Spider on my Shoulder

Those who read this blog probably know I am a big believer of signs.

Thought I'd share another one ....

I was in the shower one morning minding my own business.
I looked up to grab the shampoo and there he sat.
A spider.

fyi...they don't bother me now but, there was a time when I would run for cover at the very mention of a spider sighting.

So there he was and there I was....

I decided I'd leave him alone as long as he stayed still and didn't bother me.
The only prayer I prayed was that he didn't dangle down on his little spider string and get me.

And so ..I showered and watched.

Somewhere in the process of shampooing I lost track of him.
I was happy he left my space.

I finished my shower.
I stepped out.
He made his move.

That darn spider dangled down and plopped himself right on my shoulder.
I know !!
YIKES ! ! !

I didn't give the poor guy a chance.
I swatted him away.
He landed on the ground and scurried off.....muttering the same words I was muttering I'm sure.

After my heartbeat returned to normal I thought about it.

The chances of that spider dangling down to sit on my shoulder at that moment in time = improbable.
It was pretty scary stuff.

Improbable chances.

Scary stuff.

I survived.

Yep.
That was a sign.

:)

Eat the Frog

My daughter gave me this lovely advice one morning.
I was stalling on whatever it was I didn't want to do that day and she said  "Mom. Eat the frog"
So ...I did.
And it worked.

Eat the frog.
Do the one thing you really, really don't want to do first.


A phone call you don't want to make.
A person you don't want to meet.
An email you don't want to write.
Exercise you don't want to do....
Do it first.
Get it out of the way.
Go about your day.

I've taken this advice and have used it many times.

Eat the frog.

It works !

:)

A Walk in the Park

Thought I'd share a few observations from my walk in the park....

People are so incredibly happy.
The picnickers, the runners, the walkers, the bench sitters...
A park is where you want to be if you're looking for smiles.

There is a bug going around that is taking down some local trees.
The powers that be have chopped down many trees because of that darn bug.
It breaks my heart to see the old timers go but, the young trees are coming in strong and claiming their space.
Such is life.
I guess....!...

A field of dandelions is beautiful.
The sun was shining on those fuzzy flowers and it was gorgeous.
I stopped my walk to take a picture.
It was wonderful.

If it looks like rain ...pay attention to the golfers.
The golfers will stay until they can't.
If the golfers are golfing, I'm still walking.

The colors.
Right before it rains ...wow.
The colors are vibrant.

The rain came...
The picnickers scurried.
The runners ran for cover.
The walkers ran.
The bench sitters moved.
And there was laughter all around.

I love the park.

:)

Love and Happy

Seems every time I watch or read the news all I see is negative.
Shootings and riots and wars and hate....it goes on and on and on....
Negative rules.

After spending a week with my 10 week old grandson I'm shunning negative.

Babies.
I love them so.
They have the answer to everything if you ask me.
They can't tell us but, it's there.

Love and Happy.
It's that simple.

A smiling, cooing baby seems to want to burst with love and bust out the happy.
They are completely content with a full belly and a clean diaper.
Babies are happy just being here.

Love and Happy.

Imagine the wonderful if we all kept it so simple.

:)

Traveling

I love people watching.
Especially people watching at airports.

I traveled to Florida yesterday so I had airport people watching time.
The happy reunions are the best.
The goodbyes make me sad

I don't travel much and I haven't traveled by myself in a very long time.
I was a bit nervous.
My children kept reminding me to just follow the signs and all will be fine.

Along the way I saw a blind man being guided by the airport staff .
A blind man traveling by himself.
I thought that was the coolest thing.

Seeing that man calmed me.
He seemed happy and carefree.
He's got this.


I got this.
I followed the signs.

All was fine ...!

:)

Positives

I've been thinking about the people in my life.
The happy ones.
The grumps
The positive ones.
The doubters...

I often allow the doubters to intimidate me and I don't know why ...

Their blank stares. Their roaring silence.
ugh
Oh doubters ...why do I let you mess with my head ?
Please take your non believing, no exclamation point attitude somewhere else.
Your negativeness is bringing me down ...!

Then there are my positive people.
The positive ones are always there with their happy, encouraging words.
They lift me up with their constant help and support.
They seem to know the right thing to say to my heart each and every time.
They keep me on my happy path.

I hope my positives know how grateful I am having them in my life.
They are my doubt blockers....my force field.
They will knock you doubters down every single time.

Thank you positives !!

:)

Sidetracked

If there is one thing I am really really good at it's procrastination.
Getting sidetracked is my specialty.
Especially when it comes to my writing.
I have the words in my head...I may jot them down...but other 'priorities' always get in the way.

Tomorrow tomorrow I love you tomorrow ...
Yep.
And then tomorrow shows up.

So today my advice to me is stop waiting on tomorrow....!

Do. It. Today.

Because one day tomorrow won't show up.
On that day I WILL be kicking myself from here to tomorrow for not getting it done...!

Today.
I'm doing it today.

:)

Walking in the Rain

I went on my walk yesterday and got caught in the rain ...
Again.

This time I was ready.
I found this thing called a raincoat .... it's amazing  !

This walk in the rain was lovely.

I had the park pretty much to myself.
The few people out there were prepared as well so I saw smiles.
The birds and squirrels were happily doing their thing.
The grass looked greener.
The trees looked clean and strong.

Having experienced both...I highly recommend a prepared walk in the rain.

It was refreshing !!

:)