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... HARD ON MY MIND and brought back a memory.

BE  SURE TO READ THE CARTOON AND MESSAGE BELOW 63  YEARS LATER.   

     
 The  prize doesn't always go to the most  deserving....

Irena  Sendler

There  recently was a death of a 98 year-old lady named Irena. During WWII, Irena, got permission to  work in the  Warsaw   Ghetto, as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist.   She had  an 'ulterior motive' ......She KNEW what the  Nazi's plans were for the Jews, (being German.)   Irena smuggled infants out in the bottom of the  tool box she carried and she carried in the back  of her truck a burlap sack, (for larger kids..)    She also had a dog in the back that she trained  to bark when the Nazi soldiers let her in and  out of the ghetto.   The soldiers of course wanted nothing to do with the dog and the barking  covered the kids/infants noises....During her  time of doing this, she managed to smuggle out  and save 2500 kids/infants.    She was caught, and the Nazi's broke both her legs, arms and beat  her severely. Irena kept a  record of the names of all the kids she smuggled  out and kept them in a glass jar, buried under a  tree in her back yard.    After the war, she tried  to locate any parents that may have survived in order to reunite the family; most  had been  gassed. Those kids she helped got placed into  foster family homes or  adopted. Recently,  Irena was up  for the Nobel Peace Prize ... She was  not  selected, but Al Gore and Barack Obama were. Al Gore won for a slide show on Global Warming  and Barack Obama won for a speech on  peace. I guess the world forgot!

Please  read the little cartoon carefully, it's  powerful. 

In   MEMORIAM  - 63 YEARS  LATER

It is  now more than 60 years after World War  II in   Europe  ended. I am posting this  in memory of the 20 million Russians, 10  million Christians, 6 million Jews and  1,900 Catholic priests  who were murdered,  massacred, raped, burned and  starved with  many of the world's  people looking  the other way!  

Now,  more than ever, with extremist  Muslims claiming the Holocaust to  be 'a myth,' it's imperative to make sure the  world never forgets, because Muslim extremists  are trying to do it  again. I'm doing my small part by posting this message. I hope you'll consider doing the same.  

 REMINDER: Be sure to read the little cartoon carefully, it's  powerful. Then reread these ending comments. I'm doing my small part by posting this message. I hope you'll consider doing the same.

LOOKING BACK ...

... and looking forward is a pastime I sometimes indulge in just to make certain my feet are firmly grounded in the present. The past was a great learning time and the future is a place for dreams to come true. As for the present--it seems to be a "waiting" time. For what? Hummm...that is an interesting question to solve and if done properly, will take more than a minute or two to answer.

Elleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), a woman of wisdom yet many times reviled, once said: "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift; that's why they call it the present."

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WHAT A STRANGE WORLD ...

... our planet has become. It all seems so hostile and foreign as if all the beauty that we were has been squeezed out of us one drop at a time. We are bombarded with clips and videos of death and destruction while the wonder of a "super moon" flashed by with practically no notice. I nearly missed the glory of that happening. The weather seemed determined to  keep round brilliance hidden--storm clouds boiled and rain poured as if to emphasize the dark misery enveloping our world. True, 3 days of being trapped behind that darkness gave our companion time to distance itself, but even so, it retained its round shining long enough for me to give thanks that at least that familiar object had retained its position in our lives, still gave light if we took the time to look. An anchor to cling to. All is well. God has not left us after all. Not yet anyway.

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Time is so Compressed ...

... that a year becomes "just the other day, I--" comment. That's all a part of aging, I'm told. Repeatedly! Hummm. Isn't it said that in the Lord's eyes, a day is like a thousand years? Now there's age for you! Using that POV, I'm in good company. Yep, yep, yep.

I saw a great thought for the day quote that fits exactly where I'm at with my writing.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

"The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous
feeling of the words being there, written in
invisible ink and clamoring to become visible."

~ Vladimir Nabakov

My particular pages are short--for a change--and will eventually come to the surface. Usually, I can't shut "Yesod" (that's my muse's name) up. He simply chatters on and on no matter what. I finally gave in and let him chatter away. The result: 3 long science fiction novels now making the rounds, 2 short stories in the same condition, and blabber-mouth Yesod prone on the couch. Not alone, I might add. He's sharing space with me. We will both get up soon and begin again. That's what a writer does--even when the pages appear blank. They aren't really. The words are there, written in invisible ink, just waiting for you to open your eyes and "see."

Someone asked me once, a very long time ago (only yesterday, I think), and in a joking manner if I knew what my muse looked like since I spoke of him as if he were a roommate. I do, as a matter of fact. A small, stone replica sits on my computer tower. Purchased from a little shop I was visiting with my sister. She loved bric-a-brac. We were definitely in the right shop! As I wandered down crowded aisles, arms close to my sides to avoid brushing shelves, one reached out, grabbed my hand, and whispered in my ear--Yesod. And there he sat. Like "The Thinker" except in gargoyle form. Did you know that gargoyles were really protectors? Anyway, Yesod accompanied me to the cash register and thence to my computer tower where he advises me of what comes next. Where did the name Yesod come from, you ask? The Tree of Life. Apropos, I think. Would you not agree?

That's all. Just wanted to share a bit or two with you. And if you write, don't despair over a blank page. The words are there. Trust me

WORDS OF WISDOM

There is much to think about in these few lines so take your time, think about what it's saying, and then come back now and again to see what you may have missed. It will take more than a casual read through to fully grasp the scope of these Words of Wisdom. IMHO. Author is unknown (Anon). Would that it had been me!

'May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content with yourself just the way you are. Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.'

Life in A Nutshell

One day, God created the dog and said: "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years."

The dog said: "That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?"

So God agreed.

On the next day, God created the monkey and said: "Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year lifespan."

The monkey said: "Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a prettylong time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the dog did?"

And God agreed.

On the next day, God created the cow and said: "You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, Iwill give you a life span of sixty years."

The cow said: "That's kind of a tough life. You want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?"

And God agreed again.

Then on the next day, God created man and said: "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years."

But man said: "Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?"

"Okay," said God, "You asked for it."

So that is why the first twenty years we eat, sleep,play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years, we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years, we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years. we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone. Life has now been explained to you. Live your life with acceptance, not expectance