New Year’s Day Prayer for One and All

Dear Lord

So far this year I’ve done well.

I haven’t gossiped, I haven’t lost my temper, I haven’t been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or overindulgent. I’m very thankful for that. But in a few minutes, Lord, I’m going to get out of bed, and from then on I’m probably going to need a lot more help.

Amen

Politician in Action
A Senator in the USA was once asked about his attitude toward whisky.

“If you mean the demon drink that poisons the mind, pollutes the body, desecrates family life, and inflames sinners, then I’m against it. But if you mean the elixir of a New Year toast, the shield against winter chill, the taxable potion that puts needed funds into public coffers to comfort little crippled children, then I’m for it. This is my position, and I will not compromise.”

Auld Lang Syne

Auld Lang Syne was partially written by Robert Burns in the 1700’s, it was first published in 1796 after Burns’ death. Early variations of the song were sung prior to 1700 and inspired Burns to produce the modern rendition. An old Scotch tune, ‘Auld Lang Syne’ literally means ‘old long ago,’ or simply, ‘the good old days.’

Here are the lyrics: however, many people seem to remember only the first verse.

Auld Lang Syne

Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and days of auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we’ll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
and days of auld lang syne?
And here’s a hand, my trusty friend
And gie’s a hand o’ thine
We’ll tak’A cup o’ kindness yet
For auld lang syne.

I can go my own way

I CAN GO MY OWN WAY
You might not understand where I am going but that doesn't mean I am going the wrong way.

Sometimes I might not even understand where I am headed.

That still doesn't mean I am not on the path.

I am exactly where I am supposed to be.

The 3 C of life; Choices, Chances & Changes.
"I must make a Choice to take a Chance or my Life will never Change."
Choose to make the Choice before Change makes it for me...
“Meeting you was by chance, becoming your friend was a choice, but falling in love with you changed my life.” Yasmin

Can I tell you something? Every single thing in my world looks absolutely crazy, mixed-up and backwards at the moment. I have situations going on (aka opportunities for learning) that I don't have a clue how to fix! I have figured out all that I can and all that I got from that figuring out is that I can't figure out one single thing. Go figure. But it's ok, because the Universe has a plan in place that I don't have any idea about. There are family and friends behind the scenes who are conspiring on my behalf to bring goodness into my Life. All I have to do in this moment is just be. All I have to do is trust and know that all is well and as it should be. So I take a breath and I let it be. All is well, always remember that.  Yasmin

Look Deep ི♥ྀ.

As the months turn into a year,
I feel that my Dreams are beginning to get lost,
were they Butterfly dreams instead?
I need to look deep within myself  again
I know the answer lies within my heart
I need to learn to fly again.

I won’t let the disappointments’ of my Past

and the unknown of my Future

ruin the happiness of the Present

Paths Dilemmas

With my conviction that I am doing the right thing and knowing that I have the courage to attain my expectations one step at a time I continue to walk along my life’s path. Periodically I need a respite to reevaluate, it is at these stops I occasionally feel disorientated until I reassess my objectives and move on. At other times I seem to faultier, I can become confused with which path to take, and I can easily find contradictions in my judgments. Other times I look behind, knowing I cannot retrace those past steps,  but then there are times I stumble, these quandaries have halted my moving on, it could be caused by people, places or things even foods from the past to the present,  from the familiar to the unfamiliar of one country to another; questions asked that have no answers, it could be an action that is out of my control. This is when I give myself permission to have a “Pity Party”.

My pity party is when I contemplate a predicament that causes me to succumb to a “Wow is Me, or Poor Me” mindset. I allow myself to wallow in the turmoil then I pull myself together. I make a choice to take a chance on Fixing or Forgetting what it is that is bothering me, otherwise my life will never change. I need to move on.

This incoherent thinking is an irritant; it always begins with a twinge of prickliness, with the onset of despair over the looming dilemma. Moments of aggravation easily brushes away, until more irritation begin to fester into dissatisfaction, provoked into infuriation which in turn becomes a hindrance. Making sense of these feelings are usually restrained, sometimes I want to just block the thoughts, but without resolution that block can become an obstruction, agitation for answers only gives way to exasperation, heading to the line of defeat, anger begins to command my thoughts, strengthening all the way up to a speechless rage which eventually spread out to a lulled ache, resentment forms around the edges, until discontentment with myself gives way to the pain and the silent tears billowing beneath the blinks of a turned away face .

In this anguish the tears fight to hold down the gulped scream that grips deep within my chest. I feel as if I did surrender to the shout, it would be so loud I would disturb the formation of the stars. I finally give way to weariness after realizing how much of a nuisance this predicament has tormented me. I take a few deep breathes,  the heaviness in my chest subsides and I hear the words, "I am responsible for myself" pour out and I begin to take charge of my life again!

I don't have to tackle the predicament all at once. I need to be kind to myself, and not to put too many expectations on myself, some thing’s I just don’t have any control over…. if I can’t fix it, then I will let it go.

I might not understand where I am going but that doesn't mean I am going the wrong way. Sometimes I might not even understand where I am headed. That still doesn't mean I am not on the path. I am exactly where I am supposed to be.