Penguin Walk

What is all this fuss about that new movie with penguins taking a walk. I just don't get it?? My only conception of this movie is like that movie Babe, the talking pig. If you have watched this movie or know someone that has I wanna know what it is all about.

HUMILITY

Do nothing from factional motives[through contentiousness, strife, selfishness, or for unworthy ends] or prompted by conceit and empty arrogance. Instead, in the true spirit of humility (lowiness of mind) let each regard the others as betterthan and superior to himself[thinking more highly of one another than you do of yourselves]. Let each of you esteem and look upon and be concerned for not[merely] his own interests, but also each for the interests of others. Let this same attitude and purpose and [humble] mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus: [Let Him be your example in humilty]. (Philippians 2:3-5)

Along came polly

One of my favorite comedy movies is Along Came Polly. After I saw the movie back a few years ago I saved my money to buy a ferret and bought one for my 24th birthday. I named him Mr. Ferret because he was so very handsome for a ferret. At that time I was in a relationship living with my boyfriend in our house. I couldn’t be more excited about adopting this ferret and my boyfriend liked him too. For the first few days the little ferret would sleep all day long. I think he was just tired and needed rest from being away from the 5 or 6 ferrets he shared a cage with at the pet store. He was adorable so cute I was not looking at how he could be so mischievous. It was the beginning when he would wake me up early in the morning by scratching my feet with his claws. Smart little devil wanted to be fed. Ferrets don’t eat once a day but continually throughout the day. He also was potty trained to go on paper. One day Mr. Ferret escaped through a vent in the air- conditioning. Outside in the yard we had these large cap rocks in which we had planted these huge flowers around. I cried when I found out that he had runaway because Mr. Ferret was always curious about the front door and he was determined to escape some how. For three days we couldn’t find him yet the food I laid out for him at the front door was eaten. I made flyers and handed them out to the beachcombers passing by the house and the neighbors. We were losing hope when on the third day, he was found by a friend. My boyfriend saw him when he was found and I was ecstatic by the releiving good news.

Ferrets sleep most of the day, they sleep up to 20 hrs daily; when they are awake their habits include snooping and investigating. So, Mr. Ferret came home much to my delight with no major injuries yet a little dehydrated. Ferrets are one of the smartest pets you can have they are much smarter than a dog or cat. My ferret has no disgusting odor of any kinds but we washed him three times a week. Giving them a bath is a normality for having a ferret. Those first few baths were hell for him and me and left me with scars on my wrists. How I would pray that he may get comfortable with the process of water. So I would experiment with different techniques of washing Mr. Ferret. I tried just about everything from using a hairdryer to using the shower head and numerous other ways. Only just recently has he got used to taking a bath but I will not forget how it was at the beginning.

When we moved away to New York last year, we packed Mr. Ferret with us because he was family. We had a long car trip ahead of us just my boyfriend, me, and Mr. Ferret. It was incredibly fun because Mr. Ferret would sleep under our seats and once in while wake up to check on us. When we arrived in Long Island, Mr. Ferret took up residence in the basement. He seemed to like it there. It was very cool in there and we would visit him often. Sometimes we would sneak him upstairs to our rooms but would have to put him back in the basement in the morning. He was getting attached to us and while I was having trouble with my boyfriend I still wanted to keep my ferret. So when I left last year around Christmas I had to leave my precious ferret with my boyfriend. Thank god he loves Mr. Ferret and I trust him. He would tell me what my ferret would do and make me smile. Funny things like playing in the snow and things like sleeping in his sock drawer. I miss my birthday ferret and wish so much I could have kept him. Considering the facts though I couldn’t because my dog would have eaten him alive and I can’t have that. Plus my boyfriend favored him so much I had no choice. So this post is really about remembering my ferret. Having a ferret was such a joyful experience and I will look at his pictures with love.

Light Breaks

Praying for the troops on the other side of the world. We pray for you all a safe journey home. Orignal art by, Sunflower

Nite out!

If you are reading this mom this posts for you!
We are just close for words and i want to say how much you mean to me. I love you! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox, Sunflower

Almost August

It is that time again it is back to school. August is the greatest month here in Florida because kids are back in school and it’s not yet season here. The roads aren’t terribly bees’ z and the sun is not so scorching HOT. The anticipation of fall is in the air in August and there are many clothes sales this month. A+ ON the SALES!!! I am looking forward to college in September. I have so many things I need to take care of before I do go to college. Wish I could take a holiday and visit relatives in New Zealand but don’t think I will have a chance before school starts. Also work is pretty slow unlike when in season hectic. If I did want to take a quick trip to visit I wouldn’t want to leave, I know this for sure. Maybe I will go after fall or even next summer. I think I will lie out today it looks like a sunny one today! I have to choose between the pool or the beach, hmmm, this is tough. I may go to the beach it is gorgeous there. I have a new swimsuit and I want to show it off, YEAH! Plus my tan is fading from last time I went out. Looking forward to it this morning while I wake up and watch the traffic go to work. 9to5 those people are in a rush to get to work while I think of vacation, which was just a thought. Seriously I want to get my life together but I can’t in this month is such a vacation. If I wanted I guess I would get another side job to help me with my over spending budget. Help me! I thinking I should get help for my problem. Shop an alcoholic that is a terrible thing to have liked a disease. I want, I want, I need I have to have or I can’t live with out it! Never mind I am just enjoying sitting here listening to the radio and dreaming of it.

Hello, World

Sun Salutation, Corpse pose, Cobra or how about tree? Do any of these things words remind u of something? Yes, Well I will tell you. These are all terms used in yoga postures they are called. I practice daily with meditation as well as my postures. Taking deep breaths and thinking of relaxing thoughts are as simple as that, anyone can do it! I have been a practicing yogi for 8 years and can say it makes you a more relaxed human being. I recommend it to anyone.

Just waking up

Dreams are such a strange occurrence that I am bewildered by what I just seen in mine. It wasn’t a good dream or bad dream either but what it left me with feeling of repenting for all I have done wrong. I have
known people going through a midlife crisis and I am hoping this is not what I am feeling now. The dream exciting yet brutally disgusting had many characters I know are familiar faces. It was quite a long soap opera with many different plots and twists and then I was left alone watching on the sidelines of the dream. I felt a somewhat melancholy mood not really looking for a direction kind of like floating in limbo. Then suddenly I look over to the dream and notice a crowd of others I recognize, they seem to be gathering around a fight. My gut cringes every time I see a fight but cannot seem to look away from this one. I notice a man on top another man beating the death out of him. He picks up something and slams it in his head with blood gushing out of the body. I am horrified yet I am can not look away but yet I’m watching
it happen. This guy must have been very mad at this other man to beat him to a stalk. I am crying now, in my dream, thinking of this inexcusable behavior. Not to jump over to another story but I saw a fight once in middle school to where a guy stabbed another guy in the head with a pencil. That was very bad fight and the other guy had to go to the hospital to have it removed. The one guy who did the stabbing got expelled from school and never saw him after that. So anyway I was saying about me dream it was just so bloody disgusting I can’t put it in words. It was like watching a horror film the way this guy was ripping this other guy apart. Helpless body just remained on the sidewalk while the other guy claimed victory over some kind of pride issue. I couldn’t help feeling sorry for the guy well both of them even though it was only a dream I felt a deep desire to pray for forgiveness. It was like seeing what Hell is like on earth. A glimpse of what it would be like without God and Jesus. So I woke up this morning by the barking of Bella (my rottweiler) at the window seeing another dog. It is a wake up call for me to wake up with Jesus every morning because I believe he died for our sins and will soon come back to earth to save us from the devil. I will take a prayer from the bible that I treasure.
I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the dwelling place of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. –Revelation 21:3-5

Zip those Lips

Since I have this blog I can vent however I feel on whatever I want to. So I am going to get a few things off my chest. Firstly I want to talk about people who like pick at others flaws when they shouldn’t be. I have this manager at work who was talking to me the other day while I was waiting for a cocktail at the bar. He said “Look over my shoulder, you see that girl!” He was talking about this guest sitting at the table who had a slightly smaller head than her body. He made a remark towards that movie Beetle juice, “My Head it’s shrinking” I guess that’s when I should have laughed but I didn’t. That was not only the first time that has happened to me. There is this other person I work with who happened to have a thing with flossing and had to point out certain someone’s teeth she didn’t find appealing. She was like “Oh, your teeth are fine but so-and- so s teeth are gross”. It makes me think of what the people I work with are saying about me. Since I don’t talk to Chip anymore at work, also I was flirting with two gay guys that I didn’t know were gay(they are a couple), and I left early from work Wednesday because of cramps they have plenty to talk about me today. Talking about people that can not change the way they look or assuming they should look a certain way to meet your needs is absurd. What if that lady couldn’t afford to fix her teeth because she had raised three children by herself? Or what if that woman with her slightly smaller head didn’t know she looked funny. I would have liked to knock him on his ass after he said that but I could not. My mouth has got me in trouble too many times and especially if it is at work I have to watch my mouth constantly. If I said everything I wanted I wonder where it would get me probably broke, jobless, jail, etc…

Try this next time:
Speak only what’s truthful and useful.
Refrain from gossip.
Refrain from unnecessary interruptions.
Speak kindly and gently.
Speak humbly not arrogantly.
Pg.173
“Mindfulness and Money” by Kulananda and Dominic Houlder
Thanks for reading this and I appreciate anything you want to comment on. Remember to be authentic at work because if you can’t be than it is not worth keeping that job.

Sunflower to the Rescue!

Have you ever had someone say you look like someone else? Almost everyday I have at least one person say that I look like someone they know. The one celebrity that I closely resemble is Linda Carter aka Wonderwoman. So if you need to have a visual of what I look like, look at the photo. Actually they say everyone has a twin somewhere in the world I quess I have many look-a-like me. Have you seen your twin? If so what did you say to them?

Can anyone help me find my clothes?