What is next?

Now that the pandemic is improving I am wondering if my life will go back to the way it was or will I take a different approach? In other words, did it teach me anything?

Number one I hope it taught me to be less fearful and accept things as they are and not as they could be. I think I have always had a negative view of my life. I have never expected anything big to happen. Guess what? That's pretty much what I got. Comparing my life with others during the last couple of years, I don't have a lot to complain about and I should remember that.

Perhaps I should float on my back down the stream of life and just see what happens next.

Spam

I wonder how many different ways these idiots think they can cheat people? In the last couple of weeks I got a fake phone call from Walmart telling me someone had charged $500 on my debit card, An email from a papal in Alaska saying an order for $896 had been shipped and an email from my Chiropractor saying my $300 something charges were ready, (I pay cash for visits and owe nothing). 

Seriously you jackass people get a life!! I am tired of dealing with you!

Good decision

 This time of year I like to publish something I wrote 23 years ago. Every time I hear a doctor suggesting people stop smoking I think about the best decision I have ever made.

 

            I KILLED MY BEST FRIEND

 

For a variety of reasons I grew up having very little self-esteem. When I graduated from high school I had no clue what I was supposed to do with the rest of my life. I had been an average student who finished school because it was expected. At 19 I was a very lonely person who desperately needed a best friend.

 

The friend I choose for the next forty years was three inches tall, smelled bad, controlled my life and led me in the direction of poor health. The relationship was what would be considered abusive today. At the beginning no one warned me of danger and in all those years nobody offered to help me let go of my destructive companion.

 

There were of course, those who shook their heads and fingers at me making rude comments about how disgusting this relationship was. They probably thought they were helping, but they only made me angry and caused me to stubbornly refuse to let go.

 

When I was 62 years old I looked in the mirror and did not like what I saw. I decided I did not deserve to be controlled by an object that could not possibly move from my hand to my mouth without my help. I realized I was the only one who could end the relationship and I have never been sorry that I did.

 

Believe me when I say, the only way you will successfully stop smoking or any other negative addiction is to become self centered and care about yourself. Whoever you are, believe that you are a valuable person who deserves the very best life has to offer.

 

There are many people around you who want to help. The hardest thing you have to do is learn to care about yourself and be willing to accept their help. I know from personal experience that once you do that the rest is a breeze.

 

Do you really want a best friend who is three inches tall, smells bad, controls your life and is leading you in the direction of poor health and perhaps death? If the answer is no, follow my example and give yourself permission to live the healthy life you deserve.

 

 

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Looking up

Looks like things are looking up. I had a chiropractic appointment this morning and nobody had a mask on. Sanitizing is still going on though, as it should be. If we could just get rid of the spam that is going on that would be great. Today I had both a phone call and an email that I tossed. It seems like the spam gets worse every day. I don't understand why anyone would want to participate in this garbage.

Time

Once again it is time for daylight savings time. In my opinion if the president wants to do something that everyone will thank him for- get rid of it! There is no further need for changing the time twice a year. No matter how you slice it there are 24 hours in a day.

Be that

While thinking about all the negative energy out there I ran across the following little bit. I decided to share it.

Be That
Be the things you loved about the people who are gone. It is so easy to dwell on the things we don't like about  people who have been in our life that I started thinking about the positive things I might have learned from them.

My mother for instance was a very negative soul, but she was hard working and very creative.

My father was what I have referred to as a milk toast person, but he was a very good cook.

My maternal grandmother was a very generous person and loved to help others.

My paternal grandfather was non-judgemental and looked for the good in others.

My paternal grandmother was also creative and seemed to care about her family.

An older woman, who some people called noisy because of her humor and her ability to laugh, became a really good friend.

I also have had a couple of male friends who may or may not be deceased, but are no longer in my life. I clearly saw the souls of both and although I know they wanted to help others grow, they both had unusual ways of doing so. They were apparently put in my life as teachers.

As I remember the positive energy that I have been offered by others I can see that it has had an influence on my life. I probably have, over the years, adopted the good things without even realizing it. Perhaps we should all look for the positives instead of the negatives in the lives of others.

Never give up

 I was given an amaryllis for Christmas by a friend. It bloomed and I cut off the main stalk. I noticed a small stalk that kept growing and growing. It recently produced another blossom. It is like the plant is saying never give up. Never had a plant speak to me before.

New book

In case you didn't get the message this is what my new book looks like. It can be purchased on Amazon.com as a Kindle or a paperback. Don't miss out!

Nothing new

I just realized this morning that there has never been a time during my 84 years living on this planet that there has not been a war somewhere or we have not been exposed to some life threatening disease. That being said the current pandemic and the war that Russia has started, apparently just because they can, is nothing new. I don't know about anyone else but I am getting mighty tired of this crap! I vote for peace and quiet- just once!

I did it myself!

I am really proud of myself today! Yesterday I published my new book on Amazon.com as a Kindle by myself. I hadn't done that since 2011. Today I took that a step further and published that manuscript as a paperback book, again with no help. I really wanted a hard copy of that book because it contains pretty much everything I have done as a writer, since I began writing. I can hardly wait to get my author copy. The last time I did this I had to wait weeks for a copy and sign a seven year contract. Things have changed, thank you very much!