~ 50 Ways to Take a Break ~

I just wanted to advise you that I'm taking a break. I've had a migraine for days and feel like you-know-what!  It will pass but I feel a need for a bit of time off.  I'd like to improve my meditation skills, journal, read more spiritual information and the Bible, new books I haven't read and I think just try to figure out what I want for me this new year. I don't know if I'll continue to blog...I don't feel that I'm adding a lot to blog land right now. I'm also trying to figure out when I'll be having back surgery. Determining care for my precious Forrester is #1 and that is difficult. He's older than my daughter's dog and doesn't have any interest in playing the way she wants to. :)  He's losing his vision and hearing, needs meds daily and I pamper him as far as food, walks, etc.  After all, they're here to be spoiled! I'll find an answer...just need some time to work on this.

I apologize that I haven't been around ~ now you know why!  Take good care of you and enjoy every moment!

~ Silent Sunday ~

~ Come Fly With Me! ~

Good Afternoon and Welcome to Flight # 2017!

We are prepared for take off into the New Year. Please make sure your Attitude and Blessings are secure and locked in an upright position. All self destructive devices should be turned off at this time. All negativity, hurt and discouragement should be put away. Should we lose Altitude under pressure during the flight, reach up and pull down a Prayer. Prayers will automatically be activated by Faith. Once your Faith is activated you can assist other passengers. There will be NO BAGGAGE, allowed on this flight. The Captain has cleared us for takeoff. Destination ~ GREATNESS. 

ALL are Welcome!

This is the aircraft livery (paint & design) that I've always loved!  When I started my career with AA, it gave me such pride and excitement and it continues to do so today. Sorry, but I so dislike the new design they created when AA joined with USAir ~ the tail looks like a piano to me!  :)

Have a wonder*filled week!

~ Silent Sunday ~

~ Epiphany ~

~ The Back Nine ~

THE BACK NINE ~ Something to think about!

AND THEN IT IS WINTER

You know... Time has a  way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years.  It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all. I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams.

But, here it is... The back nine of my life and it catches me by surprise...How did I  get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my youth go?

I remember well seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that I was only on the first hole and the back nine was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like.  But, here it is... My friends are retired and getting grey...they move slower and I see an older person now. Some are in better and some worse shape than me...but, I see the great change....Not like the ones that I remember who were young and vibrant...but, like me, their age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we'd become.

Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for the day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore... it's mandatory! Cause if I don't on my own free will... I just fall asleep where I sit!

And so...now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I wish I had done but never did!! But, at least I know, that though I'm on the back nine, and I'm not sure how long it will last...this I know, that when it's over on this earth...it's over!  A new adventure will begin! Yes, I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn't done...things I should have done, but indeed, there are many things I'm happy to have done. It's all in a lifetime.

So, if you're not on the back nine yet...let me remind you, that it will be here faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life, please do it quickly! Don't put things off too long!! Life goes by quickly. So, do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether you're on the back nine or not!

You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life....so, live for today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember...and hope that they appreciate and love you for all the things that you have done for them in all the years past!!

"Life" is a gift to you.  The way you live your life is your gift to those who come after. Make it a fantastic one.  LIVE IT WELL! ENJOY TODAY! DO SOMETHING FUN! BE HAPPY! HAVE A GREAT DAY! Remember "It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver."

LASTLY, CONSIDER THIS:

~Your kids are becoming you......but your grandchildren are perfect!

~Going out is good.  Coming home is better!

~You forget names....But it's OK because some people forgot they even knew you!!!

~You realize you're never going to be really good at anything like golf.

~The things you used to care to do, you aren't as interested in anymore, but you really don't care that you aren't as interested.

~You sleep better on a lounge chair with the TV 'ON' than in bed. It's called "pre-sleep."

~You miss the days when everything worked with just an "ON" and "OFF" switch.

~You tend to use more 4 letter words ..."what?"..."when?"...???

~You notice everything they sell in stores is "sleeveless?!!!"

~What used to be freckles are now liver spots.

~Everybody whispers.

~You have 3 sizes of clothes in your closet....2 of which you will never wear.

~But Old is good in some things: Old Songs, Old movies, and best of all, OLD FRIENDS!!

Stay well, "OLD FRIEND!" 

Share this with other "Old Friends!" and let them laugh in agreement!!! It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived.

TODAY IS THE OLDEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN; YET THE YOUNGEST YOU'LL EVER BE, SO ENJOY THIS DAY WHILE IT LASTS

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

~ Silent Sunday ~