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Pink Mini Rose

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:56:00 PDT

Mini Rose

I spotted this mini rose bush at the cemetery while planting some flowers at my dad's grave. The shiny pink color was so striking that I had to take a break from what I was doing, and just clicked at my camera.

A Pair of Mini Roses

These beautiful mini roses were the size of a half dollar coin, if not smaller! Though small, they were not lack in attracting admirer like me.

Mini Rose Glowing Inside

With the sun shine on that day, this mini rose was glowing from the inside, and just took my breath away. I didn't think that the mini rose bush would survive the harsh winter cold or the burning sun of summer. They are delicate looking, but tough enough to withstand the weather.

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Z Is For Zephyr

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:42:38 PDT

Arriving at the last letter in the alphabet today, makes me a bit sad even though I was struggling with this round a bit more than those previous because of limited time, pain/ache, and discouraging.

Z is a great letter but it rarely uses in conversation. Zebra, Zero, Zen and Zilch are the most Z words I heard.

I recently learned a new Z word: Zephyr! By definition it means: gentle, a mild breeze or any of various things of fine, light quality, as fabric, yarn, etc..

Today there is a Zephyr in the air, sun shine, and warmness surrounding me.

Winter and spring have given way for summer.

Nature is green and full of colors.

I will go and blend myself into the Zephyr for the day!

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Thinking Of You

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:47:10 PDT

Mourning Dove

Thinking Of You

Yes, me too!

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Pink Korean Spice Viburmum Flowers

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:16:11 PDT

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Circle of Pink Flowers

I saw these beautiful little pink flowers in front of a store as I walked by them. They smelled so good that I had to turn around and snapped some photos. They were so pretty in the sun, and the bush was full of flowers.

Pink Korean Spice Viburmum

Last year was the first time I saw these little pretty flowers but didn't have much of a fragrance to call on to my senses. I literally made a 360 degree turn, and realized that these flowers are called Korean Spice Viburmum, which I posted the pictures last year here.

Buds and Flowers In the Sun

If you are interested in growing these beautiful and fragrance flowers, click on the link in this post to learn more. It is a wonderful species of shrub, which will make your entire area smell so good, and also provide food for the birds.

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Getting Nopalea For Mom

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:03:00 PDT

My 86 years old mother lives on Ben Gay, literary! She religiously applies this smelly gel on her shoulders and hands every few hours to relieve her painful/stiff joints. My kids can always tell when grandma visited even though they were not home, and she left long before.

My sibling and I talked about ordering Nopalea wellness drink for her to try since it is all natural, and sounds promising. She is taking various medications for different illness already, and another pill is the last thing she needs in her body.

We are going to call this number: 1-800-462-1402 for a free bottle first, which only costs $9.95 for shipping, and then proceed from there.

Nopalea contains a rare and powerful antioxidants from the Nopal cactus fruit, which are called bioflavonoids, and have been scientifically proven to help:

Reduce inflammation
Detoxify
Improve cellular health

I have shown my mother the website, and read to her the testimonies from other people to see if she would want to try. She is very willing as the pain kept her up at night when she just wanted to rest, and she has nothing to loose exploring new possibility.

She is tired of bathing in Ben Gay every day and she doesn't want her grand children to say that she has the "old people smell"!

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Y Is For Youth

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:00:18 PDT

I am starting to look back in to my life and wondering where my youthful years went; not with regrets since it wouldn't change anything, but with a wish that I would have known more about life back then as I know it now. Wishes such as: doing things differently, and have a depth of confident about myself.

Finding out who I am and what I wanted to do now is a little late as my youthful energy seems to diminish each day. I recognize the tiresome in my body but I still think I'm aging gracefully. I try harder in taking care of my health by eating well balanced meals and taking my vitamins.

Life has not been easy for me, and living with a worn out body isn't all that fun either! However, I have learned a value lesson as I grow older and that is: no time to feel sorry for myself anymore as I have done all the "pity-patty" already in my youth.

I can now pick up and move on without hesitation or tormenting thoughts. The bad experiences in my youth still taunted at times, which I hardly ever thought of. They just came, reminded me, and left me hanging for a while.

In a way, I think I'm mourning my wasted younger years as so much of those years were spent looking to fit in, or getting accepted in society, and finding my place on this earth. Then again, it is what made who I am today, and it is a good thing after all.

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Torn Between Good and Bad

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Mon, 07 May 2012 11:58:35 PDT

Every week, I'm struggling with the tug of war inside my head whether I should go or just stay home to do my work, and to live my life as others. It is a tormenting decision!

If I go then I will be exhausted, mentally and physically! If I don't go then I will feel sorry and guilty with her image in my head that she sat there every day, waiting for someone to visit... I call on God every morning! I call on my dad's spirit! And I pray, pray for strength, and pray for courage to do what I must do!

I can't leave her, and yet I can't be with her! She sucks the living day life out of me, and all my thoughts became bad thoughts, which stayed inside my soul for a long time and ate at the core of my being.

I can't pray enough as God is leaving it up to me to fulfill my duty, and to carry out "thou shall honor thy parents".

Every week is a week of dilemma between to do what is right and to have sanity in my mind. The evil part is always much stronger than the angel part in me. The temptation to be selfish, to not care, and to release myself of this duty is somewhat delicious.

Today, I face this same dilemma as every day. To go or not to go? Can goodness overcome evil? Can I stomach again what I knew will repeat?

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Bursting Out With Pretty Flowers

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Mon, 07 May 2012 03:55:43 PDT

Pretty Blossom

This little pretty flower was so pretty in the sun, and I am not quite sure what these are called, but the tree in my neighbor's yard was full of buds and blossom. I have seen on other blogs preferring to them as cherry blossoms, crabapple blossoms, and berry blossoms.

Full of Buds and Flowers

The warm weather in March brought these beautiful flowers out sooner than before, and this huge tree was the source of food for many different critters in the winter as it was filled with little berries.

Bursting In the Sun

I was glad to get a few photos of these beautiful blossoms in the warm weather of March, since April was colder and ruined all the flowers with its freezing temperature. As these flowers mature, they have turned all in white color.

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Celebrate With a #CoronaRita at Chili's

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Mon, 07 May 2012 09:26:43 PDT

This post brought to you by Chili’s Grill & Bar. All opinions are 100% mine.

My daughter called out of the blue and asked me to go to dinner! We had such a long and exhausted weekend with traveling soccer games so I didn't hesitate in accepting. We met at Chili's restaurant down the street from us, because my daughter wanted to try the new CoronaRita at Chili's, and she has a reason to celebrate.

We don't usually need a holiday to celebrate, as we barely go out to eat, and hardly have time for family gathering. Thus, we often do things on a fly! While we were at the restaurant, my daughter told us that she has a surprise to show us.

After putting in our order for the combo steak and chicken Fajita, with the triple dipper appetizer, we followed her out to her car. Here, she said she is a proud mama and showed us her baby.

This is Sessel, a 12 weeks old Boxer, and my daughter's new puppy! He poked his head out to look at us as she called me "grandma". He is very calm, quiet, and friendly little thing with beautiful markings throughout his entire body!

My son falls in love instantly with this puppy, but for me, I am not sure about being a "grandma" :-) We met, humans and dog, and got along perfectly. Sessel seems to like us just fine and we bond a little before returning inside for our favorite dinner of the combo Fajita.

We had this dish many times before, but it always tastes different somehow. I believe our moods reflecting our taste for the occasion. Now, tell me what is your favorite dish at Chili's?

It turned out to be a great reason to celebrate since my daughter always wanted to have a dog forever, but she couldn't due to her asthma when she was younger. Now as a young adult, and the asthma has somewhat subsided, she lives out her dream!

(Disclaimer--You must be 21 years or older to drink alcoholic beverages and as always, please remember to drink responsibly.)

X Is For Xeric

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Fri, 04 May 2012 04:39:34 PDT

The letter X has been staring at me for the last couple of weeks! I can't find one word that I can relate to or write about. I have already done Xanadu, Xenophobia, (twice, for your information), and I am not about to repeat this one again.

Xeric comes popping out of the dictionary! Can I work with this word? It means: "Relating or adapted to an extremely dry habitat. Succulents such as cacti, aloes, and agaves are xeric plants."

At this time of the year, I think I should be in the tropical area, and soaking in the sun to ease the pain and ache in my body. My fingers are still out of whack with the constant changes of the weather. Rain, windy, and cold! As I am growing older, I can feel more of the pain, vividly!

Moving away is not possible right now, but it is still a dream and a wish! How to get there is another question. Maybe I should sign up at Make a Wish Foundation, or beg them to start one for people like me who has a will but not a way!

Maybe it is best to float along with the current of life, and leave it all up to the universe...

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The Copycat Symptom

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Mon, 07 May 2012 09:33:36 PDT

She loves attention, and she loves to sit on the altar as the role of a mother! Everyone has to be around her, talks to her, and listens to her. If she doesn't get that surrounding, then she would go into a fit of pretending to be sick. Yes, she is old and feeling pain/ache is understood. It is not easy being old, unable to do certain things, and needy.

Somehow though, this constant dramatized situation took the life out of everybody, and they became immune to her whines. She hasn't learnt yet that her behaviors kept everyone at bay, and no one has the desire to come giving her the love that she so wanted.

Love doesn't have to be forced into! Love should be genuine and should has a natural flow in showing affection!

She picks up on old people's illness as her own when she heard of a new symptom, and acts out as though she herself has the problem. Along the lines, her children lost track of what is true and what is made-up! Doubts began to set in the minds of people that care for her.

Lately, she complains that she couldn't breathe right after she heard of a woman who had this symptom. Coincidentally you think? She talked about this woman enough time that now she believed she has the same condition. Giving her the benefit of a doubt, the children bought her medicines, provided her with what she needs, and quietly watched the situation unfold.

God bless her offspring as the drama continues!

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Heart of a Crabapple Flower

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Tue, 01 May 2012 05:39:21 PDT

Just Stamens Inside

Let the beauty we love become the good we do.

~Rumi~

Stamens Leaning

Looking for and enjoying beauty is a way to nourish the soul. the universe is in the habit of making beauty. There are flowers and songs, snowflakes and smiles, acts of great courage, laughter between friends, a job well done, the smell of fresh-baked bread. Beauty is everywhere.

~Mathew Fox~

Heart Of a Flower

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.

~Rachel Carson~

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W Is For Weary

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Tue, 01 May 2012 04:50:24 PDT

At the moment, I'm Weary, Wilted, and Wipe-out. It is just spring with all the exciting things to see outside, school end activities, and yes, the spring cleaning too.

With the Weather changes, my tiresome body is in pain! I can't type since my right index finger has a mind of its own, and decides to give me grief. Motrin 400 couldn't even relieve the pain, but I can't miss a letter in this Alphabe-Thursday!

My Will and Wish are strong though, so I will just have to show you some photos of White things in nature!

White Butterfly

Lily of the Valley

White Flower

As you can see, I'm a bit Weary, but nature is not! There are so many things to see and enjoy outdoors! It is a perfect remedy to relax a tiring body..

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Organic Products For My Organic Garden

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 07:12:52 PDT

This post brought to you by Whitney Farms. All opinions are 100% mine.

I have such a small area in my backyard to grow vegetables during the summer months, and I have no desire to use any chemical spray, or any unhealthy feeds. Taking advice from others, I only distribute used coffee ground and egg shells to mix in my soil.

Whitney Farms® products have been in business for more than 25 years, which promise the below improvements:

-low to no dust
-no manure odor
-easy to apply
-Contains beneficial microbes
-Specially designed protein-based blends provide your plants with both macro and micronutrients they need to grow and thrive

I was thrilled that it includes organic soil and organic plant food since these are the ingredients that I was after for my vegetables garden. I am always willing and happy to pay a bit more for natural products since we only have three to four months to grow fresh vegetables. Right now, you can get a coupon from Whitney Farms® for $3 off though by clicking on one of the links in this post.

We love to grow green beans, tomatoes, sweet peppers, hot peppers, cucumbers, and pea pods in this area. With these fresh pick vegetables, we manage to make a few summer salad bowls for family gatherings.

Since having little children involved in planning and picking what we grow, organic products give me a better feeling when they touch the soil and eat the vegetables.

Beautiful Branches Of Flower Blossoms

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:17:58 PDT

Crapapple Flower Branches

Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.

~Napoleon Hill~

Full of Flowers

A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more.

~Rosabeth Moss Kanter~

Pretty Crabapple Blossoms

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.

~Melody Beattie~

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V Is For VietNam

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Tue, 01 May 2012 04:51:05 PDT

I came to America when I was 17, and Vietnam was my country, of which I had not much knowledge of. I don't feel a connection to my native land, and have no desire to go back. It is strange how I am not even curious of my birth place, even though I have great and rare memories with my family growing up when I was home.

I spent my life from when I was 7 to when I was 14 in an orphanage/convent, and my experiences were not something I am fond of, or want to remember. The harsh and cruel treatments toward a handicap person made my skin peeled.

Vietnam to me is an un-welcomed country to disable people, and a place that manifests in ridiculing imperfect physicality! This idea was pounded in my brain when I was a child, thus to attest if it is true or not, I have no mean of doing. I was taught so, and I believed so.

Above all, with my experiences from childhood, the scar was too deep to erase!

Things could have changed over the years, but my thoughts on Vietnam, a beautiful country, have not budged. It scares me for some reasons mentally! There are other places on this earth that I have no interest in visiting, such as New York, China, and Japan, but they don't tug a terrifying nerve in me. If I win tickets to go, I would go without resistance.

I live more than half of my life here in America, and I am a US citizen, but when filling out paper work, I still have to mark my origin as Vietnam. I have no Vietnamese friends, or belong to any Vietnamese organizations, but my root is still deeply related to Vietnam...

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Spring Into Hopes

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:03:21 PDT

Walking around my yard, I inspect things that are growing, from wild flowers on the ground to leaves on top of a tree. It is a beautiful time of the year. Renew! Refresh! Full of life! Birds are scurrying building nests, and I spotted two nests so far.

A cardinal nest in the evergreen tree at the corner in the backyard, and a robin nest on the tip of another evergreen branch in the front yard! The weather is very unpredictable, but the air still fills of promises. I shed my own dead winter skin, and rejuvenate with the earth.

I am free in spirit, but bound heavily with duties for the day. I dreaded the beginning of the week as there are places that I don't want to go, and things I don't want to do. But like the game children play, I am IT!

As the weather changes, so is my body! The painful joints and muscles hit hard today. I can't stay outside as the wind kicks up in a fury. My thoughts scattered on the invisible list in my mind of what has to be done this week, and when the chores should be done.

The weather plays an important role in my daily routine. Too windy, I can't walk as it will carry me up to the cloud! Too cold, my body aches too much to cope!

Spring comes with wonderful promises and hopes. Through it all, it is a wonderful time of year...

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Pink Dogwood Flower

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:11:50 PDT

Dogwood Growing

Very few houses around my neighborhood have dogwood trees, so I went to Home Depot to look at them. These are the pink dogwood flowers that they offer, along with a few white ones, but pink seems to be more popular.

Blossoming

Though I would love to have one of these beautiful dog wood tree, I couldn't for my yard is too small, and the soil is very unfriendly. It would take a completely different made over to grow anything around here beside weed.

Beautiful Blossom

It is April weather now, cold, strong wind, and unpredictable. Some of the dog wood trees didn't look too healthy but I Like them still. The flowers bloomed, so they are promising a beautiful sight to see.

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U Is For Unconditional

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:19:00 PDT

We all heard that love is unconditional. That is just a beautiful concept, and a make believe. Not so. Not true. Not anything like that. It is just a fancy notion! There are plenty of hidden conditions we secretly put in a relationship, but it is universally understood and accepted.

Not too many people want to discuss these hidden conditions or expectations, but we all hope that our partner possesses some of these qualities to meet what we visualize.

Love has to have condition!!!And this was told to me by a marriage counselor when I agreed to see this "quack" as the last resource to save my 22 years relationship, and my family. I asked him what condition should I put on the X when after work he went to his parents house to sit every day, while his children were waiting for him at home? The so-called Counselor dropped his jaw and asked the X: "You do that every day? How old are you?"

He then suggested me to write down the consequences for when the X violated my expectations. I didn't think that there should be a written condition on how a man, who was old enough to be a father of three, should behave! This was when I realized that my relationship was beyond repair, and I didn't want to be in a relationship with conditions and consequences!

This wacky marriage counselor made the word "love" sounded ugly and terrible. It was not what I thought of a loving relationship or believed it should be. I have no doubt that there are cases of extraordinary love, true to its meaning of unconditional love, and exceptionally special. They maybe rare, but do exist somewhere!

Over the years though, I tend to agree with him. We all have expectations, and conditions that put on relationship of all kinds, but we just don't go and write them down or talk it out loud. Thus, there is no such thing as unconditional love...

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Do It Yourself With Snap Spreader System

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:21:14 PDT

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Is your neighborhood noisy with the sound of lawn mower, and the smell of fresh cutting grass? Mine is, and it is very lively comparing to the winter when we rarely see anyone. We had a few days of unbelievably warm weather, and we saw people taking care of their yard by cutting down branches or removing dead part of the trees.

I too, have made a call to my lawn care provider to mow the tall grass, and he brought with him the Scotts® Snap® Spreader System to feed and fertilize my lawn. However, since he charged me more for this service, which I could do myself, I decided to make an investment in this new product. After watching the video below, I am sold on the idea.

Moreover, Jim, my lawn care provider, has shown me that all I need to do is to connect the Snap Pac straight on the Snap Spreader, and I am good to go. There is no lifting of heavy bag, pouring or dumping, no mess to clean up, and storage is a breeze as the bag seals itself upon removal.

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Blogger New Dashboard

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:19:39 PDT

I don't like the new change on blogger, the what-so-called dashboard is such a terrible mess, and it will take me some times to get used to.

I like everything laid out like this:

And this, so they are all there when I need to know something:

I watched the video they have for the dashboard, and it isn't helping. They said it will make things easier, but it is not for me. Maybe I'm getting too old and comfortable with the way things were that this change is a shock to my behavior.

The new dashboard irritates me, as now I have to stare at my computer screen longer, and trying to find my way around. This is how the new interface looks, and they said it is better/easier. What gives? Where is everything go?

I wish blogger offers an option to keep the old interface for people like me. I like many features on the old dashboard, its simple look, and its user friendly icons/texts.

Blogger is also taken PicNik away, a photo software for quick editing out of the loop, and I love this photo editor since after editing, the photo is updated on my post automatically. Improvement is great, but when it is so much more complicated and time consuming, it is a pain!

What about you? Do you like the new interface?

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Different Type of Pink Columbine

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:01:30 PDT

HAPPY EASTER!

Group of Columbine Flowers

Columbines have many different varieties, shapes, colors and types. They are pretty and delicate looking. I have posted the Baby Pink here last week, and shown another type of Pink and White Columbine last year.

Come Closer For a Look

These flowers are not mine. I can't grow them, so I visited the home garden centers around here, mainly at Lowes and Home Depot. This is the time of year when these stores carry many different varieties of columbines.

Macro Shot of Columbine

I love all the colors of columbine flowers on display at the stores. They range from deep purple, red, pink, white to blue.

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T Is For Tradition

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:06:42 PDT

The Asian tradition is to honor and worship parents, particularly in my family, especially with my mother. She believes that her children owe their lives to her because she brought us out to the world. Now, we can debate this issue until we see double rainbows, but any discussion or challenging thoughts on this matter is useless to my mom.

We, the newer generations, have different idea and that is "you play, you pay" kind of attitude. None of us really asks to be born! We are on this earth by sheer accidents, and by the result of the adults' intimacy.

Not that we don't try to take care and provide for our mother; it is just her wrong conviction about our presence in her life that troublesome. She hangs on to us and bitterly complains if we happen to take care of our own children. To her, we have no responsibilities to our children, but they do to us, as we are to her!

It is an alienating thought on how we should expect our children to take care of us when they can barely take care of themselves yet. I don't know who planted this idea in my mother's mind, but it is no changing now. I do understand that as children we have certain responsibilities to our parents, and to help them with all that we can, but we CAN'T expect them to be responsible for our lives.

Personally, I believe that I brought my children into this world; therefore, I am responsible for them and not the other way around. If they want to take care of me in the future when I am old and crumble, it will be a blessing; not a demand!

Some traditions are beautiful and honorable, but when taken too far, they become ridiculous!

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She Prays

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:31:52 PDT

Growing up with a religious belief, what important to Fairy Mother is prayer, but not the kind of praying that carries any deep meaning or developing a personal connection with God. The kind of praying Fairy Mother used to, is the recital ones from memory!

They were learned and chanted back, like echo in an empty field. Her whole life, she goes to church, and she chants her learned prayers as faithful as Jesus' disciples. She has never missed a Sunday mass. She is a loyal Catholic to the root of its tradition.

Whether Fairy Mother practices or applies what were taught to her as a young girl or not, remained for judgment day. She has many times, declared that God's rules and teaching are different from her own, and she does what she sees fit!

She preaches fear of God's punishments to her fairy children and grandchildren, but none of those punishments shall have anything to do with her. She believes that skipping mass on Sundays, and not chanting learned prayers days and nights are sins, for which she has never missed.

Meanwhile, nothing she does or says is sins in her little understanding. The brainwashing process from her childhood skipped one serious beat, and that is APPLYING/PRACTICING the teaching of God in real life-daily! Those that taught her to just go to church and saying learned prayers should have known better, as they themselves were priests and nuns. The only thing they have taught her is devotion, and she is very devoted to this notion but nothing else.

Hence, she prays...chanting the same old memorized words days after days...

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Baby Pink Columbine

noreply@blogger.com (Mumsy¸.¤ª“˜¨) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:25:14 PDT

An Elegant Bud

Keep your sense of proportionby regularly, preferably daily,

visiting the natural world.

- Catlin Matthews

Pretty Baby Pink and White Columbine

The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the

wide world's joy.

- Henry Ward Beecher

Gorgeous Blossom

Stop every now and then. Just stop and enjoy. Take a deep

breath. Relax and take in the abundance of life.

- Unknown

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