Life's Loving Memories

 FIRST CAR "How you make money is more important than what you make." qoutes4sharing.com My first car was a 1961 Volkswagon Beetle. I got it in 1974, for sixty dollars. It was very beat-up, but it was my pride. There were tears all over the ceiling cloth, and I patched them up in many different material scraps, in mant different colors. The gas tank indicator didn't work, so I had to watch the mileage and fill up every 100 miles. It was so beat up, but I really loved that car. Life is a little like that first car, some of the things you like didn't cost that much. Sort of like gifts that are given with love, random acts of kindness, feelings you have towards friends, family, and pets. it is really true that it's the thought that counts. Now I drive a  2012 Hybrid Camery. What I love about it is the mileage it gets and the money I save on gas. I fill up once a month on gas, and it used to be four or five times a month with my last car. Good truly comes when you val...

FENCES                "Good neighbors make good fences." "Something there is that doesn't love a wall."                       The Mending Wall , Robert frost Fences, do thy keep things protected from within, or do they keep bad things from coming in? The lines from Robert Frost's poetry pose are an interesting perspective. The answer lies in the eye of the beholder. Fences are like walls They hold things in and keep things out. In regards to people, keeping things in, bottled up, can lead to debilitating tension in there lives and may show up as aches and pains and other maladies. Sometimes the relief comes from sharing with someone you trust. For me, This has happened at numerous times. When I keep something bottled up inside me, I reach a pressure point, sometimes I feel a cold coming on. Once I share my problem, it's like a heavy load has been lifted off my shoulders.  Sometimes w...