Author: sandcastle

Roar

My half-asleep mind wrote a children’s book this morning.

ROAR

Is it a panther?

I don’t know.

But, I don’t think so.

ROAR

Is it a tiger?

I don’t know.

But, I don’t think so.

ROAR

Is it a lion?

I don’t know.

But, I don’t think so.

ROAR

Is it a bear?

I don’t know.

But, I don’t think so.

ROAR

Is it my brother?

I think so.

He really does like to roar.

TTYL,

Linda

Toothless

Next week I expect to feel like a six year old. One whose front tooth has fallen out but the permanent tooth has not yet grown in.

I have a cavity so large they can’t fill it so they are going to pull that tooth and start the process of replacing it with an implant.

It’s my own fault. I got on a natural products kick so stopped using toothpaste with fluoride. Oops!

So, I will be toothless for several months.

I’m so glad I wear a mask whenever I am in public now.

Who knew it was possible to be grateful for a pandemic?

TTYL,

Linda

Minimalism

Minimalism is not about what you own.

It is about WHY you own it.

Once you identify the why behind a possession or activity you can decide whether or not you want to keep it.

Because Great-Aunt Gertrude gave it to you is rarely a good reason to keep something you don’t like.

Because you didn’t want to disappoint someone you really don’t care about is rarely a good reason to participate in that activity.

Work on your “why” and the rest becomes easy.

TTYL,

Linda

Be a blessing

I recently read a blog about a guy who decided the way he wanted to live life is to be a blessing to other people. I like that idea so I started thinking about ways I may have been a blessing to others.

That, of course, brings me to minimalism. Giving others the chance to acquire what I am no longer using is one way to bless others.

My first big one was donating to a charity shop my wedding dress many years ago. We were married in December so my dress was white velvet. I was a tiny thing back then so it was a size seven and I had to have several inches taken off the bottom. I was told I should pack it up to save for a daughter if I ever had one. I had one. At age two she was already thee feet tall so it was unlikely she would ever be able to wear my dress. Eventually, she got married in August in a state park so she would not have wanted to wear a long sleeve, velvet dress, anyway.

The manager of the charity shop was surprised I wanted to donate it. She said it was too good to display among all the other things people choose to donate. So she took it home and took pictures of it to post in the shop. A young woman saw the pictures and asked about the dress. When she tried it on, it fit her well. Since she was shopping in a second had store, I doubt she could have afforded such nice dress otherwise. I’ve always been happy to know she enjoyed having such a dress for her own wedding.

We often don’t know the stories of the people who are glad to receive our donations but I am sure there are many of them

Be a blessing; clean out the things you are not using so others may have the joy of owning them.

TTYL,

Linda