Pesky squirrel

I have created a little hide-a-way in the back yard where I can watch the birds at the bird feeder and have quiet time.
It has been invaded by a squirrel. It is cute, but it can jump from the tree, land on the bird feeder hang by its back legs and reach inside the bars and take the seed and prodedes to eat upside down. Amazing!
I left the tool shed door open and came back to find the little dickens standing on the bird feed container chewing a hole in the lid. Ungrateful brat!!
Next I can`t find my cup of tea. It has a snap on lid and I use a straw. I search around and find the straw on the ground and the cup on a smaller table under the big table. It is turned over and empty. Not even a stain where it would have spilled. It had been full. Next time I will invite a squirrel to tea!!

Where`s Church?

This morning a strange thing happened on the way to getting ready for church. I was almost dressed in the Sunday ritual when a force outside myself removed those cloths and put on comfortable everydays and a pair of sneakers. This same force placed some reading and writing material in a bag and poured a cup of green tea to go .
I am driving down the street and ask "Ok, where are we going?" No answer so I continue on . A visual comes to mind of a park called Majestic View not far away so that becomes the distination.
It is truly a majestic view of the front range and far enough out to be secluded in the middle of suburbia. I soak up the view, the cool breeze, and sounds of nature.
I open one of the books and read "The closest relationship one has is with oneself We always will have ourselves with us. Do we enjoy the relationship? " Hummmm that is food for thought and apprapo for the occasion. .
Next I read " I revealed Myself to you as the Light of My Presence. I sang you a Love song, whose beginning and end are veiled in eternity. I infused meaning into your mind and harmony intao your heart. Join Me in singing My song.
The third reading from the three I read daily is called "Living is Worthwhile" There is a power greater than we are. There is a love that casts out fear. There is a faith which overcomes all obstructions. The Spirit gently leads me, wisely counsels me. I kow that the love which envelops everything flows through me to everyone, and with it goes a confidence, a sense of joy and of peace, as well as a buoyant enthusiasm and zest for life. There comes back to me today everythig that makes life worthwhile.
I looked out at the expanse of beauty and pondered these words . It was so peaceful and comforting. During meditation I had a feeling of being given strength to cope with the path coming up before us, no matter what happens. Maybe that is why I ended up in this place this morning.
There were fun people passing me by as I sat on that bench enjoying life. All had a good word. I was honoed with the licks and tail wagging of happy dogs. Serious runners gave a wave. I like to think they enjoyed seeing an elderly lady praying in the park early on a Sunday mornig.
Where is church?

Rude awakening!!/Inspired solution

Spring sprung. I jumped out of bed threw on my garden cloths ran outside to take inventory of what needed done first. It was not a pretty sight. A very dry winter had left the grass brown and dead looking, trash had blown in under bushes and plastic bags were cought in trees blowing with the wind . Dismal. Discouraging. I picked up the rake and started mucking out from under the bushes. After about 30 minutes my body was in distress. Every muscle aching, joints painful, my legs felt like they were not capable of getting me anywhere. I drug the rake that had now turned into a heavy burden back to the shed and trudged back into the house. What`s going on? I went to exercise class four days a week all winter to keep myself in shape. This is very depressing. So much for spring. I`m bummed.
Well, this will never do. There is a solution to every problem under the sun. I divided the yard into sections in my mind and then into priorities. Each day I chose a section to work on and only thought about that, purchased what ever was needed for just that one goal. I have two raised garden areas and I did them one at a time. One is for seeds and one is for bedding plants. I did the seed one first. First day I just got the soil ready. Took plenty of breaks, stopped and watched the birds and squirrels doing what they do, lay down on the grass and soaked up some rays . So it took longer but I have never enjoyed doing it so much as I have this year. Age is a wonderful thing. It has taken a month to get all the veggies and flowers where they belong. And then there is Creative One, when she has time between classes, has come over and added her speacial touch to the flower beds and keeps the back yard mowed.
Ah, Spring has sprung and it is wonderful!!!!

Me too

Is this where I start falling apart?

Well the blood pressures is out of control. I decided to stop my med because it was causing an annoying cough. Did check with the Doc. but forgot to hold up my end of the deal by checking it daily for 2 weeks and let him know. When I remembered it was off the charts. Started on a new med. not working so far.
I quit taking my cholesterol Med because it was causing muscle weakness and cramping. Again. Doc knows. said to check it in 2 months which I just did and found it to be 379. Doc and pharacist in a huddle to see what`s next. Will start Zitia when it comes in.
Cardiologist called yesterday said they need to see me . They have an opening today at 1:10. Must have had a look at some labs or something
I already have an appointmemt at 11:15 with the ophthomologist because I can not see very well out of one of my eyes. So today is look at granny day. I feel fine . My eye is my #l concern.

Before I forget

The antics of the "The Little Guy" this past Monday. First of all he has this obsesion with the phone. When it rings he runs all over looking for it. I answer it and put it back up high so he can`t reach it. He looks at me, puts his hand on his hip., and the pouty lip comes out like "how dare you?" ( He is l6 months old.) Next he discovers that he can throw anything over the kid barrier to the downstairs and listen to it bounce all the way down. Really fun for granny to retrieve said objects He is very leary of the cat. Walks way around her in a circle and she of course honors him with her most vicious hisssss which throws him into a heart wrenching wail . Well this time he hissed back at her and she ran. Such satisfaction on his little face. He learnead how to put the legos together after weeks of trying. He learned how to push the button on the Sesame Street toy to make Elmo come out and sing. He is a joy to us once a week. It takes the two of us to keep up with him. He has so much fun with PaPa`s walker, cane, reacher and automatic chair that goes up and down by pushing a button!! Life is good on both ends of the spectrum.

Evolve Or Disolve

I have been studying on the year plan of reading I established at the new year. It has evolved into other reading which alway happens. I read an essay on Aristotle`s Picture of a Flourishing Human Life based on his work "Nichomachean Ethics". He was a pre-Christian philosopher who lived and taught in Athens in the fourth century bce. It was unrealistic even in the time he wrote it but it does have valid possibilities. The aim in part was to keep government in the hands of ordinary people and to prevent the formation of elite groups who would serve only in their own interests.

Then I read an article called "Alchemy of a New Humanity." by Barbara Marx Hubbard. She shares a contagious conviction that the universe is coming alive, that we are in the midst of a quantum shift, and that we area collectively engaged in transforming the cosmos. The possibility we are approaaching is what she calls conscious evolution, the awakening of the spiritual, social and scientific potential of humanity, in harmony with nature for the highest good of all life.

These two readings got me to thinking. We obviously, as a civilization , did not go the route of an Aristotelian Life. We are now facing the concequences of a people run amuck in greed, ignorance of plundering the planet instead of using it as a friend. It can no longer heal itself, we have made it to ill. Our children have not had the top priority in health, education and welfare. They are our future. We have not invested well in our greatest asset.

All is not lost however We are at a point in our evolution as a species where we can turn the tide of evolution through Cosmogenesis. We are facing a New Crisis world wide in economics, wars, and global warming. This is not necessarily a bad thing. When the going gets tough the tough get going. I feel there is more good going on then adversity, even though we are made aware only of the adversity through the media. We are now at a point where we must evolve by working together to save ourselves and our planet or we will be disolved.

If by chance there is any interest out there you could go to the HumanityAscending.com web site for more information