~~ My Blog ~~ Tell me how a person judges his or her self-esteem and I will tell you how that person operates at work, in love, in sex, in parenting, in every important aspect of existence - and how high he or she is likely to rise. The reputation you have with yourself - your self-esteem - is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life. ~Nathaniel Branden
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 Exploring 8/4-8/5 This past weekend, my husband and I spent 2 days exploring ....We do this quite often... we get into the car with absolutely no destination in mind. We end up well...where ever the road we travel down takes us. What I love so much about the "non destinational" road trips is I get to spend time with my husband, no plans, no time frames, just open road and we stop wehere ever our curiosity takes us.Many times we will stop and "goggle", a town, a name, what have you. So much to see, so much to learn. Saturday we ended up in Ludington, then Pentawater. What I love so much about our road trips is ...it's our time, away from work and well....just away and away together, checking out history. It makes me take notice to so much aound me, the open roads, the back country roads that have been untouched and so much of the world that is still untouched and taken for granted. We hardly ever travel on a high way, we'll miss too much by going that way! Especially when the back roads have so much to show...tunnel of trees, farm lands for acers and acers, still waters and ofcourse our Greatest of Lakes. Mu husband opens the map and says, well we have never gone this way before, lets try it and see what happens. I usually have no idea where we are heading but I trust him and I love my husband. The back country roads are definately for exploring...you have no idea what you are missing. Absolutely no idea! The beauty that the world bestows is well... quite humbling. So many old farm houses , some built in 1817 and before that still stands and their farm lands are still productive today. Still tilling the soil, how can anyone take that for granted.The mass amounts of farm lands, and homes that so proudly display the American flag so proudly on their the homestead is tremendous!!!!! Such faith and honor! Seeing that, I could not help but to feel a slight saddness come across me, for the generation of our children and our grandchildren will never know the truth behind the American flag, what it stood for, what it stands for and the Allegiance that I, as a child had to know, memorize, was tested on and had to recite each day.How is it that so many of our children and Grandchildren have no idea what the Pledge of Allegiance is????? We need to bring it back, we owe our Founding Fathers that much we owe that to or children as well. On a lighter note: I have to say how wonderful it is to see so much of nature untouched, left to the world as it is.... You can drive for miles and miles and see the giant tall pine trees, row after row after row, but how many of us really know how they got there???? My ancestors, our ancestors planted each and every one during the Great Depression as a means of income, some only making 5 cents a week, if that much. WOW! No wonder why they stand so tall and proud. I saw a rainbow yesterday, so strong and full and the frst thing tjhat came to my mind was God's Promise: Genesis 9:11-17, "And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. {12} And God said, This <is> the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that <is> with you, for perpetual generations: {13} I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. And He did judt that!!!!</is></is> In Pentwater yesterday we stood on the very spot where Father Pere Marquette died. A memorial created with so much thought and passion stands in his honor for all that he gave, for all the work he had done. If you do not know who Father Pere Marquette is then definately research him. We love to expore, America is Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!! One Nation Under God!!!!! I am not a Democrat nor am I a Republican, I am an American, and I want my Country back! There is so much history to bestow, there is so much to know, to reflect on and to realize exactly who and what has pave the way for us today. The Land of the free and the home of the brave, no place I would rather be....... ever! GOD BLESS AMERICA  If you're absent during my struggle, don't expect to be present during my success.
The Tide The tide rises the tide falls Into the darkness my sorrow calls To seek protection as an armoured beach So close yet so far out of reach. I converse alone with the moon in it's third quarter Blue on blue dances across the water My gentle yet great pursuit of pleasure Is none such that a human heart can measure. The vividness of all things great and small I had searched once endlessly to recall Just like the waves that strike and then receded I remember the pain I remember the need. ~ D. Smith
Grow Green The tender words we said to one another Are stored in the secret heart of heaven One day like rain They will fall and spread And our mystery will grow green All over the world. ~ D. Smith
So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we’ll never know most of them. But even if we don’t have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them.
The Wings of the Wind Should you hear a whispering wind go by ~ D. Smith
I have faith in destiny. I do not believe that our destinies have been written for us or carved in stone. I believe that destiny is what we make of it and what we do with it. We create our own destinies, it's up to us to decide what we do with it...it's a choice. I like to believe that peoples destiny can become one!!!! I often wonder about my own. I am learning how to stop hoping and start knowing!!! ~ D. Smith
In life I realize that there is a purpose for everyone I meet. Some will test me, some will use me and some will teach me. But most importantly, some will bring out the best in me. ~ D. Smith
We may love the wrong person and cry about the wrong things, but no matter how things go wrong, one thing is for sure, mistakes help us find the person and things that are right for us. We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future. Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for a moment that is yet to come
– One of the greatest challenges in life is being yourself in a world that’s trying to make you like everyone else. Someone will always be prettier, someone will always be smarter, someone will always be younger, but they will never be you. Don’t change so people will like you. Be yourself and the right people will love the real you.
“I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.”
“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
"Be grateful for whoever comes, because each
Transform your thoughts and embrace love as a way of life. Your souls dance is one of great joy and by acknowledging its beauty you foster the awakening spirit and create positive outcomes in all aspects of life. The essence of being alive is to live like you mean it and transform limiting beliefs. By doing so you inspire the heart which will in return guide you along a path of bliss to a happy and passionate life
The wayward glance from lovers eyes That steals hellos and leaves Goodbyes, Guided by an unseen force, to this unstable place Then watch the person I once was Disappear without a trace.
There are things in my life that I cherish...and there are those that I don't cherish any more....like a car that I once had or wanted...a house...just to name off a few. How silly right??? Then there are those that I have and will always cherish, my daughters, my man, my friends, and of course my sanity. Throughout the course of time, yes I have remained somewhat intact, a little cracked around the edges maybe, broken in a few places...and those who know me I am sure can still see the scars and dents. But as I was saying, I have done pretty well considering. There are places that I chersih....My warm cozy little home, The beautiful Adirondaks, the east coast of oceans blue...the sand the sun...the warmth beneathe my feet and on my face. The warm place after a long day and aching feet where I can lay my head down upon the one I trust and know all is well, and thank God for all I have...I am blessed and a very lucky girl. Time waits for noone...so true and I have spent so much time waiting for something that is never going to happen. Whoever is wrong or right??? I cannot tell anymore nor do I care. Where to lay the blame??? Maybe it's me, maybe it's not....maybe it's all of us combined and then again there are those who have no bearing on the issue yet have had to pay. I refuse to become what I dispise the most. I have never believed it to be true that I am the only one walking God's green earth who has hard times, heavy burdens, and pain. I dispise those who believe they are and act as if they are and have no regard for others. Those who believe that life owes them something, deceiving and taking what does not rightly belong to them. Who lie sincerely to make themselves out to be the victim...knowing as the truth sits upon their tongue and shows in their eyes they still believe them selves to be the one who was wronged, never once owning up to the part they played in turning life into total chaos...which follows them where ever they go. It is these who can not bear to see others finding happiness and solace and finally contentment, not just with life in general but within themselves and those around them...it's O.K. to watch everything go up in flames??? << True story. It takes alot of energy...to the point of sheer exhaustion to fix yourself...it takes alot of time and patience and there are those who wish to continuosly break you down again and again and again.... It angers those when they can't and they proceed onto the next. How sad.... So...as each days passes, and I look around me and I see my daughters growing up....I ask myself "How can this be happening so fast??" Well, it does and it sure happens in the blink of an eye. I see another gray hair and a little wrinkle somewhere upon my face that wasn't there last week...and part of me wants to cry. Then I look out the window and settle for the rain, because it's OK. I look at the pictures that surround me and I smile because I love all of what I see and who I see. Though there may only be a few in my lfe who have been with me through thick and thin....and you know who you are. I cherish you.... We are making it...We have made our way this far and I am not alone.....and I am grateful. I look to the future and pray for all those I know and love. I don't fear what people think of me...I am a Mother first and foremost, a Wife, as of April 21, 2011. I am a nurse who cares for what I do with every thing I have, and I do it well and to the best of my ability and within the realm of my knowledge of the field. My respect is great for my fellow Nurses and Cena's and co-workers. I am a friend and I love my friends. It is those few things that make up who I am . They describe who I am ... nothing less and nothing more. These are the finer things in life.... I am not capable of changing any of that for anyone....and I won't. Dee
"Be careful if you make a woman cry because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a man's rib. Not from his feet to be walked on, not from his head to be superior, but from the side to be equal. Under his arm to be protected, and next to the heart to be loved."
Beauty My life time speaks to yours
I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.
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Still waters run deep.
“I finally understood what true love meant...love meant that you care for another person's happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be.”
Language... has created the word "loneliness" to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word "solitude" to express the glory of being alone.
By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself; see what thy soul doth wear.
Sure, I've been "disowned", but it's more important to disown, to let go with love, to take responsibility and not be passive.
Dont feed your mind with negative thoughts. If you do, you will come to believe them.
Seems like there's always someone who disapproves. They'll judge it like they know about me. And the verdict comes from those with nothing else to do; the jury's out, but my choice is still the same.
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