The Countdown Begins

I wanted to start this 6 days ago but since I'm blogging without obligation and its all good, I'll just start today on day 34 with 6 of the 39 things I love about my life. You see, the number 39 is not randomly chosen. I only have 34 days left to claim this number as my own. While you hear all the time, "...age is just a number, it's really about how young you feel". I feel really young but still want the number to start with a 3!

Number 39 - I've lived 39 years
Number 38 - Opportunities are limitless
Number 37 - A pool at my disposal
Number 36 - Time is on my side
Number 35 - Beauty is everywhere
Number 34 - Spectacular free recipes on the internet

Tune in tomorrow for Number 33.

One Of My Favorite Things

A little doggie butt would be it! There is nothing better than a dog in front of you, cool morning air all around, sweatpants & sweatshirts, peace & quiet, in a beautiful nature setting. This is one of my favorite ways to start off the day. Now on to my second - breakfast.

Thoughts that thrill...

I subscribe to the Abe Blog so every day I get lots of inspiring quotes showing up in my feed reader. This one is spectacular:

"Hold only thoughts that thrill you."

Just thinking about holding a thought that thrills me - thrills me!

What thought thrills you? Hold on to it!

Ask And It Is Given

I was just saying yesterday, "I am not ready for winter to end. I still need time to hibernate, think, write, bake, and rest."


Wow - ask and it is given! I woke up this morning to snow! A nice, light, soft falling snow.

I'm sure some think I may be a little mad. I really do appreciate the long, dark nights of winter and the cold, sunny days in my warm home drinking tea. It is my time to recharge for the year. It is easy to be quiet, easy to learn, easy to read, easy to knit, easy to sleep. I find spring and summer to be very stimulating. I never seem to accomplish all that I want to accomplish in these seasons and I find it challenging to rest.

I do love tulips and daffodils. I do love my summer garden. I do love swimming and eating all of the wonderful, fresh foods of summer. But I still need a little more winter.

Each Day

"Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbon." ~ Ruth Ann Schabaker

The question I want to ask is, do you know how to untie the ribbon? For me, I wake up excited as to what the day will bring. Most days unexpected things happen. Some would think they were great, others not so much. The one thing I have come to learn is that whatever happens, accept it. Surrendering to it is untying that ribbon. Ask yourself what you have to learn from it. Look for the positive in EVERYTHING - it is there.

There are gifts given to you everyday - untie the ribbons.

Imagine

Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
-John Lennon

Loving it too!

It is so cold, she begged me to put it on her :-) Just kidding, but she didn't complain. And as we walked along outside she was quite chipper and her tail was wagging the whole time. Yes, it is colder than cold here in the north - around 3 or 4 degrees when this picture was taken. Now the temperature is 2. Right now my back is to a window where the sun is shining in - warming my back but my feet are freezing.

I love Marya's post today. I love Minnesota too. I also love a good blizzard. NOTHING BETTER! Especially when you have enough good food in the house to last a week, a fireplace and hot chocolate.

I will be enjoying the cold, cold weekend with joy all around. I'll give Marya a call and we can talk about how much we love it!