Learn to learn from lessons in life!

I have come to the conclusion that the best lesson in life is applying what we learn.

So often mankind makes the same mistakes over and over again.

Are we not intelligent beings!

Or are we just lazy, or shortsighted, or just simply simple?

Animals learn quickly and to their peril if not quickly enough.

Most of us have lost the art of survival,

Through subtle manipulation and blatant complacency!

I am not a leader

I am not a follower

Perfection is to me…

Every person,

Big or little,

Tall or small,

Loud or quiet,

Black or white,

With an opinion,

Should have a voice!

And be heard

And considered,

And the way forward,

Be decided,

By the most!

As it is the most,

That must have the outcome,

Of living in harmony

With their decisions.

Not the loudest!

Or the wealthiest!!

Or the most influential!!!

But the ones who care.

I have a fortunate disposition 😁

I tend to forget what happened the day before,

So seldom hold a grudge.

I think it is a blessing…

As all that grudges do…

Are make you blue 😞

It encourages me to write and picture my memories and thoughts.

For me to remember, the golden days of youth.

And for me to read it,

If or when, the dementia sets in. 😮

And in time…..

After I’m dead and gone ….

My grandkids and theirs,

Can share a little glimpse,

Of what we used to get up to 😃

In days of old.

I always wake up when the sky slowly turns into milky tea and the birds test the air with their first songs.

It’s often cold and sometimes unfriendly, but if I get up and take Mimi, our German shepherd, for a quick and enlightening walk…..

I feel so much better.

The routine of loving an animal most definitely improves your quality of life!

They rely totally on you and love you unconditionally ❤️

I take her home for a chicken bone,

And so my day begins 😁

When the first rays of light wake up the day,

Painting red watercolour across the sky.

And it’s still and peaceful and sleepy.

And the Birds begin to chirrup their morning greeting,

Ever thankful for another day.

When the due on the grass brushes onto your socks,

And you breath the cool air out of your nostrils,

This is my favourite time of day.

Karen is a female name of Danish origin.

It originated with the Danes and the Greeks and is a diminutive of the more formal Katherine.

Karen means “pure,” which points to the wonderful innocence of childhood and the loving, pure nature a baby embodies.

Karen has, in recent years, become a widespread meme referencing a specific type of middle-class white woman, who exhibits behaviours that stem from privilege.

She is often the first to speak up against any wrongs she perceives happening to her especially when people of colour are concerned.

Knowing that someone is always looking out for me.

Knowing that there will always be a rainbow around the corner.

Knowing that whatever happens, they can’t rub out the imprint.

Simplicity, quietness, love and joy.

These are what bring me peace.

You…

You are the breeze that cools,

First thing in the the morning.

You are the birds that chatter and sing.

You are the brightness and cataclysmic colour of the flowers.

Too unworldly to draw ✍️

You are the soft smell of a rose

Sprinkled with dew on an early morning.

You are our hiding place in the the day ahead.

Our refuge and our rock.

Our strength and our reason!

OUR PEACE 🌹

Traditional foods and artefacts. I love finding out what our ancestors spent all their time doing to survive in a far more hostile climate. Would love to find out their herbs and spices and recipies for eating and treating. Find it fascinating.