06/30/2025

"This is dedicated to every

human being who looks

different, feels different, and

thinks differently. I see you.

I feel you. I am you. Stay

different. Our world needs 

the difference we will make."

~Qasim Chauhane 

I've been told I'm different,

unusual, eccentric, since I

was a child. Methinks like

my father before me.

I would like to identify

whatever characteristics

make me different. Never

been able to put a finger 

on it.

I know, I do love people

who are not cookie cutter.

They interest me. Maybe

fascinate would be a better

word.

Bottom line, 'tis fab what

makes us all tic!

 - - -

Living the struggles, fighting

his demons, and in the search

for inner peace, Qasim Chauhan

started his journey of making art

and inspiring the world through

his words. He believes knowledge

can take you places and inner 

peace is the highest form of success.

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06/29/2025

"The future belongs to those

who believe in their dreams." 

~Eleanor Roosevelt

So love the wisdom of this

woman!

I've often wondered if we're

allowed to dream until the

very end or if in the end, it's

pointless.

Methinks I'll go with the 

former.

Feel the same as I ever have.

And, I still have hopes and

dreams.

I'd like to live yet another

while longer. I need to see

more of my children, all of

them. Love me my summer

afternoons with friends and

margs. Holding hands with

my guy!

Ever sooooo thankful to be 

here! And, I will continue

to dream on and on . . .

Life is so precious . . . 

06/28/2025

What?! Didn't I just fall

a few days ago?!

My two so unbalanced

Libra scales must be at

war again! Fell twice

yesterday afternoon.

Alas, my entire body

aches!

I know falling is indeed

an aging thing. But, I

have fallen my entire

life. 

Part of that has to do

with NOT paying

attention to business.

The other part would

be wearing silly slip

on sandals when I

should be wearing a

good pair of tennis

shoes.

Think I be asking the

deities for a gift of

common sense!!!

06/27/2025

Alas, 'tis off to the dentist

I go . . .

Sooooo don't get it! I'm

nigh onto a hundred years

old and it still scares me

to go. 'Tis hard to believe 

I get so upset about going

to the dentist. You'd think

I was a little kid!

Was supposed to go last

afternoon, but I canceled.

We had road workers 

and all their equipment

blocking  our three way

entry. Alas, couldn't get

out. Sob! Sob!

Guess I'll just have to 

"gird up my loins, sally 

forth and conquer . . . "

And there had better be 

a cold one waiting for 

me if I survive the 

experience! 

Pray for me! 

06/26/2025

"Positive people

are not ignoring

the darkness of this world

they have dragged themselves

painfully

into the light

and are choosing

to share it

     with you"

~Donna Ashworth

This matters to me, this

whole being positive thing.

There is so much negativity

in this amazing world of ours.

I'd simply rather be on the

other end of the stick, as it 

were.

Prob is, there is indeed a lot

of dark surrounding us . . .

   -those in need

   -violence abounds

   -heavy debts

   -hunger

   -loneliness

Methinks each of us should

do what we can, that little

tad extra and then celebrate

the light. Living in the dark

garners naught at all.

I pray the light returns for

all of us . . .

06/25/2025

Do you dream? 

Nightmares?

Do you remember them?

Understand messages?

I've ever and always had

nightmares. Never got

the why of it. So wish I

even had an explanation

as to why.

Sometimes, I'd almost

rather not seek sleep as

I most likely will dream.

In thinking about it, I

watch murder mysteries,

read murder mysteries . . .

Could that be the reason

for the nightmares?

I am always very careful 

about choosing the more

lighthearted mysteries

such as Columbo, Murder

She Wrote, McCloud, etc.

Nothing hardcore.

If I'm not careful, going

to have to go back to

Sound of music and such!

Ouch!

06/24/2025

"When you're feeling lost,

go to the flowers."

~Nausicaa Twila

Suffering from SAD, I go

rather nuts awaiting for

summer. Finally here!

I've so enjoyed working

out in the yard each day.

Although, next to my true

gardening friends, they'd

laugh.

Nonetheless, might just

be small that fare can be 

truly healing.

God, I so love summer,

the heat, the yard . . . I

feel ever so blest!

06/23/2025

"Life is too fleeting to allow

anything less than good vibes,

magic, and beauty into your

heart." ~Nausicaa Twila

Sad how we tend to forget

these words of wisdom!

We all know life is fleeting.

Losing friends unexpectedly

reminds us. Accidents, ills,

can take away cherished

fam and friends. And then,

we are reminded . . .

My dad used to quote that

old adage, "Live each day

as if it were the last." I get

that we mean to . . . 

We get too busy existing 

to enjoy living!

Methinks I need reminding!

06/22/2025

"It's morning. And again

I am that lucky person 

who is in it." ~Mary Oliver

Maybe I didn't used to think

so much about this . . . but

at 75, indeed I do!

Each morn I awake, 'tis a

gift. It's been this way my

entire life, but I just didn't

think about it.

Kills me that I still make

mistakes every day. You'd

think I was old enough to

have learned already.

One thing I have learned,

only today matters. Wish

I could always remember

that . . .

06/21/2025

Awoke to great sorrow at

o' dark thirty this morning.

We live in difficult times,

sad affairs in the world

around us. This kidnapping

of a one year old just hurts

my heart. I pray the little 

girl is soon found. 

I must get myself into 

Mother Nature for healing . . .

06/20/2025 - Litha

"As the sun spirals its

longest dance, cleanse us.

As nature shows fertility

and bounty, bless. us. Let

all things live with loving

intent and fulfill their true

destiny." ~Alison Williams

Sooooo love the Summer

Solstice, that first day of

heat . . . Litha at its best!

I look around at the flowers

friends have shared with me

and my heart is filled with

joy.

Cloudless skies, ever so

blue, bright sun shining.

'Tis no wonder this is my

fave season!

Let's celebrate . . .

 - - -

"Litha, also known as the

Summer Solstice or Mid-

summer, is a Pagan holiday

celebrated around June 20th.

It marks the longest day of

the year, a time to honor the

sun's peak power, celebrate

the abundance of summer."

06/19/2025

Oh my God, I ache all over!

Last afternoon, I went out

to water, weed and rake. I

was moving the now empty

trash can when I stumbled

and fell.

And wow, did I ever! Got

my ankles, shins, knees and

back. Methinks I'm paying

for any and all sins I've ever

committed and then some.

Going to have to think up a

few extra just to get even.

That for which I am most

grateful . . . naught broke.

I am feeling ever so lucky

about that.

Guess I'd better be more

careful, eh?!

06/18/2025

"Don't wait for everything

to be perfect before you

decide to enjoy your life."

~Love Lines

I know! I know! We're all

guilty of this . . .

   -Want to write in my diary

once I change the sheets.

   -I'll read as soon as I wash

the dishes.

   -Going on a walk once I

vacuum. 

I am changing a tad; I write

before I rise! Good one!

I read from 8:00 - midnight.

And, I'm skipping the whole

walk thing . . . other than 

going for the mail and books!

I'm beginning to think that

this perfection business we 

all seek should be more about 

acceptance!

Being closer to a 100 than 

birth, makes me think I need

to get on with acceptance.

Might actually be a good idea!