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The Lion in Me


Hello, Sir Lion!
I feared you had gone away.
Welcome to today!

Miss Kitty out here
Threatened to take me over
While you stayed hidden.

I’m glad you appeared
To help me face challenges;
Today’s full of them.

My To-Do List

  • Finish cleaning that darn office
  • Go up in my sanctuary; worship and consult with God
  • Figure out what to put in our suitcases and pack ’em
  • Fix and eat a healthy breakfast
  • Go downtown and buy hostess gifts
  • Confirm our flights and choose our seats
  • Leave a list of helpfuls for the folks who’ll be in our house
  • Visit shut-ins
  • Go to Bell Choir Practice
  • Fix and eat dinner
  • Clean up the kitchen and dust the house
  • Get a good night’s sleep for tomorrow’s long travel day

Take strength and courage
From Mr. Lion in me.
Tackle those To-Do’s!

Have a productive day, my friends.
I’m headed into that darn office.
Can’t have it looking so messy
when our family arrives for Thanksgiving.
Do you have a room like that at your place?

See Ya Later!

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blessings, Family, Gratitude, Haiku, Life's Challenges, Love, Poetry, work

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Devastating Snow


How can something so beautiful be devastating?

BURIED CROPS

Near Wolford, North Dakota: “The impact has been great. Wheat, corn, and soybeans are still out in the field. The wheat and soybeans are buried in some places. We haven’t been able to chop our corn because of the wet fall, therefore making it impossible to bring cattle home before the storm. They need to go in the field that the corn is in. We have been forced to feed cows out in the pasture the last two days which is going to deplete an already short hay supply. We lost all our oats hay due to the constant rain and the snow we had last week. The picture above is covered soybeans.

Forced to feed cows an already short hay supply

Our farmers and ranchers need our love and support. The impact of the storm across western and central North Dakota is dire. Farmers and ranchers across the area were especially impacted.

Buried soy beans

What do you think we can do to help our farmers and ranchers?

They can’t harvest crops buried in snow!

One FaceBook reader who saw these pictures wrote a comment that reflects what most of us are feeling:
Holly Anderson “This is so sad. It affects so many of these hard working people’s livelihood. It also will potentially affect the costs for consumers as well. The moisture is needed but never is wanted in this quantity and this early. I am so sad for all of these farm families.”

Yes, mass destruction of crops
WILL show increased prices for the consumer.
How can it not?

Loving each other
Means farmers and ranchers, too.
What form will love take?

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Share your ideas on this subject
regarding the “Devastating Snow.”
Do you have ideas about how to help?

See ya tomorrow.

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food, Haiku, Life's Challenges, Love, nature

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Difficult Day – 9-11


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“Today was a Difficult Day,” said Pooh.  

There was a pause.  

“Do you want to talk about it?” asked Piglet.  

“No,” said Pooh after a bit. “No, I don’t think I do.”  

“That’s okay,” said Piglet, and he came and sat beside his friend.  

“What are you doing?” asked Pooh.

 

“Nothing, really,” said Piglet. “Only, I know what Difficult Days are like. I quite often don’t feel like talking about it on my Difficult Days either.  

“But goodness,” continued Piglet, “Difficult Days are so much easier when you know you’ve got someone there for you. And I’ll always be here for you, Pooh.”  

And as Pooh sat there, working through in his head his Difficult Day, while the solid, reliable Piglet sat next to him quietly, swinging his little legs…he thought that his best friend had never been more right.  

Mental Health Matters

This is National Suicide Prevention Week. Do you have a friend who needs you to just sit there and be a quiet supporter? Reach Out!

Let’s just love one another.

See ya later!

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Heartache, Life and Death, Love, mental health

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Practice Tenacity


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Tenacity is
Hanging on, not letting go.
It’s available.

Tenacity is
Essential for your success.
You can’t go buy it.

Tenacity is
Making it through the tough times.
How do you do it?

Try this:

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My List

I made it through:

  • failed interviews
  • job challenges
  • losing a prenatal baby
  • having my daughter move to Europe when she was one month pregnant with my first grandchild (that was hard!)
  • knee replacement surgery and the painful rehab
  • a burst appendix (that almost killed me!)

I could go on…. but you get the idea. What would your list look like?

Your List

Do you need to remind yourself that you’re tough? You’re a winner. You’re not a quitter. You’ve got broad shoulders and strong arms and can give great hugs. You believe in yourself. You’ve survived some rough times. Tenacity can be your middle name. Try it. What’s on your list?

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Show me your
“made it through”
list!

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Haiku, life, Life's Challenges, Love, mental health, Poetry

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Why Live in Negativity?


Why Live in Negativity?

challenge

Do you know when you are being negative?
Can you identify your own negativity?
Some people can’t.
Recognition is the first step!

Then flip the script.
You can do it!

Just live in love!
Be positive, my friends.
It’s a much better way to live.
Trust me!
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See ya tomorrow.

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Life's Challenges, Love, mental health

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Tell The Story Challenge


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Renee/Heart Tokens  was nominated by Amy for the “Tell the Story Challenge” created by The Eclectic Contrarian

There were 2 pics she gave, and Renee chose the one that spoke to her the most.

Then Renee posted two pictures and invited her readers to join the challenge.

I decided this sounds like fun… and so I am joining in.

Here are the Rules:

Pick one of the images given to you, write whatever comes to you. Short, long, funny, sad … a tribute to someone, a poem, a song. Then choose two or three images and some nominees and keep the ball rolling.

 This is the image I chose – and I selected Haiku as my genre:

God’s Gift

 

Going to war is hell
Only music can save us
God seemed to know that

 

Here are the three images I choose for your selections:
alcohol blur bright burnt
watercolor bird

man with braided hair

Photo by VINICIUS COSTA on Pexels.com

And here are my nominees:
1. Lize Bard, Haiku out of Africa
2. Pat Cegan, Source of Inspiration
3. Bill, WCS Poetry
4. deyspublishing, dorothy’s page
5. Anyone of you – my Ideal Readers – who wants to join in. Do!!
Sorry, I can’t seem to erase these items that were transferred from Renee’s original post: Renee/Heart Tokens  … so just ignore this bottom part! But, do click on Renee’s title in red here and see the picture and story she posted.
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blogging, Haiku, music, writing

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Be Led, Not Driven


On this Monday following Easter, I am revisiting some of my old blogs.

The emergence of spring in the air and the “drive” to get some spring cleaning done has me reflecting on life and its purpose.

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Some of my newer followers may not have seen this thoughtful post. Please click below and contemplate with me this idea:    via Be Led, Not Driven

Written

on April 22, 2019

Snow Piles


Montana snow piles

Are five feet tall and rising

Push them to the side

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Haiku, Love, Montana, nature, Poetry

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Successes


Want to know the secret to multiple successes?

marketing school business idea

S  ee Your Goal

U  nderstand Obstacles

C  reate a Positive Mental Picture

C  lear Your Mind of Self Doubt

E  mbrace the Challenge

S  tay on Track

S  avor the Task and Pray for Wisdom

E  njoy the Conclusion

S  tart Again!

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Now you have it!
Go get it!

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learning, Life's Challenges, prayer, work

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Boneheaded Decisions


Ecclesiastes

Assures us in chapter seven

Faith flows eternal

If faith’s eternal,

Shouldn’t my faith lead me straight?

Why do I wander?
.

Are you always right?

All your decisions are great?

You’re delusional!
.

All of us at times

Make boneheaded decisions.

Thank God for His Grace!
.

All the rivers flow

Into the eternal sea,

Yet it never fills.
.

My river of faith

Is evolving to follow –

Not because of me
.

God’s got me covered

In spite of my boneheaded

Circuitous routes.
.

Lord, lead me into

Your sweet everlasting sea;

Guide my faith river.

aerial photography of water beside forest during golden hour

Amen

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Bible Lessons, God, Haiku, learning, Life's Challenges, Love, Montana, nature, peace, prayer

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