Painting Rainbows

"The Hotel", Mom's new home

2009-01-07T10:33:00.001-06:00

We moved Mother on January 2, at the recommendation of her doctor, to the local Alzheimer's Assisted Living facility, which she refers to as "The Hotel". I wasn't sure as to how this was really going to play out on that early morning as I was preparing the move and organizing the timing and boxing up her precious belongings from around her own bedroom and from throughout her home. My hopes were

This is a new place

2008-12-13T22:01:00.004-06:00

This is a new placein which I stand now.Am I risingor just sitting in limbountil I can gather mythoughts and feelcomfortable in thisnew place?It's not a lonelyplace,just a different placefrom which I am used to being.Am I being transformedor is my world as I onceknew it to be transforming?Where are you?Why am I here?Where do I go now?What do I do now?I shed my tearsof years of holding backwhile

The Rules for being Human

2008-11-07T08:42:00.002-06:00

**I am respectfully sharing this from my friend, SHA Rain's page at MySpace.** You will recieve a body. You may like it or hate it, but it's the only thing you are sure to keep for the rest of your life.You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called, "Life on Planet Earth."There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of experimentation. "Failures" are

Touching life story.....

2008-10-18T10:43:00.003-05:00

A young man was getting ready to graduate college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he toldhim that was all he wanted. As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on themorning of his graduation his father called him into his privatestudy

Celebrating the blessings in life

2008-10-04T07:25:00.003-05:00

I see it's been a few months since I was last here to post my wanderings and ponderings. I have good reasons for not being in this little corner of my thoughts, but today is a day of celebration for me. This is the day God has made for me and I am blessed to be experiencing it, for today is my birthday and as I sit with my cup of coffee, feeling the warmth of the rays of the sun light through the

An Olympian Mother

2008-08-17T08:17:00.002-05:00

I watched the historical unveiling a new world record, setting new heights for athletes and changing the sport of swimming during the last week of this memorial time. As I have watched during my 45 plus years of viewing this Olympic event, I cheered for the USA swim teams and all the other participants over the last week and followed the news headlines from various commentators. My focus was on

A Time When........

2008-08-05T10:37:00.003-05:00

As I sit in front of my desk and ponder of my day, I found myself reflecting back on a time when I was younger, a child filled with fascination and curiosity. My days would be filled with excitement and passions to explore the world outside of my home, my room and I would find ways of entertaining my thoughts of creating a new adventure.Those younger days were filled with catching June bugs and

The Time Has Come

2008-07-09T15:12:00.002-05:00

It's been a long 15 months since the death of my father and taking over the role as a caregiver to my ailing mother who is afflicted with Alzheimer's Disease. The road is not an easy one and I'm sure it will be a continual experience of ups an downs, but after personally getting away for a week of much needed rest and relaxation, taking the time to clear my head and find some peace of heart as

Mother's and Moms

2008-05-09T15:55:00.003-05:00

I received this as an email and thought I would share it with the world, because we all are connected through the special love and nurturing of having a mother, being a mother and desiring to become a mother. Happy Mother's Day!Mothers and Moms This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up spit up laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry

Help Me Celebrate Green

2008-04-28T14:57:00.008-05:00

First of all, I don't normally solicit such contests or ideas of what and how we all should participate in the ecological recycling of our day to day lives. I'm work in progress myself on this topic. But my local grocery store chain is promoting a contest to help all be aware of how many plastic bags are endangering our cycle of ecology daily and I was thinking of the numerous plastic bags that

Painting Rainbows

2008-03-13T08:26:00.005-05:00

The world around me is my canvas,Painting the life I am living with many colors on my palette.Ever changing the perspective of the view I see,Mixing the colors with each choice I make.Serenading My Mind by Rainbow PainterSome days are monotones of different hues of gray,Then I close my eyes and visualize the light to shineupon the shadows of the path I am traveling.a study of oils in hues of

A Caregiver’s Personal Story: Getting Into a Dementia Patient’s Head

2008-03-13T08:06:00.003-05:00

A Caregiver’s Personal Story: Getting Into a Dementia Patient’s Headby Carol Bradley BursackDad was adamant. He was waiting for his medical degree to come from the University of Minnesota and wondered why it was taking so long. I did what I usually did, and waited a few days to see if this episode of delusionary thinking would pass. It did not. So, I went to my computer and designed a medical

Emergence

2008-03-10T11:10:00.004-05:00

The sun is shining,the buds are emerging,the days are lengtheningto a new Spring.New life is ready toemerge from the blanketsof Winter and tickle oursouls with colors and dancewith the fragrances of sweetnectar as the wind blows warmlyto comfort our souls.I celebrate this New Lifeand look forward to it's nourishmentfor our souls.May you gather up the colors of your life and weave them into

AP Probe Finds Drugs in Drinking Water

2008-03-10T10:01:00.004-05:00

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=4416882AP IMPACT: Pharmaceuticals Found in Drinking Water, Affecting Wildlife and Maybe HumansBy JEFF DONN, MARTHA MENDOZA and JUSTIN PRITCHARD Associated Press Writers Mar 9, 2008 (AP)A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking

A What????

2008-02-21T18:05:00.007-06:00

I'm always fascinated by the ingenuity of others and the way in which they live and survive, but surfing through one of my many "widgets" on my Google Home page I came across this one:http://readymademag.com/projectsblog/project.php?project=E647O7OFBJIMTN0I enjoy so many projects of creativity of different cultures and styles as well as artists and writers. Since I'm a bit of a "Jackstress of all

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY......

2008-02-17T00:00:00.002-06:00

"Ye, though I walk through the valley of shadow of death, I will fear no evil."The journey each of us walks is not always a meadow full of flowers. Sometimes it is a journey up a mountain, loose rocks and steep inclines.We so often loose sight of the beautiful scenery because of our attempts to hold on. We have to struggle with many things in this

Heartprints

2008-01-08T14:35:00.000-06:00

Heartprints~author unknown~Whatever our hands touch---We leave fingerprints!On walls, on furniture,On doorknobs, dishes, books,As we touch we leave our identity.Oh please where ever I go today,Help me leave heartprints!Heartprints of compassionOf understanding and love.Heartprints of kindnessand genuine concern.May my heart touch a lonely neighborOr a runaway daughter,Or an anxious mother,Or,

Change The Routine of Your Life

2008-01-06T07:48:00.000-06:00

Change is not always a bad thing,in fact, change can be a way of better fulfilling your life. I don't mean drastic changes, unless you are really ready for an experience that is going to alter your course in life, and sometimes even that can turn out to be better change.But today, I'm speaking of small changes like your routine in your disciplined day. Be spontaneous and act on your desires of

Be Who You Must Be

2008-01-02T11:42:00.000-06:00

Be Who You Must BeDiarmuid Cronin I don’t know where you are on your pathI have never stood in your shoesI see not with your eyes.I know not what your purpose is hereIn this stage of your evolutionBut I feel blessed to know youAs you are not in my life by chanceAnd you are my teacherAs I hope you learn from meI pray I show reverence to youI pray not to judge youI wish to let you beWho you

Introduction to Meditation

2008-01-01T08:01:00.000-06:00

Meditation is the one main route to self development and spiritual growth. Through meditation we can find inner peace which can be very hard to find in today’s modern society. Many People ask how you learn to meditate and say that they find it impossible as they have found their mind to be extremely busy and impossible to still. This brain activity convinces many people that they are not able to

Now Is The Time

2007-12-31T17:24:00.000-06:00

Hafiz (Adapted) Now is the time to knowThat all that you do is sacred.Now is the time to understandThat all your ideas of right and wrongWere just a child's training wheelsTo be laid asideWhen you finally liveWith veracityAnd love.Now is the time for the world to knowThat every thought and action is sacred.This is the time for you to compute the

Happy New Year to All

2007-12-31T11:20:00.001-06:00

The Awakening

2007-12-16T21:44:00.000-06:00

The Awakening:It’s Just Life HappeningA time comes in your life when you finally get it…when in the midst of all your fears and insanity you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out—ENOUGH! fighting and crying or struggling to hold on. And, like a child quieting down after a blind tantrum, your sobs begin to subside, you shudder once or twice, you blink back

This Day's Greatest Gift

2007-12-15T07:59:00.000-06:00

This Day’s Greatest GiftWe can't change the past…But we can gather upIt's lessons and move on,Stronger and wiser.We can't control the future…But we can send our dreamsAhead of usTo help prepare the way.We can live each moment…Heart and soul,And cherish this day'sGreatest gift…The gift of now.May peace with the pastAnd faith in the future,Gently guide you through eachPrecious moment of Today.

My Wish for You

2007-12-14T10:03:00.000-06:00

Thoughts by Ralph Marston

2007-12-01T08:13:00.000-06:00

That power is God Within, that force is Spirit. "Thoughts"Your thoughts are whatfrighten you. Choose to change them, and the fear is gone.Your thoughts are what cause you to be frustrated, angry, disappointed, impatient and uncomfortable. And your thoughts can also take you far away from all those things.For your thoughts can transform anger into forgiveness, disappointment into determination,

The Rainbow Bridge

2007-11-29T09:29:00.000-06:00

THE RAINBOW BRIDGE Linking~personality~to~soul Just as we build our bodies from the food substances, in our material environment, we build the Rainbow Bridge from the substance of the mental plane or life. This construction becomes an increasingly more conscious process as the life of the Soul unfolds. The net result of the development of the Atahkarana/Rainbow Bridge is the linking of the

Come Into My Heart

2007-11-01T10:29:00.000-05:00

Let me share this special place with you.It makes no difference of your race, creed, religion or gender;or your age, experience nor how much money you have,it cost nothing to enter.It does not matter what kind of car you driveor the size of your dwellingbecause those illusions aren't needed here. I have a special place, just for you.There is no rank of first in my heartbecause we all gather in a

Where would you be....

2007-10-29T15:39:00.000-05:00

If this internet highway were to end today and you could no longer do business or communicate with your daily connections or businesses, where would you be? What would you do? Would you panic? Would you hibernate in a corner of your world frantically worrying over it? Technology is a wonderful tool and as I see it, if used to it's potential, it will rule the world. We depend on

A Letter To My Soulgazer

2007-10-28T17:45:00.000-05:00

Let us dance with the wind and the trees.Let us see where where this vessel takes us, you and me.Let us wiggle our toes in the sands.Let us walk together holding hands.Let us wish upon a star.Let us ride a cloud to carry us afar.Let us sing the songs in our heart again.Let us celebrate from where we began.Let us hold on tight and gaze into each other's soul.Let us hold each other's hearts, feel

Pearls of Wisdom

2007-10-27T22:41:00.000-05:00

The Interview With God I dreamed I had an interview with God. "Come in," God said. "So, you would like to interview Me?" "If you

2007-10-27T22:05:00.000-05:00

Dream Big " If there were ever a time to dare, to make a difference, to embark on something worth doing, it is now. Not for any grand cause, necessarily- but for something that tugs at your heart, something that's your aspiration, something that's your dream. You owe it to yourself to make your days here count. Have fun. Dig Deep. Stretch. Dream big. Know, though, that things worth doing

A Love Letter To Us All

2007-10-26T18:30:00.000-05:00

Do you have days where you feel lonely, unloved, and not wanted? We all experience days like that, don't we? When I'm feeling down and lonely, I always turn to God in prayer. Here's a Love Letter from God to all of us. Please share this letter to every one you know. God bless each and every one.

God's Garden

2007-10-26T15:38:00.000-05:00

God's Garden~by~Robert FrostGod made a beauteous gardenWith lovely flowers strewn,But one straight, narrow pathwayThat was not overgrown.And to this beauteous gardenHe brought mankind to live,And said, "To you, my children,These lovely flowers I give.Prune ye my vines and fig trees,With care my flowerets tend,But keep the pathway openYour home is at the end."Then came another master,Who did not

Serenity and Harmony

2007-10-26T15:33:00.000-05:00

I'm missing my home where my heart really is at the moment and feeling a bit homesick for the colors and brisk air and the love of my life, forever and a day, my James. I wrote this on September 1, 2001. It was a wonderful and magnificent day...Serenity and Harmonythe mountains of Vermont~\*/~ So serene was the day as I watched the Green Mountains of Vermont from my path. Blanketed mountains

If I Could Catch A Rainbow

2007-10-25T00:30:00.000-05:00

If I could catch a rainbow,I would do it, just for you,And, share with you, its beauty,on the days you're feeling blue.If I could, I would build a mountain,you could call your very own.A place to find serenity,a place just to be alone.If I could, I would take your troubles,and toss them into the sea.But, all these things, I'm finding,are impossible for me.I cannot build a mountain,or catch a

Rainbow Painter

2007-10-24T23:36:00.001-05:00

Rainbow Painter I've had this "alias" name Rainbow Painter for sometime. Way before I ever got connected to the internet highway. I'd like to share with you a moment in time with a bit of reflection. I enjoyed having philosophical and deep meaningful conversations with my dad and I knew he was searching for answers to questions that really can't be answered other than by what one believes to

Be Still

2007-10-24T23:30:00.000-05:00

Be Still Creative Spiritz I speak to you.Be stillKnow I am God.I spoke to you when you were born.Be stillKnow I am God.I spoke to you at your first sight.Be stillKnow I am God.I spoke to you at your first word.Be stillKnow I am God.I spoke to you at your first thought.Be stillKnow I am God.I spoke to you at your first love.Be stillKnow I am God.I spoke to you at your first song.Be

My Highest Yield of Interest of My Investments

2007-10-24T23:25:00.001-05:00

50 years and this is not where I thought I would be whenI embarked on my rite of passage into the world of adulthood.A half of a century!So what do I have to show for 50 years of my life?Do I have a wonderful home to call my own?No, I have the opportunity to live on a farm in lovely homein which I grew up in that belongs to my parentsand share the final days of my mother's life with her.It’s my

Come Into My Heart

2007-10-24T23:21:00.001-05:00

Come Into My Heart.Let me share this special place with you.It makes no difference of your race, creed, religion or gender;or your age, experience nor how much money you have,it cost nothing to enter.It does not matter what kind of car you drive or the size of your dwelling because those illusions aren't needed here. I have a special place, just for you.There is no rank of first in my heart