BLESSING THE ELEMENTS

Attitude of Gratitude

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:15:00 +0000

Forgiving does not erase the bitter past.
A healed memory is not a deleted memory.
Instead,
forgiving what we cannot forget
creates a new way to remember.
We change the memory of our past
into a hope for our future.
-- Lewis B. Smedes
~~Blessings~~

Diary of 5 week #4

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:15:00 +0000

This is my 4th entry for a new
"sister community"
that is actually linked to
The Simple Woman's Day book
a diary of 5
was created to give your senses a gentle work-out.
To help you to become more aware of those little moments around you.

I am seeing...melting snow

I am hearing...clicking of the keys as I type

I am smelling...Lavender & Vanilla air freshener

I tasted...Peanut Butter with honey on Ritz Crackers

I am feeling: Sad as this week was My Granny's birth date...I always remember Granny saying , when youngest daughter was born ( last week Jan 16th) the babe couldn't have waited one more week til my birthday ( Jan 24th) :) <3

Reflecting Good Vibrations: Boost The Spirit Day

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:15:00 +0000

Please
turn of nature ( music bar)
Please
feel
Welcome
to post your
Reflecting Good Vibrations
on your blog
then
come back and comment here
don't forget to mention
your joining
Blessing The Elements
Reflecting Good Vibrations

This is to help share our love of music

and Boost the Spirit of Others..

This song came to mind during
these

sunless days
of Winter

If your like me and

suffer

S.A.D.

of both kinds

( Seasonal & Social)

playing music

will boost your

Spirit

~~Peace & Love & Joy & Blessings~~

Attitude Of Gratitude

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:10:00 +0000

Attitude of Gratitude

2012

Please

feel free to join me every
Friday
by posting your

A.O.G.

on your blog

stating your joining
Blessing the Elements

"Attitude of Gratitude"

then come back here

and leave a comment

Thank You

Gratitude...

must be something felt honestly,

something given wholeheartedly,

something that is pure in thought

Happy Birthday to :

Daughter Sara (Monday 16th)

Granddaughter Brittany ( Tuesday 17th)

Son Mark ( Thursday 19th)

~~peace & love & joy & blessings~~

You Might Be a

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:15:00 +0000

Cheapskate!

My friend @ One Simple Farm girl

posted this link to

http://purposelyfrugal.com
go take a look
THEN
come back and comment
letting us know what
made you

chuckle and nod your head!

~~ peace & love & joy & blessings~~

Reflecting Good Vibrations: Get Your Groove On...Get Movin

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:15:00 +0000

Please

turn off

Music

in sidebar before viewing

Also feel Welcome to post
a music video

Reflecting Good Vibrations

on your blog
and come back here
and comment
don't forget to
link the posts
ENJOY!

Don't forget to get your groove on!

Dancing is GREAT exercise!!!

~~peace & love & joy & blessings~~

Diary of 5.. week #3

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:15:00 +0000

Diary of 5

for Tuesday Jan 17,2012
This is my 3rd entry for a new
"sister community"
that is actually linked to
The Simple Woman's Day book
a diary of 5
was created to give your senses a gentle work-out.
To help you to become more aware of those little moments around you.

I am seeing...rain and fog

I am hearing...truck going down road

I am smelling...not much as sinus are making me sneeze

I tasted... Asian Beef & Noodle bowl

I am feeling:

Healing may not be so much about getting better,

as about letting go of everything that isn't you -

all of the expectations,

all of the beliefs -

and becoming who you are.

-- Rachel Naomi Remen

~~peace & love & joy & blessings~~

Inspiration: Real Treasures

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:05:00 +0000

Inspiration for the Week

Every moment is a precious, unique and incredible gift of life.
A magnificent sunset,
a cool morning breeze,
the laughter of a child,
the warm embrace of a friend
these are the real treasures
that
require nothing more
than our recognition of them.

Have you taken notice of the real treasures lately?
If not this is the week to slow down and
watch, look, listen

~~Peace & Love & Joy & Blessings~~

Attitude of Gratitude : A Happy Contented Spirit

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:15:00 +0000

Attitude of Gratitude

2012

Please

feel free to join me every
Friday
(originally posted on Saturdays
but for 2012 A.O.G.
will be Friday )
by posting your

A.O.G.

on your blog

then come back here

and leave a comment
stating your joining
blessing the elements
A.O.G.
Please

link the posts together

Thank You

Anyone's life truly lived consists of

work,

sunshine,

exercise,

soap,

plenty of fresh air,

and a happy contented spirit.

Lillie Langtry

~~ peace & love & joy & blessings~~

Don't try this at home

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:13:00 +0000

I Love My

IT/Virtual Technology

Son -In-Law

but when he posted this

video

featuring my dear sweet

granddaughter

in his hi-jinks

I had no choice but to text him and say

"don't do that ever again,
you scared the @%#$# out of me"

his reply

" the house is fine"

smart one he is...
(baby girl kept asking
" daddy, show me again"
on his phone)
God,
I love them !!!

Reflecting Good Vibrations : Diana Ross

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:15:00 +0000

Please

turn off

Music

in sidebar before viewing

Also feel Welcome to post
a music video

Reflecting Good Vibrations

on your blog
and come back here
and comment
don't forget to
link the posts
ENJOY!

~~peace & love & joy & blessings~~

Diary of 5 week #2

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:10:00 +0000

Diary of 5

for Tuesday Jan 10,2012
This is my 2nd entry for a new
"sister community"
that is actually linked to
The Simple Woman's Day book
a diary of 5
was created to give your senses a gentle work-out.
To help you to become more aware of those little moments around you.

I am seeing...darkness as it's night

I am hearing...cat meowing and settling into bed

I am smelling...coffee being made

I tasted...Authentic Mexican Chicken...Yummy

I am feeling...
Gratitude

can lead to feelings of love, appreciation, generosity and compassion,

which further open our hearts

and help rewire our brains to fire

in more positive ways.

~~peace & love & joy & blessings~~

Inspiration : Being Ourselves

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:05:00 +0000

If we want to experience life to the fullest, we first have to discover who we are.

We need to discern what is important to us in life personally.

We must decide which of our thoughts are reflections of our true inner selves,

and which thoughts and perspectives are layers of personality

that we use to hide behind.

Distinguishing between our limiting thoughts

and

the unlimited potential that resides

within

allows us to embrace our Internal Power.

Harold W Becker

Are you willing to take a stand of who you are?

I did just that when I decided to

live simply to simply live ..

People often ask

"why ?"

we live

what they perceive as

minimal..

My reply is

"we own it all'

then I ask them

"can you say that, about your life"?

Most will answer

"NO"..

Have you found your true inner self?

share in comments

what (if any ) changes you have made

in your life

to be true to yourself.

~~Peace & Love & Joy & Blessings~~

Attitude of Gratitude : 2012 edition

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:05:00 +0000

Attitude of Gratitude

2012

Please

feel free to join me every week
by posting your

A.O.G.

on your blog

then come back here

and leave a comment

leading us to your

post

"The single greatest thing you can do to change your life today

would be to start being grateful for what you have right now

. And the more grateful you are, the more you get."

— Oprah_

When I found and read this quote my thoughts went something like this
We spend so much time looking for happiness

Once we have what we think will make us happy
we move onto the next
"want"
For 2012
I want to enjoy with
Gratitude
what I have
accomplished in years gone by
(not to say moving forward isn't a good thing,
just appreciate what you have already worked hard for)

How about you?
2012
going to have you living each day in an state of Gratitude?

~~Peace & Love & Joy & Blessings~~

An Award May Be Waiting for You

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:37:00 +0000

Becky over at Life for Us gave me an award.

The idea is that if you get an award,

you too must select 5 blogs from your reading list and hand on the
Liebster award.

So here are my choices:

My Journey

got Serenity

The Wordsmith

Marmee's Pantry

one simple farmgirl

Now it's up to the above five
to hand out the
Liebster Award
to just five blogs in your regular reading list
and remember they have to have 200 followers or less.

Thank You

Becky

for thinking of
Blessing The Elements

~~Peace & Love & Joy & Blessings~~

Diary of 5 #1

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:15:00 +0000

Diary of 5
This is my 1st entry for a new
"sister community"
that is actually linked to
The Simple Woman's Daybook;
if you haven't guessed,
it's called
Diary of 5
& relates to our 5 senses
in present &/or past-tense.
Enjoy.

I am seeing...sunshine through my West office window

I am hearing...the hum of my PC Monitor

I am smelling...Sirloin Tip Roast simmering in the crock pot

I tasted...Raw Natural honey

I am feeling...
like a
happy warrior
One who is undaunted or undiscouraged by adversity

~~Peace & Love & Joy & Blessings ~~

Yesterday.....

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:32:00 +0000

Yesterday

two of our GRANDS had important dates

Princess Alison Grace turned

"6"

years old!

On New Years Eve , Ali Grace

had a

Birthday Party

with

her girl friends from school

(kindergarten)

rumor has it they danced and danced

and ate and ate!

Also

Our Lil Man

Cole Aden

had surgery

Cole had the tubes in his ears,

tonsils , adnoids

removed

ALL

in one surgery

When he woke up after surgery

he said to the nurse

" I need to get out of here,

this place makes me cough"

Gotta love him!

Really, Cole is that darn cute!

~~ Peace & Love & Joy & Blessings~~

Happiness through Contentment

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:10:00 +0000

As many make New Year Resolutions

I chose to build my life
by being
Happy

through

Contentment

The Simple Fact Is:

We work hard to build the life of our dreams

It’s a matter of being content with what we have —

"Do not spoil what you have

by desiring what you have not;

remember that what you now have

was once among the things you only hoped for.”

Epicurus quotes

~~Peace & Love & Joy & Blessings~~

Distress Call & Surprises..Happy New Year!!

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:14:00 +0000

The parents sent a distress call

"Na Na, we can't find a setter for New Years"

and we want to attend a

Surprise Party

for a

Very Dear Friend

IF we drive the 2 1/2 hours to pick you up

can you watch the kitty cat (s)!

The Parents

Thee Kitty Cat & I drank some CHEER

Our real Kitty Cat friends joined us in the Upstairs room for a movie

Hugs at New Years (9:30 PM) for everyone in attendance

Some before bed party snacks were shared

All

So Lori would be Surprised

Happy Birthd.....
Lori
ummm

Happy New Year

~~Peace & Love & Joy & Healing

Happy New Year !!! I have a date??!!...

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:23:00 +0000

I will be gone

New Year's Eve

and

New Years Day

I have a date

with one of the

sweeties

from previous post

Can you Guess

which one?

(leave answer in comments)

I will be back and let everyone know on Monday

Until then

Be safe and have a Great New Year

~~Peace & Love & Joy & Blessings~~

The Greatest Christmas Gift : Compassion

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:07:00 +0000

This etching of 3 yr old Cole Aden

was a gift

hand carved and printed

by his

Uncle Chris..

(the photo does not do the etching justice)

Grandson Cole Aden

just this year realized the whole Santa thing

but what Cole Aden
did made us

All

realize

"Innocent Children"

can lead us in

the real meaning of Christmas

Cole Aden & family came for Sunday Supper

Cole Aden seemed quiet so
I went and quietly talked to him

asking "why, was he sad"?

He replied" did Santa come see You"?

I said "no" Santa comes for "little " boys & girls

and since I didn't have any "little" boys & girls

Santa didn't leave presents at our house.

I explained that once his Daddy was "my little boy "

and indeed Santa arrived on Christmas

but now that He/Daddy was his Daddy

Santa just flew on by..

Not wanting to go any deeper into this conversation

I rose up and walked to kitchen
and joined the other

Adults at the table.

The next thing we knew

this loving , adorable, compassionate

3 yr old

brought over to me

his

"most cherished Christmas gift"

and when I smiled and said what is this

Cole Aden smiled really big
and said

"for You"

since Santa didn't come...

And that folks is the true meaning of Christmas

Compassion for Others

~~Peace & Love & Joy & Blessings~~

Attitude of Gratitude: Wrapping Up the Year

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 05:15:00 +0000

2011

Year in Review

DH having surgery to repair his Totally dislocated shoulder , physical therapy and a lot of mending / healing

Both of our daughters bought new homes

oldest daughter bought a castle

and

youngest daughter (whom had her home destroyed by fire )

now owns a farm

both girls own the home of there dreams.

youngest daughters cherished Great Dane was given a Hero's medal
by the city for saving family during fire

ALL of the Grands are healthy and growing they are now ages 14 down to 3!

We as family had many fun warm weather parties

One son got engaged

The other son got mugged and beaten

DH,was hired by the 5th Largest Steel company in the US

I have kept very close to my heart the value of simple living

by keeping a budget

stockpiling foods/ pantry

cooking from scratch

utilizing fly lady schedule of cleaning our home

buy second hand

repairing when needed

I have learned some valuable information through the guidance of my spiritual healer this past year.
Life has many levels and some things no matter how you try to forget can not be forgotten, and there is a reason for that...

My wish is to live 2012 even more authentically grateful for the everyday

Merry Christmas
My wish for you is
Happiness

~~Peace & Love & Healing & Joy & Blessings~~

Happy Winter Solstice

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:15:00 +0000

The Winter Solstice

I wish I were there tonight

with all the people gathering for the

WINTER SOLSTICE...

LET THE LIGHT SHINE IN

on this shortest day of the year.

The Great Serpent Mound

The Great Serpent Mound is possibly the best-known serpent effigy in North America, stretching out nearly a quarter of a mile in the unmistakable form of a uncoiling serpent. The serpent’s head is aligned to the sunset during the summer solstice, the coils and tail are believed to point to the sunrise on the days of the winter solstice and the equinoxes.

Peebles , Ohio

Peace & Love & Healing & Joy & Blessings

Reflecting Good Vibrations : Pray for the Light

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0000

Please

turn off

Music

in sidebar before viewing

ENJOY!

The Perfect Harmony

~~Peace & Love & Healing & Blessings~~

Attitude of Gratitude: Happiness

noreply@blogger.com (Blessings) — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:50:00 +0000

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are

something to do,

something to love,

and something to hope for.

~Joseph Addison~

Blessing the Elements

Wishes

"Happiness"

For You & Yours

Today

Tomorrow

Always

~~Peace & Love & Healing & Blessings~~