Good morning, everyone!!!
It has been a busy 24 hours :) But of course I like busy so it was all good. Got my word count in yesterday morning before work thankfully because last evening I was too exhausted by the time I was able to sit down to even think much less write.
We had a small crew working on the daughter's water lines so I decided I would cook a nice dinner for all of them. So fried chicken with the works was it :) I also prepared the Philly cheesesteak sloppy joes for work today at the same time. Interesting little combination to say the least and boy does it smell good :) So if your out and about and somewhere close to Jonesboro this afternoon, stop on in at the Circle K and grab you a sandwich for lunch. They're only $1 and the money goes to charity :)
I'm still behind on the word count for my NaNoWriMo project, however, we are getting closer to having the daughter and the grandchildren back in their house and by that time hubby will be back out on the road so things around here will be deathly quiet once again. So catching up shouldn't be a problem. I also have next Wednesday off work so there is an entire writing day :) Unless I go help my sister with her apples then it will be part of a writing day :)
I'm hoping for an easy day today. You know those days where there isn't too much going on so you can get things done you want to get done and not have to feel pressured. Yeah, one of those days :) I have so many leftovers on the fried chicken that if I play my cards right we can do a leftover night for dinner tonight and even make this evening pretty simple :) Which is my goal :)
Sometimes in life we just need one of those easy days. Just let the day move right along and you just follow where it leads.
I've been seeing tons of posts lately on passing the blame for society once again. I just wish people could see and understand what we put out into this world is what we will get back. This means on all levels, not just personally. People place blame on objects and things such as music, games, ect. When in reality it is the emotions we put out into the world that are absorbed by others. Negativity feeds negativity until it explodes into a mess. If it wasn't fed it would eventually fade away.
Will we ever stop it? Probably not, because our society has become such a negative environment to live in. You will always have those people that when you give a solution will give you a hundred negative reasons why that can't be a solution.
Here's the thing. I used to allow negativity to drag me down. I would get up every morning with the same negative thoughts coursing through my head until I felt weighted down. I had no idea how to stop it. I saw no out. Then one day I couldn't take anymore. I sat down and just thought about how I wanted life to go. There were days where the smile of my grandchildren was the only positive aspect of my day, and I clung to it. I began seeking out the positive in each day. Some days it was so hard to find even one thing that went right that day. I would lay awake at night worrying over things I had no control over, but wanted desperately to control.
Then it happened. The more I did this, the easier it became to find the good in each day. I released the idea of I had to control everything. I found peace within the little things. I started sleeping better at night. I started waking up each day with a smile on my face and well rested. Life changed. I changed.
Sure, not every day is sunshine and roses, however, I still go through the day with a smile on my face and try my best to move right along. I find it silly to place blame on THINGS that can't control their own actions much less the actions of others. Because common sense is common sense. I get why people want to place that blame on objects, because it is easier to blame an object than to face the truth. Blaming has been and probably always will be human nature. But it doesn't make it a reality no matter how many people want to team up and place blame.
The reality is, when you feed negativity then it consumes. It takes over every aspect of your life. When you are in this mindset you look for validation. Anymore you don't have to look far to be validated in these thoughts or ideas either, all you have to do is hit the world wide web and there is your validation for any thought you might have, good or bad, it's all out there.
I challenge you to spend one day just looking up every negative thought you have on the web. How do you feel at the end of the day? Justified in your thinking? hmmmm
Then I challenge you to spend one day just looking up every positive thought you have on the web. How do you feel at the end of the day? Justified in your thinking? hmmmm
Everyone have a lovely day!!!
Blessings to all!!!
It has been a busy 24 hours :) But of course I like busy so it was all good. Got my word count in yesterday morning before work thankfully because last evening I was too exhausted by the time I was able to sit down to even think much less write.
We had a small crew working on the daughter's water lines so I decided I would cook a nice dinner for all of them. So fried chicken with the works was it :) I also prepared the Philly cheesesteak sloppy joes for work today at the same time. Interesting little combination to say the least and boy does it smell good :) So if your out and about and somewhere close to Jonesboro this afternoon, stop on in at the Circle K and grab you a sandwich for lunch. They're only $1 and the money goes to charity :)
I'm still behind on the word count for my NaNoWriMo project, however, we are getting closer to having the daughter and the grandchildren back in their house and by that time hubby will be back out on the road so things around here will be deathly quiet once again. So catching up shouldn't be a problem. I also have next Wednesday off work so there is an entire writing day :) Unless I go help my sister with her apples then it will be part of a writing day :)
I'm hoping for an easy day today. You know those days where there isn't too much going on so you can get things done you want to get done and not have to feel pressured. Yeah, one of those days :) I have so many leftovers on the fried chicken that if I play my cards right we can do a leftover night for dinner tonight and even make this evening pretty simple :) Which is my goal :)
Sometimes in life we just need one of those easy days. Just let the day move right along and you just follow where it leads.
I've been seeing tons of posts lately on passing the blame for society once again. I just wish people could see and understand what we put out into this world is what we will get back. This means on all levels, not just personally. People place blame on objects and things such as music, games, ect. When in reality it is the emotions we put out into the world that are absorbed by others. Negativity feeds negativity until it explodes into a mess. If it wasn't fed it would eventually fade away.
Will we ever stop it? Probably not, because our society has become such a negative environment to live in. You will always have those people that when you give a solution will give you a hundred negative reasons why that can't be a solution.
Here's the thing. I used to allow negativity to drag me down. I would get up every morning with the same negative thoughts coursing through my head until I felt weighted down. I had no idea how to stop it. I saw no out. Then one day I couldn't take anymore. I sat down and just thought about how I wanted life to go. There were days where the smile of my grandchildren was the only positive aspect of my day, and I clung to it. I began seeking out the positive in each day. Some days it was so hard to find even one thing that went right that day. I would lay awake at night worrying over things I had no control over, but wanted desperately to control.
Then it happened. The more I did this, the easier it became to find the good in each day. I released the idea of I had to control everything. I found peace within the little things. I started sleeping better at night. I started waking up each day with a smile on my face and well rested. Life changed. I changed.
Sure, not every day is sunshine and roses, however, I still go through the day with a smile on my face and try my best to move right along. I find it silly to place blame on THINGS that can't control their own actions much less the actions of others. Because common sense is common sense. I get why people want to place that blame on objects, because it is easier to blame an object than to face the truth. Blaming has been and probably always will be human nature. But it doesn't make it a reality no matter how many people want to team up and place blame.
The reality is, when you feed negativity then it consumes. It takes over every aspect of your life. When you are in this mindset you look for validation. Anymore you don't have to look far to be validated in these thoughts or ideas either, all you have to do is hit the world wide web and there is your validation for any thought you might have, good or bad, it's all out there.
I challenge you to spend one day just looking up every negative thought you have on the web. How do you feel at the end of the day? Justified in your thinking? hmmmm
Then I challenge you to spend one day just looking up every positive thought you have on the web. How do you feel at the end of the day? Justified in your thinking? hmmmm
Everyone have a lovely day!!!
Blessings to all!!!