A friend forwarded this to me and I just had to chuckle. Most of the things I do remember altho’ I was very young, being born in the middle “fifties”. It brought a smile to my face and I wanted to share with you for “old times sake”!!
Enjoy the memories!
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Thank you notes, a dying art form?
Not the way I was brought up.
You always said thank you. You followed that up with a hand written thank you.
Even in these days of fast paced hectic lives, you should still take time to write a thank you. (JMHO) Even though it’s nice to receive something in the mail that isn’t a bill – – – I’ll allow that a text, email or phone call can suffice if you really don’t think you can sit down for twenty seconds and write a thank you.
But can’t you? You know how special it makes you feel when you receive one, don’t you think it makes the other person feel just as special when they receive one from you?
Yes, I admit it – it’s a soapbox for me. And since the world seems to be moving away from any form of written communication, cyber space may soon become all we have to express our gratitude. Makes me sad.
I have a friend who when I get off onto one of my bad behavior/good behavior soapboxes sarcastically says to me, “Thanks Mom”! She thinks she’s insulting me, or telling me to back off. She’s doing just the opposite, because I strive to be like my Mom, who at 98 still writes a handwritten thank you. My Mom taught me the art of the thank you, and I’m grateful.
Think I’ll go write her one . . . (as soon as I climb down from my soapbox!)
I’ve shared these thoughts before, and if you’re like me, after reading them you realize there are some people in your life, past or current, who fit the description. We all have them.
The good news is, if you’re aware of it, you can change it – or at the very least, not let it alter your life in a negative way. I’ve become very aware of how some personality types can try to manipulate you – my strength in resisting this has grown. I feel sorry for them.
The better news is learning there are wonderful people in your life who do not feel that need to manipulate you, control you or drag you down.
The best news is going forward through what time on this earth I have remaining, and choosing to surround myself with happy, healthy and wholesome people who lift me up! Today you too can choose to be one of those happy, healthy and wholesome people . . . and lift someone up.
We can make 2017 freakin’ awesome! Who’s with me?
My parents were a bit older when they married. I believe WWII and Korea did that to many couples. They rushed to get married, or put it off. Mine met between the two, but Korea definitely pushed it up when my Dad’s regiment got called up.
The reason I mention having “older parents” is that while growing up, I was always around “older people”. I can remember especially how cranky most of the “older women” seemed. I wondered why, were they just mean? Were they disappointed in life? Were all their friends and family mean to them?
I promised myself I would never be cranky when I became one of those older women. Now mind you, at that young age, most of these “older women” were probably in the late 40’s, early 50’s. I’ve blown way past that age and I don’t feel “old”. But sometimes I do feel cranky.
I don’t consider myself mean, I’ve had some challenges in life but I’m not disappointed in life, and most of my friends and family are not mean. So why am I cranky?
When I saw the quote above, I had to laugh because it does describe me at my crankiest. I’ve lost patience as I’ve aged. When, in my opinion, things are not being done the way I would do them, I get irritated. I have to stop and remind myself that often there are many ways to do the same thing, and my way may not be the only way or the right way or the fastest way . . . it’s just “my” way.
I shall try to be less controlling, as mentioned above. I shall try to be less cranky as admitted to. But if you happen to ask for my opinion . . . well . . .
Nahhhh . . . can’t be?? Five years since I started this blog!?
Valentine’s has always been a bitter sweet “day” for me. The best of it was when I named my sweet Cocker Spaniel puppy “Valentine”, the day I got her as a gift from the “then” fiancé. It was about six months after he had proposed, . . . on Valentine’s Day, and she was perfect. The fiancé??? Not so much.
Then there was a “first date” on Valentine’s Day, I married him but that didn’t turn out so well either. Was I deterred in giving up on this day? Nahhh . . . so today, the fifth anniversary of my blog I knew it was going to be a good day.
It may be Valentine’s Day, the day of “Love” but for me . . . as a single? It was a day to celebrate all the things that I love! Slept in, woke up to quite the storm and tornado warnings but I was not deterred! Once the skies cleared, I took my two favorite canines – GSD Blanco and GSD Sascha for THEIR favorite thing – a walk! They’re getting older and slower now but the joy and love for me is in their eyes!
Then I did another favorite thing, I needlepointed a bit on my new grandson’s Christmas stocking. After all, he is one of my most favorite things that I love, and I have to get a head start because my eyes aren’t what they used to be and it takes me longer to get them finished! Trust me, stitching a stocking that size is all about love.
This afternoon, a favorite thing – movie and popcorn. Yes I went by myself, why not? I even splurged and had a Diet Coke. Gave them up in 2009 but sometimes you deserve a treat. My dilemma was making the choice between Fifty Shades Darker, or A Dog’s Purpose. Nah, no big choice, it was all about “Bailey Bailey Bailey”! I’ll leave it to you to figure out which one I ended up seeing. And yes, I ate the WHOLE bag of popcorn.
Now I’m back home with the two critters, who love me and give back unconditional love. My valentine’s meal “for one” might have something to do with Talenti Gelatto. If you haven’t tried it – – – well, it’s a game changer. Personal fav? Chocolate Peanut Butter! Not a healthy day for the diet, but I did walk my 10,000 steps today around the track so the guilt is a tiny bit assuaged.
. . . and best of all?
I did the things I love. On this day of “Love”, make it more than a Hallmark card, make it about you and the things you love.
Thanks for the five years, it’s been the best.
Frustration! That’s what a faulty smoke detector set off by a humidifier (who knew?) gives you at 1:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m. and lastly 7:00 a.m. on your mountain vacay. (I should have taken a photo with the firemen, wouldn’t THAT be good for Facebook?)
Disbelief! That’s what happens when later that morning your neighbor from home let’s you know that you have a leak in the water line at your home and you get to deal with the water department and public works department from 1200 miles away.
Aggravation! That’s what happens when you make it home from your vacay to find that your house phone line is out.
Do you ever have days like that?? I was laughingly saying to some friends the other day that I would love to have just one day where absolutely everything works. Is that too much to wish for?
I don’t know . . . I’ll let you know tomorrow.
It’s not even a month yet and already most people have probably given up on some, if not all of their New Year’s Resolutions! For me, if I’d lost those 10 pounds each year I’ve resolutely resolved to lose those 10 pounds?? I would’ve disappeared by now. POOF!
This year I plan to not set myself up for failure! I learned alot in 2016. I learned that people I thought I could trust – don’t have my back. That doesn’t make me “less” trustful, just makes me realize that all those years that you heard the saying, “You can count on one hand the true friends you have”; it’s probably true.
I used to count the number of good friends I had by the number of Christmas cards I mailed out. Let’s just say that both numbers have been pared down over the past year. That’s not really a bad thing, gives me more time to concentrate on the right people for the right reasons!
You don’t choose the bad things that happen to you, but you do choose how you handle them. So in 2017 – as Charlie Brown says above, I choose to be happy.
Life will never be perfect, but this year I vow to make the most of it, and to be resolutely resolved to put happiness in my heart and a smile on my face.
Life is hard, we’re challenged every day. Making the right decision when faced with a dilemma can be tough. You weigh all your options but at the end of the day, you are best served being true to yourself.
This author calls it being authentic, I call it stressful – but I plan to do more of it in 2017.
Doesn’t really matter if you’re single and alone, or in a relationship and dealing with a partner. At the end of every day, you are accountable for your decisions and your actions. Perhaps choosing to be more authentic will shine a light on your future path.
Shut out all the crowd “noise” and listen to that inner voice.
We’ve all heard it before. Today is the beginning of the rest of your life! I also added a new one I saw on Facebook this weekend. Today is page one of 365!
Then when I saw this one above, I took it as a sign that I should remind myself that we’ve crossed into a New Year and it’s our chance to begin . . . again!
As with the days past when I was a teacher and told my students at the beginning of every six weeks period – they all had straight A’s.
Whatever your past is, you have a spotless future. For me, 2017 will be a new year of reflection, learning and cleaning house – both literally and figuratively. I have nothing but freshly paved open road ahead of me. I am up for the adventure.
Bring it on!
We’ve all heard the term: narcissist. I never really knew what it meant exactly until I looked it up after I heard it used in a conversation one day. Boy did it strike a chord. Read this article below and if you have one of these people around you? Beware. Do not let them suck the air out of your life.
Whether you think it’s just a behavior or something diagnosable matters not. It’s not healthy to act this way, or be around someone who does. From the childhood playground bully, to the adult trying to manipulate you at work, in your social circle or even your own family.
You cannot be expected to change another person’s behavior, but you can change yours and how you deal with theirs. Thanks to my GF for sharing this with me, and helping me understand the definition.
How To Deal With A Narcissist: The Only Method Guaranteed To Work
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