Happy Hour Chatter

AS THE MIST LEAVES NO SCAR As the mist leaves no scar On the dark green hill, So my body leaves no scar On you, nor ever will. When wind and hawk encounter, What remains to keep? So you and I encounter, Then turn, then fall to sleep. As many nights endure Without a moon or star, So will we endure When one is gone and far. -Leonard Cohen

Once in a while, a song comes along that just makes you smile.  I happen to love this song and thought I'd share it with my blog stalkers.  (It's a feel good song!) Javier Colon "As Long As We Got Love"

Those who know me, know that every year around Memorial Day I make the annual trek down to Ypsilanti to spruce up the cemetery plots where my grandparents and parents are buried.  I've been doing this since I was little child with my mother; since my parents passed away its been with my brother Terry.  We agreed to let my sister Peggy in about 8 years ago.  This year, we extended the fun to include my older brother Ron and older sister Pat.  This isn't a solemn event.   We go down to trim up the trees, edge around the head and foot stones and plant flowers.  We also take the time to remember our heritage and to take a trip down memory lane.  Last night was no exception.  It was nice to be there with my siblings (four out five were there; Judy, we missed you!).   That's my sister Pat supervising my brother Ron (and wife Pearl) on flower placement.  This is the whole crew surveying the situation deciding what needs to b...

Recently I've been struggling with my running program.  My body is strong but my lungs are weak.  Or maybe it's my drive, will, determination, focus, inspiration that are weak. I have a few people in my life that amaze me on a daily basis.  My nieces Joan and Karen are two of those people.  They've been driven to succeed at a very early age. Karen has a double Masters in Chemistry (don't ask me anything more than that) and is working on her Doctorate.  She spends countless hours in the lab working on her thesis project.  Some days her work fails, some days it shows no results, and some days she has success.  Whatever happens, she moves steadily forward towards her goal...finishing.  Driven. Joan has her  Ph.D in Cancer Biology and recently completed the final phase of her Ph.D/MD program by graduating from U of Minnesota Medical School.  (In 8 years).    She and her husband Matt leave for Chapel Hill, NC to start t...

Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure. ~ Napoleon Hill

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit ~ Napoleon Hill

Today is Mother's Day.   I woke up feeling blue and sad; I cried tears before a foot even touched the ground.   My thoughts were of you. I miss you. I should have been taking you out for lunch and honoring you with giftsor card with cheerful words, but instead my tears flowed like a river down my face.   I miss you. You were my rock.  You loved me unconventionally.  You dried my tears,  hugged the sorrow away, and tended my wounds. I miss you. You listened when no one would.  You helped ease the pain in my darkest hours.  I miss you. You laughed at my silly jokes, made sure that I was fed and clothed, and loved on a daily basis. I miss you. You didn't care that I was a loner, you encouraged me to be who I am, for no one but myself.   You taught me that it was OK to "just be me." I miss you. You were the one voice person in the world who knew what I was feeling  j...

I follow my joy and my heartbreak simultaneously because they’re two sides of the same coin. ~ Steve Pavlina -

Yes, that nasty cold that had me in a funk yesterday took a turn for the worst last night during yoga classes.  I was so doped up on cold medicine yesterday tha I was almost comatose.  Why I thought I could effectively teach two yoga classes is beyond me.   I did teach, albeit not very effectively.  (Well, I shouldn't say that.  I did a lot more guided relaxation than I normally do and the students seemed to have enjoyed that).   I went home and straight to bed after downing some Nyquil.  That stuff does some funky things to me.  It's like I was asleep but not really asleep...know what I mean?  And the dreams I had?!  Oh my gosh!   Needless to say, when the alarm went off at 4:45 this morning, there was no way in H#$% that I was going in to work.   So I took only my second sick day in a 12 month period.  The first was for a migraine headache last fall.  Between naps and being bored out of my mi...