NaBloPoMo

NaBloPoMo day 10 “The Invitation”

10 Nov 2014 4 Comments

by Life in the moment in daily thoughts, NaBloPoMo, Reflections Tags: Daily Thoughts, life in the moment, NaBloPoMo, reflections

It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.

It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for your adventure of being alive.

It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life’s betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain. I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own, if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, to be realistic, to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn’t interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself; if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul; if you can be faithless and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see beauty, even when it’s not pretty, every day, and if you can source your own life from its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand on the edge of the lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, “yes!”

It doesn’t interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up, after the night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done to feed the children.

It doesn’t interest me who you know or how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.

It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you,from the inside, when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.

Oriah Mountain Dreamer

Just a few hours later!!!

09 Nov 2014 5 Comments

by Life in the moment in Blogging 101, Bulldogs, NaBloPoMo, Photography, Reflections Tags: blogging 101, bulldogs, life in the moment, my sweet bullie, NaBlogPoMo, Snowing!

If you read my previous post from a few hours ago you would have read that it was raining!! Well now look at it!! Here we go….

Sled riding anyone???

Poor Maggie, not liking it much 🙂 Let me in !!!

Monday morning commute not looking good 😦 ❄️❄️❄️

Be safe everyone 🙂

NaBloPoMo Day 9

09 Nov 2014 6 Comments

by Life in the moment in Blogging 101, NaBloPoMo, Photography, Reflections Tags: blogging 101, Glacier National Park, life in the moment, NaBloPoMo, Photography, reflections

Wow, I have made it to day 9 of NaBloPoMo and I am finishing up with the Blogging 101 course. These past 30 days have kept me busy with learning about all the tools available to us, with commitment to blogging daily and what to blog about. It has connected me to a world of bloggers with such variety, fun and blogger friendship…. Awesome stuff!!!

It was October 12th when I started up again and here it is November 9th!! I’ve kept up the daily blogging but must admit that the help I received from fellow bloggers and from the WordPress team was a big part of that 🙂 Thank you!!!

Today is a very rainy and deary day, with next week’s forecast, looking to bring in some very, very chilly arctic conditions!! So, before we get into the beautiful winter scenery of snowghost 👻 trees and snow covered mountains, which I’m sure is approaching quickly, I thought I’d finish up with the rest of the beautiful Glacier National Park awesomeness :-), as promised from an early post (NaBloPoMo day 6) Enjoy!!!

Cheers to the end of fall and here’s to winter 🍷

NaBloPoMo Day 8 and blogging 101

08 Nov 2014 3 Comments

by Life in the moment in Blogging 101, NaBloPoMo Tags: blogging 101, cancer survivor, life in the moment, NaBlogPoMo, pets, poem, quotes, rhymes

I had so much fun with my post yesterday that i think i will do the same theme but this time with 2 different blogs. These 2 blogs of today are ones that responded to me. I really enjoyed our conversations and reading their blogs. Gosh this is so much fun!! Hope you all enjoy them as much as I have…

First, going in alphabetical order, 🙂 is Ladysighs This blog is a fantastic mix of rhymes, poems and quotes! Very well done and very creative! It is sure to bring a smile, a joy and a reflection 🙂 You should definitely give it a try if you enjoy those types of things, you won’t be disappointed :-)!!

Next is Swoosieque Well, first off my connection is 2 fold. She loves the fur babies and so do I!! Second, cancer survivors have touched my world more than just a few times. Her blog is filled with a great variety of creative and enlightening posts that you are sure to enjoy!! Give her a try…

Happy and fun reading to all!!

Enjoy and “live your life in the moment with passion, love and kindness”

NaBloPoMo day 7 and Blogging 101

07 Nov 2014 8 Comments

by Life in the moment in Blogging 101, NaBloPoMo Tags: blogging 101, NaBloPoMo

Today’s blogging 101 assignment: Today, publish a post that links to three different blogs and tells us why we should read them.

I am doing 2 different blogs in this post as the 3rd blog, Baggy Bulldogs was used in my post for my sweet bullie blog a little earlier this evening.

The first link in this post is about the blog called Good Food and Bad Food

This is a brand new blogger who is a chef, a disabled veteran from the Vietnam war (thank you for your service to our country) and a co-author of a cookbook. He promises us some good recipes from his book. I think we may see some interesting “stuff” from him and I recommend giving his blog a whirl…. Happy cooking to the new blogger!!!

The second link in this post is about a blog called transitionally Speaking

A very good writer in a “transition and deliberately seeking change”! Looks very interesting and sounds like a lot of good blogs coming! Writing appears to be a big part of this person’s life. I am excited and anticipate some very interesting “stuff” on their blog. Cheers and happy writing with great transitioning!! I await the great writing and reading of which I and others are sure to enjoy!!

“live your life in the moment with passion, love and kindness”

NaBloPoMo Day 6

06 Nov 2014 7 Comments

by Life in the moment in Blogging 101, daily thoughts, NaBloPoMo, Reflections Tags: blogging 101, Daily Thoughts, life in the moment, NaBloPoMo, reflections

Today is a bit unusual for me. I am normally at work right now but it is very slow so I get the day off! What to do, what to do?? Well, I guess I have plenty of work around the house but think I might catch up here instead! A bit more fun :-)!!!!

Day 6 for NaBloPoMo, so far so good on keeping up. It is very interesting reading all the different blogs with all different takes on oh so many things. I am definitely enjoying!! Thank you everyone for sharing. What a great blogging community this is :-).

So with a little free time this morning I have been looking at the wonderful photographs that my future daughter-in-law took when she and my son were out here visiting. She is quit the photographer! I hope you all enjoy these pictures of Glacier National Park as much as I have. Awesome scenery!! These are only a few of the pictures, think I’ll save some for future post’s! After all we still have some 24 days of NaBlogPoMo postings :-).

All of this pretty much in my backyard!! Maybe 15 min or so away… Again feeling very blessed… Enjoy your day! Cheers 🙂

NaBloPoMo Day 5

05 Nov 2014 3 Comments

by Life in the moment in NaBloPoMo, Reflections Tags: life in the moment, NaBloPoMo, reflections

The beautiful part of the country that I am so blessed to live in!!!

I just never get tired of the views! I see the mountains on the way to work, I see them on the way home, I see them from my back deck and front yard…. very magical and breathtaking…. nature at it’s best!!! I am so very lucky :-).

NaBloPoMo day 4 and blogging 101

04 Nov 2014 2 Comments

by Life in the moment in Blogging 101, daily thoughts, NaBloPoMo, Reflections Tags: blogging 101, Daily Thoughts, life in the moment, NaBloPoMo, reflections

For Blogging 101 Today’s assignment is to publish a follow-up that builds on the post from the day before yesterday. That would be my NaBloPoMo day 2 post. So combining the NaBloPoMo day 4 and blogging 101 assignment in reference with NaBloPoMo day 2 I begin with this:

I truly do believe that everyday is a gift. I thank God every morning for the opportunity of another day. I do not want to waste it but enjoy it and help others to enjoy it as well. As Ida Scott Taylor says (from the day 2 post) “Just live in today and make it beautiful that it will be wort remembering.” Indeed everyday is a gift!! Enjoy it !!!

NaBloPoMo Day 3

03 Nov 2014 1 Comment

by Life in the moment in Blogging 101, Bulldogs, NaBloPoMo Tags: blogging 101, bulldogs, my sweet bullie, NaBloPoMo

Well I created another page this evening called “Bulldogs”. That was part of Blogging 101 assignment. I am finally getting the hang of using all these tools but i still have a long way to go. It is part of the journey and part of the fun and I am enjoying it all.

My Maggie Mae is really happy that I have started a Bulldog page 🙂 and can’t wait to start reading it !! The first story is about how she and I came to be! If you would like to read about it just click on this link Bulldog’s