A Fun and Beautiful Tea

I got to try this wonderful tea today. My daughter received this as a gift from her boyfriend. It comes as a ball, a little bit smaller than a ping pong ball. You put it in the boiling water and as it steeps, you see the flower bloom. It is so pretty. You can reuse it a couple of times. The flavor is really good as well. No sugar needed and it comes in all different flavors. It was kinda cool, something different. Yum...

LIFE'S GOLDEN TICKET

I read this very interesting book. It is in a novel format and centers around a magical amusement park that dishes out miracles by forcing people to look at the past and even the future. It deals with how we keep ourselves from being who we are meant to be from taking to heart things that have been said and done to us in the past and even what we say and do to others and how it affects them. To say the least, it was a very emotional eyeopener. I laughed and I also cried a lot while reading this book as things really hit home in some places. This is not a book for just messed up people. It can benefit anyone who cares about themselves or the people they come in contact with everyday, including but not limited to their loved ones. It was not a book cramming organized religion down your throat and it was not some weird "New Age" babble. It was just a lot of things put together that made sense and really makes you think. I am going to apply quite a few things and make quite a few changes in my life regarding my thoughts and negativity and the way I act and what I say to others, even in casual passing, i.e., a clerk in a busy grocery store when I may be frustrated or a stranger who may be in my way somewhere, or someone in a car who makes a mistake. I now do not want to waste time or energy on things that don't make sense to me. I will also try to have a better understanding of others and try to make someone else feel special every day. I will probably re-read it again to revisit certain things. Thank you Leanne Wildermuth for suggesting it in your blog.

WELCOME TO MY FIRST POST

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and my hope is that the new year will bring hope and promise to everyone. Part of ending the year, I came to the realization that I have been very negative. I have been reading some very good little self-help books, i.e., "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch, and have started on "The Secret". I have felt instantly better, and much more "up" than I have in months since applying some of these principles to my way of thinking. Basically, like things attract like things. If you are negative and gloomy, well, misery loves company. Thinking more positively has helped me immensely to network and in the way people react to you. Even if you are not a whiner, when you are being postive and up, people just respond to that kind of person better. You don't have to act like a cheerleader or something, just by being positive, it really gives off and catches the good vibes. My artwork has taken off too. I have been actually getting some projects going that have been sitting for a long time. So, Happy New Year everyone. I hope you like my picture of 4 of my critters. From left to right, Bruiser, Trixi, Itty-Bitty and Bean, aka Wilbur, my little mischief maker.