THERE IS KINDNESS IN A KINDLE

As an avid reader I received my Father's Day gift from my daughter and son-in-law with some apprehension. Would I be able to switch habits of over 60 years and read from a Kindle instead of a regular book?

The quick answer is that I have. All of a sudden it has become my new best friend. I take it with me to the beach and keep it beside me in my home. I read it soon after I awake and right before going to sleep. I find it fascinating. Between my home and office I must have 1500 books accumulated over a lifetime. They sit in place and acquire dust. My Kindle can store that many. This little, light weight piece of technology is a heavy weight.

And it remembers my place-no book mark needed. And it allows me to jump from book to book as is my habit. And the download is complete in mini seconds.And when I travel it is a lot easier than schlepping two hard covers and three soft covers and a variety of magazines. All I have to take is my Kindle.

And best of all whenever I read I think about my lovely daughter and her wonderful husband. Do you think that is why they bought me such a generous gift? I sure hope so.

Bye For Now,

Bill

SORE LIKE A PERSON

trying to soar like an Eagle. Yesterday's blog contained some good words. But trying to soar is hard and can drain us dry. Not all days allow for soaring.

However, once you get the hang of it you have more good days than not. Consider this simple minded analogy. If I clean my car I tend to keep it clean. If it is a mess of papers,empty bags, half drunk water bottles, etc. I tend to make it messier. Mess and emotional cess pile up upon itself. Dam grams beget more of the same.The latter are equivalent to soaring. The former are equivalent to crashing.Being optimistic and positive help us to gain altitude as we gain attitude.

So my point is that once you start soarng the likelihood is you will do that more often. As pride bank deposits build up they feed more of the same. Kinda like a diet. Once you get in that groove nothing can tempt you out of it.

The secret to diets and life is to find that grove and rhythm and keep soaring high...like a you know what.

Bye For Now,

Bill

A QUOTE WORTH READING AND ASPIRING TOWARD

Like the eagle, once we have learned to soar it almost seems effortless.

More on this tomorrow.

Bye For Now,

Bill

THE F WORDS

Thursday and Friday I blogged about Forgiveness.

Funny(it starts with F) enough I can't remember the other two F words I was going to blog about. One of the Frustrations (another F word) of getting older is that memory becomes Fragile (F again). If you don't write it down you don't quite remember. You can walk into a room with a clear need and in a flash have no clue why you came in to the room.

Then I went to blog and couldn't get on to it even though I used the right user name and pass code. I wanted to scream the F word loudly. I resisted the temptation because I realized none of it was all that important in the scheme of things.Most things aren't and it always helps to see things in perspective. Save your emotional energy for times that truly deserve it.

I will finish up the F word blogs as soon as I remember the words or find the sticky note on which I wrote them. FAGETTABOUTIT!

Bye For Now,

Bill

THE SAME F WORD

Yesterdays blog dealt with forgiving oneself for real or imagined imperfections.

The same is really true in dealing with others. Obviously, a few actions or words that others do or say may not be forgivable. But I always liked what Oprah said a few years ago(though I am not a big fan and no one person should earn 300+ million a year). What she said once was, "Just because you forgive someone doesn't mean you have to invite them over for potato salad."

What that means to me is that you can forgive someone and thereby get rid of the angst and the anger, but don't have to be their friend or have anything to do with them again. I like that idea.

Hope you do too. If not, I forgive you none-the-less.

Bye For Now,

Bill

THE F WORDS

The first is Forgiveness. It is very important that we be able to forgive ourselves. So many are so hard on themselves. Reality can be easily distorted as people scream at themselves for perceived shortcomings and mistakes.

Truth is we all make mistakes. Hindsight is easy. Foresight comes more slowly if at all. When we yell at ourselves or ruminate at our supposed "failures" it is usually our parent's voice that takes over. Most would reassure a friend for the very thing they rail at themselves.

Try to catch yourself being a "hard" marker and lighten up a bit. Give yourself credit for trying and for past successes in the very area you are now beating yourself up. Remind yourself you are a person who is most likely dedicated to others more than yourself. The not so nice people of the world rarely, if ever, criticize themselves as they are too busy blaming others for their faults and failings.

Try to be more a cheer leader than a jeer leader for yourself. The odds are you deserve that and the odds are your rational mind knows you do.

More F words tomorrow.

Bye For Now,

Bill

YOU JUST NEVER KNOW

what's coming around the corner. I have said that before and I am saying it again and I will probably keep saying it BECAUSE....it is true and because

that awareness helps guide you toward taking better care of you in all respects. Much as we need to be opTIMistic we also need to be realistic. You know what (sh__) happens, especially when we least expect it. Most of the time we can't predict or prevent it.

All we can do is take better care of ourselves. That is really all we can do. So please do it. The likelihood is your self deserves it and your self will appreciate it.

Bye For Now,

Bill