Why I left my last job? The company shifted the office and didn’t tell me where it was. Where I see myself in five years? I’d say my biggest weakness…
The Interview
I just have to pass this along today. It gave me more than a few LOLs😂 and chuckles. I needed that this morning. It’s more than a little zany!! Have a great week my friends.
Thanks, Gottfried. Love, JanBeek 🙃😂
Are you a fruitcake?
Filled with fruits of the spirit?
Let me hear a YES!!
Do you grant to God
Permission to infuse you
With His divine gifts?
What are those divine gifts?
Do you have them memorized?
Are they yours – living fruits in you?
Each day as I walk down
the circular staircase
from my sanctuary,
I repeat my 12 step program:
Thank You, God, for the
1) Love,
2) Joy, and
3) Peace
that are mine!
Give me help, God, with
these Fruits of the Spirit
that I need help to exhibit:
4) Patience,
5) Kindness,
6) Goodness,
7) Faithfulness
(which brings blessings).
8) Gentleness, and
9) Self-control.
Help me
10) live humbly
with an attitude of gratitude
and
11) a response of generosity,
forgiveness,
12) Obedience and Integrity.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
When you pray daily
Asking God to give you fruits,
Trust, my friends, He will!
Be fruity!
Oh, and don’t forget to
keep smiling, my friends.
Fruity people are happy folks!!
Be a fruitcake!
Happy and content is how God created us.
Let’s claim that idea!
Thanks for visiting JanBeek today.
See ya tomorrow (God willing) –
Hugs!
If you’re happy
and you know it,
you can be a little fruity
like Jack Hartmann
and sing along
with this song for
all kids and young at heart!
He’s a fruitcake personified!!
Some people seem to have aged like fine wine. I aged like milk…. I got sour and chunky.
Is 82 old? I’ve spent my life and my blogging career (over a decade now) denying “old” and encouraging vim & vigor!
Now, all of a sudden, as I nurse my bruised and broken left hand, try to type with one hand, and I struggle to cut my pain meds in half so I can welcome normal bowel movements again, I am feeling sour, chunky, and sorry for myself. Ever been there?
I have blogged only once or twice in the weeks since my careless trip over the curb and my broken and dislocated left pinky. I try to make light of it.
But I challenge you: Tie your non-dominant hand to your waist. Make it inoperable/immobile. Then leave it like that for two weeks. Try taking a shower, washing your hair, changing the sheets on your bed, slicing meat for a stir-fry, putting on socks, or pulling up your pants. How’s it working?
Believe me, it’s worse than having a finger in a trap! The whole arm and hand are out of commission!
But… true to form, I find comfort in knowing it could be worse!
I drink a toast to the blessings! It coulda been worse! It coulda been the dominant hand or the head or a hip! It coulda been permanent damage. This, too, shall pass!!
So, after all, count your blessings, Jan; you had just gotten a manicure – and you didn’t even break a nail! Now I ask you, how lucky can you be?
Happy Cinco de Mayo came and went! Our granddaughter’s birthday came and went! Mother’s Day came and went! Neighbors and friends came and are still coming to help with meals and household chores. So, I’m smiling and grateful.
I’m aging pretty well! Don’t you think? How about you?
See ya tomorrow, God willing…
Have a Terrific Tuesday.
I send my love,
JanBeek
Guess what? Looking on the bright side and putting on a happy face is NOT the end of your generation!!
Procrastination –
Is it an issue with you?
I have mastered it!
I’ll get to it next.
That”s just what I tell myself.
But, when does next come?
I often delay
Doing what needs to be done –
With good excuses.
Is that familiar?
And I’m not the only one.
Bob knows that routine!
“Just put a towel out –
It will soak up the water.
I am going skiing.”
That’s two years ago.
A sump pump is what’s needed.
Will a snow fence work?
This is it last week –
After putting up snow fence –
Before last snow fall.
Please get me a towel
To soak up the melting snow
Before it warms up!
Procrastination
Lives in my part of the world
Inside – not just out!
No, not my office –
But it certainly could be.
Mine’s almost as bad!
Do you have places
That you are sure to avoid?
Rather do your blog?
You are not alone.
It’s an immortal problem.
Procrastination!!
The Bible addressed the issue:
“Be strong and courageous,
and do the work.
Do not be afraid
or discouraged,
for the Lord God…
is with you.”
1 Chronicles 28:20
Pray for God to help
You and me do what we must
That we’re avoiding.
Get it off your chest.
Step up – Act wholeheartedly –
Just tackle the mess!
I promise I will –
After finishing coffee.
Hah! Ignore the mess…
Thanks for visiting JanBeek today.
Now, go get busy!!
See ya tomorrow (God willing)
P.S. By the way, did you realize as you were reading this that every three line stanza is a kind of Haiku with a syllabic pattern of 5-7-5? If you didn’t that’s OK. It means I didn’t force it. That was fun!
Bloganuary#7 Prompt asked,
“What Makes You Laugh?”
If we can laugh at ourselves
We’ll always have something to laugh about.
If we can chuckle at our idiosyncrasies,
We’ll be happier, no doubt!
We can overcome difficulties faster
If we look at them through lenses
That are tinted with lots of humor.
Laughter is a medicine that cleanses!
The Bible has several examples of laughter.
Here are three:
1. Sarah laughed in unbelief.
2. Abraham laughed in wonder.
3. Then they both laughed in joy!
I find it interesting that I find no scripture of Jesus laughing. Do you know of any?
Besides laughing at yourself, what else makes you laugh?
What makes YOU laugh?
See ya tomorrow (God willing)
Love,
JanBeek
These examples of laughter make me laugh in wonder
because they sound more like my respiratory virus cough
than they do real laughter! Come on, you can do better than this.
Give me a laugh!!
| I feel like my body has gotten totally out of shape, so I got my doctor’s permission to join a fitness club and start exercising. I decided to take an aerobics class for seniors. I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped up and down, and perspired for an hour. But, by the time I got my leotards on, the class was over. |
My memory’s not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory’s not as sharp as it used to be. |
Know how to prevent sagging? Just eat till the wrinkles fill out. |
I talked with God about this today.
God said to me:
“Folks don’t mind your creases, Jan.
It is part of the aging process –
and those lines are roadmaps to your soul.
They tell how you’ve lived your life.
Your joys are there.
(Those are the creases beside each eye)
The times you were tickled are there.
(Notice those crinkles on your nose!)
Your worries are there.
(Those are the railroad tracks on your forehead;
sometimes caused not by worry, but by pondering!)
Those aren’t wrinkles –
They’re wise cracks!”
One of my favorite Bible verses about aging gracefully is
“Even in old age they will still produce fruit;
they will remain vital and green.”
(Psalm 92:14)
God will carry us through, even into our advanced years.
Our Creator has had a plan for us since before we were born.
He had our days numbered since the beginning of time
and it is up to us to make wise decisions
to help our bodies live
a more vibrant and full life
and to impart our wisdom
to those placed in our lives.
How many wise cracks do you have?
Are you trying to hide them?
Or do you embrace them?
In the video below,
Lisa, Domestic Life Stylist,
moves our focus away from our
“Wise cracks” and shares
some wise tips on aging.
It’s worth a watch!
Her final words:
“Embrace the age you are!”
Wisdom indeed!
(I’m 82, how about you?)
See ya tomorrow (God willing).
Thanks for visiting!
Love,
JanBeek
Time for some humor…
Never too late for a laugh.
You laugh if the child’s not yours!
Yes, hold your wife’s hand;
Hang on to each other tight
For many reasons!
Grab your partner’s hand.
Don’t let a camel come in
That protective box!
Unless a camel
Shows up in your living room,
Embrace your partner!
But if you happen
To come across a camel,
Just invite him home!
I am feeling weird.
It’s a night to be silly.
Hug insanity.
Ever wonder what
Life is like for the insane?
Embrace a camel!
Oh goodness bludder!
Put me in a cardboard box…
I’m ready for bed.
Is there hope for me?
Embrace a camel.
I needed a laugh tonight.
Did you need one, too?
Time for a shower
And then crawl in to my bed.
Come, friend, and join me!
Good night!
See ya tomorrow (God willing)
JanBeek
More on the saga of my bruised face!
A friend texted me and suggested,
“The fun part of getting
not one,
but
two black eyes,
is making up some wild,
harebrained event that caused them.
Sky diving accident?
Or when they turn yellow…
trying out for a clown part
in an adaptation of a Stephen King novel.”
I think I could pull off a clown part
in a Stephen King adaptation, don’t you?
I don’t need to wait til they turn yellow…
just match the magenta with my lipstick,
clothing, and earrings,
and (as Derrick suggested)
EMBRACE THE BRUISES!!
If you’re just tuning in to this messed up face saga,
I need you to know that I got into a wrestling match
with a tiger – and I won. The tiger
ran off into the woods, never to attack a human again!
And if you believe that, you need to buy my latest novel…
published by Porterhouse … available on your next steak.
If you can’t embrace sunglasses
and hide the damage,
then ya gotta smile and bare it,
right?
And while we’re at it, I have another story to tell you:
You know I’d not be likely to buy a case of beer –
but good wine, now that’s another story!
Now if you think I have any flawless dance moves left in me,
I have a glass of Kool-Aid to sell you.
I have waaaay too many birthday stories to tell –
and a whole lot of receipts for the Kool-Aid I’ve sold.
But, we’ve decided flying is a better way to go
instead of driving these days.
Driving requires sitting next to one another
and trying to talk to each other.
After nearly 60 years of marriage,
what’s left to talk about?
On a plane, if you’re lucky,
you get the center aisle –
and somebody new to talk to.
Seeing better was a perk of younger years.
Hearing better is a perk of aging…
but it takes a set of $4000 aids to do it.
As the birthdays pile up,
we have to be sure we have our bifocals
and our hearing aids
before we leave home.
Next it’ll be our walking stick
or a walker!!
Try not to lose your glasses
or your car keys –
That’s one of the problems
we multi-birthday folks have.
But that’s not as bad a losing
your memory.
Did I tell you the story about
how I got these black eyes?
Oh, I did?
It was back on the blog called
EMBRACE HARD HEADS –
Remember?
You don’t?
Oh well…
That’s a story for another day.
Do you have a story to tell?
Come on, be a sport…
Entertain me!
See ya tomorrow (God willing)
Love,
JanBeek
I have a good friend –
(Well, I have more than one friend)
But one makes me laugh.
She sends funny memes,
And she shares off-color jokes –
Never toooo naughty!
Have a fun-filled day.
Pass along some humor!
God bless you!
Love,
JanBeek
When are you the most creative?
Where do your creative juices flow most freely?
What’s your God-given creative talent?
I am not a painter.
I may have some latent talent there, but I have never developed it.
Do you have hidden talents that you have not fully explored?
When children are given the tools
and the examples early in life,
often that becomes the springboard
for a life of artistic talent shared.
No one told me that my scribbles
might lead to a creative talent
that would be appreciated by others!
But, I was encouraged to sing as a child.
That was a talent that did not go unnoticed.
How could you ignore it when
I was a 3-year-old singing
“Appo-Tee, Appo-Tee, AppoTee”
all the way through the hymns at church.
Singing loudly and joyfully!
Hah!
It was during the time of WWII
and a popular song was
“Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree
(with Anyone Else But Me).”
You’re probably not old enough to remember it!!
Go ahead, click on it here.
You’ll love it!!
So how did my “Appo Tee” singing
graduate into a full-blown creative talent?
Like any talent, it takes
involvement,
participation,
practice.
I have been a member of a choir
for as long as I can remember…
… always in school, then in church,
and eventually our community choir.
I am not a soloist,
but I love singing in a duet
or trio or with a large group.
Recently our church choir
was able to start up again…
it is such a joy!
Once I even got to sing
with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
during one of their dress rehearsals
for their Christmas concert!
The rendition below of
“The Lord Bless You and Keep You”
was sung by the University of the Pacific Choir
at Bob’s and my wedding 2/11/62.
Here is the Mormon Tabernacle singing it.
I love it so much!
If your talent is not singing or painting,
maybe you developed a talent in another area –
like cooking or woodworking or metal sculpture.
Of course, one major talent I forgot mention
Is instrumental music …
the piano or a woodwind or string or brass instrument…
Such talent brings so much joy to the player
as well to a world of listeners.
I played the accordion and the clarinet
as a child and continued to do so
until just recently.
My accordion is not functioning,
there’s a hole in the bellows.
Perhaps I will find another
small accordion that I can handle…
and will resume that creative endeavor.
The children at the day care center
and the residents at our local
Nursing Home enjoyed it!
Here’s just a small clip –
(it’s only 10 seconds!!)
of me playing for the residents
at my sister’s place in PA
a couple of years ago.
(I won’t burden you with too much of this!)
Hah!
My cousin always used to send me comic strips
about the accordion.
One was a guy entering heaven
and the angel said,
“Welcome to Heaven,
here’s your harp.”
The other was a gal entering Hades.
The angel greeted her and said,
“Welcome to Hell,
here’s your accordion.”
Hah! I miss Cliff and those jokes!!
The question remains:
What are your God-given talents?
Have you developed an area of creativity?
I forgot to mention writing!!
Us bloggers imagine ourselves to have that talent
or else we wouldn’t be posting here on WordPress, right?
But, even this writing talent
doesn’t improve without practice, right?
Never stop learning and trying to improve –
regardless of the area of creativity…
gardening & photography (Derrick) –
poetry (Dwight, Richard, Pat, Rahul, etc.)
cooking (Andre’ & Caralyn)
You know who you are…
and what you need to do!
Our library was having a book sale last week.
For a dollar, I was able to buy this wonderful book.
Copyrighted 20 years ago, it’s never outdated,
and I can never stop learning how to be a better writer.
Like any talent, it takes practice, study, and more practice.
And feedback always helps!
Roses are red.
Violets are pink.
I’m an emerging poet.
Man, don’t I stink?
No, don’t badmouth yourself!!
Keep workin’ at it…
Thanks for sharing!
See ya tomorrow (God willing)
Love,
JanBeek
Hugs to You !!
Inspire to Love
Let the SonShine!
You inspire me to respond
Learning to Live; Living to Learn; Learning to Love; Living in Love
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