Rights, Wrongs and Truths.
You know when you break a vase and seamlessly glue it back together… but there is still that one chipped piece… So you display the vase with the chipped part facing the wall… so no one can see it…. People walk by and exclaim what a pretty vase and never see the chip because they don’t bother to turn the vase around… But you know it’s there… That… In reverse.
This is kinda how life feels sometimes.
Yeah… That happened, I thought I would take the cheat prompt this week… Not have to put a lot of thought into it… have been soooooooooo busy that I haven’t had time to really sit and write… sad… because this blog is the one thing that is truly me… that I do for myself and I honestly love it… so I grabbed the questions… and sat down to answer them…. and I didn’t know the answers… Have I even listened to a full album this year? I have not, I have not slowed down or connected to much of 2012… So this took a lot longer to write than I anticipated… because I have to do some of the things on the list… to actually get to know myself again… so I can share it with you
This Week’s Prompt
1.) Instead of a resolution, some people choose a theme word to live by for the year. Choose a word for 2013 and tell us why you chose it.
As far as an explanation as to why I chose this… I don’t know if I can put it into words… I want to be real… Involved… acknowledged… hands on… I don’t want to be invisible… I want to scream at the top of my lungs that I need validation… I want to validate myself.adjective
1. readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident.
2. capable of being touched or felt; tangible.
List the top 9 things that bring you joy.
What brings you joy?
What a fantastic question at such an amazing time of year!
1- My Children
(The Tall – The Smalls – The Tiniest of all!)
2- Mr. Amazing
(Unless he lets a chicken hawk eat my kittens)
3- Love – In all of its amazing forms
(Friends – Family – Pets)
4- Art – In all of its amazing forms
(Photography – Paintings- Music)
5 -Being Alive- Nothing more or less.
(Everything is perfect)
6- The look of Christmas lights
(and the smell of chimney smoke on a winter night)
7- My sense of humour
( 🙂 – My Blog! )
8- Hitting the lights green on the way home
(Finding joy in simple things)
9- Wildflowers
(Seeing birds flying and the sun beaming down)
Dear Santa…
Without sounding like I am accusing you of doubting my goodness… I feel it is important to point out some of my finer qualities… because lets face it… My Christmas list is not small… and nothing short of cliche…. I would have to point out that I have been good this year… I have helped where I can… I have been a regular bundle of sunshine when people are down… I go to work… I work hard… I come home and I cook dinner… and I clean house… fold laundry…. scrub toilets…. attend recitals… drive carpool… make chamomile tea before bed… I love… my god do I have the love thing down… I love my children…Mr. Amazing… others children… my childrens children… my friends… some of my family… I could go on… I have references…
I am no saint … this much I know… I have thrown my share of hissy fits… I have melted down over plenty of “1st world problems” … I have lost my temper… lost my patience… not returned a promised phone call… forgotten a birthday…. but I do try…
What I want this year for Christmas is breathing room… I would like a little more time between each challenge… Money to last a little longer… I am grateful ends meet… just a little less barely…. I would like a few less coughs… and a few less tears… a trip to disneyland… only in america can I flog myself and my parenting skills for never having gotten my son there… I know … I know it is wrong… when I have so much to wish it… but I do dammit… Im not done either… I wish for peaceful sleepful nights…. less nightmares… I wish for less debt… less instability… I wish for more time in the sunshine… more time with my little family… more laughter… and a kitten… Mr. Amazing says I cant have one… that one cat is enough… and I dont want anything to take my shadow cat away… I would like you to convince him…. and more than anything… more that anything I have asked for prior to this… I want all these things for others… Give my kitten to some little girl that has never had something of her very own… and give my comforts to someone who doesnt know what it is like to make ends meet… even barely… Give my less coughs to kids that dont have a mom to take care of them… and give my sunshine to those who dont have the freedom to run in it as often as we do… because honestly no matter how much you have… it is never enough…Capture Kony… Stop Assad… There is so much more wrong that I could add… fix it… make the hurting stop…. and please… Let me have DisneyLand
Merry Christmas You Guys!!!
We’re going around the table and it’s your turn to share what you are thankful for…go!
- the fact that I’ve been given some bit of awareness… of spiritual awakeness
- my humor … twisted and sick as it is.
- my friends … Everyone says this… but in all honesty… My friends are magic… They are like the cast to a B sci-fi movie… and I truly love them with all of my heart
- my family … All of them, The smalls, and the distant
- my husband … Mr. Amazing
- whatever talent I have as a writer that perhaps lets me help a few people
- the opportunity to experience life from this vantage … it is unique
- the insane overabundant beauty of nature … especially the rain and the moon.
- a roof over my head and food on my table
- an inquisitive mind that is easily amused and delighted
- my surrogate family… with whom I spend many holidays … including this upcoming Thanksgiving
- my love of music of almost all types… (except Country music which makes me want to stab my eyes with a fork) …which entertains me … and often… brings me happiness.
- you … whomever you are… however you got here… today as I type this… I am so grateful for you.
Your Turn … What are you thankful for? … Pass the wine!
Love is Love – Who you love and how you love will never make you a second class citizen.
Rape does not come with birth control – There is no excuse in this world that makes it acceptable, no amount of alcohol drank, no amount (or lack of) clothing.
My friends with disabilities and/or their children with them deserve to have every opportunity we can provide them.
Global Warming is real … it just is.
My Child watched me … I had the responsibility to teach him that EVERY vote counts … and it is our duty to vote our conscience.
David House Eccles
I Want To Be a Friend of Yours(Author Unknown)
I want to be a friend of yours (mmmm) and a little bit more.
I want to be a pal of yours (mmmm) and a little bit more.
I want to be a little flower growing by your door.
I want to be your grandmother, grandfather, mother, father, sister, brother (mmmm) and a little bit more.
