Magic

 

I know this is naughty, but it really made me giggle.  Have you ever wished you were magic to do just this?  Or maybe twitch my nose & make someone nicer. Make good things happen. Especially to those that so deserve it. 

fingerprints...

me & my Sis 1963

"Fingerprints 

do not fade 

from the 

lives we touch."

rejection

Today I found a quote that my daughter use to have posted on her MySpace page. I can't find where it originated, who wrote it, or the exact wording, but it goes something like this:

 "appreciate those who hurt you, because they have made you stronger...

 appreciate those who have deceived you, because they have improved your wisdom...

 appreciate those who slander you, because they improve your personality...

 appreciate those who abandon you, because they teach you to be independent."

Ironic that I found this today.
I have embraced this day, but it has been a little harsh to me.

I tackled putting the Christmas lights up.  Or should I say I attempted. I have learned that it is NOT a good ideal to climb a tree to get lights in it.  The wind and the tree, even the hateful little ladder, played with me and I nearly fell out.  Luckily, I still have quick reflexes.  I also found there is a reason you should have someone steadying a ladder when you climb up to high places to nail a wreath into the house.  Needless to say, I have not completed my task, and have a much higher respect for Sergio who has taken care of this for many years.  I get why he is always trying to find low ideas instead of outlining the house.
My pride was slightly bruised that I could not accomplish this task and surprise Sergio with a well done light spectacular display. HA! I got two boxwood bushes complete, half the Magnolia Tree, and the wreath hung. Rain for the next two days, then I will attempt to finish...

I continue to search diligently for a job.
I am sending out four to seven resumes and applications per week. It is draining. What's worst is I haven't had a single interview.  Today, I got, not one, two, or three, but four Rejection Letters. They are very nice, all say the same thing..."Thank you very much.... we value your interest and qualifications... however, we are pursuing other candidates... we encourage you to continue to seek out future opportunities within our company..."
I seem to have a few strikes against me.  The two most damaging appear to be the lack of a college degree and my age.  The fact that I refuse to take less than my last employment isn't helping.  (Although that was considerably lower than previous salaries.) It is so freaking discouraging! 
I am praying a lot.
I am networking.
I am trying to appreciate this time and get things done that I haven't been able to do (like Christmas lights). I just want to feel like I am contributing more to our household. I want to feel needed and appreciated in the workforce.
The quote somehow connects me to my feeling of rejection and or abandonment from employees.  I know that if they would set an interview, I could get the job.  I have never been turned down from an interview. It's just getting the interview that I need to do!

joy...

"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are."

Marianne Williamson

Doormat

I am loving my new Doormat! And to think I got it on clearance for just $7! Yay Me!

Quotes

I love quotes. I love reading them, analyzing them and trying to live by them. I love books filled with them. I love jewelry with them, and I love them on stuff. I have a Wall Quote, I have them on address books, frames, and even in my car.

They make me think. I wonder how people come up with things to say that touch me and others so profoundly. I wish I touched people that way.

I love how reading a quote will make me think of someone.

I am going to start sharing them in my blog. Once a week. I hope you will enjoy them as much as I do.

A Qoute for Sergio

Even though Sergio doesn't read my Blog (so he says, although I caught him once or twice reading a post), I am thinking of him tonight as he is on a business trip. This is Sergio, confiding in one family member (Riley) that is always on his side.

He is in Detroit, meeting with other UAW Representatives, Chairmen and Presidents during this crisis we are in with the Big Four. He is in my Prayers. I pray for his wisdom, his ability and his words. I pray for him, these other people that are in the meetings and for our nation. So many lives will be affective with the decisions made in the next few days.

So, to you my love, from one of your favorite Presidents, JF Kennedy.

Let us never negotiate out of fear,
but let us never fear to negotiate.

you get what you get...

Several years ago I taught Pre-School. Great job! Very rewarding. Little children have a wonderful way about them, and when they let you into their world you can appreciate life in a different way. A fellow teacher/friend of mine had the best quote that she used (and it worked!) with her class. She said, "You get what you get, so don't throw a fit". Kids understood it therefore didn't argue. Amazing. A child starts to complain about not getting the color he wanted, and she would start, with the other children chiming in, "you get what you get, so don't throw a fit!". All was cool, the child accepted the color he had and went about business.
I kept that quote with me in all I did. I used it often not just in my life but with my children, friends and co-workers. It just makes sense.

Life is Too Short To Spend with People Who Are Not Nice!

A dear girlfriend of mine had this quote taped to her refrigerator many years ago.

It is a very true statement. I have lost many precious moments spent around mean people. I have tried to be nice to them, made excuses for them and tried to figure them out. I have tried killing them with kindness in hopes that it would help them to try kindness as well. I had always been the kind of person that would see the good side of someone. Or say, they must have had a rough day or experience, to have such a cold heart. I would always be the one to turn the other cheek and to pray for these souls.

Then I got old. And "it" got old too.

Starting with the mean girls picking on others in High School. Then mean & immature coaches and administrators. Even mean people within your family. Do what you will, say what you will to me... but mess with my babies and something changes within. Enough is enough.

You start to realize sometimes you have to take a stand, and when you have young eyes watching how "you" will handle things, you realize you must be strong and stand up. If you allow and excuse meanness, then what are you saying about the acceptance of it? It is not okay to allow someone to walk all over another, take an advantage of someone, say cruel things or tell lies.

I copied the quote and put it on my refrigerator a couple of years ago. Now it sits proudly in my office, as a little reminder. I will continue to pray for mean people, but that is about it. I think I will spend my days with the nice people and enjoy this life we are given. Life is short, we should embrace it and give our attention to all the lovely people in it.