Just saying hello to all....and Happy Monday. Hope everyone has a good week!

I don't remember how/when I heard this originally - but it TOTALLY sounds like the kind of thing that could have happened at my family's dinner table when I was a kid........

A family was given some venison by a friend. The wife cooked the deer steaks and served them up for dinner.
"What is this?" asked their young daughter. "Is if beef?"
"No" said the father.
"Is it pork?" said their young son.
"No," said the father. "I'll give you a clue. It's what your mom sometimes calls me."
There was a brief pause.
"Spit it out, Sis," screamed the boy. "We're eating asshole!!!!"


Heeee heeeeeeee!!!!   I couldn't resist sharing that one with ya!!

Have a great week, everyone!

~ Wendy

Been super busy with work lately, so I haven't been journaling like I would prefer to. I need to change up my friends settings, as I rarely FIND my friends posts in between the GAJILLION World of Warcraft Communities posts.  (It's Carmen's fault I'm such a gamer now. Just felt I should mention that ;)

Thinking about Father's Day has me thinking about family in general.  It's reminded me of one of my all time favorite quotes from an old BBC show called "Keeping Up Appearances" -- it sums up how I have often felt about my own 'blood' family....

"Richard, you know I love my family, but that is no reason why I need to acknowledge them in public."
- Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge)


*grin*  At any rate, the way I see it, family is like FUDGE - mostly sweet, and with a few nuts.

My father seems to think I'M one of the nuts. I think HE'S one of the nuts.  *shrugs*   I love 'em anyway.  And I'm going to call him to tell him that right now......whether he LIKES it or not, by God.  Because that's what family does....tedious, tired, annoying patterns...not unlike bad wallpaper.  That's the way it's been for centuries. Who am I to upset the apple cart?  *snicker*

Hugs to all of you - hope you are each having a wonderful weekend!!!!

~ Wendy

I couldn't help but think today as I looked in the mirror.......Time truly is a great healer -- but it's pretty damned lousy as a beautician !!!


Most days I tell the woman in the mirror that I'm aging well.  Other days, I'm not so convinced. I'm starting to see tiny lines form where my face has been busiest, and new aches daily remind me of what seems like a losing battle against Time.  My role models used to be young, energetic entrepeneurs, performers, and athletes.  Now my role models are older women, women who have had many life changes. They are often women who have lost a partner, home, or physical abilities, but have borne it bravely -- using it as opportunity to broaden themselves.

When I compare myself to them, I feel as though I am not aging very gracefully.  However, in some quiet moments to myself tonight -- I realized I AM aging more gracefully than I had given myself credit for. 

Aging gracefully, above all things, must surely involve attitude and self-esteem.

I am daily becoming more accepting of myself and others, and what life brings.  I have become slower to speak, slower to anger, and MUCH  faster to listen. I'm generally more flexible and agreeable to change. My goals have become to be more centered; more alive in the moment. It is an ongoing battle. Too often I alternately wish for the past and am nervous or confused about the future. I am a work still in progress....and am grateful for the opportunity to continue.

I cannot resist gravity, but I can work to resist fear, judgment, pessimism and victimization. I can no longer embrace Life with the body of a 20 year old, but I can continue to grow and embrace stimulation, gratitude, joy, possibilities, and choice-making that's done with confidence rather than fear of the unknown. 

And above all, now - as I did in my younger years, I know I must find those things which ignite passion in me....and engage in them as often as possible.  Here's to aging gracefully --- and to many more amazing trips around the sun!!!