Dreams & Garlic

Garlic

Dreams are funny things.  You just never know what you’re going to dream about.  I had a strange dream last night, (most of my dreams are strange)   it wasn’t very long.  Anyway I dreamt that I was eating garlic cloves, not the usual size cloves, these were large about the size of apple slices.  And they were very tasty.  They not only tasted like garlic, but they were also buttery and had other flavors of which I cannot describe.

I don’t know what all was in the garlic slices, however after eating the first one and while eating the second one I started to laugh uncontrollably, everything was funny.  I was talking with someone and we were just carrying on having a good time.  Someone else said that someone was coming, I don’t know why that should have made a difference, but I started laughing more and said they better not smell our garlic breath, it might make them sick.

That person came into the room, don’t know who it was or even if they were male or female and we just continued to laugh hysterically.  It woke me up.  The weird thing about it, I was still laughing when I woke up and I could still taste the garlic & butter on my tongue.  Weird!

If you’ve had strange dreams that woke you up.  I’d loved to read about them.  Post them in the comment section.

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Moving Day

What an interesting day it was today.  I helped a family member move, all started out good.  We went and picked up the truck and took it to the new place.  The movers showed up to unload the truck.  All was good, so far.  I went out to see how things were going and why they hadn't brought up the furniture yet.  Well to my surprise they were gone.  They placed most of the stuff in the yard and on the front sidewalk.

Sayings

Some sayings I came across and wanted to share.

The very first step

Towards success in any

Occupation is to

Become interested in it.

A man can only do what he can do.

But if he does that each day

He can sleep at night

And do it again the next

Day.

You are a mind with a body attached, not a body with a mind attached! Realize this and you are on your way to self-mastery.

Crisis is change trying to take place.

What we think, we create.

What we create, we become.

What we become, we express.

What we express, we experience.

What we experience, we are.

What we are, we think.

A Dog's Purpose? (from a 6 year old)

I got this in an email an thought I'd share it.

A Dog's Purpose? (from a 6-year-old).

Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their little boy Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle..

I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we couldn't do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home

As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for six-year-old Shane to observe the procedure.. They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience.

The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker 's family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away.

The little boy seemed to accept Belker's transition without any difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker's Death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.
Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, ''I know why.''

Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me. I'd never heard a more comforting explanation. It has changed the way I try and live.

Whether you think you can or think you can't

Whether you think you can or think you can’t you’re right. This is one of my favorite sayings because it’s so true. It goes right along with what the Bible teaches. I’m not just talking about thinking but also about our beliefs of everyday life, where we are and who we are and what we say about ourselves.
If only people would realize the damage they not only cause themselves but others by what they say they would start talking differently. (Well that’s what I believe and hope would happen)
I hear people say all the time how tired they are, that they are not feeling well, I’m getting so old and I get a cold every year (or the flu). I say of course you are, because that’s what you claim all the time.
Several years ago I worked at a pharmacy. During the slow time I would read all the side effects of the prescription drugs on the counter. I was in my late 20’s at the time. I said to the pharmacist, the side effects are worse than the cure, why are people taking all this stuff. (I do understand the need for medication, but so much of it?) I don’t remember what he said however I understood, but then I remember saying to him, I’m never getting sick, there’s no way I want to take any of this stuff. I have been blessed with excellent health before that statement and since that statement. I’m in my mid 50’s now. I’m not going say that I’ve never had a slight illness once in a great while however I have never had to take prescription drugs and I thank God for that always.
There were other things I proclaimed at a young age that for some reason didn’t happen. Looking back I know why they didn’t happen, it goes back to the tongue, what you say to yourself and what you make yourself believe. Somewhere along the path of life I started claiming negative things, wrong thing to do. That just hit me tonight. I ended up working at jobs I didn’t like, I was at one place for 10 yrs and once I left there I did find something I like but it was a seasonal job, so I was back out in the job market. I did find a job, back on the phones again at a collection agency, oh what fun.
Well I’ve changed my mind again this time from negative to positive. I’m no longer going to proclaim this is the only thing I’m suited for; I can do whatever I set my mind to. I know this for a fact whether it be for good or bad. I can do whatever I set my mind to, I’ve learned how to do so many things and have accomplished several things, seems like though we sometimes get in a slump. We get lazy and stop working towards what’s best for us; we set our mind to living the humdrum life because it’s easier to do than to push ourselves and try new things or to get out of our comfort zone.
Through Christ all things are possible and I’m taking Him at his word, with His guidance and help I have a better more loving and challenging life. This new chapter is going to be very exciting. I hope you start a new chapter also if you haven’t already. Jesus said he came to give us life and give it abundantly; all we have to do is accept it. So no longer will I say I can’t do something for I can do it through Christ who strengthens me.

Imagine: Time.

Tossing and turning can't sleep.

A thought enters my mind, what if I could actually turn back time and go to whenever, 10, 15, 20 yrs ago. Just to start somewhat over knowing some of the things I know today. HMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!! Wouldn't that be great? An awesome thing that would be. Time, what a concept. Anyway thinking that I would like to go back so I could rearrange my life, there were other thoughts that arose. Imagine that.
Going back in time to rearrange my life to make it better would have a great effect on everyone I've meant up to this point in my life. If I went back to change it for what I think would be better, it may turn out that it wasn’t better. We really never know how we influence people, whether it is for good or bad. Hopefully always for good.
Thinking about going back and starting over is a grand ideal, however, would it be worth it. If we decided to go back say 20-30 yrs or maybe a bit less and take with us what we know now, and change it, what would the outcome be??? HMNMN!! Good question! We may end up with not having the children or grandchildren that we have. The close friends, the great home, or for that matter a roof over our heads. If we were able to go back and change just a bit those we thought would be beneficial, we might actually end up homeless, or in a war that we never thought would happen.
Although we don't realize it at the time our lives affect many people, whether it's long term or short, that we know them. Just walking down the street and saying hello, hi, or nodding your head in recognition to a stranger or even just a smile makes a difference. That person that you acknowledged just might have been having a really bad day and you just recognizing them probably lifted their spirit, even if it was just a little.
The people we come in contact with, whether at the bus stop, grocery store, walking or where ever we are suppose to encounter. We've all had many friends over the year and lost contact with many of them and made new ones. We need to cherish all the memories and we need to make new memories.
We make a difference in peoples’ lives and they make a difference in ours whether good or not we need to always cherish that and learn from it.
Life is good, life is great and we always need to keep exploring, learning and growing.

Thanks for stopping by. Comments are always welcomed

Just some thoughts for now.

Don't know what to do! I feel lost an abandaned. I often wonder why I can't get the help I need and why am I so afraid. I need $1,000.00 to keep from being eviceted, this amount included back rent and current rent. How am I ever going to get these funds??? I don't know! I have been trying to sell stuff that I no longer have use for and also have tried affiliate advertising, however these don't seem to be working for me.

I have a couple of job interviews on Monday, hopefully I'll get one of them. Hoping that the one that I would seem to like better than the other pays well and I get it. Well that remains to be seen.

Well for the moment all is good, I guess. My kitchen sink is clogged, imagine. Seems to be my life right now, it's clogged! Imagine that. Well all I can say is this: I'm working on getting my life in order once again. It's obviously a life long project. Sometimes it's good sometimes not so much. Oh well.

And there ya have it folks just thought for another day.