butt because of all the ridges in it!) Then dry and fill! Takes an hour to do it. I made dinner (a rarity) made potato Knishes. Last time was better but still edible! Got some great feedback here and on the Spondylitis site. Those suggestions and hearts hugs really help me so much. And doing it for others means a lot too. I was entered in a raffle and just saw WOW. Good kind souls rock! As I wrote tonight, in last night comments. I'm more thinking about writing about my experience with the Children of God. I started doing research on it like when it started and when I joined ( 1975) they had been trying to get me interested in their " Poor boy club for 2 years. This is when I worked in Greenwich Village NYC. They say write ✍️ about what you know, and boy I look back and have lived many lives! Note to Wordsmitty yes you spelled it right in your blog entry. I meant to comment that day you wrote about your trip to NY. I still will! It was an awesome writing of where I grew up. It was like going home again! Anyway y'all if I expect to make it to the monkey 🐒 bar gotta get going! Oh yeah we have to go to Walmart tomorrow ugh! Lol NABLOPOMO hug's to all 🥰🤗 |
| Hi there everyone 👋, Thanks for your awesome response in yesterday's blog comment s 😁. This morning 🌄 I read em and groggy ole me had a big a s s smile on my face!!! It really meant so much to me to hear your thoughts and perspective of my lil ole blog! Excuse me if I didn't send ya an email, I wanted to. We had a trip to the laundrymat early! We left at 8:30 only to find we needed laundry soap 🫧. Then to Walmart 10 miles away. She's having a hard time seeing and these stupid transactions lenses suck. They never get clear so your always wearing sun glasses 🕶️. Anyway after that spent the afternoon putting away the laundry and working on organizing my closet, so had a place to put it! It still is a mess. The weather keeps going back and forth, so we need clothes for chilly, warm and warmer 😩 ugh! Watched some of the horror of the war in Gaza. It's beyond heartbreaking to see. I didn't even feel like lighting my Shabbos candle 🕯️. My stance is # Humanity. Watched the end of How to be a cult leader on Netflix. I learned a lot about those I knew something about. Besides Manson, we lived in San Francisco when the People's Temple went to Guyana and Leo Ryan and others were killed trying to leave. 😩 We saw it on the news and had walked by people's Temple with our kids in strollers and back packs. For me it also brought back memories of my time with one cult ( they didn't show) The Children of God. I spent a year and half with them and it's a hell of a story. I may write ✍️ about it one day. I'm thinking of making a second account here. I've thought about it for years after learning it's allowed. I don't care if you don't get GPS! Lol only a few people I trust here would know it even existed... Thanks Monkey 🐒🐵 peeps for accepting me into your fold! Below is what I wrote on the weekly goals page 📃. I'm tired as hell but can't let you or me down, not when we've come so far!!! Having kind ship ⚓ is nothing to take lightly 😜. Hugs 🤗🫂 right now ❤️ to y'all 💋!! Oh yeah big News 😁 we got our first donation today for $100 bucks from a friend who used to work with my sis a few years ago. We stayed in touch and she helped too, when we fundraised to buy 2 beds last year. It's a big blessing to know there are beautiful souls in the world beyond the evil. See you in the funny papers! !!! !!! !!! Coming here has bloomed into a regular ritual 🌹🪴! It's a sometimes escape from the madness of the outside world and prayers for the many souls 🙏 suffering and passed on. I find solace and friends here who encourage me with humor and caring especially on days I'm ready to give up on most everything. I'm meeting so many awesome people and fellow bloggers and we have made good conversations and connections together. I've written every day an entry since Nov 1st, since learning about National Blogging month. Thanks writing. com 😁. You've given me place and purpose to be connected 💖! This week's mission accomplished 😄! |
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