March 31--Lovely Space

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. 
--Dale Carnegie

    In other words, talk less and listen more. Ask questions.

    I'm in Colorado, staying in a fabulous space owned by friends of my son. It's a brand new over-garage studio apartment with everything one could ask for to make a great stay. I'm hoping this becomes our regular home-away-from-home when we visit here. 

    Best of all, I got to crawl around and play with my grandson. He's adorable. It is so fun to watch his inquisitiveness, and of course, everything heads toward his mouth. I also had precious and priceless time with my son, and saw my d-i-l after she finished working. 

    It's another beautiful day in northern Colorado, more adventures to come!

        Leta

This is Tilly, one relaxed dog!

March 30--BEST DAY YET!!

I hope you don't mind that I put down in words, how wonderful life is while you're in the world.  --Bernie Taupin

    I can hear Elton John singing this. 

    Today is one of my favorite days of the year, and there is an extra bonus to make this day rock even more. 

It's Opening Day of baseball season!!!

    The link above will allow you to hear youtube play "Centerfield" by John Fogerty. 

    The extra bonus of the day: 

I get to see my grandson!!!

    I'm headed to Colorado for a weekend visit. 

    Today is a 20 on a scale of 1 to 10!

        Leta

P.S. Just to show you how into Opening Day I am, I had my toenails painted Cubbie blue and red:

Go, CUBS!!! ⚾⚾⚾

March 29--Honestly!

We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.  --Robert Louis Stevenson

    If I can be an honest friend to myself, I would say that I am focusing way too much on what I don't want and like, and not enough on what I do want. What I really want right now seems disappointingly far out of reach, so that tends to lead me down the negative path.   

    Speaking of an honest friend, here is the "Note from the Universe" (Mike Dooley, tut.com) from March 20:

How much longer before you revel in the awareness that you are enough, that you've done enough, and that you're now worthy of your heart's greatest desires? What has to happen for you to give this to yourself?

No biggie. Just wondering. Take your time.

         Tallyho,
         The Universe

P.S. It's like you won the "lottery" a long, long time ago, but instead of checking your numbers, you just keep buying more tickets.

    I feel like I have a big pile of tickets that I keep adding to. 

    Time to think differently,

        Leta

March 28--Real Friends

Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.  --Sicilian Proverb

    Or when you have green stuff in your teeth. The photo with this quote in "Daily Gratitude" is an adorable doggie covered in snow. 

    Real friends will tell you when you've wandered into "left field." They will note when you are trying to do too much. They will give help readily when asked. They will let you cry on their shoulders. They will join in any cause for celebration. They will "oooo" and "aaahhhh" endlessly at photos of your new grandchild. 😉😉

    Another day, enjoy it!

        Leta

Does this stool make my
butt look big?!?!?

March 27--Dim Light

Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light. 
--Albert Schweitzer

    As I write this, I'm feeling a lot of anxiety and disappointment. All of it is quite non-specific--I can't name any particular cause, it's an accumulation of things. 

    Disappointment has haunted me seemingly forever. That really makes no sense in that I've had a wonderful life. It certainly has made me value the character trait of reliability above all others. 

    I will add that I don't like being in this anxious state. It's very difficult for me to simply sit with these feelings. I don't feel like doing anything, yet I'm bored. I'm projecting into the future, not a good thing. I can't just "poof it away," and that annoys me, too. 

    Maybe coffee will help 😉

        Leta

March 26--Shock Absorbers

Good friends are like shock absorbers. They help you take the lumps and bumps on the road of life.  --Frank Tyger

    Would we have made it through the pandemic lockdown without friends? Even though we may not have been physically with them, we stayed in touch and helped each other maintain our sanity. If you've lived a couple decades or more, you have most likely lost someone close to you by death. Relationships break up. Jobs end. Moves are necessary. Change is constant. Grief seems endless. These are just some of the "lumps and bumps" that our good friends help us navigate. 

    We need each other!

        Leta

Good friends are not limited to human form...
Barney, the wonder dog!!

March 25--Are You Your BFF?

Friendship with one's self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.  --Eleanor Roosevelt

    So true! If you don't like yourself, the one person you can't get away from, how could you like anyone else?!?!?! I've been around folks who continually criticize themselves--that does not make for any sort of pleasing long-term relationship. If one can handle his/her own internal "good/bad/ugly," it makes one much more ready to handle that in others. 

    I'm off to make new friends on the pickleball court!

        Leta

We are ALL LOVABLE!