Life has been rather hectic the past couple of months. My youngest niece informed us she was getting married and we had six weeks to pull it off. So we worked our tails off, had a few disagreements (not with me, but between her and her sister - who was doing the majority of the work), a lot of sleepless nights, a lot of fun, and last Saturday we had a beautiful wedding.
There were some who doubted she should be getting married (again not me) since they had only been dating a couple of months, and they are from very different cultures - he is from Nigeria - but love is love and when it's right, it's right. Love is timeless, love is color blind, love is universal, but love isn't easy. However, anything worth having is worth working hard for.
I guess you could say I'm a romantic, a hopeful romantic. I believe that no matter what love conquers all. If you let love guide you can get through anything, whether it's your love life, personal life, family life, or career. I know it sounds very simplistic and idealistic, but it seems to work for me. That's not to say that I walk around with rose colored glasses on or anything, I just believe it's easier to get through the good and the bad when you put the ones you love(including yourself) first.
Love is the stuff dreams are made of, and without are dreams what are we?
Look at the amount of "love stories" that are produced by Hollywood, and how many people flock to them. We all want to love and to be loved in return. The poor and the rich alike. It's one thing we all have in common. It's a basic need like food, water, air.
Sure it was risky for my niece and her new husband to "take the plunge" after such a short courtship, but as I watched them the past six weeks and especially during the wedding I saw the love in their eyes, I saw forever in their eyes. If they remember and hold on to that then forever is definitely within their grasp.
When all is said and done, when all the poets have submitted their prose and rhymes, when all the philosophers have weighed in, and the critics have had their say, no one not even Shakespeare himself could have said it any better than John, Paul, George, and Ringo....
Truly, "All You Need IS Love."
Monday, February 25, 2008
Monday, January 7, 2008
Out With The Old, In With The New
Another year has come and gone and we are all another year older, and hopefully wiser.
Most people start the new year off with a list of resolutions and good intentions. I used to be one of them. But every year my resolutions and good intentions would only last so long and I would get frustrated with myself. So, a few years ago I resolved not to make any resolutions and finally found something I could stick to.
Don't get me wrong, I still have goals and dreams and aspirations. I just don't box myself into the yearly time frame. I believe if you do something every day towards your goals then you are successful. Even if it's the absolute least thing you can do you've still accomplished something. Some days are better than others, make the most of them and do what you can.
Even though I don't make resolutions, I still want to better myself and my world around me. And since I have been so sick with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) I have been more commited to trying to live a greener life. We've been using non-toxic cleaning supplies and personal care items for over a year now and we try to buy as many organic products as possible, but there are still many more ways to improve. I posted a blog that I visited today "Living In A Toxic World" hoping that anyone who visits my site will also visit this site and find out more of what they can do to leave a smaller foot print on the world. Another interesting place to visit would be Oprah's web site she did an excellent show last week on green living. Even the smallest things can make a big difference.
I hope the New Year is good to us all and that we will have the things we need and want. Mostly I wish health and happiness to those I hold dear. Make the most of the time we have with our loved ones and remember fondly those who are no longer with us.
Most people start the new year off with a list of resolutions and good intentions. I used to be one of them. But every year my resolutions and good intentions would only last so long and I would get frustrated with myself. So, a few years ago I resolved not to make any resolutions and finally found something I could stick to.
Don't get me wrong, I still have goals and dreams and aspirations. I just don't box myself into the yearly time frame. I believe if you do something every day towards your goals then you are successful. Even if it's the absolute least thing you can do you've still accomplished something. Some days are better than others, make the most of them and do what you can.
Even though I don't make resolutions, I still want to better myself and my world around me. And since I have been so sick with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) I have been more commited to trying to live a greener life. We've been using non-toxic cleaning supplies and personal care items for over a year now and we try to buy as many organic products as possible, but there are still many more ways to improve. I posted a blog that I visited today "Living In A Toxic World" hoping that anyone who visits my site will also visit this site and find out more of what they can do to leave a smaller foot print on the world. Another interesting place to visit would be Oprah's web site she did an excellent show last week on green living. Even the smallest things can make a big difference.
I hope the New Year is good to us all and that we will have the things we need and want. Mostly I wish health and happiness to those I hold dear. Make the most of the time we have with our loved ones and remember fondly those who are no longer with us.
Monday, December 10, 2007
A Diva By Any Other Name .....
Some of you may be wondering about the whole "Diva" thing. So I thought I'd clarify.
When most people think of a Diva they think about the obnoxious, conceded, "I thought I made it perfectly clear I wanted only green M&M's!" stars of today that term has become synonymous (Yes I've pulled out the $25 words)with. But that is not really what a Diva is all about.
A Diva is a singer who has an eight octave range (OK, maybe it's not as easy to reach all the octaves as it was when I was in my 20's and 30's), has been around for a LONG time, and has the power to really belt out a tune. A Diva also has a certain amount of grace and elegance about her. And, yes, I do qualify on all counts. Be that as it may, please don't think I had the audacity (another $25's) to bestow this title upon myself. Heavens no.
A few years ago, Robert and I regularly attended a friends Karaoke show and eventually helped her with it. When she would introduce me she would call me the "little lady with the big voice" and then somehow she called me Diva (in the best sense of the word) and it just stuck. Now more people know me as Diva than as Cheryl and, I have to say, I wear it proudly.
So the next time you hear someone being called a Diva ask yourself "Are they really a Diva, or are they just a spoiled, self-absorbed, over paid brat giving true Diva's a bad name?" And who knows if you look deep inside, perhaps just perhaps, you may have a little bit of true Diva in you too.
When most people think of a Diva they think about the obnoxious, conceded, "I thought I made it perfectly clear I wanted only green M&M's!" stars of today that term has become synonymous (Yes I've pulled out the $25 words)with. But that is not really what a Diva is all about.
A Diva is a singer who has an eight octave range (OK, maybe it's not as easy to reach all the octaves as it was when I was in my 20's and 30's), has been around for a LONG time, and has the power to really belt out a tune. A Diva also has a certain amount of grace and elegance about her. And, yes, I do qualify on all counts. Be that as it may, please don't think I had the audacity (another $25's) to bestow this title upon myself. Heavens no.
A few years ago, Robert and I regularly attended a friends Karaoke show and eventually helped her with it. When she would introduce me she would call me the "little lady with the big voice" and then somehow she called me Diva (in the best sense of the word) and it just stuck. Now more people know me as Diva than as Cheryl and, I have to say, I wear it proudly.
So the next time you hear someone being called a Diva ask yourself "Are they really a Diva, or are they just a spoiled, self-absorbed, over paid brat giving true Diva's a bad name?" And who knows if you look deep inside, perhaps just perhaps, you may have a little bit of true Diva in you too.
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Watch that first step ... It's a doosie!
Well I've finally done it, I've finally created a blog! Wow! I can't believe it, I feel so 21st century. Any way I assure you that I will have many wonderful things to say over the next while ( I'm sure all will hang on my every word lol) but for now this will have to do.
Christmas is coming and as we all rush to get everything done, please pause long enough to think of the true reason for the season.
Christmas is coming and as we all rush to get everything done, please pause long enough to think of the true reason for the season.
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