Beautiful Things In Life

With all the bad news and bad things going on all over world we can get to a point we do not take time to reflect on the beautiful things in life - I was listening to Andre Reiu and his beautiful music the other day and thought how beautiful music can be - how deep down we all have that same desires - to recognize all the beauty we need to reflect on these things and not let the world rob us of this beauty - the look of a baby as it recognizes the face of its mother - or the quiet mist on a lake early in the morning before the sun comes up - or the love that a husband has towards his bride - or the touch of a pet cat as it taps you on the face - or the stars that fill the night sky - or the quiet in a snow covered forest - I can go on and on - but then realize when you turn on the news all you get is a lot of crime, hate, greed .etc - if you listen enough of this it gets you all worked up, stressed and gives you a picture that there is no good in the world and everything is going down the tubes - I think maybe it is a good thing to turn all this news off and go without it for awhile - there are a lot of good people in this world - many are not like the crooks, politicians, and greedy people that we read about all the time - don't let others rob you of the good and beauty around you - start in your own family - Amen

Well said!! A little reflection goes a long way to reduce stress. Sometimes in life I feel like we are all salmon fighting the current to make it up river. Every so often it’s worth hitting that pause button and just look around at what you have become and what you have before you. Life in itself is a miracle. Smile, and you will see it become contagious.

Here is a challenge. Turn off the TV for 5 days. Read a book, go for a walk. You will awaken and feel so much better. Your mind will clear.

Sorry Joe. I hate cats. But I get your point.

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Originally Posted by sawbill

Sorry Joe. I hate cats. But I get your point.

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Ha ha ha. I'm with you there but still there's two of them running around here. You got to find the right ones.

Joe, well said. All true and valid and a big reason I have been working to turn my situation onto something better for the soul.

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I had a few wake up calls I ignored in my 30s. Corporate ladders, white picket fences and all that. Then 2008-2009 hit. First week of January 2009 I got the call everyone dreads. "you have a cancerous tumor". February 24th I came home to the proverbial dear John empty home letter. April, I had the surgery that removed the tumor. I spent most of those 4 months wondering if Id see my girls at Christmas. By the time the dust settled around Christmas 2009. I realized that in the span of "months" I almost lost "everything". In 2016 we moved to the country. In the winter of 2017 my girlfriend at the time was diagnosed with breast cancer, triple negative (the worst and most aggressive type), later she would also test positive for the braca 2 gene.

2020
We are both pretty spiritual, and reflective. We are minimalist and more. We also read "spirituality" books, journal, and exercise 20 minutes each day. We will go days without getting onto Facebook, or watching tv. Love our gardens and more. "Smell the roses" and the little things.

Throughout it all, we have reminded ourselves how fortunate we are. A very good friend just spent the last two days with us. In the span of a couple months her world has fell apart as has her relationship/marriage. She needed to get away from the "noise" and decompress for a couple days to sort her thoughts and emotions out. Somewhere safe and somewhere quiet. Yesterday, my fiancé sent me a text.

"It's so sad, watching her world fall apart. We are so fortunate to live where we do, as we do, and to have each other"

The little things Joe

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Originally Posted by sawbill

Sorry Joe. I hate cats. But I get your point.

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I use to hate cats - when I saw one hanging around the place I would shoot it because I thought it was killing birds and baby rabbits - then one day I went to a place and picked up a kitten for my daughter who lives with me - this cat turned out to be the friendliest cat you can imagine - it follows me all over the house - I keep it inside and never let it outside - it sleeps on my bed at night and in the morning comes over to my face and taps me and wants to get under the warm covers - sometimes during the day I'm sitting by the table it comes over to me and taps my face with its paw - this cat have been a real pleasure for us - needless to say I don't shoot them anymore but do wish people who have cats should keep them inside
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Originally Posted by JoePa

With all the bad news and bad things going on all over world we can get to a point we do not take time to reflect on the beautiful things in life - I was listening to Andre Reiu and his beautiful music the other day and thought how beautiful music can be - how deep down we all have that same desires - to recognize all the beauty we need to reflect on these things and not let the world rob us of this beauty - the look of a baby as it recognizes the face of its mother - or the quiet mist on a lake early in the morning before the sun comes up - or the love that a husband has towards his bride - or the touch of a pet cat as it taps you on the face - or the stars that fill the night sky - or the quiet in a snow covered forest - I can go on and on - but then realize when you turn on the news all you get is a lot of crime, hate, greed .etc - if you listen enough of this it gets you all worked up, stressed and gives you a picture that there is no good in the world and everything is going down the tubes - I think maybe it is a good thing to turn all this news off and go without it for awhile - there are a lot of good people in this world - many are not like the crooks, politicians, and greedy people that we read about all the time - don't let others rob you of the good and beauty around you - start in your own family - Amen

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Nice post JoePa you remind me of how American's used to be back in the day, I am sure there are good folk's like you all over its just that we don not hear about them just the bad one's.

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I had a few wake up calls I ignored in my 30s. Corporate ladders, white picket fences and all that. Then 2008-2009 hit. First week of January 2009 I got the call everyone dreads. "you have a cancerous tumor". February 24th I came home to the proverbial dear John empty home letter. April, I had the surgery that removed the tumor. I spent most of those 4 months wondering if Id see my girls at Christmas. By the time the dust settled around Christmas 2009. I realized that in the span of "months" I almost lost "everything". In 2016 we moved to the country. In the winter of 2017 my girlfriend at the time was diagnosed with breast cancer, triple negative (the worst and most aggressive type), later she would also test positive for the braca 2 gene.

2020
We are both pretty spiritual, and reflective. We are minimalist and more. We also read "spirituality" books, journal, and exercise 20 minutes each day. We will go days without getting onto Facebook, or watching tv. Love our gardens and more. "Smell the roses" and the little things.

Throughout it all, we have reminded ourselves how fortunate we are. A very good friend just spent the last two days with us. In the span of a couple months her world has fell apart as has her relationship/marriage. She needed to get away from the "noise" and decompress for a couple days to sort her thoughts and emotions out. Somewhere safe and somewhere quiet. Yesterday, my fiancé sent me a text.

"It's so sad, watching her world fall apart. We are so fortunate to live where we do, as we do, and to have each other"

The little things Joe

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Much the same story for me its amazing how you can be riding high in a career and suddenly everything is taken away. Health is always the jocker card in the pack.

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Much the same story for me its amazing how you can be riding high in a career and suddenly everything is taken away. Health is always the jocker card in the pack.

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We lose sight of what’s important Terry. Whether that’s our health, relationships, taken the time to smell the roses, see the beauty and good in the world and the little things.

The world is wired 24/7, sold a bs life, caught up in all the “fear”, bad news, stressors. Whichever and whatever.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qfuw3CZQuwk

I'm sure I've put this in another thread,but,I'll say it again. Don't watch CNN,CBC or MSNBC for a while and you'll be amazed how differently things look to you. and how much better your outlook and attitude improves.

Or Fox or Rebel.

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Or Fox or Rebel.

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Yep,them,too. All of them and I for one,am fed up to the teeth with them.

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Beautiful things in life, as per the OP.

Nice afternoon.

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