And So - The Goal of This Day Is

to enjoy this day of life.
This gift.
To make the most of it.
To make the best of it.

Yes.

Must Remember What Love. Especially with This Flood.

Major flooding. 4 times now in 2 ½ days. Kitchen floor may be ruined. Hope underfloor isn't. Have taken best care could. Must get to work. BUT – this is an inconvenience and annoyance and expense. It is not desperate. I will deal with grace.

I love:

1.      When my feet are dry (the flooding is over the tops of them 4 times in 2 days now). I love when they are warm and dry. Which is most minutes of my life! : )

2.      That my birds are alive and healthy

3.      That my intestinal system works

4.      I took my mother and her aide out yesterday for 3 ½ hours

5.      We had very nice time

6.      The weather was so nice yesterday and today

7.      That I have arms. And ABLE to scoop up the water

8.      Ad towels and sheets and clothes to dry up floor

9.      That I can walk

10.   That I can work

11.   That my house is less bad than a week and a half ago

12.   That I was abe to make coffee

13.   That I WILL get through this day

14.   And make it nice for children

15.   Magazines

16.   Books

17.   French

18.   God

19.   Prayers

20.   3 people and maybe 4 are praying for me

21.   My mother goes out of her way every time we talk now to say. I love you. Very much.

22.   Even clled back now once cause forgot to

23.   Food for the birds

24.   Veggies for me

25.   My Nutribullet

26.   That having just had one cup of fresh coffee, I feel like: Okay. So I’ll keep scooping. It appears the problem is coming from the dishwasher which is filled with water. I will keep scooping, and then put pans under it and more cloth all over floor, and go to work. That’s all. : )

27. That I only had one coffee. Will be too jittery with too : ) Okay. Good.

THE Most Inspirational Person I Have Ever Heard of (and it was only this year)

Alice Herz-Sommer.
I promise you - if you watch this, it will be the best 11 minute you will ever invest in your life!!!!!!!
I give you my word.
If you feel you can't, then watch the 2 minute one (you'll see it below - they are labeled).
But watch.

I have been thinking of her since my horrible thinking-about-suicide-2-3 days this past week, and have been coming to the realization of how fortunate I am to HAVE life at all! Let alone the one I have!

And I now am committed to trying to remember Alice and Mommy (my mom, who is great at abiding, no matter the circumstances)  and A's mom who was the best at abiding despite having spent 5 years in a concentration camp, and coming out at 52 pounds straight to 2 years in a hospital right from being liberated. They had killed her cousin's baby in front of her and her cousin. Etc. etc. etc. And what an attitude about life! I am determined to do them justice by my life and appreciation. I swear I am.

THE BEST 11 MINUTES YOU WILL EVER INVEST!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oxO3M6rAPw

2 minutes and some seconds - but really worthwhile. If you don't do the other, do this! Trust me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnoQ8F_CUfE

Alice Herz-Sommer died today, at 110 years old. May God bless and rest her beautiful inspirational soul.

And if J. agrees to try, I will be happy. But if not, I am not about to miss out because one man doesn't want me. I don't WANT to miss out on the beach and the birds and French and piano and the blades of grass and the sweet fresh breezes and the flowers and sky and the children and reading and laughter and friends etc etc etc etc. 

This feels really like my MISSION now. I am not kidding.
 

 

More of What I Love. MUST do this. MUST stay sane:)

Must notice ALL CAN that love today. According to The Power

1.      I love that I woke up

2.      I love that I had coffee

3.      I love that it was already made

4.      I love that My birds have fresh kale

5.      I love that I gave it to them

6.      I love that they have fresh ater

7.      And that they have plenty of seeds and pellets

8.      And that I provide all that too

9.      And that now, they eat the pellets

10.   I love that I am able to walk through the house

11.   That innocent reruns are on

12.   That I lost a pound this week

13.   That I will eat well today

14.   That my buying-the-wrong-French-book dilemma seemst o finally be solved

15.   That I didn’t give up about it

16.   That the disc came too

17.   And I’ve listened to some

18.   And since it is a CD, not a DVD, I can listen in the car too (if it’s not too distracting

19.   I love that I managed to give M a good evening last night

20.   And I felt positive when left too

21.   I love that I wrote two songs in my dreams last night

22.   And was able to sing when I woke up for bathroom! Wow!

23.   I love that I have running watere

24.   I love that I am taking my mother and her aide M to lunch today

25.   I love that when I get back I will do a large load of laundry

26.   I love that I have a washing maching

27.   In the house

28.   That works

29.   And a place to hang the drying laundry

30.   I love that J Is considering whether to give us a try

31.   I love that A helped me so much when I was so unbearable depressed Tues and Wed

32.   I love that the hour and a half with the dr helped so much

33.   I love and appreciate EJ

34.   I love and appreciate Birdie

35.   I love and appreciate JJ

36.   I love MA

37.   I love that we are so close

38.   I love that she is getting so much of what she has to, done

39.   And that today will be like a day off for her, with her daughter, son-in-law, and grandson

40.   I love that mother’s aide M was able to call me when upset yesterday about her dead cat

41.   I love that I was here for her

42.   I love that L is my friend

43.   And that he tried ot help when I was so depressed Wed

44.   And that I have been helping him with his gf issues

45.   And that I helped MA with her asbestos issue, before she rushed in and made a big mistake!

46.   I love that garbage will be picked up here this Tuesday

47.   And that I should be able to see dr this Wed.

48.   I love that the snow is melting

49.   I love that I found a great 2 -3 minutes video for the kiddies for science for tomorrow

50.   I love laughter

51.   I love positivity

52.   I love inspiration on E’s fb page this morning

53.   I love my boys (birds) flapping and singing and eating this am

54.   I love that they are so close

55.   I love that I have a native French teacher

56.   I love that my house is less bad than a week and a half ago

57.   I love that I will keep going

58.   I love that I have eyeglasses

59.   I love that I have electricity

60.   I love that I can walk

61.   I love that I can see

62.   I love my oak tree

63.   I love the 64 page fairy tale, The Plain Princess by Phyllis McGinley

64.   I love this, a released chimp, in the wild, hugging jane goodall!: http://www.wimp.com/chimpanzeehugs/

65.   I love soft fabric

66.   I love Dawn dishwashing liquid

67.   I love that *I * unclogged my sink!

68.   I love that I have indoor plumbing

69.   I love that I have a toilet

70.   I love that I have a dishwasher

71.   I love that although I am very nervous about going back, that I HAVE the job!

72.   I love hope

73.   I love God

74.   I love The Power

75.   I love pencils. Yes, I do.

76.   Ordinary, daily little things

77.   That I am NOT NOW WILLING TO DIE if J doesn’t want me! Never see a beach again? A sunset? A blade of grass? Because one man might not want me?????

78.   I am so so grateful that I do appreciate life now

79.   Sitcoms. Yup

80.   My students. What I was promised would be the worst class of my life. One of my favorites ever! I love them!

81.   That I am helping them so much!

100 loves...

I love:

1.      I don’t NEED compulsive bites

2.      I love French

3.      I love that I just paid off my credit card. ZERO balance

4.      I love that since I have to, I am HEALTHY ENOUGH TO WORK!

5.      I love that I HAVE the work, for my mental health now too

6.      I worked on the clogged kitchen sink!

7.      Like a jury being out long is a good sign, J. is still considering

8.      I love that I unclogged the sink.

9.      I love that dear A. helped me for 2 days straight!

10.   I love that I helped MA so much the night before last

11.   And that I helped L so much yesterday

12.   I love onine free jigsaw puzzles at jigsaw planet

13.   I love my birds

14.   I love modern art

15.   I love Kandinsky

16.   I love that I went to England

17.   I love London

18.   I love fractals

19.   I love digital art

20.   I love abstract art

21.   I love non-conformist art

22.   I love fb and connecting with people all over the world through it

23.   I love my blog and that I have it

24.   And that people read it

25.   I love being cozy in my warm house while the snow is coming down outside

26.   I love that I have a piano

27.   I love that I have a piano in my classroom too

28.   I love non-dairy puddings

29.   I love vegan jello – not that I should have much of either! (sugars)

30.   I love the book The Power

31.   I love EJ

32.   I love Birdie

33.   I love JJ

34.   I love Roseanne repeats, the early ones

35.   I love Two and a Hlaf Men repeats, the early innocent ones

36.   I love children

37.   I love animals

38.   I love sunlight

39.   I love parks

40.   I love fields

41.   I love walking

42.   I love J

43.   I love MA

44.   I love M

45.   I love food

46.   I love water

47.   I love companies that do not tet on animals

48.   I love fruit

49.   I love veggies

50.   I love that greens help me to feel better

51.   I love when I don’t eat wheat

52.   I love Ezekial bread which at least has no flour plus one slice is so filling

53.   I love light

54.   I love my iPhone plain old 4

55.   I love my laptop

56.   I love my hands

57.   I love my fingers

58.   I love word games like boggle

59.   And scrabble

60.   And popwords free app

61.   And word mine

62.   And spellathon

63.   And ladder something or other

64.   And quotation puzzles

65.   And figgerit

66.   I love fairy tales

67.   I love reading to the children

68.   I love laughing

69.   I love smiling

70.   I love my hair

71.   I love my eyes

72.   I love my eyesight. Just as it is.

73.   I love my car. Just as it is.

74.   I love sweet potatoes

75.   I love apples

76.   I love that my birds are free a lot

77.   I love their pretty singing (*I* call it singing – it may not be)

78.   I love orange

79.   I love yellow

80.   I love purple. All colors I didn’t always appreciate.

81.   I love diamonds

82.   I love rocks

83.   I love kind people

84.   I love forgiving people

85.   I love honest people

86.   I love understanding people

87.   I love deep people

88.   I love that I just took this inventory and got this, dreamy idealist and it is so me. http://www.ipersonic.com/type/DI.html#.Uwjmsz7Gl5k.facebook

89.   I love people who are accepting

90.   I love people who are open-minded

91.   I love libraries

92.   I love bookstores

93.   I love that I can hear. Exactly as I do

94.   ***I love that I want to live! Oh thank you, God!

95.   I love God

96.   I love all natural water. Rivers  streams lakes oceans etc.

97.   I love profound things

98.   I love deep things

99.   I love people who really share of themselves

100. I love my book group.