Great- Granny Grandma the sand in treasure island is really white and the sculpture is exactly the same. I always wondered how it doesn't wash away -with wind and rain??? It was exactly like that for the 2 weeks we were there!
This blog is for my children. Here I will share my thoughts, hopes, successes and failures. Here I will share my life lessons. Here I will share my hopes and dreams for them. Here I will share me. For those who read it who are not my children .... I hope you enjoy it and it brightens your day or gives you something to think about.
I am a 50 year old woman who has a great life. I have 4 great kids. I work full time and have worked full time for many years. I firmly believe I am a better MOM because I work full time. Some Mom's will disagree with that statement but then again they are not me. Nor do they have the same ambition or purpose that I have. For me, with just the type of person that I am, I am a better person and mother being involved in the world and by working. I am very goal oriented and always have some lists and plans and projects in the works. I believe that I will work or volunteer and have projects on the go until the day I die at the ripe old age of 90(who knows maybe older). I spend much of my off time with my children and my little 5.5 pound dog Chloe. I have a great life and am truly blessed to have such great people in my immediate family. I am most blessed by the fact that I have 4 children who truly want to be with "the MOM". I love my life.
I dedicate this blog and all "Lessons from the Heart" to my children. Here is where I will write to you about things that you may need now or may need in the future. Know that all of these messages come to you from the deepest part of my heart. Love "the MOM"
MEDITATION for the FULLY REALIZED WOMAN
I am a beautiful woman, with a beauty that doesn't wash off. I earned it, unearthed it, rescued it like a jewel in the dust....My body is my home, my home a shrine to life, comfortable, warm and rich with treasures. Mine is the scent of hot spices caught in a breeze, mine the laughter that wings through the door.... I search for my center in the midst of chaos, practice peace as wild dogs clamor in my mind.... I am learning how to persist and when to let go, am willing to feel all emotions to their depths and exaltations... Both my beauty and strength transcend age, time and perhaps even this lifetime. Each day I am new, yet more at home in myself. Moment by moment, I create my world. " author unknown my mantra for the last decade or more"
Kate
Today on March 20, 2009, I have to write about my great friend Kate Alexander (Kate Morrow). Today I received in the mail a wonderful book - Your ultimate calling by Dr. Wayne Dyer and a wonderful note from Kate as a surprize. Kate worked for me and with me for close to 10 years at Nothern. I ran into Kate a couple of Friday's ago and we had a great long coffee and caught up on the last few months. And did we catch up. And as a result, Kate sent me this book. I love this person. Kate is about 15 years or so younger than me and when I met her she was in her 20s. But our friendship has no age to it. This is a person who is wonderful and through good times and bad, we have and will always be connected. I am very lucky to have Kate in my life.
Sandra
Sandra is a great friend and another person who I met at Northern. Sandra is a good, honest and hard working person who is a true friend. She is there to listen and then will support and when you need it, give you honest advise. It may come in the form of a question... like just recently she response to my life was...."so when are you moving" which tells you what her advise is and get's you thinking. Socially we have great fun golfing in the summer and going out to dinner with her and her partner Mike. We have been there for each other through thick and thin. I cherish Sandra for her honestly. Regardless of the time between phone calls... we can always catch up and be right back to where we were. Sandra is a wonderful friend and someone who understands exactly when you need her. For example - here is a person that after a social weekend in the Muskota, she and her partner Mike drive to Exeter (from the Muskotas) to come to my mom's visitation, stay for 30 min and then back to Oakville. Wow - now that is friendship and support. I am very lucky to have Sandra as a friend.
Bev, Liz, Sandi,
These ladies are the angel group. We have a connection thru our values and our beliefs. Unfortunately we don't get together as much as we all would like but we are always there for each other when push comes to shove. Bev is one of my best friends and she has supported me through the hardest times of my life. Bev is also the one who has taught me to give and be generous without expecting something in return. This was something that certainly wasn't taught to me by my parents so I thank her for correcting my flaw. Liz and Sandie are both people who were co workers. We have had good times and not so good times. But regardless of any of this, we know that we are there for each other. Liz has the best decorating flare that I have ever seen. Her house is just like a magazine and she entertains with exactly the same flare. What a wonderful talent. Sandie lives farther a way and we don't connect as much. But Sandie too will drive for hours if it is to save or support a friend. Without a doubt she is also a wonderful person. To my angel friends, I love you and cherish our friendship.
Jenny
Jenny is a new friend - someone who I met thru Bev. Although this friendship is new I feel that we will be connected for years to come. What I like about Jenny is that she is such a good person. Her heart is one of the truest that you will ever find. She would give you the shirt off her back and but more than that, she would lay it on top of you and cover you up. Jenny, Bev and I spent a long weekend in Colorada and I had a wonderful time. I am so looking forward to having more time with these 2 amazing ladies. And to repeat Jenny's signature statement... I like you alot alot!!!
Jackson
Cindy Jackson... my friend from college.. regardless of time between chats.... we pick up right where we have left off. We have shared many laughs and many tears. Forever friends.
that's so awesome!!!
ReplyDeletewow, that is incredible!
ReplyDeleteAwesome sculpture. Wonder how they changed the color of the sand though, or is that the color it is in Treasure Island?
ReplyDeleteGreat- Granny Grandma
ReplyDeletethe sand in treasure island is really white and the sculpture is exactly the same. I always wondered how it doesn't wash away -with wind and rain??? It was exactly like that for the 2 weeks we were there!