Small Reflections: UM #33 - I did it again 30 posts in 30 days!!!

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NaBloPoMo-Day 30
Where did this month go?

If YOU completed NaBloPoMo too,
you're welcome to snag & enjoy this NaBloPoMo award
and/or the one at Sacred Ruminations today!
I'd very much appreciate a comment & linky-luv if you do ;--)

This is the 305th issue of ...

I'm participating for the 33rd time today.
How about you?

What comes to YOUR mind?
If you'd like to play here, copy and paste the clues in comments along with your responses ... or post on your blog and let me know so I can visit ;--)

I say ... and you think ... ?

Sleepy :: Hollow (as in The Legend of ...)
Thanksgiving :: turkey & traditions
Fifteen :: minutes of fame
Authority :: question it ... often!
Bangs :: hair covering the forehead & sometimes the eyes
Curled :: up cosily with a good book by the fire on a rainy day with a cup of hot tea ;--)
Young man :: Henny (comedian)
Surprised :: by Joy (book by C.S. Lewis)
Mistake :: an opportunity to learn from a 'miss take'
Handle it :: with aplomb

Your turn: I say ... and you think ... ?

Sleepy ::
Thanksgiving ::
Fifteen ::
Authority ::
Bangs ::
Curled ::
Young man ::
Surprised ::
Mistake ::
Handle it ::

Click for others 'muttering' today.

I've completed my November 'Gratitude List' in my sidebar & transferred it to my new WordPress site, Happily Retired Gal. Tomorrow I'll begin a new list here for December.

If you missed them ...
Camera Critters is in the next post
Photo Hunt - A Metal Surprise is at Happily Retired Gal
Another Metal Photo Hunt is at Sacred Ruminations

Small Reflections ... Smile Back

Thought for Today
" Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth." Albert Einstein

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

Click to learn ...
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.

Click to find ...

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

14 comments:

Hootin Anni said...: Henny Youngman. CLEVER-R-R girl!!!!!

Happy Sunday dear storyteller.; November 30, 2008 at 6:08 AM
storyteller said...: Anni - Not so clever ... just OLD ;--)
Hugs and blessings,; November 30, 2008 at 6:10 AM
Martha said...: Looks like we made it! I still have to post today, but I'm not seeing that as a big problem, LOL! Congrats! :-); November 30, 2008 at 7:22 AM
Maude Lynn said...: Congratulations on 30 posts in 30 days!; November 30, 2008 at 7:53 AM
Unknown said...: Love this badge too! :)

1. Sleepy :: day
2. Thanksgiving :: feast
3. Fifteen :: year old
4. Authority :: police
5. Bangs :: hair
6. Curled :: perm
7. Young man :: sons
8. Surprised :: BOO!
9. Mistake :: Oops
10. Handle it :: Deal; November 30, 2008 at 10:16 AM
Akelamalu said...: Oh well done!; November 30, 2008 at 10:16 AM
Anonymous said...: Congratulations on blogging every day! That's a real accomplishment. You've brought so much joy into the world - well done!

I do love mutterings - don't you?; November 30, 2008 at 10:37 AM
Sandee said...: Congratulations on a job well done. Have a great day. Big hug. :); November 30, 2008 at 1:11 PM
kitten said...: Congratulations! I didn't finish my Novel again this year. I'm not going to give up though.

Sleepy :: One of the 7 drawfs
Thanksgiving :: A time to stop and reflect and my BD
Fifteen :: My oldest child
Authority :: Law
Bangs :: I have always had to wear bangs because of my high fore head.
Curled :: up with a book
Young man :: I have have 2 fine ones.
Surprised :: Something I'm not much any more.
Mistake :: Past life
Handle it :: and deal with it!; November 30, 2008 at 3:37 PM
Patsy said...: I agree with Hootin'Annie Henny Youngman is clever. Mine aren't so clever, but what came to mind with each.; November 30, 2008 at 3:42 PM
Mary said...: Storyteller,

I enjoyed your post today, as always.

Sleepy ::Tired
Thanksgiving ::Day
Fifteen :: Young
Authority ::Figure
Bangs :: Fireworks
Curled ::Ribbon (very festive)
Young man :: Oldest grandson
Surprised :: Unexpected
Mistake ::Coca Cola (invented by mistake.)
Handle it :: with care

Thanks for the fun. Hope all is well with you.
Blessings,
Mary; November 30, 2008 at 4:03 PM
maryt/theteach said...: Hi storyteller, love you "thankful" list! Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you had a wonderful day! And thnaks for visiting my blog for Manic Monday! :); December 1, 2008 at 6:14 AM
Ivanhoe said...: Congrats on your 30 posts in 30 days :o)
I cannot belive it's December already. Where did this whole year go? Time for me to start shopping for X-mas :o); December 1, 2008 at 8:53 AM
Karen said...: Woohoo--way to go on the NaBloPoMo!!

Sleepy::Karen
Thanksgiving::Full
Fifteen::Shots of vodka (I swear that just popped into my head--I have no idea why!!)
Authority::Mine
Bangs::Always needing cut
Curled::Toes
Young Man::Good looking
Surprised::Again?
Mistake::are made
Handle it::Stressed; December 3, 2008 at 9:13 AM

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