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?

I like it RAW!

Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference
how
much you are rewarded, or how much power you have. – Oprah Winfrey,
American Actress and Television Talk Show Host


Lately, I have been having a personal health check up on myself. I am really conscious of the things I put in my mouth, even if it is FDA approved. I don’t see why the majority of Americans are obese is it the entire Mac & cheese we consume or the sodas we drink? I am assured that the whole nation needs a makeover and I want to help with giving a little advice. Being a health nut all my life I see my friends and family abuse their bodies, instead of reaching for a fruit they go to a bag of chips instead. Statistics show that our ancestors had better teeth than we do in the present. It is all the sugar consuming or the meat overloads on the body. We as a nation (only US) have a higher rate of cancer than any other nation or nations combined. You would think this would motivate us to look at what we eat. I am right now reading a book that is transforming the way I look at life. It is called “Eating for Beauty” by David Wolfe, my dad recommended it for me, and it is a great book to have. It starts off by saying that all life in our fruit or vegetables is minerals ands nutrients we need to have a healthy beautiful body. He states that studies have shown that after you cook vegetables they lose most of the nutrients. Therefore if you want the vitamins, you need not cook them but eat them raw. David writes about having to detoxify to transform into a body beauty. Eating now isn’t just going into the cabinet and finding something you feel like eating anymore. He lies down a simple, balanced, and easy diet that is back to civilization kind of eating. He goes through all the reasons why eating raw is better and why humans aren’t suppose to eat meat. He has remedies for sicknesses like common colds and gives natural recipes for facials or what have you. I am not trying to change you into a vegan but want you to look at yourself next time you reach for that cheeseburger. Your mind can tell you one thing but your body is saying another. I personally take vitamins and work at eating right EVERYDAY. It’s real hard to quit these foods that we are think are good but it is good for your body.

Dear God,

Havin a good day today? I hope you are well. I am writing you for concern about my future. All my dreams and desires haven't all came true yet. I want so much more out of life so much more I want to see and accomplish. I would like the strength to do all these things and more. Give me the patience it requires to get through my work day without much fighting. I pray that my family is in good health and that they may live long lives. My heart goes out to all those families that have sons and daughters in the war, that they may have a safe trip home. I feel very hopeful that I am following the right path you want me too. Do tell Jesus we send hugs and kisses his way. Love always, Sunflower

Blood, Sweat and Tears

Today was a horrible day to be driving in traffic with no A/C. It was like 100 or so degrees out there and the wind factor felt like none. Zero miles per hour with no breeze to cool me off, it’s just awful. Luckily I was not going far but I chose the wrong route in which to get there. Just about a 30 minute ride in the hottest hour of the day WITH NO A/C (I can’t stress that enough).
My thoughts go out to all the homeless people, in Arizona, that have died this week without a way to cool off. The temperatures all over the country have been unbearable for some folks. In some areas where people do not even own air-conditioning units have been really been feeling the heat. It is horrific to think of not having an a/c at all, but if there was a chilly breeze year around I might not mind.
What we do if we didn’t have some of these things we so depend on for life? I can name plenty of things I could not live without. We always talk ourselves into things we want but not need or isn’t necessary. Then after we think it is a necessity, that what we think we want, is causing us to carry a responsibility for it. It is like when I get a new credit card I sign the dotted line saying I hold that burden of paying it off. If you are used to a certain luxury than you become accustom to, it is hard to downgrade to the cheaper version. Like take for example, if you have steak every night than something happens and you can’t afford it but you want it still. It is really hard for you to not be able to have a steak but you can sacrifice not having other things to have what you like the most (like steak). Things though get in the way like electric bills or rent and then you are back to square one. I once knew an alcoholic bum who used to work for us on the jobsite. He was a pleasant man very social able and worked really hard but at the end of the day he didn’t like the idea of paying rent. He would have rather slept on a bench than pay a nickel of his alcohol money on rent, just a thought in the mind of a bum.
I work hard for what I have and sometimes it isn’t easy but that‘s reality for what I want in my life. Has all the bills been paid this month? Does my spending go beyond what I make per month? What is it I want for the future? How can I achieve my goals?

Say Cheese !!

Everyone has a childhood dream job, right? Mine was to become a National Geographic photographer and take pictures in Africa or wherever the assignments took me. I would pretend to see myself in the pictures as if I were there, pretending I had to be quiet or an elephant would stump on me. Well, when you’re a kid everything is amplified as if you’re drunk. So what, even if it was a dangerous job I didn’t care it was a rush to imagine what it would be like. That was just one of my DREAM JOBS what was yours?

“Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your dream will not. Responsibilities need not erase it. Duties need not obscure it. Because the dream is within you, no one can take it away.” -Tom Clancy, American Novelist

IT'S MONDAY?

Can’t get enough…___________! I am so tired right now, I can’t sleep and then my dog alarm went off at 5:30am, then 6:00, at 7:00, and 8:00, and 8:15, and 8:30am when I finally couldn’t take it anymore. My purpose in life to me doesn’t involve waking up to a big snoutie rotteweiller, in my face, whining. I have been through so much with this dog and she has more issues than I have. The worse thing is that I can’t stand, is to be rudely awakened, at the wee hours of the morning by my dog. You know what I mean? You are dreaming of a hot guy in a car when all of a sudden you hear this “ewww, ewww”with at a high sounding frequency. Oh yeah, I am dreaming! F**K I am fr**king pissed off! Why me? Why must it be me? AAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot say enough how much this is so bloody unfair. I guess others have it worse, like having CHILDREN or having to wake up early anyway, but I just want to wake up on my own. I don’t get much sleep as it is. On top of this I am so mad it is Monday. MAD that’s right! I was cool last week but today I am grouchy, WATCH OUT! You don’t want to be around me in a bad mood. Forget about it. Anyway that’s it for now! I want to read all your posts this morning but I promise there will be more.

Godiva Is 4 Me

I am wishing I had one of these shakes RIGHT NOW!!!! It is the most delicious drinks on earth. Tell me about your cravings and what is your favorite. What does your sweet tooth tell you today what you want to eat or drink?

Valley Girl?

I am leaving you in suspense, but I am not meaning too. It is just like Chipper got my signals and has left me alone for now at least. Yeah! CHEERS I hear coming from the stadium. Smiling! Yes, I guess I have a bit of cheerleader in me. Team Spirit Perhaps!
I wasn’t much of a valley girl in high school like I am now. If you saw me in high school you’d say “Hey look at that grunge Chick over there!” I was not like some of those girls stuck each others asses. I had so many friends gone enemies from middle school to high school; I jus wasn’t the same person from middle school. If they were really my friends they would have understood that and accepted who I was. Instead they rolled there tongues at me and snarled at me in disgust. I never did shit, 2 these acquaintances that was what they had become. My choice was to not follow there shitty rules of what was NORMAL. I was far from NORMAL and I objected. Walking in the hallways of the HIGH SCHOOL so many cliques (groups of certain types of crowds). You had the snob patrol you know the cheerleaders and football players, then the black rappers w/ there girlfriends, also the pot heads or alternatives, the nerds or computer geeks, I think that is all em’ if I left any out just remind me in my comments. I was friends with them all so I was asocial butterfly. I had friends of all types always have never treated anyone different for being who they are. Now since I am realizing what looks good on my body and personality I wear what I feel comfortable in, not what I want to please others with. Jesus never was toward just one type of person or group he did not judge others. He treated them all the same. He is someone to look at for reference when you are confused and don’t know. What would Jesus DO?

Pray 4 Londoners

WTF! It is absurd to think that London is being attacked again by terrorist. It seems to be another attack this day in London but not sure the details yet. My prayers go out to the people there, I am praying for no more future attacks. Can’t there be steps to prevent this from happening again?
I pray that the terrorist have a change of heart, wanting peace not war.
“Hoping for the best and accepting the facts” Mr. Blair,
Please pull together and change the laws against terrorist!!!

;( BooHOO

I am totally pissed off at the world today. I was looking up tour dates to see Stereophonics in concert and to my disbelief there are no more US tour dates. Freakin disappointed. I can not believe if I want to see these guys in concert I will have to go to Europe. You don’t know how bad I want to see them play.
P.S. I might just have to take a trip to Europe!