8 weeks postpartum

Needless to say, babygirl is 8 weeks, 5 hours, and 50 minutes old. She is currently staying with extended family and I send long distance hugs and kisses to her while I am dealing with severe postpartum depression.

Is there life out there?

We have heard so far the voice of life on one small world only. But we have at last begun to listen for other voices in the cosmic fugue. Carl Sagan

7-30

"All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you" - Wayne Dyer --- I so needed to read that quote this evening. It's been a long, tiring day..

Brick walls

"You are a living magnet. What you attract into your life is in harmony with your dominant thoughts." - Brian Tracy------ I am making small yet attainable goals in this book of life. Inevitable huge brick walls appear as obstacles to get to my goal. I have several choices that I can make. I can stop, sit down, and sulk, totally giving up on my goal and therefore my dream. Or I can find another route. Over, around, through, under the brick walls (obstacles) that always appear as soon as I make even a small goal. I can use a ladder to climb up and over. I can bust a hole through the wall. I can walk around the wall, but that will take a long while. I can dig a tunnel underneath the wall. I don't want to stop and give up!!! I want to accomplish my goals, so I press onward as each brick wall blocks my path. -----This quote strikes my fancy due to needing a loan to pay for rent, utilities, etc..------ "A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain." - Mark Twain

7-29

Pain is temporary.It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. Lance Armstrong

children

"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing." - Abraham Lincoln The expert life coaches I’m talking about are – Children! Children come into the world with a positive ‘can-do’ mindset that we as adults can learn a lot from. In today’s edition of Dare To Dream I’d like to share with you 7 life lessons I’ve learnt from children. Live In The Moment It never ceases to amaze me how quickly children can make the transition from being upset to being happy. Underlying these instantaneous mood swings is the ability to truly live in the moment. Children don’t spend hours reflecting on the past or worrying about the future. They live life as it happens. As adults we often carry emotional baggage from our previous experiences as well as fears for our future. It’s little wonder that we struggle to enjoy each moment simply for what it is. Give Yourself Time To Learn To put myself through University, I used to teach the clarinet and saxophone to students of all ages. One of the major differences between my young students and my adult students was that the children gave themselves time to learn. When they made a mistake, they simply laughed and moved on. The adult students on the other hand, often got worried and frustrated by their mistakes and berated themselves for not being perfect. Children understand that it takes time to become good at something and they know that making mistakes is part of the learning process. Believe Anything Is Possible This is an area in which children easily out do most adults. Children truly believe that anything is possible and as we’ve already seen in an earlier edition of Dare To Dream, belief is the secret ingredient for achieving success in every area of your life. Laugh Out Loud One of the things children enjoy more than anything else is to laugh and giggle. Some of my happiest memories are of laughing to the point of tears with my nephews over some silly incident or comment. For some reason, as we grow older we seem to repress our sense of fun in preference for something called ‘maturity’. Personally, I would much rather laugh out loud! Don’t Be Afraid To Love Children are much more likely to say, "I love you" than most adults. They do not think about or analyse the long term consequences of making this statement. When they feel a sense of love for someone, they simply let them know. Forgive Quickly And Completely Children rarely carry a grudge for very long. They may get angry or upset but when they forgive someone, they do it quickly and completely. Adults on the other hand are quite capable of carrying a grudge for many years and even when they do forgive someone, it is often a case of, "I’ll forgive but I’ll never forget!" Never Lose Your Sense Of Wonder Children don’t take the world around them for granted. They possess a wonderful sense of curiosity and fun. A few weeks ago I was in the Melbourne Botanical Gardens with my nephew David. I was chasing him around an oak tree and each time I changed direction and caught him, he burst into a fit of giggles. Eventually we collapsed on the ground and looked up at the sunlight sparkling through the leaves. As I lay on the ground, I reached over and picked up an acorn and said, "David, did you know that this big tree grew from a little seed like this?" My nephew thought about this for a moment and then his eyes widened and he asked, "How?" I looked at the acorn in my hand and then up at the huge tree above us and the amazement that my nephew had shown suddenly hit me too! Action Steps: This week, take a break from the pressures of being an adult and use the seven life lessons above to reconnect with your inner child.

ponderings

Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?.................................................... Why is it that when you transport something by car it is called a shipment but when you transport something by ship it is called cargo?

philosophy not physics

posted on a man's formum [quote]Do humans choose their actions freely, exercising their own power of will, or do external and prior causes (even the will of God) determine our acts?[/quote] Chuck has been thinking about things and here is his post: [quote] As for this, sounds more like philosophy than physics to me... With that said, I love philosophy and have read a lot of books about it. I think about the question above a lot, I have come to the belief that we act freely however I believe that there are pre-ordained events in our lives...our destiny if you will, and we as human beings have the freedom to make a choice that will effect our immediate future...I also feel that the end destination is the same regardless of the decision we make in our lives. The best example I can give would be to look at Rand McNally road map/atlas, when you're finding ways to get to your destination notice how there's many different roads or paths, there are shortcuts and scenic routes. Well I feel that's a great example on human life, filled with different paths we can take that will effect our trip, when we come to a crossroad we have to make a decision that can alter our trip but ultimately the destination will always remain the same.[quote]

I fell

"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one." - Elbert Hubbard Mistakes are frequently made by all, but this one was unexpected. I tripped and fell on my back, butt, left side, and scraped my right arm this afternoon/early evening. My mistake was miscalculating the steps and not noticing the rotten step at the bottom. I have trouble with stairs and curbs and Doc has me under fall precaution after major surgery. I am all shook up, my back aches, and I started seeing spots (low blood sugar). I blanked out temporarily and yelled for help. No one heard me or came to assist for awhile. So here I am, lying on the collapsed step with something sharp under my butt and a something uncomfortable wearing a dress which is hiked up to my thighs. Finally, my mother stops vacumming in the motorhome and comes to my aid as I yell "Mother" one last time.

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