YEAH!

I am home. Major abdominal surgery, recovery is going well and will hope to be at full steam soon. I can't wait to bring Emma home!!!

Upcoming

Major surgery on tuesday. Crossing fingers. Will, medical directive, adoption paperwork and marriage certificate copied. We will see.

today

Today is the day I will change my mind,
and leave all the negative things behind.
Today is the day I want to be free,
and not let life troubles get to me.

Today is the day I will do my best,
and make sure I focus to past each day's test.
Today is the day I will take a stand,
and choose to do right to my fellow man.

Today is the day I will put my foot down,
and encourage myself when I feel I want to frown.
Today is the day, no longer will I doubt
in spite of the grumblers who stand about.

You look at me and ask "How will you start?",
"Well, first there must be a change in my heart".
I will hang with new friends who want to achieve,
and who want a good education cause that's what I believe.

I will respect those around me, young and old,
for respect is the key, that's what I've been told.
I will demand excellence you see,
for I must insist to become a better me.

I will reach for the stars no matter how hard it seems,
and fly like a bird with the knowledge this journey brings.
So you see it's not impossible, I must take life day by day
and do the right things as I travel along the way!

Never Forget

Your presence is a present to the world.
You're unique and one of a kind.
Your life can be what you want it to be.
Take the days, just one at a time.
Count your blessings, not your troubles.
You'll make it through, whatever comes along.
Within you are so many answers.
Understand, have courage, be strong.
Don't put limits on yourself.
So many dreams are waiting to be realized.
Decisions are too important to leave to chance.
Reach for your peak, your goal and your prize.
Nothing wastes more energy than worrying.
The longer one carries a problem, the heavier it gets.
Don't take things too seriously.
Live a life of serenity, not a life of regrets.
Remember that a little love goes a long way.
Remember that a lot . . . goes forever.
Remember that friendship is a wise investment.
Life's treasures are people . . . together.
Realize that it's never too late.
Do ordinary things in an extraordinary way.
Have health, hope and happiness.
Take the time to wish upon a star.
And don't ever forget . . .
For even a day . . .
How very special you are.

What I have learned so far.

You cannot want it for someone.

Stop trying to convince anyone of anything.

The definition of cool is not reacting to the same stuff most people react to.

The reason people have problems – any problems - weight problems, money problems, depression, drug problems, is because they do not want to feel something.

Making a living using your mind is a wonderful thing. But the sense of satisfaction and accomplishment from doing manual labor all day — painting a room, doing some landscaping, framing a building — well, that's a good feeling.

Some people totally get me. And some people never will. It's just chemistry, not something personal.

In order to listen, you have to be genuinely curious about what the other person has to say. If you’re not curious, you probably should not be in a close relationship with that person.

Nobody leaves a relationship too early.

Most people spend very little time contemplating what they really want in their lives.

The worst thing we do to our kids is make them feel guilty.

The more tenaciously people cling to the beliefs, the more you can be sure that underneath it all, there is a fear of something.

Most everyone mistakes need for love.

Trying to get the very best deal all the time is not always in your best interests.

Until you take responsibility for everything single thing that appears in your life, you’re missing out.

The people who try to control the morality of other people are really only projecting their concern for their own morality.

The judgment you feel toward someone else is the way you feel about yourself. You are your harshest critic.

People really don't want money. They want the freedom that money represents.

The universe whispers to you first. Then it taps you on the shoulder. If you’re still not listening, it will punch you in the gut and drop you to your knees.

Refrain from giving people unsolicited advice.

Wait until you KNOW. If you don’t know, then you don’t know.

If you keep asking yourself HOW all the time, you’re not allowing anything magical or beyond your expectations to occur in your life.

People interchange the word "science" or "scientific" for "truth". And they are not the same thing.

Lots of people are disconnected from how they feel. Men and women. There’s a reason why we have such a profound depth of feelings. It’s what makes us human. We have this gift to guide us through our lives. But most people have been taught to shut their feelings down. They’ve associated feeling things with pain. Men have been taught that to feel is unmanly; a feminine quality. And if they refuse to feel the truth that's inside them, they live lives of quiet desperation.

People who are busy all the time are scared of what would happen if they slowed down.

Most people who reject the notion of God were force-fed some type of religious belief when they were younger. They were taught to believe or to practice something that did not resonate with them. And when they got older, they rejected anything associated with the word "God" outright. This is because to them, the very notion of God has come to represent the oppression of their true feelings.

Speaking of God, there’s too much emphasis on the story of what God is rather than the feeling of what God is. People have been killing each other over the story since time began. We do not seem to be to quick on the uptake on that one.

I am you and you are me and we are all together.

almost done!

The contractors are almost done!!!