Small Reflections: CC#29, PH#25, SmileySaturday#23

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This is my 25th

Photo Hunt Theme: Lazy

I suspect I won't be the only one with 'critters' today.

and my 29th

Misty Dawn started the meme and explains the rules here.

Click for others participating in Cameral Critters
and Photo Hunt this week.
This is my 23rd

I confess that it's been a bit harder to stay 'upbeat' recently while listening to the 'financial' news and more 'electoral' mud-slinging when what I'm looking for is 'substantive exchanges & ideas' to get us out of this chaotic mess, but I'm choosing to smile today because ...

1. According to Going Like Sixty, it's International Dogs Rule Day and we're advised to 'Smooch Your Pooch' today. Interestingly I devoted this week's T-13 post to 'adorable puppies' in a PSE6 collage.

2. I appreciate reminders from other bloggers of 'beauty' and 'possibility' in the face of challenges like those shared recently by Jen Lemen in A Brave Place to Start ... Karen Maezen Miller (aka Mommy Zen) at Cheerio Road and Yolanda at Perfectly Imperfect.

3. The shared laughter is wonderful too in links like these:

Gattina's Funny Quotes about Politicians
Tamy's Hilarious Animal Photos
Mariposa's Mottos to Work By
Mary's Sometimes Men should just Shut Up
Michelle's Cab Driver goes to Heaven

4. Have you seen this clip of Wanda Sykes on YouTube talking about the financial bailout.

5. I'm thinking about my 1st Blogoversary ... coming up in 11 days ... devoting yesterday's Haiku to that topic. I also created new awards (sharing links in my Whimsical Wednesday post this week) ... and tried to get a 'Natural Highs' meme going again, just because.

Click for others participating in Smiley Saturday this week.

Small Reflections ... Smile Back

Thought for Today
"Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired." Jules Renard

Currently ...

... I'm thankful to have encountered the 'Food Court Flash Mob Hallelujah Chorus to share here at Small Reflections. I've also shared a Beautiful Meditative Video and a delightful Random Act of Culture (that happened at Macy's) at Sacred Ruminations ... just because.

I'm also grateful that I've created a personalized 1st edition 'Labyrinth Journal' for my friend Susan. I've written a second version that I plan to publish & share with others very soon.

My sister & her husband arrived in town on Wednesday, November 17th and will be around for a few months ... so that's pretty 'kewl' too!

Remember ... you can find me sharing at Giraffe Journal and Labyrinth Journal when you don't see anything from me posted here.

Hope all's well with you and yours!
Hugs and blessings,
Virginia

FYI - My previous Gratitude Lists can be found at Happily Retired Gal, at WordPress. It is my intention to keep this 'Daily Gratitude List' in my sidebar indefinitely because I believe it makes sense to focus on what's right in our lives regularly. Click for:
2010 Lists - July, June, May, April, March, February, January
2009 Lists - December, November, October, September, August, July June, May, April, March, February, January
2008 Lists - December, November

More About Me

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How I Became a Blogger

Evolution of my blogs
Late in October of 2007, I started playfully exploring possibilities here and at SacredRuminations ... the site where I joined Carla's Sacred Life Project. I published daily on both sites initially, but in mid-January of 2008 I gave myself permission to cut myself some slack & rethink things. Since committing to Blog 365 at Small Reflections, I've continued to publish daily here, but I'm thinking about alternating days and/or experimenting a bit with a variety of possibilities in an attempt to balance my online activities with my "real life" ... without giving "short shrift" to either blog. Therefore, it's all a work in progress, and I hope you'll bear with me.

In October of 2008, I celebrated my 1st Blogoversary here at Small Reflections on the 22nd & at Sacred Ruminations on the 23rd.

I completed Blog 365 in 2008 with a total of 378 posts here at Sacred Ruminations, 234 at Sacred Ruminations, 20 at BlogRolls, Bling & Blurbs, and 30 at Happily Retired Gal for a grand total of 662 ... all in 366 days!

In 2009, my sister & her husband returned to So Cal for 4 months and I had less time to blog. Even though they're on the road again, I'm finding it challenging to recapture a daily blogging habit. Click for more specifics about this.

In October of 2009 I celebrated my 2nd Blogoversary here at Small Reflections & at Sacred Ruminations and in November of 2009 I celebrated my 1st Blogoversary at Happily Retired Gal. Little did I know what would follow when I entered this 'virtual' world.

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My Blog Blasts for Peace:
Sacred Ruminations- The Strength of Gentleness
Small Reflections-A Revolution of Music
Blog Rolls & Bling - What if? (a Colorful Alternative to Bombs)
and last June:
Thirteen Thoughts on the Topic of Peace
Peace in Every Step

My Peace Globes are below
Clicking on them will take you to the related 'Bl0g Blast' post also.
"It's not so much that we're afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it's that place in between that we fear .... It's like being between trapezes. It's Linus when his blanket is in the dryer. There's nothing to hold on to." Marilyn Ferguson

Food for Thought

(or reminders for myself)

"it takes courage to become who you really are." e.e. cummings

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." Marcel Proust

"How you handle the situation IS the situation." Stephen Covey

"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you." Lao-Tzu

"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook." William James

"At mid-life more than any other time, we have renewed opportunity to create health by expressing our creativity fully." Dr. Christiane Northrup

"It is never too late to be who you might have been." George Eliot

"Things are only impossible until they're not." Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation

"Go forth into the busy world and love it. Interest yourself in its life, mingle kindly with its joys and sorrows." Ralph Waldo Emerson

More thoughts

"We have been so eager to give our children what we didn't have in life, we have neglected to give them what we did." Anyonmous

"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. ... You must do the thing which you think you cannot do." Eleanor Roosevelt

"There are events in life that cannot be explained or changed. I acknowledge them, feel them, and I release the rage, guilt, loss, anger, and grief." Dr. Christiane Northrup

"Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win." Bernadette Devlin

"The first and the simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind is curiosity." Edmund Burke

"In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us." Virginia Woolf

"The really great writers are people like Emily Bronte who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and their unlimited imagination." James Michener

"If you think you can, or think you can't -- you're right." Henry Ford

More Thoughts ...

"I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to do." Georgia O'Keefe

"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true." Richard Bach

"Telling stories causes others to remember what they have always known." Anonymous

"Character is the bridge between our beliefs and our behavior. Character is the glue of personality, the connective tissue that makes a person whole, integrated, a person of integrity." Joan Konner, journalist

"What you choose not to look at in life, rules your life." Lynn Andrews

"Pure logic is the ruin of the spirit." Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"When a woman changes her life for the better, her entire family (whether or not she has children) generally benefits. She sets the tone. The well-being of the family and of society itself depends upon women becoming and remaining healthy. So we owe it to ourselves to put ourselves first and take the time we need to heal." Dr. Christiane Northrup

29 comments:

Tammy said...: Aww, love the pics they are so cute!; October 11, 2008 at 10:31 AM
tnchick ♥ said...: Super cute lazy pictures. I love the do hangin' out of the bed... totally something my hound does, too!; October 11, 2008 at 10:32 AM
Rebecca Mecomber said...: Aw so cute! And lazy. ;)

I did mine, too! Come and visit if you have some free time.
http://newyorktraveler.net/photo-hunters-lazy/; October 11, 2008 at 10:43 AM
Ladykli said...: I did our lazy dog too!

I've seen the vote video before. At first I didnt' get it.

Gotta love wanda!

Mine's here; October 11, 2008 at 11:13 AM
Anonymous said...: Such a lazy looking dog!

Great videos you've got here, BTW/; October 11, 2008 at 11:39 AM
AppleDebbie said...: Your dog and cat are so cute! Love the sleepy pictures. We had a dusting of snow overnight so our dogs are curled up in front of the fireplace today. :); October 11, 2008 at 11:46 AM
Patsy said...: Thanks for dropping by earlier. I love the photo of you cat and dog. It does look like they are a lazy pair, but I bet they are not always that way. :); October 11, 2008 at 11:59 AM
Anonymous said...: You cat is camouflaged in the bed! And we do like thinking ahead so we love your quote!; October 11, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Cats~Goats~Quotes said...: Such pretty critters!
~ Bob and Patrick; October 11, 2008 at 1:15 PM
Linda said...: Yep...it's a dog's life!!!; October 11, 2008 at 1:19 PM
Hootin Anni said...: Did I ever tell you I LOVE your Haiku Friday post header? Love it. And the critters are so darned adorable! I hafta check out the video in a bit to see what you have shared with us.

Anyway, it's been a couple days since I've been here, and I'm trying to catch up. Sometimes, life gets in the way...Love your Photo Hunt, love your Saturday smiles, and love your haiku...not to mention that 'thanks' that YOU deserve as you blog and have become blog buddies with us all!!!; October 11, 2008 at 1:21 PM
kitten said...: Awww! What sweet cuddly pictures!
You do have a lot to smile about!; October 11, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Maude Lynn said...: Molly is such a smoochable pooch!; October 11, 2008 at 2:12 PM
Sarge Charlie said...: YEP lots of folks had critters, lets face it, that is their job, not bad huh........; October 11, 2008 at 2:12 PM
Mom Knows Everything said...: That dog looks just like our Princess!; October 11, 2008 at 2:28 PM
PastormacsAnn said...: Yup, cats and dogs can take lazy to new levels. (and they're really cute doing it too!)

Good choice for The Hunt and thanks for dropping by for a visit. I always enjoy Saturdays. Happy weekend.; October 11, 2008 at 2:29 PM
Anonymous said...: Too cute! Nice PH and CC entries for this week:) My CC is HERE. Hope you can drop by! Happy CC!~; October 11, 2008 at 3:00 PM
i beati said...: relaxin in the home of someone they love. Think of those that don't have that Sandy; October 11, 2008 at 3:16 PM
YTSL said...: Two photos that fit three memes -- wow! :); October 11, 2008 at 7:07 PM
ratmammy said...: loved the critter posts! i'll have to check the wanda sykes later when i have more time... i love her! she's so funny and to the point.; October 11, 2008 at 8:22 PM
Joyce said...: I think I'll give my old doggy a good brushing in lieu of a smooch (doggie breath). :P

Thanks for spreading the upbeat thoughts. :); October 11, 2008 at 8:34 PM
Mimi Lenox said...: Your peace globe has been placed in The Peace Globe Gallery.
You are officially peace globe #1127 .
BlogBlast For Peace ~ November 6, 2008! is going to be awesome! See you there.; October 11, 2008 at 8:54 PM
Anonymous said...: Yes, it is a little unsettling right now isn't it? But I think it'll be a good thing. Help get some perspective on the things that really matter in life.

Happy Smiley Saturday and congrats on almost reaching that 1 year milestone. You've achieved a lot in that time. :); October 11, 2008 at 9:48 PM
Carletta said...: I've seen a few two-fers for lazy and critters today.
Your thought of the day fits well!; October 11, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Joy Des Jardins said...: Aw...so cute. Give them hugs from me Virginia....lazy little critters.; October 11, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Akelamalu said...: Toooo cute! :); October 12, 2008 at 6:29 AM
jmb said...: Great photos Storyteller. I was stumped for a long while too until I thought of my visit to SD zoo.
Have a happy weekend, what's left and thanks for visiting.; October 12, 2008 at 9:31 AM
Anonymous said...: Critters do make good lazy pictures.; October 12, 2008 at 10:05 AM
Misty DawnS said...: How cute - I tried to get a bed for Tag once, because we think he already has arthritis and he gets very sore... but the puppy tore his bed to pieces :-( At least your critters look as if they appreciate their beds. hehe; October 12, 2008 at 2:01 PM

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CC#29, PH#25, SmileySaturday#23

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