Can you do me a Favor?

Sometimes I think Favors should have a service fee attached to them especially with the amount of time, effort and self-sacrifice that goes into doing them. That way, people would think twice before asking for one.

Sun-shining days

Photo by Eileen Beniest

Some days you wake up to a sun-shining day and you just know it is going to be perfect. Life on the Bayou is as slow moving as the current that snakes its way through town after town towards the Atchafalaya River.

                                                                                        

Full Circle



Photo by Eileen Beniest

At some point in our lives we can all relate to the desire to ‘come full circle’ especially in our personal relationships with people. Some situations are more complex than others but whatever, we should try not to focus too much on the process of closing that ‘circle’ because oftentimes that very process can alienate us, so that one or more end up being left on the outside of the very ‘circle embrace’ we were trying so hard to realise… When that happens a wonderful opportunity has been lost - Eileen Beniest

Hail to the fool in me...

"I must learn to love the fool in me--the one who feels too much, talks too much, takes too many chances, wins sometimes and loses often, lacks self-control, loves and hates, hurts and gets hurt, promises and breaks promises, laughs and cries. It alone protects me against that utterly self-controlled, masterful tyrant whom I also harbor and who would rob me of my human aliveness, humility, and dignity but for my Fool." — Theodore Isaac Rubin

Mistaken Identity?

Photo by Eileen Beniest

Random Question:

Q. Did you know that the vast majority of the world's population are suffering with a serious case of mistaken identity?

I don’t think that it is so much a case of ‘mistaken identity’ but rather a case of * "wishing on someone else’s Star"….Most of us kind of set ourselves up for failure. There is a small percentage of people who actually ‘get things done’, ‘make their ideas happen’ and remain consistent in their thinking which in turn keeps them mentally and physically active and ‘procrastination free’..
These people believe in themselves and are risk takers. They experience setbacks but instead of falling back in self doubt, they continue to forge new ways and build new dreams... basically following their own Star.
The rest of us just muddle through life as best we can. We know exactly who we are, we just wish we were someone else and that is where the frustration sets in. We basically want a total ‘make-over’ … the problem though, is that every day we find someone or something new to try and emulate… and that is when the Big Fail happens . Do we somehow think that living another life would be easier?

Why can’t I be as lucky
As those other people are
Oh, I guess I must be wishing
On someone else’s star

*SOMEONE ELSE'S STAR Lyrics Artist(Band):Bryan White

In pursuit of happiness...

Photo by Eileen Beniest

“Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.” - W. Somerset Maugham

Creativity has become all consuming in my thoughts of late. I have reached a point where my imagination, in conjunction with creativity, has started to take top priority in my life. I am feeling the need to find my inner passion again. Emotional, spiritual and physical wear and tear have caused my 'joie de vivre' to diminish a little over the years. So, although I have no desire to recapture my youth... I do have a desire to reintroduce the things that brought me great pleasure in my youth. I used to play the guitar …… so I walked into a local antique shop the other day and came out with a 60 year old Jose Luis Velazquez acoustic guitar. I used to draw and paint…… so I went out and bought sketch books, pencils and charcoal. I used to have an old camera and enjoyed capturing moments in time…… so my kids went out and bought me a new one.

Imagination in abundance… Creative Passion ready to be unleashed… what more could a gal ask for in her Pursuit of Happiness…. 

4th July

This is an important day for me - my first 4th July as a U.S. Citizen....