The longest day of the year is still special to me…
Today’s Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year (in the Northern Hemisphere). How are you taking advantage of the extra hours of light this time of year? Do you like it, or do you already miss earlier sunsets?
I was born and raised in Europe and the celebration of the longest day of the year was always a big spectacle. The planning of that special night of midsummer went on for days and everybody, young and old was involved.
Once upon a time a young woman complained to her grandmother that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed. Her grandmother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire.
Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons. They were peregrine falcons, the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. He gave the precious birds to his head falconer to be trained.
There was a King who had 1 Eye and 1 leg..
He asked all the painters to draw a beautiful portrait of him. But none of them could — how could they paint him beautifully with the defects in one eye and one leg.
Eventually one of them agreed and drew a classic picture of the King.
It was a fantastic picture and surprised everyone..
He painted the King aiming for a hunt. Targeting with one eye closed and one leg bent…
The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that dreams, visions and goals that seem impossible can be realized with determination and persistence, no matter what the odds are. Often when we face obstacles in our day-to-day life, our hurdles seem very small in comparison to what many others have to face.
I get lost of emails every day, phone calls, messages and some even dare to text me, even though I really don’t like it. There is so much new information every day, some goes on the pile “useful”, some goes on the pile “might be useful” and then there is a very small pile. It doesn’t have a name, but it’s the most important one. Different “stuff”, but all of it touched my heart in one way or another. I got this today and it touched my heart, I starred at it for a while. So, even though it has nothing to do with smoking or quitting (yes I know hart to believe) I would like to share it with all of you.
Happiness within You can choose any person from history to teach you any topic you want. Who’s your teacher, and what do they teach you? It would be without…
Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, “Mother, you must come see the daffodils before they are over.” I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead. “I will come next Tuesday, “I promised, a little reluctantly, on her third call.
No man’s Land is Land that is unoccupied or is under dispute between parties that leave it unoccupied due to fear or uncertainty.
