Never Lose Sight of Your Sight
Hello fellow travelers through time and space. We are all on this treadmill called living, whether we like it or not. Actually, being that everyday brings with it new challenges as well as new opportunities to grow and learn, we are developing creatures. How you develop depends on what fuels your passion and what your heart chooses is truly important. I am realizing more and more how similar we all are as human beings but also realizing that there’s beauty in acceptance of each person’s unique experiences and offerings. My highest goal is to be childlike when it comes to the deep mystery called life and with it remain open and void of prejudgments and rigidness. Hence, I diligently strive to be ever changing, ever growing, evolving into a more accepting creature, because regardless of whether I like it or not, change and challenge will persist. My prayer is that together we will overcome the challenges by choosing kindness and by choosing faith in a meaning much bigger than all of our differences. May our quest be to seek out that meaning and then find creative ways to share it with those who cross our paths. Be uplifted!
Thoughts Worth Sharing
Hello! A friend posted this, and with his permission I’m copying here for you wisdom seekers…Author, Ted Johnson writes:
When I turned 61 last year I sat in my favorite chair, looked back at my life, and thought to myself,
“So… this is the beginning of the final stretch.”
And slowly, the truths I had avoided all my life began to surface.
Kids? They’re busy writing their own story.
Health? Slips away faster than sand through open fingers.
The government? Just headlines, promises, and numbers that never change your daily reality.
Aging doesn’t hurt your body first — it hurts your illusions.
So I sat down with myself and carved out a handful of bitter but necessary truths.
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Kids don’t save you from loneliness
Children grow, life pulls them in every direction, and you become a memory they visit when time allows.
You smile… and yet something inside you remains strangely hollow.
Kids bring joy — but they are not a shield against loneliness.
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Health is not forever
One day, the outings you once jumped into with enthusiasm feel like a marathon.
You realize health was never a background character —
it was the main pillar holding your life steady.
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Retirement and money
Retirement is not a reward — it’s a reality check.
Depending on the system is like standing on thin ice.
Bills grow, needs grow, prices grow… but support doesn't.
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So I rebuilt my life on new rules — honest, sharp, practical rules for living with dignity.
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Rule 1: Money is more reliable than anything else.
Love your kids, cherish them —
but don’t make them your retirement plan.
Save for yourself.
Even small savings create big freedom.
Financial independence is dignity.
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Rule 2: Your health is your real job
Nothing else matters if your body refuses to cooperate.
Move. Walk. Stretch.
Guard your sleep like treasure.
Eat cleaner. Reduce the poison disguised as sugar and salt.
Illness doesn’t discriminate,
but it respects those who take responsibility for themselves.
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Rule 3: Create your own joy
Waiting for others to make you happy is the fastest way to heartbreak.
So you learn to enjoy the small things —
a peaceful breakfast, a good book, music that warms the soul.
When you know how to make yourself happy, loneliness loses its power.
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Rule 4: Aging is not an excuse to become helpless
Some people turn aging into a performance of complaints.
And slowly, even those who love them start stepping away.
Strength is attractive.
Resilience is magnetic.
People respect the ones who stay capable, not the ones who surrender.
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Rule 5: Let go of the past
The good old days were beautiful — yes.
But they’re gone, and there is no return ticket.
Clinging to the past steals the present.
Life today may look different, but it still holds moments worth living.
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Rule 6: Protect your peace like it’s your property
Not every argument needs your voice.
Not every insult needs your response.
Not every relative deserves access to your emotions.
Peace is expensive.
Protect it from drama, negativity, and draining people —
even if they're your close ones.
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Rule 7: Keep learning something — anything
The day you stop learning is the day you start aging.
A new recipe, a new word, a new app, a new hobby — a new Publix acronym 🤣
your brain needs movement just like your body does.
Learning keeps you young.
Stagnation makes you old.
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Strength and freedom still belong to you
Aging is an exam no one can take for you.
You can adapt, rebuild, and rise stronger…
or sit back, complain, and wait for someone to rescue you.
And if ....
No one comes to rescue you ....
Stand up for yourself ...
Because you still can..
And that single truth is enough to transform the rest of your life.
Memorial Day Thoughts
I celebrate remembrance of men and women- so many unknown brave courageous souls who believed in giving their all for something that was bigger than themselves. For this, I am so very grateful because I know that I live in a country whose roots and main theme, yes reason for becoming a country has always been liberty and justice for all. Can we truly look to our neighbors who look and speak differently than us, with many unique ways of living, for a common thread of humanity? If only for the sake of knowing that every person from every tongue in the world we live in was created by a good Creator, who desires us all to live peacefully as his children one with another. To truly enjoy every breath we take and all the resources i.e..homes, family, love, health, nature, good food, …freedom that we all can take for granted. There have always been evil forces that threaten cultures, countries and peoples from all walks of life; but it is the ones who know the right thing to do and do not hesitate to do that right thing for the sake of the many who are true heroes. And for that, we celebrate them, grateful for those whose names are written in the annuls of evermore… who have forever made generations after them safer and freer by their unselfish sacrifice of life. For no greater gift is known than to lay down one’s life for another. Happy Memorial Day America!
Art for the art of it
Hello readers! I am sharing an interesting article about art appreciation and slowing down to “smell the roses”. We all need reminding. I hope you enjoy. https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/for-the-love-of-appreciating-art-slowly/
Something to uplift
With all of the sadness and scary news in the world bombarding us through all kinds of media, I believe we could all use more good news. That is my quest with my Uplift blog to find positive news stories that will inspire us to believe that there is still much good in the world around us. And there are still caring people who try to help others and be a positive influence. I don’t think our minds were meant to hear negativity on such a large scale as we do presently. So, here is a link to an uplifting story…
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/6-year-old-saffie-has-her-vision-saved-from-rare-form-of-blindness-thanks-to-one-time-gene-therapy/
A little more of me
I have decided to start my blog, FINALLY! I am the star of my blog and you, why you are the moons. Without your taking the time to read what I quip, blogging wouldn’t be the same. So, let me interject my thoughts for today. You awoke as did I, and we are still here. For that we must be grateful, right? When I think of the alternative, I shiver to think that any day could be my last. Am I accomplishing what I dream of? Am I part of the solution and fighting hard to be that, and not the opposite: part of the problem? We all do and say things we regret; we’re human. As long as we are correcting our paths along the way, making them more steeped in love, then we’re going in the right direction. Everyday unfolds before us new and full of possibilities; let us hold fast the day with determination, confidence, and thankfulness.
