Why is it that we have to designate a specific day to celebrate things? Honestly, can't we celebrate daily? And by celebrate, I mean acknowledge how incredible life is (to put it as broadly as possible).
I have a lot to be thankful for. Family is the biggest thing I'm grateful for recently. They've proven to me that they'll support me through anything and love me no matter what. Can't beat that.
I'm looking forward to Tuesday because I'll get to see the residents at Good Samaritan. It was a little strange not seeing them Thursday. I have to have 30 hours of "service learning" for one of my classes and I chose to volunteer at a nursing home. I want to continue volunteering, even after this class is over. I get such an overwhelmingly wonderful feeling whenever I leave there because I feel like I made a difference in someone's life. I'd miss it quite a bit.
Take care!
Friday, November 27, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Post #33
I had the strangest yet most comforting dream last night. I miss my grandma. But I know she isn't far away. It's evident now. I hope I see her again tonight.
In other news, it's still raining like crazy here. I don't think it's ever going to stop.
I just found an old blog of mine that I had back in 2005, it's kind of weird to read. I'm glad I've changed. Obviously it's inevitable, but I was not a happy camper back then!
Take care.
In other news, it's still raining like crazy here. I don't think it's ever going to stop.
I just found an old blog of mine that I had back in 2005, it's kind of weird to read. I'm glad I've changed. Obviously it's inevitable, but I was not a happy camper back then!
Take care.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Post #32
I'm not sure how I feel right now. Very indifferent, I guess. It probably doesn't help that I'm so exhausted that I could have gone to sleep at 3pm. I had a bunch of things to get done though, and then I ended up watching a movie called Garden Party. Strange movie, but it's pretty good.
It has been raining for nearly three days now (if not a full three days, I lost track). Additionally, it's incredibly cold. Welcome to South Dakota, right?
I should go to bed. I don't want to get sick again (or make whatever it is I have worse).
I'm just ready for this gloomy weather to skedaddle (huh, that's actually a word, according to Firefox).
Xoxo.
It has been raining for nearly three days now (if not a full three days, I lost track). Additionally, it's incredibly cold. Welcome to South Dakota, right?
I should go to bed. I don't want to get sick again (or make whatever it is I have worse).
I'm just ready for this gloomy weather to skedaddle (huh, that's actually a word, according to Firefox).
Xoxo.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Post #31
Take a moment to think about, or write down, the things that make you smile. It can be extravagant or purely simplistic. Got it? Now keep those things with you at all times and think about them periodically. Smiling is contagious and it's something that should be passed around :)
Take care.
Take care.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Post #30
Sometimes life isn't what we expected, but that doesn't mean we need to resist change. Change is one thing that is certain in this life. So it's better to accept it than pretend it isn't going to happen.
I'm convinced my grandmother has become a monarch butterfly. Whenever I'm thinking deeply about her and her impact on my life and everyone else that she affected, a monarch flutters by and sticks around until my thoughts trail off to a different subject.
Speaking of which, there was a woman who came into bagel boy about a week before my grandmother passed away and we connected in a way, talked for a while...she was a memorable lady. Then I was sure that I saw this woman at my grandmother's funeral but I figured I would never know for sure, but she came to bagel boy today and I asked her if she knew Mary Helen and it turns out she WAS there and she's one of my cousin's best friends. It's such a small world, it's scary. But at the same time, it's comforting.
Take care.
I'm convinced my grandmother has become a monarch butterfly. Whenever I'm thinking deeply about her and her impact on my life and everyone else that she affected, a monarch flutters by and sticks around until my thoughts trail off to a different subject.
Speaking of which, there was a woman who came into bagel boy about a week before my grandmother passed away and we connected in a way, talked for a while...she was a memorable lady. Then I was sure that I saw this woman at my grandmother's funeral but I figured I would never know for sure, but she came to bagel boy today and I asked her if she knew Mary Helen and it turns out she WAS there and she's one of my cousin's best friends. It's such a small world, it's scary. But at the same time, it's comforting.
Take care.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Post #28
The Stroller
While I sat in the reception area of my doctor's office, a woman rolled an elderly man in a wheelchair into the room. As she went to the receptionist's desk, the man sat there, alone and silent. Just as I was thinking I should make small talk with him, a little boy slipped off his mother's lap and walked over to the wheelchair. Placing his hand on the man's, he said, "I know how you feel. My mom makes me ride in the stroller too." The man's joyous laughter could be heard throughout the office.
-Author Unknown
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While I always have had a great love for the elderly, I appreciate them more and more every day. Sure, some of them can be quite grumpy (when they come into BagelBoy), or stubborn, hard of hearing, etc...but they really do offer something to the world. One thing I learn from them is to appreciate life as it comes.
I wanted to share a little story about my grandmother. She honest to goodness cannot hear worth a darn. And she knows it. Her most recent visit to the nursing home (due to a broken hip), resulted in a little interview with a nurse. In the interview the nurse asked her several questions about her daily activities (cooking, cleaning, etc). She then asked, "How's your hearing?" Grandma didn't respond and the nurse noted, "Not good." A little while later she asked, "do you have hearing aids?" And grandma said, "No, I have a lady that comes in twice a month." And she went on to explain what her cleaning lady does when she's there. My aunt and uncle broke down into roaring laughter and the nurse joined in. Grandma thought the lady asked if she had MERRY MAIDES. Cleaning ladies. It's so crystal clear that she cannot hear a dang thing, but she's so stubborn that even if she did have them, she probably wouldn't wear them. It's absolutely adorable though. I can totally see how a woman of her age (88), with her state of hearing could hear "merry maides" instead of "hearing aides." I mean, think about it...she doesn't even want to hear about hearing aides, why would she hear that? She's so cute.
Other than that, enjoy what you can while you can! Savor everything and don't think about what you don't have. Make the most of the things that are already in your life. But I don't mean to say "forget goals, get by with what you have." That isn't what I'm saying at all. DO set goals, have dreams, strive to be the best you can be. But in the meantime, quit worrying and live your life!! Life is too short to live it in a constant state of worry. And don't be aprehensive to try to reach those really big goals in life. Even if you come up a little short, at least you tried! Just live.
<3
Take care!!
While I sat in the reception area of my doctor's office, a woman rolled an elderly man in a wheelchair into the room. As she went to the receptionist's desk, the man sat there, alone and silent. Just as I was thinking I should make small talk with him, a little boy slipped off his mother's lap and walked over to the wheelchair. Placing his hand on the man's, he said, "I know how you feel. My mom makes me ride in the stroller too." The man's joyous laughter could be heard throughout the office.
-Author Unknown
---
While I always have had a great love for the elderly, I appreciate them more and more every day. Sure, some of them can be quite grumpy (when they come into BagelBoy), or stubborn, hard of hearing, etc...but they really do offer something to the world. One thing I learn from them is to appreciate life as it comes.
I wanted to share a little story about my grandmother. She honest to goodness cannot hear worth a darn. And she knows it. Her most recent visit to the nursing home (due to a broken hip), resulted in a little interview with a nurse. In the interview the nurse asked her several questions about her daily activities (cooking, cleaning, etc). She then asked, "How's your hearing?" Grandma didn't respond and the nurse noted, "Not good." A little while later she asked, "do you have hearing aids?" And grandma said, "No, I have a lady that comes in twice a month." And she went on to explain what her cleaning lady does when she's there. My aunt and uncle broke down into roaring laughter and the nurse joined in. Grandma thought the lady asked if she had MERRY MAIDES. Cleaning ladies. It's so crystal clear that she cannot hear a dang thing, but she's so stubborn that even if she did have them, she probably wouldn't wear them. It's absolutely adorable though. I can totally see how a woman of her age (88), with her state of hearing could hear "merry maides" instead of "hearing aides." I mean, think about it...she doesn't even want to hear about hearing aides, why would she hear that? She's so cute.
Other than that, enjoy what you can while you can! Savor everything and don't think about what you don't have. Make the most of the things that are already in your life. But I don't mean to say "forget goals, get by with what you have." That isn't what I'm saying at all. DO set goals, have dreams, strive to be the best you can be. But in the meantime, quit worrying and live your life!! Life is too short to live it in a constant state of worry. And don't be aprehensive to try to reach those really big goals in life. Even if you come up a little short, at least you tried! Just live.
<3
Take care!!
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