tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post4571236071133317355..comments2023-05-24T06:02:04.476-06:00Comments on ON MY OWN: Expressing MyselfBerniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03024565921761129108noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-40633026492060646602009-06-10T10:06:20.356-06:002009-06-10T10:06:20.356-06:00Stillness, so sad but true, we learn more from our...Stillness, so sad but true, we learn more from our darkest moments which do help to shape us in becoming the people we are today. Wish we could learn lessons in an easier way but it is what is and we only have control over our reactions. Love you sweetie ..HugsBerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024565921761129108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-55107056434630007722009-06-10T08:30:46.684-06:002009-06-10T08:30:46.684-06:00You're right about the sad and bad times teach...You're right about the sad and bad times teaching you more than the good times ever can. Been there done that too. Infact its those dark moments which have shaped the person that I am today. Loads of love to you Bernie. Take care :)Tranquility Speakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973619033004372917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-15415872363927477462009-06-10T01:10:48.142-06:002009-06-10T01:10:48.142-06:00Stillness, thank you for your kind words, if what ...Stillness, thank you for your kind words, if what I say helps you that makes me vey happy. Don't worry about getting to the point I am at sooner rather than later, it takes good and bad times to get there, I learned lessons from everything and am still learning. I am older and my life's experiences has taught me so much, in fact I have learned more from the bad/sad times than I have when all was well with the world. Be patient my young friend, you already are wise beyond your years. Have a wonderful Wednesday....Luv you:-) HugsBerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024565921761129108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-42117460779804516262009-06-10T00:58:18.267-06:002009-06-10T00:58:18.267-06:00Oh Bernie, how I wish I could hug you this moment!...Oh Bernie, how I wish I could hug you this moment! And how I also wish I learn to let go of the negativity and learn to accept and let go of things I can't change!! I know once you've mastered this, life becomes SO much easier! I wish this wisdom comes to me sooner than I was hoping, and I am so happy that you have molded yourself to see the good in everything. <br /><br />Everyday when I read your blog, I am reminded of how to appreciate the good in everything. I've a lot to learn from you Bernie, and thanks a tone for being you and being such a blessing to me :) God bless!Tranquility Speakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973619033004372917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-14282429587947269752009-06-09T22:17:15.294-06:002009-06-09T22:17:15.294-06:00Oh Terry, I was only talking about me. I do find i...Oh Terry, I was only talking about me. I do find it easy to make choices, everything I do is a result of a choice I have made. I know some people see things differently than I do and I respect that. I do wish it were easier for you Terri as well. I hope you have a great Wednesday my friend.....:-) HugsBerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024565921761129108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-57406653289127863742009-06-09T13:49:00.115-06:002009-06-09T13:49:00.115-06:00I think it is a little more complicated than makin...I think it is a little more complicated than making a simple choice...at least for some of us. I just wish it were that simple.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17172951650704356612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-59712501531005086612009-06-09T12:28:32.971-06:002009-06-09T12:28:32.971-06:00Hi Janine, your comment was wonderful to read. I o...Hi Janine, your comment was wonderful to read. I only wish!!<br />Thank you my friend and have a wonderful day.....Hugs...:-)Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024565921761129108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-46702660250678021942009-06-09T10:32:02.806-06:002009-06-09T10:32:02.806-06:00You spread love and joy wherever you go!!!! What a...You spread love and joy wherever you go!!!! What a wonderful ambassador you are!!!!! Thanks for this bit of pure sparkle today!!!! You are loved! ~Janine XOSniffles and Smileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073156486641622612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-62407179004170346322009-06-09T10:23:52.165-06:002009-06-09T10:23:52.165-06:00Hi Granny, so enjoyed reading that poem, I am glad...Hi Granny, so enjoyed reading that poem, I am glad I was able to remind you of it, it is beautiful.<br />Thank you for sharing.<br />Have a wonderful day Granny...HugsBerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024565921761129108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-40290683664487046862009-06-09T10:18:19.409-06:002009-06-09T10:18:19.409-06:00Oh Joan, I think we all have weatherd storms in ou...Oh Joan, I think we all have weatherd storms in our lives and you my friend have come through wonderfully and it shows in all of your beautiful photo's.<br />Have a wonderful day....:-) HugsBerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024565921761129108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-44047661902447205132009-06-09T10:11:13.136-06:002009-06-09T10:11:13.136-06:00Hello Eileen, okay now we Pollyanna's have to ...Hello Eileen, okay now we Pollyanna's have to stick together. It is a compliment Eileen and should always be seen this way. I don't know why one runs from that word. (I'm guilty of it too) People are drawn to you because of who you are, which is a wonderful child of God. Thank you my new blogger friend.....:-) HugsBerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024565921761129108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-4090327222444375312009-06-09T09:56:20.836-06:002009-06-09T09:56:20.836-06:00Hello Marcy, you are a right ray of sunshine, hone...Hello Marcy, you are a right ray of sunshine, honest, happy and such a joy to know. You allow your "positives" to shine through. Have a great day Marcy.....HugsBerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024565921761129108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-10848843235821819542009-06-09T09:53:18.942-06:002009-06-09T09:53:18.942-06:00Hi Diana, I had to chuckle when I read your "...Hi Diana, I had to chuckle when I read your "over the top" comment. I do think with age comes contement, patience and we seem to be able to see our blessings easier. I do think I have always been this way especially after I peeled away the layers of what I was suppose to be until I got to who I was....Have a wonderful day my friend...:-) HugsBerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024565921761129108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-66022221346519797942009-06-09T09:48:41.152-06:002009-06-09T09:48:41.152-06:00Good morning Rebecca, Thank you for your kind word...Good morning Rebecca, Thank you for your kind words, I think we all have this opportunity if we choose too, a blessing we are all born with. Life is just better when we walk with God. Have a wonderful day my friend.....HugsBerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024565921761129108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-221204985862487392009-06-09T09:42:08.389-06:002009-06-09T09:42:08.389-06:00Good Morning Wanda, so happy herhusband's test...Good Morning Wanda, so happy herhusband's test was good. Love it! You are one of the most optomistic blogger's I know, you have met challenges as we all have and you have seen the good otherwise you wouldn't be able to take and describe thse beautiful pictures as you do. Have a wonderful day my friend......:-) HugsBerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024565921761129108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-85647199311741255752009-06-09T09:37:30.666-06:002009-06-09T09:37:30.666-06:00Good Morning jinksy, I think most people have a li...Good Morning jinksy, I think most people have a little Pollyanna inside, it's a choice.<br />Have a wonderful day,...:-)HugsBerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024565921761129108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-84699162044427595762009-06-09T09:07:51.217-06:002009-06-09T09:07:51.217-06:00Dear Bernie, your post today put me in mind of thi...Dear Bernie, your post today put me in mind of this verse by Robert Louis Stevenson <br /> <br />'Give us grace and strength to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind. Spare to us our friends and soften to us our enemies. Give us the strength to encounter that which is to come, that we may be brave in peril, constant in tribulation, temperate in wrath and in all changes of fortune, and down to the gates of death loyal and loving to one another.'<br /><br />God bless you for your cheery nature, <br />Love GrannyMarian Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06765534146844251398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-81331884384650000252009-06-09T08:39:45.066-06:002009-06-09T08:39:45.066-06:00I so agree, Bernie.
Why wallow in the sadness and ...I so agree, Bernie.<br />Why wallow in the sadness and negativity?<br />Once you start looking at the "lessons" or messages of the sad/hard situation, you can then move to action instead of being stuck in the bad feelings.<br />I am a pretty optimistic person, too..always try to look at the glass as half full rather than half empty.<br />It has helped me in some tough situations in life!The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-44492043634478927142009-06-09T06:47:20.522-06:002009-06-09T06:47:20.522-06:00Oh, Bernie, I've been called 'Pollyanna...Oh, Bernie, I've been called 'Pollyanna' too (and it wasn't meant as a compliment! But I took it as the biggest compliment!). I'll be blogging about that next week. It's kind of a long story, but it's something I've been dwelling on for years and years.<br /><br />You sound like you had another wonderful day, and it's always nice to come here and read about your life!<br />Thanks for sharing your day and your attitude!<br />All the best, Eileen<br />P.S. I don't like clowns at all either! I never did!Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679894230965874631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-36393244330855865622009-06-09T06:39:55.355-06:002009-06-09T06:39:55.355-06:00Years and years ago, I gave myself a challenge to ...Years and years ago, I gave myself a challenge to find some good in everything and to try to concentrate on just that. It has helped immeassureably for me as life has sent its' storms my way so many times.<br /><br />It's a matter of making that decision every morning (like you do whether it's conscious or subconscious...I almost wrote unconscious, but that would apply to me) to say that it IS going to be a good day and then you kind of, sort of, make it happen!!<br /><br />Thank you for your treasured sharing and for the goodness you spread, my friend.<br /><br />blessings and hugs,<br /><br />marcyBlessings each dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08253526265578804769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-52383100435588768032009-06-09T05:58:19.759-06:002009-06-09T05:58:19.759-06:00Hi Bernie, Don't you find that a lot of what y...Hi Bernie, Don't you find that a lot of what you feel about life has come with age? I know that the older I get the more contented I am which in turn makes me happier. Or were you always that way? I too never cared for clowns.They are just a little over the top for me!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429812875586479256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-86692798300688388312009-06-09T04:51:43.504-06:002009-06-09T04:51:43.504-06:00I agree with you about clowns! I have the same re...I agree with you about clowns! I have the same reaction.<br /><br />Your contentment and choice to be happy should be the "rule" for everyone who is a child of God. He can be trusted; He has endless resources; He answers prayer.....<br /><br />And people around you notice - giving you endless opportunities to introduce them to Jesus :)Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-44584759148580120852009-06-09T04:20:26.131-06:002009-06-09T04:20:26.131-06:00Good morning Miss Sunshine! :)
As I sit here with ...Good morning Miss Sunshine! :)<br />As I sit here with my morning coffee, we are having a horrific thunderstorm...it's rather peaceful though...Granddaughter Amanda once wrote a poem titled "The Beauty of a Storm"...I have it framed and sitting in my window. <br /><br />Herhusband's test was good...and is having an MRI Thursday for his yearly exam...Am thinking positive!<br /><br />Your blog could be required reading for some of the patients you volunteer to help Bernie...it really could inspire someone who needs a little boost in the feel good department of life...I consider myself an optimist, but I can find even more sunshine here to start my day!<br /><br />Keep smiling and take care Bernie!Wanda.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/00551160819558198338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3332172694810833250.post-52625190892401886272009-06-09T03:33:45.262-06:002009-06-09T03:33:45.262-06:00Reckon the world would be far nicer if everyone ha...Reckon the world would be far nicer if everyone had a touch of the Pollyannas! Good on ya! xJinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.com