Sunday, March 17, 2013

Messages from God

Today is a beautiful day. The  glorious sun light shines brilliantly through my window, dancing along with the ever so slight breeze that touches my soul. It is a peaceful day.  Its a day to be humble and be ever so grateful for  God and all his many gifts to the world. I am blessed with just the simple basics of life and I am eternally grateful for what I have been given. I feel  the presence of God today more so then ever before. I don't know why today I feel such strength and love, but I will not question it. I will just  accept it as a  gift from our heavenly father. I am humble in your presence dear Lord.

My prayer for today is that I wish that everyone could feel such peace and love at this very moment. No matter how busy and crazy life can get at times, its wonderful to be able to take a day and be grateful for what is important  in life....nothing is ever guaranteed in life so it is up to us to make the most of it and fill ourselves with gratitude when we have so many blessings. You would be surprised how many blessings we all have if we take the time to notice them.Let us never take any of them for granted for we  know not how long they will be with us. Let us let go of the things that weigh our soul down..humble us dear Lord.....

Thank you  oh mighty father.....

Amen

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Wishes

There are some days when I wish for superficial things...more money,  a better job, a vacation, to loose a few pounds,to fix my teeth, to meet my favorite celebrity.....etc....but tonight I have decided there is one wish that I really hope for the most.That wish is  that I hope my children grow up to be respectable people that knows the word of empathy and compassion. When I see the words and comments that people post on Facebook, twitter, etc....it is surprising to me how disrespectful this world is becoming. I know we live in a land of Freedom of Speech, but do we really need to exercise that right always? Do our friends and neighbors thoughts even matter? If there are truly  important  things that my kids should learn in life, I hope it is respect and empathy. yes, I want a good education for them,  but to me, being respectful and compassionate for others is way more important. The world is filled with smart people, but it truly needs more compassionate people that  have respect for others.

Pope Francis

                                 Cardinal Bergoglio aka Pope Francis



Today marks another day in History. A New pope was selected and I found myself caught up on the  events as they unfold on TV right before my eyes. One has to appreciate the modern technology that allows us to see such historical moments even when on the other side of the planet. I  have to admit, when the Cardinals went into conclave I new nothing about the  process except from what I have seen from movies. Sad isn't it? I know very little about religion mainly cause I never grew up with it  and never was taught about it in schools. I do believe in GOD but really have no clue onto the different aspects of what makes each religion different. I can only imagine the little that is being taught in today's world. That really speaks volumes to me. Watching this historical event has made me think how little I really know and that I  need to do something about it. I think maybe its time I continue my learning.Maybe this inspiration today is something higher telling me something......Oh where to begin.......!

Monday, March 11, 2013

Balance

Hello beautiful Monday. Its that time of week when the craziness of parenthood begins. Homework, chauffeuring the kids around, cleaning up after busy bodies.....oh  the such joys of motherhood. Gotta love the feeling of keeping busy with the family. What craziness will this week hold?  But as much as I love the week keeping busy, I always look forward to my lazy Sundays when I do nothing but watch movies  in the comfort of my bedroom. Life requires balance, and so that's my balance. 

~Godspeed~

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Expectations

Do you ever wonder why two similar people can have two totally different perspective on one thing? I know I have wondered that many times. Yes, I get that people are different and often see life in general differently.  I also know that people  like different things and find different things interesting. Which is all good, it makes life that much more interesting. But it still has me thinking how one thing can be viewed so differently and why? Here is what I am talking about. Let us take the movies. Movies have been out for  centuries. There are all sorts of movies from  any story line topic you can imagine. With each movie your either going to love it, hate it, or maybe even a   mixture in between. It really depends on what interest you. People will always have some kind of opinion  about what they like or did not like about it... here is an example ...I went to see a movie a couple if days ago that I really wanted to see. I took my daughter to see the Great and Powerful Oz. My daughter and I both liked the movie very much. Our opinions of it were almost identical. But  the next day I did read some ones opinion on it and they said they were disappointed with the movie. They were almost the exact opposite of why I liked the movie.Now how can a movie draw such  polar opposites of opinion? I have a theory. 

 If you go into a movie with expectations on what the movie will be like, then 9 times out of 10 you will not like the movie.We have all had that kind of expectation at some point in our lives.With some movies based on  classics like  the Wizard of Oz, many people are going to  go into this movie and expect it to be similar to the classic. By doing so they basically didn't give this movie a chance to be its own movie by having this expectation. By saying that they were "disappointed" is basically saying they had expectations. No wonder they didn't like it. Now I do realize that people are going to like different things, but if your going to see a movie like The great and Powerful Oz, then what  did you expect the movie to be? It wasn't going to be like the original...It wasn't going to have the same characters.Hell, I bet when the original came out they were scratching their head at the characters that movie used...Its why I don't like to read peoples opinions until after I see the movie. I saw the first showing of this movie so I would not hear any of the hype. It paid off. I feel like I gave myself the freedom of the pre judging and expectation that so many people will bring into the movies with them. I do think  hype influences judgement. I am one of those people that when they hear too much good things about a movie, the more I  will hate it..Weird right? But in all fairness, was it the most well written? No. Was it the greatest of story lines ever? No....but for me, it was pure joy to watch anyway. It made us laugh and it made  our eyes filled with amazing  scenes.I left the movies that morning appreciating a new story.Yes it was different, but in a good way. I think if you can leave a movie feeling like you were someplace else for even a little while, then it was a GREAT movie. Sure, I have my criticisms of the movie, but to me the good, out did the bad....It didn't have to be the most well written movie, or  filled with plots and twists and turns, or an award winning dialogue .....it was just simple enough to appreciate. I loved the fact they didn't do too much with this movie, For me, simple is better. I think people would enjoy more movies if they lowered their expectations a bit and stopped picking apart them before taking it all in. Give your mind a chance to see something different and new. Don't worry about how it was written,  or how the the characters were different then how you would want them to be.  Basically, keep an open mind.....but again, look at the world we live in...maybe having an open mind is too much to wish for...LOL

Anyway, its  my theory and I am sticking to it. I maybe be weird and alone in my thoughts, but it is what it is. My own.

Blessings XOXO

Saturday, March 9, 2013

The great and powerful Franco....


OK so I adore going to movies. But because movies are so expensive these days,  I cant really afford to go too many.  It has made me quite picky about what I see, so I wont go to just any movie. But if it stars any of my top  favorite actors,and I have 3,  then I will most definite make an effort to go. I have just added a certain James Franco to that list.  I just  saw his latest movie...the Great and powerful OZ yesterday and I  loved, loved, loved the movie. Its not the first movie I have seen by him, but its another one that I have added to my LOVE list....I am so impressed how gentle the movie is and that it didn't over power the original. Its a big risk to take on the Wizard of  Oz again....but it was done brilliantly. Usually I hate prequels, but this was gentle enough to not annoy me. Visually, it was also stunning to watch.  It may not be one of those drama movies that wins all the Oscars at award time, but it was a movie that really entertained me. How often do you go to a movie that  is worth seeing again and again? All I can say is that love me some Franco....!! Makes me wish their really was a wizard. LOL..... Move over Groban, I am crushing on Franco this week... LOL. What can I say, hes got a smile that is yummy....

Ok, done acting like a silly school girl..... for now anyway. 

Sunday, March 3, 2013

an AHA moment


Ya know, this journey that we are all on has many roads to travel, many bumps to over come, many corners to  turn on. Some times it is a  long  road  a head of us and some times it is a short one. Some times it s straight, some times it curves.  Some times its very dark in front of us while other times it is filled with so much sunshine that it easily leads the way. No matter what the roads are like we often find ourselves going down roads we didn't plan to travel on but we do anyway. We do  because that is the only way to get to a place that we strive for, and we all  strive for the same thing...happiness. So with that thought.... I ask this....


Ever come to a point in your life that you have to stop and let go of things that are  weighing on your shoulders so heavy that it keeps you from continuing on your life's path? Well, I had one of those moments today. I decided to let go of something that I had been carrying around with me for years. I don't know why I have been carrying this load for so long, but I finally said enough is enough. I am often quite amazed at the  pain that we allow our selves to carry with us when we try to move forward. It just seems the longer we hold onto it, the slower we become on our journey.It was time for me to progress. Anyway, I don't mean to sound a bit philosophical, but I gotta admit I had an AHA moment tonight. God Bless these  moments of inspiration....good or bad, it is part of the journey.

Tonight, I made a small step forward.God has given me strength to do something I never thought I would. Life is good, life is a blessing...XOXOX


Friday, March 1, 2013

My baking attempt

So as part of my time off from work I have decided to do a little more cooking. I never was much for cooking,  as I never  quite seem to have patients for it...but  as  of lately, I discovered that I have gotten the cooking bug. Cooking at home is s o much cheaper than going out so I decided I better get better at cooking. For my first attempt , I made this lovely cherry cheese cake.One word....OMG!..It came out much better than anticipated. The only bad thing is that my kids are not big sweet eaters so I may have to eat this all by myself....wait...Is that a bad thing? Well, my  waist line thinks so....anyway, I am proud at my attempt at self improvement.