I'm done trying to get you. I can't do it anymore. I'm sorry it's taken me this long to figure it out, but promise... I'm donemaking a fool of myself.
PAULA’S CHRISTMAS DISPLAY
My neighbor Paula decorates out whole unit for the holidays. You will find the pictures of her display in my photos, labeled PAULA’S CHRISTMAS DISPLAY. There is a picture of Paula on a ladder while she was setting up the display. All the lollipops, ice cream cones, cupcakes, gummy bears, and poles were decorated by Paula. The cut outs in the yard were bought. She just put garland she made around the windows today. I do not have a pic of that yet.
Veterans Day
Thank you to all who serve, have served, or plan to serve. We all owe you more than we could ever hope to repay.
Just my thoughts
Here’s the truth: You can be a really good friend, and still not really be liked. You can hold someone dear and still not be valued. You can say all the right things, and still have someone twist your words, brush off your words, or worse—use your words against you. You can give it your absolute best, and still have it not work out. You can be straight-up sunshine in the flesh, and still walk into a shit storm . You can play your heart out, and still lose the game. You can place the highest bid, and still walk away empty-handed. You can be pure as humanly possible, and still be painted as the bad guy. After years of work, these are some things I’ve learned: You can’t control other people. Not even in the slightest, and it is a complete waste to ever assume you can. It will make you mad as hell , and exhausted, and chasing something you don’t have a chance to catch, so switch gears and control you. Control your mouth. Control how you treat people. Control your attitude. Guard your heart, and keep it genuine. Keep showing up, and let that be enough.. Other people aren’t you. They don’t think like you, or feel like you. Their experiences belong to them alone. They approach situations differently, and their outlook is nothing like yours. Don’t expect them to handle things exactly like you do. They aren’t you. They’re them. Do your best to love them for it. Some people are never going to like you, and there isn’t necessarily and a rhyme or reason. Your life will improve significantly as soon as you learn this and trust me its not the end of the world... Sometimes you’re actually the bad guy. Sometimes you’re the one acting foolish. Sometimes you’re the one with the toxic trait or two. Check your own heart. Clean out the junk, and grow from it. Apologize, and now that you’ve learned—take that wisdom, do better next time, stay humble, and give others an awful lot of grace along the way. There is a purpose to it all. There is beauty everywhere. That failed friendship will teach you how to do the next one better. That heartache will remind you to be gentle with other people. That loneliness will help you appreciate connection when you do find it—and you will find it, probably when your least looking but it's out there somewhere... Not every season lasts forever, but every season does produce something precious eventually, even if it’s just a fresh perspective. So sleep well, . Life is a long series of letting some things go and holding others close—a catch and release sort of cycle. Let go of needing approval. Let go of bitterness, and resentment, and any of that junk. Let go of insecurity. Let go of guilt. It will keep you shackled like nothing else. Hold close to your family and the people in your life who have stuck around. Hold close to your morals and your integrity. Hold close to your hopes and dreams because really nothing you set your mind to is impossible..Believe in tomorrow. Hold closest to those you love. At the end of the day, it’s all that really matters, and as long as you have that— then I say you have more than enough.
WHILE WE ARE HERE
The winds of change
Can rock your boat
And often get our goat
When you try to stay afloat
When you think you got it made
Lack of hope will make you jade
The careful plans you have laid
May start to fade
You wanted something that would show
You were here when it is time to go
Actions of many a foe
Will sometimes lay your plans low
It may be hard to find our way
As we trudge through each day
No matter how we want to stay
omeday we must all go away.
.Los Dulces Misterios Del Amor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9bk0hEXTIw
Mistaken Identity
Jesus was walking around Heaven one day and noticed a man crying. He said "here now there's no reason to cry or be sad in the kingdom of Heaven. What seems to be the matter"? The man said "I once had a son that came to me uhh hum, in a mysterious way and I haven't seen him in a long time. I thought here I might find him but he's nowhere to be found". Jesus said "by chance you weren't a carpenter were you"? The man said "why yes, yes I was". Jesus held out his arms and said "father". The man doubtfully looked at him and said "Pinocchio"?????
A POEM @Nov 5 2023
A POEM @Nov 5 2023 by jane_and.the_dragon
EMOTIONALLY EXAUSTED
PHYSICALLY DERAINED
NO PLACE TO RUN
TO HIDE FROM THE PAIN
YOU TRY TO DO YOUR BEST
PUT ALL YOU GOT INTO IT
TRY TO HELP ALL YOU CAN
JUST TO FIND OUT YOU BLEW IT
THE FUTURE LOOKS BLEAK
AND YOU CAN’T SEE THE WAY
IT MAKES YOU WONDER
SHOULD I GO OR SHOULD I STAY
THERE WAS GOOD IN THE PAST
THAT QUITE IS TRUEYOU SIT NOW AND WONDER
WILL THE GOOD COME BACK TO YOU
YOU ARE FRIGHTENED MOST OF THE TIME
BUT NO ONE REALLY CARES
HOW YOU FEEL
TO SO MANY PEOPLE IF IT HAPPENS ON THE NET
CAN NOT BE REAL
PEOPLE FORGET
THERE IS NO NEED TO BE MEANA
A REAL PERSON IS BEHIND
EACH COMPUTRER SCREAN
YOU HAVE PREOBLEMS
YOU NEVER WANTEDYOUR PATH IS NEVER CLEAR
SOMETIMES YOU WONDER
IF YOU WILL BE HERE NEXT YEAR