I like days when I wake up. I mean wake up and I know me…more. This week I began to understand clearer the difference between standards and values. I know…DUH!!!!!!! Granted, it takes me awhile to catch on or maybe digging deeper doesn’t just create a personal cave or maybe it does. I often wondered …
Author: Pj
State of Mind
Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. ~Samuel Ullman I remember my grandparents coming to visit me in Mexico after Saac was born. My grandmother was holding Saac. She looked at me …
It’s going to be a day.
To the Morning Watching the sun Watching it come Watching it come up over the rooftops. Cloudy and warm Maybe a storm You can never quite tell From the morning. And it’s going to be a day There is really no way to say no To the morning. Dan Fogelberg
Motivation
Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding. Louis Gerstner Lately, I have been giving some thought to motivation. Not the inspiring kind of motivation, but the individual internal kind. So, I have been doing some research to try …
What I Think
This little being was born 52 years ago at 7:45 a.m. Today as she made a wish on 52 candles she thought, what would it be like if just once a year at the exact moment one was born one could make a wish and it really would come true. Hmmmm, interesting premise to think …
Rejection Rejected, Reject
Somebody Unimportant Everywhere, Iapplied Arizona, USA Dear Body, Thank you for your letter(s) over the last few months. After careful consideration, I heretofor inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me the position I applied to in your company. This year I have received an unusually large number of rejection …
Interview!
“If you’re going on even an entry-level job interview take the time to follow up with a handwritten note, even if your handwriting isn’t the best and even if you can’t use four-syllable words. Just showing that initiative makes a difference. If someone takes the time to write a note … I’ve had many employers …
Pumping
As I ride in the morning I often see this visually interesting shot. I want a crane to get the movement without the camera shadow. I think, movie? music video? documentary? hmmm. By the time I get to the park I pretty much have forgotten about the shot. After all by then I have moved …
Slap Me
I woke up weepy. Sometimes life seems so overwhelming that all the wonderful moments are invisible. I checked my computer and found this. There you go slapping me along the side of the head, “snap out of it!” Feel the love?
Imagine
“Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.” Albert Einstein It has been over 10 years since we moved from Mexico. It was August of 1999. And when we arrived we could not help but feel the frenzy. People were buying duct tape and food storage and generators in preparation of the new millennium. …