Life's Loving Memories

LOVE, LAUGH, AND BE WELL "Love, laugh and be well speaks to the idea of seeing the good in each and every situation. When we find the good, shift happens." Life's Garden of Weekly Wisdom        --Sandra Lindsey Smith Most people enjoy life when they are happy and well, but what happens when you are not feeling so cheery and enthusiastic? Do you sit and have a pity party? Phone friends or family and ruminate on the lousy day you are having? Do you put emphasis on how bad you feel?  Do any of those things that reinforce the negative feelings make you feel any better? I am a 22-year cancer survivor, I went through a divorce in 1997, pets, friends and family that I loved dearly, have died, and yes, I experienced some very sad feelings.  I allowed myself to grieve, and then I went a step further as a little time passed by, I looked for some of the things that happened as a result of those sad things happening in my life. Getting divorced helped me discover my Spiritual path, p

 STORMY WEATHER "Eventually we realize everything that happens in our lives happens for a reason." Sandra Lindsey Smith                                  --Life's garden of Weekly Wisdom  Gary and I have been living in Las Vegas for about a month now, and we are getting used to the weather here. It's sunny and windy, and surprisingly it's a little humid here as well. Las Vegas weather forecasters will say that rain is expected, and the city is so large that it is bound to be raining somewhere. So far, we have yet to see rain, but we drive through places that indicate there was a drenching just a few minutes ago. Whatever the weather here, I know it beats shoveling snow back in Washington State in the winter. Weather conditions are a little bit like Spirit, it always surround you, and each day brings a new experience. Weathering storms is like weathering the challenges that present themselves, eventually the light shines through. Even if you don't have a family

 RETIRED, ARE WE EVER REALLY?                          "Energy unconnected does nothing, it is only when it is used, properly directed,                                                                                                    that it accomplishes things."                                                                        Ernest Holmes     --The Science of Mind Textbook. I retired from teaching, but for 17 years, I still tutored teens for the school district in Kennewick.  I retired from being a minister, only to come back three years later to help the Center close. And now, I have retired in Las Vegas, only to join a new Center, and become involved in many clubs and activities.  Life has a way of presenting new and exciting adventures. Instead of retiring, I am awakening into maximizing engaging possibilities. I find that I aspire to the saying, "You must use it or lose it." Here's to using all the life experiences you care to pursue! Always   live