No One Is You... You are YOU...

 Here I amWe are so cute!

There are YOU

#1 Buddy Pal D'Vante had his 16th birthday; ended up at the Doc (knee specialist) secondary to football concerns of last years injury :(

Kinda sucks to have to see ortho man on your birthday and to be told they may have to do surgery if it doesn't improve!

BUT

for now; he will use a brace/ice before and after the practices and we will all pray that he gets through the season ~

BUT

he had a fantastic birthday evening... He said so!

(now of course the Godmother is on a tear at the doc who saw him last winter... who should have taken care of this during the summer so he would be 100% now) Real good thing that I am in FL and the doc is in VA... cos' I have a few words for him and his lack of caring for my boy over the last several months.

I knew, I just knew from the symptoms he would end up with scope via surgery on that knee.

The BEST News:

He is a Warrior! He will be great, and until surgery has to happen, he will play his heart out under the care of the trainer on the field and I trust she will take best care of him...

or

I'll be flying to Radford to talk with the Bobcats myself!

After dinner they were off to see Mom (Dot) who was dressed in a wig, multi-colored sock, and various other wildness, sitting in her chair with a guitar in her hands (no she doesn't play the guitar)

BUT

They all laughed and got me on the phone to listen as my boy opened his gifts.

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Mom is getting "stir crazy" in VA you can be sure by now... Still on a "sit/stay" doc orders til Tuesday.. she will be quite a mess by then!

Coffee is great as I look out at these daggone trees I want to get rid of ~ wassup with not being able to take trees down on your very own land without a permit anyway?

And on top of that you have to "pay for the permit"!

Imagine

They are MY TREES!

Nope don't need no one telling me what they think bout' that... I bought them when I bought the land and the house... it was a package deal...

permission to cut?

crazy I tell ya, just plain out craziness.

On top of all that... they are shading my sun, and we all know how I feel about the SUN!

They are shading my grass; as in making brown spots from the "lack of sun"...

In other words,

I want them "g o n e"

Now don't get me wrong, I love trees, yep truly I do.

Have all of my life.

BUT

I also love my sun, my lawn, my pool to have sun on it... and I don't like the "smutz" that falls from the trees either.

I'm feelin a trimming party coming!

Yep, that's what I'm thinkin.

Say YES, Once again!

"No one can be exactly like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it". -- Tallulah Bankhead
(I'll drink to that one!)


That may sound odd, reading it on this blog, but think about it. With all the aspirations we have to be all that we can be; to live large, to dream huge dreams, to be fearless, to know and live our own personal power, how do we do this day after day?
 How do we sustain all this “personal power”?
 How do we call up the energy we need day after day?

The answer is simple.
We have defined our lives as worth every moment. We are not willing to return to old, self-limiting habits and patterns.
So what is the alternative?


We must live in the moment.
 This moment is the only one we have, so this is the very most important moment of our lives so far.
 This is the moment that we can underscore our true potential. I might just gnaw those trees down with my teeth and my hands today, outshine the sun while doing it!

We need not look at what we will do tomorrow, we will celebrate today.

 If we are really celebrating this moment, this day, we can do no less than bring every ounce of life force that we own to be sure that this moment is well spent.

We are making choices with every breath we draw.

Even the choice we make to kick back and do nothing in the moment may be restorative, allowing us to prepare our minds and bodies to jump back into the action. So we need also to acknowledge the need to take care of ourselves. Maybe I'll do that after I get rid of the evidence of the trees!

To nourish the vehicle we live in; our body. To feed our minds with new information. To be receptive to mental growth and sound mental health.


"The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans are suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you." Rita Mae Brown


Yeah, that is, a moment of levity, but the quip is just too good to pass by.

We must sleep well, rest as needed, exercise as we see fit, or to get fit… Another perfectly good reason to take care of these trees; good exercise, fellowship with friends, laughter, etc. and then wow, what a great sleep (sure hope it's not in a cell)!

We need the beauty of music and nature to complete the picture.And they all go together; plenty of trees to go around, behind my property line is what I love the view of the most! With the music playing loudly and the sky overhead, dancing in the moonlight (which now I cannot see thank you Mr Tree)

 We do all this so that we can live with purpose. So that we can greet each day with the surety that our life is unfolding in a wonderful way. Wanna come gnaw on the trees with me... great fiber I'm thinkin'.

We are blessed.
We are grateful.
We are primed for all that this life offers.
In all that we are, and all that we have to give, we are enjoying the richness of life.

So together, Let's say YES... STOMP into the day with great gladness and joy! I'm feeling quite full of myself this morning ~ maybe I should drink some more of this de-caf... or go back to bed!

The fire is burning brightly, embers are hot with thoughts of so many on the winds today... We Are Warriors here, there and the next place ~We stand strong for and with those out there fighting the fight, battling their battles and living their lives with gratitude and amazing grace, during the great and not so great times... through good times and profound sadness of loss times.




We along with some powerful angels are with you, you are never alone...



SAVE OUR BEAUTIFUL GULF ~



Sending hope in healing on the winds to all who gather here and for all in and around Tampa, the families of the fallen, those in blue who are grieving while they are serving and protecting us.



To those who are serving this great Nation, I thank you and your families, I want you home safely.

We are together in prayer, in thoughts of all that is needed to remind you out there, we are WARRIORS...

we are with you, along with some powerful angels... May you find comfort in knowing we are with you always: for that I give thanks, and so it is!



FOR:Tampa, our Mayor Iorio, Chief Jane Castor, Tampa PD, all who serve: Tink..and Mitch, Jerry, Trish, Barb, Anastasia,

The Kocab Family, baby Lilly Nicole Kocab,

The Curtis Family, Tarpon PD, those serving here and there in Uniform...
(hope I don't see them while gnawing on the trees!)
Randy and Winnie in New Mexico, Irene M, Bernice, Eileen, Ali and family, Dorothy, Angela, Elijah, Ode, Linda M, "Southwest VA", Vicki and Matthew, Chris, Our new adopted family in BRAZIL,
Our Black American Bears Lily and HOPE, their spunky spirit, and Jill, the folks at the NABC, Joseph, Cathy Madden and her family., Cindy in NC (here comes REMISSION), Cindy Cumbie, Laura, Mitch and family, Liz, Lee, Molly, Joanie, Jude, COFA,Judi, Matthew, Matt, Mark's family and many friends , Andrea, Jimmy, Marie and family up in New England, Pat, Irene, Kevin, Dr D, Deb, Randy, Dr B , Charlie and family, Jean, Julie, Rhonda, Victoria, Mildred, Andi and family, Faith, Denise, Jim, Tom, Joey, Shelby friends and family, Judi, Phylis, Joyce, Gina, Tonya, Beverly and Family, Janeth, Melissa, Pam, Virginia, Stacey, Elizabeth, Nita, Gary Siegal, Adrienna,Brian Mawbey, the Boyan Family,

Please hold the friends and family of these people in your hearts and prayers ~ just because you have the power and choose to to join with us ~ STOMP



Walk In Beauty,
DRSES

author of
Healing Heartaches, Stories of Loss and Life
http://www.healingheartaches.com/