What Do You See In The World That Is Awesome?

via Mia You Journal

"You've probably heard the expression "stop and smell the roses" a
thousand times. But do you really understand the tremendous wisdom and importance in that old cliche?

When we take a few moments each day to stop and be present with the beauty around us - nature, wildlife, technology, people, etc. - we get to enjoy the very best and brightest that life has to offer.

In these moments we are filled with gratitude, love and peace. We aren't anxious about the future and we don't feel any guilt or regret about the past. This habit becomes the basis for living a peaceful, purposeful, passionate life in and of itself.

Each day this week, take time to "stop and smell the roses."
What do you see that is truly awesome?
A beautifully blossomed flower?
A baby deer?
A brand new building?
Your grandmother?"

Find something to focus on each day that is truly awesome to you, and write about how you feel in that moment when you're truly present to life's beauty.

Journaling Assignment #53: Self- Acceptance

I've been thinking about myself. Not in a selfish way, but in a way to where I know myself. It's those things that I  do or don't do or say; and how I react to them. Through the years I have lighten up on myself. I have been trying to make wise choices.

I have to learn to accept some things about self. Thank God that I can change.... I know that I can't change myself. I have to learn to like myself. In fact I love myself. Beside, I'm with me all the time. I need to have a good relationship with myself.


Through the years, I have come to see myself differently. I know that I'm not perfect. I have and will continue to make mistakes or make poor choices.... I believe that I'm progressing as the years passed by.

I use to worry a lot about things I make mistakes about. I didn't know how to handle those things I thought were wrong. I had to deal with things. Through time I cooled off.
I do keep going when I feel I've miss the mark.  I have to forgive and forgive myself when things don't go the way that I thought they should. That's call being mature.

What I find about myself that's unacceptable? When I know what I should do something or shouldn't do it. I need to be more in tune with what I know to be true. I'm thankful that God is in my life.


Without the help of Jesus, I think I would be worst off than I'm. I find confidence about myself when I allow God into what I'm doing. I believe that's what motivating me to do what is right and is the leading of the inner witness who's within me.

With the help of the Holy Spirit, I can do what God has called me to do.  I know that I will not do all what God has for me. Fear can hold me back. But, I  believe that God loves me in times when I think that He doesn't.


That love is so deep that I can't comprehend it. God's love is so much richer than any human on earth can give. That's unconditional love.

I am learning more and more as I'm on the journey with Jesus. Life has meaning...  That's when when we know, that we know that we know. That's were our faith and hope comes from.

Thanks for reading,
Journaling Susan

Self -Acceptance Journaling

via Mia You Journaling...

"Living in the state of self-acceptance is a peaceful place to be. I know from much previous experience what it is like to no feel that much of myself was acceptable. I was pretty ok with my smile and I thought I must be fairly intelligent and a pretty good mom.

Today, after many years of work on myself, I pretty much can do know wrong. That does not mean I don't make mistakes or need to accept responsibility for them. It means that when I make them, I don't beat myself up or do other harm to me or anyone else. I accept. I learn. I move on.

Scary topic for many.
Not so for others.

 How do you come by self acceptance?
What about yourself do you find unacceptable?
What are you motivated to change?
How might you do it?"

Journaling Assignments

I got more journaling assignments. I thought that the online assignments were completed with 52 weeks in 2010. I guess the assignments are continuing with #53 - 65.  I'm trying to catch up. I'm behind about two assigments. I have another one coming this week.

I've been working on #53 theme on Self- Acceptance. I've been thinking about myself. That's not in a selfish way or whatever. It's nice to be aware of self - acceptance.

I hope to get my weekly assignments done. I 've been off a long time in assigned journaling. I have to get my thinking cap back on. lol.

Thanks for reading
Susan

Happy 2012!

I  keep forgetting to journal here.
I have no more reminders of journaling assignments.
Hope all are enjoying the Christmas Season.
The 12 Days of Christmas ends on Jan 5, 2012.
Hope all have a wonderful New Year.

Happy 2012!
God bless.

Stay On The Journey,
Thanks for reading.
Susan

Some Thoughts

I'm in the Christmas mode of doing. Hope all is well with you. I continue to journal. Since the ending of the assignments, I forget to come and journal here.

I'm doing OK. I'm catching up on my Xanga journaling. I'm getting Christmas cards and gifts ready. It's all in due time things will be done.

Thanks for reading.
Susan

Some Thoughts

I'm in the Christmas mode of doing. Hope all is well with you. I continue to journal. Since the ending of the assignments, I forget to come and journal here.



I'm doing OK. I'm catching up on my Xanga journaling. I'm getting Christmas cards and gifts ready. It's all in due time things will be done.


Thanks for reading.
Susan

Some Thoughts

I don't have much to journal this week. I don't have a topic. I've been journaling on my family history site and catching up posting some of my poems on my poem site.

I have been in the Christmas spirit. It's getting colder here. I'm dressing warm. We had some flurries. But now snow that has stayed on the ground.

I'm looking forward to the Holidays that we are in. I can't believe the days are going so fast. I'm counting down the day til 2012. New things are coming.

Thank for reading.Staying On The Journey,
Susan

Happy Holidays!

I hope you enjoyed Thanksgiving.
We're gearing up to the Holy Days at hand.
Hope your expectation and curiosity is on high.

May we enter into the Holy Days.
May we look forward to Christmas Day.
May the LORD shine through us on our journey.
May we be created anew as we journey to Christmas.

God bless you.
We're Entering Sacred Time!

Thanks for reading.On The Journey To Christmas 2011
Susan 

Some Thoughts

I've been future posting some of my poems. I'm up to May 9, 2013. I continue to write a poem a day.

I'm journaling some blogs for my family history site. I found some photo. I'm still searching for family history. I have come across more information. I'm excited.

The Winter season is upon us. It's getting colder here. I had to break out my Winter coat. There are some warm blooded. They have not coats or jackets on. But they have their hands in their pockets.

I'm getting in tune with the Holiday Season. The spirit of giving is upon us. Thanksgiving starts us off with the Holidays to the New Year.

There are 40 days left in this year. I'm enjoying the days as they come. Hope all is coming along with you. Peace be with you. God Bless.  Take care

Thanks for reading.
Stay On The Journey,
Susan

Remembering My Journey Of A Lifetime

It was back on November 16, 1998, I began a journey of a lifetime. I was on a 10 day journey exploring the Holy Land with a group of 25 people. It was an adventure.

I had my first airplane ride. It was an experience. I had a window seat. I try to reflect back on my journey each year. I look at what I wrote. I wish I would have recorded more of what I was doing.

Life is a school. We learn every single day of our lives. I hope to record some of my finding in each day more. I believe that there are some value in what we experience each day.

I learned the value of reflecting back for time to time in my life. I see by doing this I can be able to appreciate things more. It's when we look back we see things that we haven't seen before.

May we go through life learning to reflect back on the good of things. May we journey onward thanking God for being with us. May we have memories that will last for a lifetime. Amen.

Thanks for reading.
Remembering My Journey Of A Lifetime
Stay On The Journey,
Susan

Some Thoughts

Finding more on my family history. I see by going back over things, I see some things that I've missed. There were some things that didn't make sense that when I saw the information.

But as I'm looking back over my findings, I'm finding some things. I'm hope that the information is correct. I just have a hunch that it's so.

family history searching takes time. It's an interesting journey. Some how as the years come about, there are some things that make sense. While there will be a lot of mystery on the journey.

Journey Continues,
Susan

Reflections

It's good to reflect back at times on our lives. Even in those times when we don't understand. Times when things came into our lives that we can't change. We don't need to have explanations for things.

We believe what we believe. The wisdom that we learned through out life comes when it comes. Wisdom does have a voice. It's there in times when we change what we do.
There are things we stop doing or things we start doing.

I have seen over the year of doing these journaling assignments, I made fewer typing errors. My spelling has improved. When I check my spelling, I have less misspelled words.

Also, I think my thinking has changed. I see things with new insight. It's like a twist so to speak. The flow of words come at times. I see that when I'm composing poems.
Journaling is a good thing to do.


I didn't journal here daily. But I do journal or write a poem daily. It's good to exercise our thinking for daily.

Thanks for reading.
Reflections
Stay On The Journey,
Susan

Wisdom Has A Voice

It's good to reflect back. Those times when we don't understand. Things come into our lives that we can't change.

That is when what we believe kicks in. The wisdom that we learned through out life. There are times we change what we do. There things we stop doing or things we start doing.

I see as I've did the journaling assignments, I made fewer typing errors. My spelling has improved. When I check my spelling, I have less misspelled words.
Also, I think my thinking has changed. I see things with new insight. It's like a twist so to speak. The flow of words come at times. I see that when I'm composing poems.
Journaling is a good thing to do. I didn't journal here daily. But I do journal or write a poem daily. It's good to exercise our thinking daily.

Thanks for reading.Wisdom Has A Voice

Stay On The Journey,
Susan

Wisdom: What Have I learned?

Here Are Some Of My Thoughts:

Thinking about this assignment. How have I changed over the year?  What have I acknowledge? What am I grateful for?

It's seems like it's been a long year. I've been journaling each week. I found that there were a lot of challenges in journaling.

There were some topics that were hard to write about. I didn't put to much into those assignments. As for the topics that were interesting, I took the time to journal about them.

I see that I had time to think on those subject. Those topic centered on life and my beliefs about things in life.

What can I share with others about words of wisdom? It's what I've have experienced in life. Life is a journey. Each day is  a new day. Live life each day.

In some point in life, we have to have a belief system. We put our faith in something or some one. We have to have source in life.

I believe that there is a God. The Creator of heaven and earth. With this belief, I can have a start on what I believe. And word from that belief.

There will come test and trails in and through tout our life. We have to face....When things come... I tend to commune with God. This bring comfort to me.

I've learned that Life Is A School. This is where we grow, learn and experience things. Each dawning of a new day starts us off into the unknown.

Hopefully we end our days and continue the cycle of the dawning of a new day.

Some wisdom I've learned:
Love and Be Love
God is LOVE
God is a good God.
Life is hard.
We need a Savior
No matter what, keep your faith in Jesus
Never get tried of repentance
Listen with your heart
Show respect
Honor your parents
Be kind to others

Thanks for reading.Wisdom:What Have I Learned?
Stay On The Journey,
Susan

What Words Of Wisdom Would You Teach?

Here's Assignment # 52 via YOU Journaling

There's a wonderful quote that says when we die, it doesn't matter how many things we have in our possession; what matters most is the differences we made in the life of a child - the difference they carry in their heart.

There is so much wisdom and power in this statement. Imagine if we lived our lives with only this intention? To make a positive difference in the life of a child. All of our fears, inadequacies, and self-doubt would disappear.

This week, write about the most important things you would teach a child. Even if you're already a parent or grandparent or great grandparent - start from a blank slate. Or maybe you are a parent and a grandparent like I am and have already started thinking about that.

What are the most important lessons you would teach him or her or have already taught your children? Why are they important? Do these lessons move us towards peace, love and joy? Speak from your heart.

You have completed 52 weeks of journaling, growing, changing. Take a little more time to write down the ways you see you have changed and grown over the past year.

Acknowledge it. Acknowledging it will help you hold onto it. And be grateful. I am grateful for you."

Some of my thoughts in words and questions:It's been a year!
What have I've learned?
What wisdom can I share?

Stay On The Journey,
Susan

What's Your Favorite?

Here's Assignment #51 via JOU Journaling

"All of us have favorite things, people, and experiences. When we engage our favorite anything, we are in a place of happiness, fun and joy. Your senses are heightened and you are full of energy - a wonderful place to be.

This week, list your favorite everything. Challenge yourself to list at least 100 favorites: book, color, car, painting, friend, toy, sport, pro athlete, food, drink, pen, clothing, silverware, animal, plant, exercise, movie, song, etc...

Each day, see, do, or experience as many of your favorites as possible. Write about at least 1 favorite per day.

Here's a Few Of My Favorites:Book read the most: The Holy Bible
Color                      : Varies Shades Of Red

Thanks for reading.
What's Your Favorite?
Stay On The Journey,
Susan

Still Laughing

There are a lot of silly things that I hear. I can't help but laugh. I see  photos of the past. The styles that were back in the days.
It would be good if the joy of laughter was contagious. There would be more joy in the world.
I notice that what makes me laughs come unexpected. I guess that's the good of laughing. I think it's good to laugh at ourselves from time to time. 
Hope all are laughing.
Thanks for reading.
Still Laughing,

Stay On The Journey,Susan

Some Of The Silly Things We Go Through

I had a Good laugh yesterday....

One of my brothers and I was talking about red hots. I don't care for them. They are TOO HOT for me. My brother was sharing some of his experiences with red hots. I had good laugh while he was describing what red hots do to him.
I've been there. I know what he experienced. Our eyes get watery. And our nose runs. I seem to cough and try to catch my breath. In the mean while I need water to cool down my mouth.
I can't recall when the last time I had a red hot. It's been a very long time. I have learned my lesson the hard way. No more red hots for me. I have to be careful when I eat candy that is red. I will never know. It could be HOT.
I did enjoy myself. What makes me laugh? Some of the silly things we go through. One of them is eating red hots.

May we learn from what we go through. May we see the humor in what we do. May we make the best of what we do. May we enjoy the journey in where we are headed.
Thanks for reading.Some Of The Silly Things We Go Through,
Stay On The Journey,
Susan

What Laughter Can Do?

The joy of the unexpected things dogs can do. I like dogs. I even talk our dogs. They have their own personality. There are times they do silly things. I can just laugh at what they do.
Laughing does somethings to me. It sets off things. There is some humor that there to laugh at. We all need to laugh through out the day. I try to find things to laugh at.
May we learn that laughing is good for us.
May we just laugh at the silly things that we do.
May the goodness come our way with laughter and joy.
Amen
Thanks for reading,
What Laughter Can Do?
Susan