[success] Be like the bird, who Halting in her flight On limb too slight Feels it give way beneath her, Yet sings, Knowing she hath wings. –Victor Hugo[/success] Just off my dining room is a small porch, barely big enough for two chairs. The dining room and the porch sit above the garage and driveway. My next door neighbors have a huge maple tree, whose spreading branches provide morning shade on the porch. A few days ago, I was sitting on the porch, eating my customary breakfast of granola. I became aware of a soft thumping sound. I looked up and there was a squirrel, poised at the corner of the roof above me, eyeing me nervously. His tail was twitching furiously and he was stomping his tiny back feet, hence the soft thumping sound that had caught my attention. I assumed he was coveting my granola and trying to think…
Yesterday, a friend borrowed my car. And I got to thinking how we could do more than borrow someone’s car, we could buy it, and we could even could borrow their clothes, or some money or even steal it…not that we would…steal I mean. But we could do all these things. One thing we can’t beg, borrow or steal from someone else is their attitude. The only way to acquire an attitude is to develop it. To choose it. And since our attitudes form the direction in which our life travels, we really need to make sure they’re taking us in the direction we want to go. And yes, I’m speaking from experience. Some of my past attitudes have been the cause of miserable experiences. My mantra became, never keep going to where you don’t want to end up, never keep going where you don’t want to end up.…
I am extremely blessed. And, showing up with perfect timing, as if to acknowledge my blessings was a nomination for the “Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award” from fellow blogger Melody Fletcher of Deliberate Receiving Blog. I am more than honoured, I’m astounded to have received this nomination from Melody, who is most definitely the Queen of The Law of Attraction, and to be included in a list of so many truly great sister bloggers warms the cockles of my heart. Thanks a bunch. Now let me tell you more about the award because I didn’t know this ’till just now. Apparently these Are Rules of the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award All Recipients must: Thank the giver – Check. Post 7 things about yourself – Check…see below or not…it’s sort of boring. Pass the award on to 7 other bloggers of their choice and let them know that they have…