Mornings in the Sun

Another rough morning in Palm Desert

The newspaper, coffee and  plans to go to the movie because it is a bit cold today, yesterday was very cold rain and clouds, but today it is clear and beautiful but still a bit cold so movie and mall shopping for us until it warms up.  I hear the weather up there has been snowy, our son is house sitting so all is well there.  Lilly is even warming up to him she will take any warm lap is Mommies is not there, fickle kitty.

I often wonder why we are all so different. I know we do not look alike talk alike but I am talking about inside our hearts, why do we witness an incident and all walk away with a different impression. Our eyes saw it at the same time and yet we all perceive it in our own individual way. We bring baggage with us when we witness, our previous experiences mold our judgement. Everything that we experience changes us for good or bad. Take a child who wants a Cookie, he is told no, and then he is left in the room with the cookies, the child climbs up on the table and takes the Cookie and wolfs it down as fast as he can. Then the parent comes back and the child is caught. If the parent punishes the child, will he remember, to do what he is told or to be more careful and not be caught; or will he forget about the Cookie and think the parent is mean to him and starts a inner war against the parent a war that may last for decades. If the parent says "oh now that's a bad boy' and lets the child have another Cookie because he was so hungry, what will the child remember? that not doing what he is told is okay, or just do what you want when no one is watching.  Are seeds of doubt planted that grow into insecurity, or does he feel he is loved and continues to grow strong and self sufficient and secure.  You see how these simple acts can change a child's concept of who they are and each one of us has had this kind of hit to our lives. We have the inner power and can choose which way to go; our baggage need not distort our lives we as adults have the power to shape our own baggage, We control our lives not our baggage we choose how it will shape our lives.how we handle the baggage shapes who we are.  This explains why we are all different: why one person is always too self conciseness and afraid to speak up, while the next one can't shut  up long enough to hear any one else. We all come together dragging our baggage with us and reacting to the same situations over and over again. All the while we each have a built in desire to achieve in our own unique way and most of the time no one understands,.  Why we approach a problem the way we do. is our choose, how we react to our friends and families is also our choice, we can not change the past we can only change the future..

As adults we have to be aware of this baggage and deal with it from with in.  Let go of that bag of rocks and meet life's happenings with a clear mind, a mind that has dealt with the past hurts by getting them in prospective.  We live in a fast pace life and so many just push things from the past under the rug and move on., but it does not work. It is not until they hit the wall either by illness or incident that the weight of these rocks become impossible to drag; so we must deal with them and move forwards. The hurts happened but we do not have to let them shape our future.
How would you begin the process, or better yet have you dealt with the rocks in your life, facing them is the beginning of the healing process.
Recognizing we are all different and we all react differently to each incident helps to develop a tolerance. An acceptance of the other persons view.  Understanding, frees us to learn more about that person and allows us to grow free of the old rocks. it allows that we can open up and share our true feelings.  Getting free of those old hurts gives a new freedom to seek friendship rather than conflict....
What I am saying is it is up to us to become the friend; and reach out to someone in friendship and share their life experience...Beware there are really good people out there so be prepared to be a friend and be there for for someone, be prepared to accept their gift of love and friendship I assure you, that you will receive more than you can ever give.  The difference between people is real so let it enhance your friendships and make them stronger.

THE GIFTS WITHIN

Belonging to a quilt group or guild connects you to a special group of people all nice and crafty in their ways, it is funny being artsy just ooze out of some and others just do not have it. For me I have no musical talent I say I have the gift of appreciation when it comes to music. I guess that is the way it is for all of us, we all have gifts, they are not the same, the secret is to find out what your gifts are and to not be afraid to experiment and let your heart create.   My father used to say he was a jack of all trades and a master of none. I know I have gifts but they are like a shot gun blast my mind scatters every which way and perfection just is not in my bag of tricks, I love to create to make something with my own hand. It is almost impossible for me to follow a pattern without doing something different, modifying it to my imagination is just natural for me. I admire the ones that can make something exact you, their points are always perfect, everyone of them consistent, they can do piece after piece that are just perfect; I can not do three yo yo's alike believe me I have tried...
What a wonder how different we all are, I just love watching everyone doing their own special thing and finding pleasure in it.
What makes me sad is to see someone afraid to experiment, they are so intimidated by the talents of others that their creative juices freeze and they are unable to find real pleasure in their own work whether perfect or not. I was like that for so many years, insecure and feeling inadequate in everything I did, there were outside influences that intimidated me but it was my own inner fears that restricted my growth.
I did not accept myself for being who I was. being ill and having my life come to screeching halt taught me the value of self. I learned so much from that experience, it was a real life lesson that made me strong. I learned who I was and finally I accepted my imperfections plus I learned the magic of giving to others.
Why does it take so long for some to accept who we are. I have finally became comfortable in my own skin.
I approached my art for myself, I am no longer afraid to be judged because what I do I do for my satisfaction, and that freed my spirit, I have been so creative ever since. I can now accept rejection, I do not like it but I do understand, it is part of my growing experience, I know now what ever comes my way I will learn from it and I will grow stronger within.  I also understand I will never be able to make perfect points it just is not in me , and butterflies strategical placed are a great tool.

YAHOO I HAVE MY NEW LAP TOP

THANKS TO MY DEAR SON-IN-LAW DONALD I AM NOW WORKING ON A UPDATED SYSTEM, YES IT IS SMARTER THAN I AM, BUT I CAN STILL LEARN NEW TRICKS.  IT TAKES A BIT LONGER AND I AM SO SLOW A SNAIL COULD PASS ME, BUT IT WORKS SO MUCH FASTER TRIPLE YAHOO.
I WENT WITH A FRIEND TO THE  KITSAP QUILTER'S QUILT SHOW IN SILVERDALE YESTERDAY  IT WAS GREAT.  I AM SO AMAZED AT THE TALENT WE WOMAN HOLD WITHIN.
 THE QUILTS WERE BEAUTIFUL AND A NICE TREAT THERE WAS A CD AVAILABLE FOR $6.00 OF THE COMPLETE SHOW, I CAN RETRACE MY STEPS AND TRULY ENJOY THE SHOW OVER AND OVER .  CLEAVER LADIES  I KNOW THERE IS TALK ABOUT NOT DOING THESE  SHOWS BECAUSE OF LACK OF VOLUNTEERS BUT IT WOULD BE A GREAT LOSS TO LOOSE THE VENUE TO SHARE THE TALENT AND CREATIVITY OF
OUR LOCAL ARTISANS.  I AM SO PROUD TO BE A QUILTER IT IS A GREAT SISTERHOOD WITH A FEW GOOD MEN.

Another great idea did not work

I had a wonderful time in Squim with the Sun Bonnet Sue Quilters, what a great guild they have over 200 members and they meet every week,  and what fun they have.  The room was buzzing with chatter and enthusiasm I gave a talk on my quilts it was not my best day, but as usual the my quilts talk for themselves and everybody loved seeing them. 
Their Annual Quilt show has been changed to coincide with the Lavender Festival it will be a fun week end excursion and well worth the travel time.  I highly recommend it and plan on going that is July 20,21 and 22nd 2012.  I thank all the ladies of the Guild for the warm welcome and great time I had: they are the true meaning of a quilting bee.  They were truly buzzing the whole time with friendship and creativity, chit chat and laughter; I enjoyed just watching them interact what fun they all were having.  Thank you all for a great time.
After showing my quilts I got the great idea of making an album of my quilts, well so far it has not worked that is why I have so many quilts as posts, this will change I hope to make an album where people/friends can see my collection, but sadly I have not figured it out yet.  I entered 50 quilts and they all came up before my posts, so I had to remove them dang a lot of time lost on that one. Anyone out there want to help teach an old girl new tricks?  I think an album would be great fun.