Whether you’re walking briskly for health or you’re walking slowly
for leisure around a park and your favorite trail, you open up yourself to
nature’s surprises. You get to behold a Cardinal swoop and alight at a bush
right in front of you as if saying, “Welcome to the neighborhood!” You can’t help stopping and noting that
bunched blossoming cacti at a residential entrance way. Spanning while keeping your pace, you spot
bright yellow blossoms in someone’s garden where a lone sleepy young watermelon,
still attached to its nourishing vine, surprises you. You feel beyond blessed catching at the right
moment a brown and white spotted foot-long winged creature’s flight from a tree
branch to a wind vane’s tip atop a house roof.
You walk, and keep on walking craving for more of nature’s gifts along
the way. “What a marvelous world to
enjoy,” you whisper. What wonderful
sights to keep inside you for rainy days you could not be out in God’s natural
world!Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Gifts
Blog 70 …
Whether you’re walking briskly for health or you’re walking slowly
for leisure around a park and your favorite trail, you open up yourself to
nature’s surprises. You get to behold a Cardinal swoop and alight at a bush
right in front of you as if saying, “Welcome to the neighborhood!” You can’t help stopping and noting that
bunched blossoming cacti at a residential entrance way. Spanning while keeping your pace, you spot
bright yellow blossoms in someone’s garden where a lone sleepy young watermelon,
still attached to its nourishing vine, surprises you. You feel beyond blessed catching at the right
moment a brown and white spotted foot-long winged creature’s flight from a tree
branch to a wind vane’s tip atop a house roof.
You walk, and keep on walking craving for more of nature’s gifts along
the way. “What a marvelous world to
enjoy,” you whisper. What wonderful
sights to keep inside you for rainy days you could not be out in God’s natural
world!
Whether you’re walking briskly for health or you’re walking slowly
for leisure around a park and your favorite trail, you open up yourself to
nature’s surprises. You get to behold a Cardinal swoop and alight at a bush
right in front of you as if saying, “Welcome to the neighborhood!” You can’t help stopping and noting that
bunched blossoming cacti at a residential entrance way. Spanning while keeping your pace, you spot
bright yellow blossoms in someone’s garden where a lone sleepy young watermelon,
still attached to its nourishing vine, surprises you. You feel beyond blessed catching at the right
moment a brown and white spotted foot-long winged creature’s flight from a tree
branch to a wind vane’s tip atop a house roof.
You walk, and keep on walking craving for more of nature’s gifts along
the way. “What a marvelous world to
enjoy,” you whisper. What wonderful
sights to keep inside you for rainy days you could not be out in God’s natural
world!
Guardians&Play
Blog 69 …
Work and play … we must mix the two. Engaging in play after or before a day’s work is a must. It brings back our youthful and carefree times. It frees us, even momentarily, from adult responsibilities. Playing with creatures-of-the-lesser kind takes us a notch higher in living fuller lives. We rise above other humans when we learn and practice play with them every day. We learn to relax and go easy with our lives. When we co-exist with them, and care not only about their physical health, but also their emotional health, we embolden our resolve to robustly care for us too. When we act as responsible caretakers, we get back and enjoy their affection. Our pets do not materially require much. Beyond all we could give them, engaging them and us in play is best not only for their happiness, but also for our abundant living!
Work and play … we must mix the two. Engaging in play after or before a day’s work is a must. It brings back our youthful and carefree times. It frees us, even momentarily, from adult responsibilities. Playing with creatures-of-the-lesser kind takes us a notch higher in living fuller lives. We rise above other humans when we learn and practice play with them every day. We learn to relax and go easy with our lives. When we co-exist with them, and care not only about their physical health, but also their emotional health, we embolden our resolve to robustly care for us too. When we act as responsible caretakers, we get back and enjoy their affection. Our pets do not materially require much. Beyond all we could give them, engaging them and us in play is best not only for their happiness, but also for our abundant living!
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Bursts
Blog 68 …
C
olors appear brightly and lively everywhere your eyes turn. Yellow, green, purple, and pink buds rise to
their blossoming season. Evergreens show
off their buds and don their freshest and best greens yet. Magnolias unfold their white, sweet flora. Crepe Myrtles stretch their branches loaded
with white, pink and red florets. Rose
bushes multiply their yellow, orange, and white blooms. Grasses stately stretch their bodies to vastly
carpet-green the landscape. All over, as
if in contest one with another, butterflies flutter and dance, cicadas sing,
lightning bugs flicker, bees honey-suck, and birds loudly sing. Nature puts on its grandiose sounds and splendid
colors. It explodes in gaiety. Summer frolicking and celebration are here again!
olors appear brightly and lively everywhere your eyes turn. Yellow, green, purple, and pink buds rise to
their blossoming season. Evergreens show
off their buds and don their freshest and best greens yet. Magnolias unfold their white, sweet flora. Crepe Myrtles stretch their branches loaded
with white, pink and red florets. Rose
bushes multiply their yellow, orange, and white blooms. Grasses stately stretch their bodies to vastly
carpet-green the landscape. All over, as
if in contest one with another, butterflies flutter and dance, cicadas sing,
lightning bugs flicker, bees honey-suck, and birds loudly sing. Nature puts on its grandiose sounds and splendid
colors. It explodes in gaiety. Summer frolicking and celebration are here again!
Berry-good!
Blog 67 …
In summer time, nothing
is as refreshing to thirsty eyes and palate as fresh fruits of the season
growing in hoards right in your backyard or jogging trails. Just the right ripeness of raspberries,
blackberries, and blueberries at your hand’s picking could make your mouth
water after a long walk. After tilling
the soil, and weeding around bushes and trees on a hot morning, they too are
absolutely delicious add-ons to your cold water drinks, and the perfect panacea
too for your almost dry throat. If you
like to extend the treat, you could pick the succulent berries and prepare them
for an afternoon snack, say … baking them into a fantabulous pie and topping it
with fluffy or cold sweet cream.
In summer time, nothing
is as refreshing to thirsty eyes and palate as fresh fruits of the season
growing in hoards right in your backyard or jogging trails. Just the right ripeness of raspberries,
blackberries, and blueberries at your hand’s picking could make your mouth
water after a long walk. After tilling
the soil, and weeding around bushes and trees on a hot morning, they too are
absolutely delicious add-ons to your cold water drinks, and the perfect panacea
too for your almost dry throat. If you
like to extend the treat, you could pick the succulent berries and prepare them
for an afternoon snack, say … baking them into a fantabulous pie and topping it
with fluffy or cold sweet cream.
Berry-good indeed, don’t you think?
Mindset
Blog 66 …
Settling in a new place causes extra work, attention and
time. You must unpack what you just
packed and ensure their placements where they belong in manageable order or
organized chaos. You must attend to and get
the frivolities and necessities of life: cable TV, internet,
telecommunications, and basic utilities of water, electric, dryer/washer
hook-ups. You best get used right away
with locational spots of things or you may find yourself lost in the scheme and
organizing of things. In between you
must continue to meet the expectations of daily life and continue the flow of
bigger, permanent schedules and tasks, especially minding side by side your
efficient performance at your workplace; after all, it is the sustainer of your
living costs, your bread ’n’ butter!
You cannot allow becoming scatter-brained. You cannot forget the little ones either …
your pets, placed in your guardianship or you will be sorry about the consequences
of their like-displacement. You best
press on as if life’s ‘normal’ activities never got interrupted. It makes a huge difference to manage
move-associated situations, to lead people assisting in residential settlement,
and to stay in control of your barometric emotions. For sure, you cannot afford to be in
displaced mindset!
Nostalgia
Blog 65 …
Nestled in a quiet neighborhood in Kannapolis City’s Knollwood
Drive is a Brick and wood Farmhouse, my
temporary home away from home. I always
dread residential moves and changes, but already, the Pine, Magnolia, Oak, Crepe
Myrtles and varied trees and bushes lining the paths to my 'temp house', and along the
pleasant secondary roads into which I walked many steps the past week, have
charmed my eyes and warmed my heart. I do
yearn for my Greensboro home’s backyard ornamental bamboo trees and
pergola. I miss my front of the house picture
windows, my wide decks and walkways time and time again visited by hustling gray
or brown squirrels, and colorful native birds.
The travel to Knollwood Drive, miles and miles of it from my Jason Road Cottage in Greensboro City would be
cumbersome and weary for a while, but in the long run, I hope that it engenders
meaningful memories made there and spice up the new ones yet to be experienced in
the interim home.
Moving?
Blog 64 …
Have you wished for helpful tips to rightly be accessible when you
need them? I have wished so! They however do not seem to be at reach when
you need them the most. I recently moved,
and was enormously barraged by the move’s nuisances, pricey expenses, and
headaches. For you readers out there
however, the same should never be the experience. I found available help since then from Daily Finance about home packing,
and ways to lower relocation costs. I
suggest you pay heed. Consider the
following tips DF
offers. Get cozy and read on.
Accordingly, one great way to save is to time your move right. While the weekend may be convenient for you, it's also peak time for movers, so expect to be charged more on these days. Also avoid the beginning and end of the month, since rates go up as leases turn over during this time. Instead, try to schedule your move on a Tuesday or Wednesday in the middle of the month; it can potentially save you hundreds. Shaving as much time off your move is also a key way to cut costs, especially if your movers charge hourly. For furniture and other items that are too big to box, use brightly colored stickers or tape to mark which items need to be moved. This way, you won't waste time fielding questions from your movers. You can even color-code the stickers to indicate where the pieces should go in your new place. Lastly, always save your moving receipts if you are relocating due to a change in employment. In many cases, your expenses may be tax deductible, even if you don't itemize. For more info, check with your tax consultant.
Happy
moving!
Have you wished for helpful tips to rightly be accessible when you
need them? I have wished so! They however do not seem to be at reach when
you need them the most. I recently moved,
and was enormously barraged by the move’s nuisances, pricey expenses, and
headaches. For you readers out there
however, the same should never be the experience. I found available help since then from Daily Finance about home packing,
and ways to lower relocation costs. I
suggest you pay heed. Consider the
following tips DF
offers. Get cozy and read on.Accordingly, one great way to save is to time your move right. While the weekend may be convenient for you, it's also peak time for movers, so expect to be charged more on these days. Also avoid the beginning and end of the month, since rates go up as leases turn over during this time. Instead, try to schedule your move on a Tuesday or Wednesday in the middle of the month; it can potentially save you hundreds. Shaving as much time off your move is also a key way to cut costs, especially if your movers charge hourly. For furniture and other items that are too big to box, use brightly colored stickers or tape to mark which items need to be moved. This way, you won't waste time fielding questions from your movers. You can even color-code the stickers to indicate where the pieces should go in your new place. Lastly, always save your moving receipts if you are relocating due to a change in employment. In many cases, your expenses may be tax deductible, even if you don't itemize. For more info, check with your tax consultant.
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