Never leave that till tomorrow, he said, which you can do today...

A couple of hundred years ago, Benjamin Franklin shared with the world the secret of his success. Never leave that till tomorrow, he said, which you can do today. This is the man who discovered electricity. You think more people would listen to what he had to say.

I don't know why we put things off, but if I had to guess, I'd have to say it has a lot to do with fear. Fear of failure, fear of rejection, sometimes the fear is just of making a decision, because what if you're wrong? What if you're making a mistake you can't undo? The early bird catches the worm. A stitch in time saves nine. He who hesitates is lost. We can't pretend we hadn't been told. We've all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us about wasted time, heard the damn poets urging us to seize the day.

Still sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today's possibility under tomorrow's rug until we can't anymore. Until we finally understand for ourselves what Benjamin Franklin really meant. That knowing is better than wondering, that waking is better than sleeping, and even the biggest failure, even the worst, beat the hell out of never trying.

***Faith***

Faith...I love the word...i wear it on my finger engraved in a ring, my daughter loves the word as well and has of the word elegantly placed on her person as do I...
At the end of the day faith is a funny thing. It turns up when you don't really expect it. It's like one day you realize that the fairy tale may be slightly different than you dreamed. The castle, well, it may not be a castle. And its not so important...happy ever after, just that its happy right now. See once in a while, once in a blue moon, people will surprise you , and once in a while people may even take your breath away.

"faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" (Hebrews 11:1, New International Version).

Power

"Power"

Its the type of thing most people don't think about until its taken away...whether it is the political power of the many...or a lovers influence of just one, we all want some sort of power in our lives...if only to give ourselves choices. Yes...choices, to be without choices to feel utterly powerless...well it's a lot like being alone in the dark.

Help me understand something?

What is integrity?

Integrity is the basing of one's actions on an internally consistent framework of principles. Depth of principles and adherence of each level to the next are key determining factors. One is said to have integrity to the extent that everything he does and believes is based on the same core set of values. While those values may change, it is their consistency with each other and with the person's actions that determine his integrity.

The concept of integrity is directly linked to responsibility in that implementation spawning from principles is designed with a specific outcome in mind. When the action fails to achieve the desired effect, a change of principles is indicated. Accountability is achieved when a faulty principle is identified and changed to produce a more useful action.

I like integrity...I want to surround my self with positive, productive, aware individuals, who have integrity and a core consistant framework of principals that I believe in.

I want everyone I work with, are friends with, and associate with to have some sense of integrity...

When I think of my consistant framework of principals...hmm

-Love, Faith, Patience, Courage, Integrity, Honesty, Kindness, Generousity..I would say that I try to be as consistant with that as possible....

I know that I must surround myself with friends, co-workers, family that profess and practice a consistant framework of principals.

Personal values developed early in life may be resistant to change. They may be derived from those of particular groups or systems, such as culture, religion, and political party. However, personal values are not universal; one's genes, family, nation, generation and historical environment help determine one's personal values.

This is not to say that the value concepts themselves are not universal, merely that each individual possess a unique conception of them i.e. a personal knowledge of the appropriate values for their own genes, feelings and experience.

Respecting Personal values of other persons is dignity of that other person.

Do what you say.
Say what you do.
Say Please and Thank you.
Love
Recognize people.
Give of yourself.
"Be Authentic, Practice Forgiveness"

It's the little things.....

When you've got something special, never forget it! That is a chinese proverb, on a bookmark that is in one of the 5 books I am reading. I love little things like bookmarks, and tea cups, and small books that I can put into my purse. What do I have that is special, things (not a word i like so much, things that is) that i never want to forget???? Of course family, my whole family including my extended family in Ohio, that I do not even talk to much, but love just the same. Memories, I think I have special memories...these are "things" that no matter what will never be forgotton. I think the Chinese proverb can pertain to many streams of conscienceness...lets think a bit?? Hmm..Being able to show compassion,and love and understanding, that is special, having a good attitude, in the face of adversity that is special, just qualities on the inside that you can bring to the forefront of your personality, your you, that you can share with the world to make it a better place.

Something special, having health...taking care of you, because there is only one you. Remembering that each and everyperson that you interact with you leave an imprint on. That is special. It's your choice to leave an imprint of lasting good. Brightening someone's day. Smiling at a stranger, making time for your kids when they interupt you for the 900th time...being rewarded for your accomplishments, even if it is just a "hey your doing a great job." I like the "being other than ordinary" definition. Why? Well some would say wow that's weird, which is a negative connotation, better to say, "that's special" I like that better! Don't you?

I would say that I am special, only because I am only one small part of a larger whole which is actually one. We all are special, we all are something special in our lives....Cherish your special...and never forget!

Special is:

Main Entry: 1spe·cial
Pronunciation: \ˈspe-shəl\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French especial, from Latin specialis individual, particular, from species species
Date: 13th century
1: distinguished by some unusual quality; especially : being in some way superior
2: held in particular esteem
3 a: readily distinguishable from others of the same category : unique b: of, relating to, or constituting a species : specific
4: being other than the usual : additional extra
5: designed for a particular purpose or occasion

I wanna be a ***RoCkStaR***

NICKELBACK LYRICS

"Rockstar"

I'm through with standing in line
To clubs we'll never get in
It's like the bottom of the ninth
And I'm never gonna win
This life hasn't turned out
Quite the way I want it to be

(Tell me what you want)

I want a brand new house
On an episode of Cribs
And a bathroom I can play baseball in
And a king size tub big enough
For ten plus me

(So what you need?)

I'll need a credit card that's got no limit
And a big black jet with a bedroom in it
Gonna join the mile high club
At thirty-seven thousand feet

(Been there, done that)

I want a new tour bus full of old guitars
My own star on Hollywood Boulevard
Somewhere between Cher and
James Dean is fine for me

(So how you gonna do it?)

I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
I'd even cut my hair and change my name

[Chorus:]
'Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
And live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We'll all stay skinny 'cause we just won't eat
And we'll hang out in the coolest bars
In the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger's
Gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny
With her bleach blond hair

Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar

I wanna be great like Elvis without the tassels
Hire eight body guards that love to beat up assholes
Sign a couple autographs
So I can eat my meals for free
(I'll have the quesadilla, ha, ha)
I'm gonna dress my ass
With the latest fashion
Get a front door key to the Playboy mansion
Gonna date a centerfold that loves to
Blow my money for me
(So how you gonna do it?)
I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
I'd even cut my hair and change my name

[Chorus]

And we'll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary and today's who's who
They'll get you anything with that evil smile
Everybody's got a drug dealer on speed dial, well

Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar

I'm gonna sing those songs
That offend the censors
Gonna pop my pills from a pez dispenser

I'll get washed-up singers writing all my songs
lip sync 'em every night so I don't get 'em wrong

[Chorus]

And we'll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary and today's who's who
They'll get you anything with that evil smile
Everybody's got a drug dealer on speed dial

Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar

Wow ! Its 08' already!

Hi....it's me...yea I know it has been a while about 6 months to be exact. Mostly everything is the same...going to school yet again, that is fun...learning is fun. I might just go back to nursing school again (love online courses), but to take it further and work with initiatives with nurses, teach them about not only the complexities of human relationships as it pertains to being a caregiver, but understanding themselves as leaders and healers. That sounds good to me. I like that.

Nothing really funny going on today, took my boy to get his cast off his arm, broke it quad riding, as well as his knee, stitches etc. I love having a boy, the best gift. My girls are the greatest too. The big one going to college to be a lawyer, my little one...in grade school. My boy, he's going to be a firefighter. He is a very reactionary personality. The bell rings, he's gone. Loves that!


I saw the funniest video the other day about having a bad day...i am going to post it on here if I can figure it out.

Want to say that i will be more diligent in writing...more than 2 times a year.

What have I learned this past six months in this life?

Time passes. Life happens. Distance separates. Children grow up. Jobs come and go.

Hearts break. People forget favors. Nothing is as it seems. The world is a dream....

BUT.........

Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are Between you. A girl friend is never farther away than needing her can reach. When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you have to walk it by yourself,
the women in your life will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on, praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the Valley's end.

Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk Beside you...Or come in and carry you out.

Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters, Daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers, Grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended Family, all bless our life!

The world wouldn't be the same without women, and neither would I. When we began this adventure called Womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we would need each other.

Everyday, we need each other still.

To all the women who make my life meaningful....thank you for you!!