• Be on devices

    What could you do less of?

    I could do less of devices & the way they ping & distract you. I miss the good ol’ days when we didn’t have them. When we had to rely on conversation & good old Walkmans with our music.

    Anyway, I think that if we interacted more instead of using our devices, the world would be a better place.

    We’ve become addicted to them in an unhealthy way& are way too reliant on them when we should rely on ourselves. I don’t think most kids would be able to survive without the internet. Something I find sad. When I was a kid I learned how to build fires for survival & how to survive in the mountains.

    Kids these days don’t know or don’t have those skills. Life skills that are essential for survival.

    Maybe it’s because the parents don’t think they’ll need them so they don’t teach them.

    Less devices & more conversation. For this holiday season I dare you my dear readers to not look at your device when you’re eating, drinking or opening presents? Can you do it?

  • My Resilience

    What is one thing you would change about yourself?

    I’ve been a target for abuse & harassment my entire life. What I realize now in my 50’s is that it’s the people that are the bullies that go around calling me names because of something they heard through the telephone line & they’re so stupid they think it’s true.

    Do the bullies or harassers ask if it’s true, nope. Because they’d rather have bad karma & they wonder why?

    I’m starting to believe that these people that listen to gossip are dumb. Why not just ask me. Because if they discover that they have no effect on my life & that I’m actually a good person & not all those stories I refer to as smack. They may actually come to like me. When you go around referring to people as “crazy” you need to take a long hard look in the mirror at yourself sweetie & not at me. No one can topple my mental stability. No one bullying or harassing me has that power. I mean No One. Since high school no one has succeeded. Just stating Facts.

  • Thanksgiving post

    This is my annual post about all that I’m grateful for the past year.

    My health issues finally have an answer although it took 2 years & countless tests.

    I started on a weight loss drug & just about fit into my old clothes. I was so happy that I was approved to take  it.

    I’m grateful for my friends this year, those close & those far away.

    I’m grateful for the ongoing stability with my own mental health. I guess I’m more resilient than I thought I was.

    That I’m back to walking Fløyen with our nearly year old puppy. How I’ve missed those walks!

    That my husband & I have been together for over 20 years! He makes me feel grateful every day!

    What are you grateful for this holiday season?