Day 307 ~ "I" is for Inspiration

"I" ... I ... ai ya yai!  My "I" word... hmmm...  Integrity is a very good word. But so is imagination. However... I decided on Inspiration.

 Please don't get me wrong, integrity is a wonderful word.  It says so much.  The commitment of standing by one's moral and artistic values; and where would we be without imagination?  Disneyland would definitely not exist that's for sure!  What a thought!  A world without Disneyland...  so happy Walt believed in himself, followed his dreams and never gave up ... no matter what he was told.


This last year... the last 307 days to be exact, have been a true inspiration to me and for me.   Each day being inspired by the previous one.  It's as if the previous day was providing fuel for the next.  

Two of my most favorite things that inspire me,
my family and the beach.  ~ Malibu, Ca. Aug/2011

Bottom line, this thing called Inspiration has given me strength, it has built "me" up, and has also taught me quite a bit along the way.

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.  

~ James Baldwin

Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.   

~ Lauren Bacall 

Genius is 99 percent perspiration and 1 percent inspiration.  

~ Thomas Edison 

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.  

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Blogging A to Z Challenge April 2012... What will "J" have for us tomorrow?

Blessings to all!!

58 days to go...

... for a, l & c.  You are my sunshine(s).  

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Day 285 ~ YES! ... She's Ba-aack

Today is the last Monday I will ever be 48 ! 

YES!!  She's Ba-ack!  

After a month or so, okay maybe two or three (wink, wink) months, [I have to be honest here] of being taken over by my crazy twin (Kinda like Vicky and Nicky on One Life to Live or Jess and Tess... exactly!I  OR one better... Kate and Connie on General Hospital).  Seems like D.I.D is popular in daytime Soaps.  

Actually I probably should not joke about this.  Dissociative Identity Disorder (D.I.D), originally known as Multiple Personality Disorder, is a serious mental disorder.  After doing a quick search on this disorder, and 40,000,000 results later...  I would have to say that this is no joking matter.  Mental Disorders are no laughing matter.  The fact that my mother has had O.C.D for the past forty+ years, and my sister is Bi-Polar... and I am not able to have healthy relationships with them....   Well I would have to say, that I am blessed to have the mind that I do!!

Today was a very productive day.  I think the trick behind it all, for me was... DO NOT SIT DOWN ONCE YOU START!  Basically don't think about being busy, just do it.

I made it a point last night that when I woke up this morning, I was to change what I have been doing (the last several months).  I have to !   Otherwise... nothing will change. 

Sooo... that's what I did today.  I gave myself about a half an hour of waking up time, another forty-five minutes for checking me email, comments, stats, blog hopping and that was it.  I was off and running!  Having Calley feeling better, made it easy to get us up and going.  

Having Calley sick most of the last month and a half had us snuggling first thing in the morning for a longer than usual.  We like watching the end of Good Morning America (which gives us the weather for the day.)  When Calley is sick, she wants to be held and cuddled.  It makes her feel better.  

As I have mentioned in earlier posts, my Calley is a very unique, curious, and a "hands on" little girl.   If I do not snuggle and hang out with her, as she starts feeling better she'll start getting into trouble.   My baby girl is nothing like her brothers... we have to be doing something together at all times.  Let me put it to you this way, if all of a sudden I notice that she's not around AND it's quiet... well I can guarantee you that she is into something!

I must finish tonight's post by thanking you (YES AGAIN!)... my friends, fellow blog hoppers and frequent readers for all your wonderful comments.  Your words left a wonderful impression on me.  They were loving, supportive, encouraging, and best of all ... thought provoking.  Your words were inspiring and above all.... M O T I V A T I N G ! ! ! 

THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART! 

Gratitude is the memory of the heart.  ~Jean Baptiste Massieu, translated from French

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.  ~Confucius 

Blessings to all!!

80 days to go...

PS... for a, l & c.  You are my sunshine(s).  

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Day 110 ~ Finding Inspiration In My Funnybone :)

I sit here once again, as I have sat before speechless or rather thoughtless... trying to get inspired to write my post.  After all, it's not like I have a writer or someone telling me what to write.  LOL!!  I crack myself up! ~ and I am still giggling!!

I decided that maybe I should look up some quotes online... then maybe something would inspire me.  

I found one!!

As simple as it may sound, this quote really has me in thought!!  Good, happy thoughts!  

So, tonight's post will be short and sweet, so that I may be able to find my funnybone... only temporarily had misplaced it!  Found It!!

To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone.
Reba McEntire

By the way... still laughing!   And, I love Reba!

Blessings to all!!


255 days to go...

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