......12 RULES TO LIVE BY

12 RULES TO LIVE BY

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)

~ Make up your mind to be happy. Learn to find pleasure in simple things.
~ Make the best of circumstances. No one has everything and everyone has something of sorrow.
~ Don't take yourself too seriously.
~ Don't let criticism worry you. You can't please everybody.
~ Don't let your neighbors set your standards; be yourself.
~ Do things you enjoy doing but stay out of debt.
~ Don't borrow trouble. Imaginary things are harder to bear than actual ones.
~ Since hate poisons the soul, do not cherish enmities and grudges. Avoid people who make you unhappy.
~ Have many interests. If you can't travel, read about places.
~ Don't hold post-mortems or spend time brooding over sorrows and mistakes.
~ Do what you can for those less fortunate than yourself.
~ Keep busy at something. A very busy person never has time to be unhappy.

Kathi

......are you happy?

.....talk about a roller coaster.....my life has been just like one of those rides where ecstacy and fear .....and quite a large dash of heartache, alternate while journeying through the up and downs of everyday life. Despite what I have faced in the last few days, I am following the "happy" path and I am going to stick to it! No matter what life throws at me....I know I am blessed!!!

Kathi

.....I deserve this!

.....today is one of those 'kick off your shoes, relax, watch anything on TV that you damn well want to and stuff your face with junk food' days.....and I deserve it!

Tomorrow I will kick into gear and get on with my plans for an amazing week!

Enjoy your Sunday too....whatever you do!

Kathi

.....I heard the owl call her name!

....my friend made this for me. My friend Jowilna cared enough for me to make this beautiful card and post it on her blog for me....

.....you see, my longed for quiet weekend in the bush ended suddenly and sadly when my Mom passed away peacefully on Sunday evening. I wasn't there....I wasn't there, instead I was a thousand miles away sitting around a huge hardekool fire with friends, watching the flames spring high into the air....watching the sparks shoot heavenward, looking up at the stars and waiting for the moon to rise and listening to the haunting sound of the scops owl calling and calling close by.
I knew my Mom was preparing to leave, preparing to go to place where the rest and peace she deserved awaited....and when it happened, I actually knew it had happened.... the fire warmed me, my friends comforted me and the tears I shed were both of pain and joy.

Rest in peace sweet, sweet Mom

Kathi

....bushveld beauty

....it's a long weekend and I am off to the bush for a little R & R. This past week I have been very sick and very sad...but this too shall pass! My little house on the hill surrounded by unspoiled African bush is the perfect place to heal. Some wonderful friends, a few good bottles of red wine and an opportunity to cuddle our two orphaned rhino babies......and you'll see, I will be a new person next week!

If you have a long weekend too, enjoy and let me know what you are up to!

Kathi

.....procrastination!

......procrastination...oh my gosh, I am without doubt the leading contender for the "Procrastination Lifetime Achiever" award. What is it that just stops me in my tracks and prevents me from getting the things done that need to be done? I know my life would be better, run more smoothly, be less stressful if I just stopped putting off and putting off all the tasks that overwhelm me.

This year has probably been my worst year where this is concerned, and all it has done is land me in a lot of hot water!

So....I will ignore the above poster and make a list...yes, that's a good start....make a list and start ticking off...baby steps Kathi, baby steps!

Procrastination...you will be beaten!!

Kathi