I always have a hard time picking a word for the year. It usually ends up being a saying. It wasn't too hard to figure out what I was going to do this year. The hard part for me was figuring out how I was going to express my feelings about my word.
If you haven't figured it out by now my word or Motto is:
"The Dash ......... is what counts"
This to me means the time between birth and death. The Dash.
Birth.....................Death
4/27/59 .............??????
The definition in the dictionary says:
3. a short line (-) used to separate words
The time in between.
The dash is what you do with your life. What will people remember about you when you are gone? How have you made this world a better place? Have you really enjoyed life? What have you done for others? How do you give back? How can you be a better parent, sister, mother, friend, wife?
I have lost some loved ones this last few years and once someone is gone you always think back about that person and what they have meant to you. I always wish I had spent more time with them or just appreciated them more and especially I always wish i would have told them more how I felt. We will never know when we will loose someone we care about. So now is the time to say you care and let people know how you feel.
And the most important thing to me is to make sure we are giving back and making this world a better place to be.
When you are feeling sorry for your self just remember that there is always some one else out there that is going through something way worst than you. I am thankful every day for what I have and the people in my life.
So for the next year I will be focused on The Dash. And how I can make my dash great!!!!
What's your word!!!!!
This is in squirrel village. You can see the squirrel hole on the left. A squirrel must have found an avocado and put it by their hole so they could eat it.
This is our old mailbox. We share with Ken & Syndi.
I love this tree. Look at how big it is!!! That is Pete walking down by the road.
This dirt is where the new mailboxes are going. They will be beautiful.
This was taken down by the pond. I think this will have to be my next Header. Isn't it amazing.
This is her favorite place to sleep.
This is where Maverick is buried. He was our first cat that got smashed in the garage door. We say Hi to him every time we drive by.
With the trees gone it gives in so much more light. Now we just have to take care of the roots and build back up the road.
This is a beautiful area.
