Lessons to Live by

Mental Illness Doesn't Mean Seeing Things in Black & White

2008-04-06T11:59:00.000-07:00

Words to Inspire

2007-09-26T09:03:00.000-07:00

"Life is a journey, not a destination."

"Life is about creating yourself, not finding yourself."

A way of life - Carefree

2007-07-15T22:44:00.000-07:00

Go ahead and sing in the car,

even if people are watching.

- Brony

Do as I say, not as I did!

2006-12-07T21:20:00.000-08:00

TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's 40 's, 50's, 60's and 70's !!

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.
Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.
As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.
We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank koolade made with sugar, but we weren't overweight because WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or chat rooms....... WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.
We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.
We were given BB and pellet guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, we did not put out very many eyes.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!

These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever! The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!

If YOU are one of them . . . CONGRATULATIONS!

You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers regulated so much of our lives for our own good And while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave (and lucky) their parents were.

Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?!

Hang in there

2006-11-16T09:15:00.000-08:00

Friendship According to Mr. Magoo

2006-11-07T20:29:00.000-08:00

(I've corrected his spelling, but otherwise it is all him.)

A friend is someone who respects you.
A friend is someone who like you even if you look different.
A friend is someone who shares their food if you have none.
A friend is someone who doesn't make you do bad stuff.
A friend is someone who helps you when you really hurt bad.

Only one chance

2006-11-04T21:02:00.000-08:00

Yesterday is gone
Tomorrow has yet to come
Today is a gift
that's why the call it the present.
Take advantage of the time you have.

Beauty

2006-10-24T21:18:00.000-07:00

It truly is only skin deep.

Even the eye can be a fooled.

Trust what you see within.

The Makeover

Quotes that Inspire

2006-10-18T10:17:00.000-07:00

For some reason last night I decided to check out some new blogs. So I pick a blogging friend and I started to click on her links. I came across the following site. On there, I came across the following in one of the post:

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
Dr. Seuss

A bit later, I came across another quote on the following site

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Talk about the right words for this moment in my life.

Reason, Season and Lifetime

2006-10-16T21:53:00.000-07:00

I was sent the following in an email from a friend.

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.

When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.

They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually.

They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.

Sometimes they die.

Sometimes they walk away.

Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.

What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.

They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.

Forgive Yourself

2006-10-14T22:55:00.000-07:00

Words I've tought myself to get me through life's mistakes.

"Allow yourself the mistakes you know you'll make and

forgive yourself for those you think you won't."

Believe in Yourself

2006-10-11T09:15:00.000-07:00

While doing my Wordless Wednesday Tour. I came acroos the following on Kailani's site.

Don't Judge Too Soon

2006-10-02T20:34:00.000-07:00

The Dash

2006-10-01T19:34:00.000-07:00

Words of inspiration.
As someone once told me,
"It is not how long the ripples last, it is how far the ripples reach!"

The Dash

(If you are as emotional as I was when I viewed this, you might want some Kleenex.)

Take it as it comes

2006-10-01T19:26:00.000-07:00

Welcome to little Lesson to Live By.

Laugh ~ Smile ~ Cry

Live your life to the fullest and enjoy every moment.