Conversation – 15

Ah, Goldie. My grandmother passed away in 1976. There is not a day……no, not a day. Her portrait is in my dining room. I also look like her especially as the years go by.

Jerry’s mother was also named Goldie. So, I love Goldie persons. Love them.

So nice that family recipes are in your world.

Tradition, Tradition

Amy

@taci,

Enjoy the trails today. I am so glad your post did not poof. Amazing the things you
see when you hike. i hope you had fun with your son being home. My son had a great
time and now it is time to wrap up his studies. 🙂 My Heidi Daus Earrings should be here
this week. 🙂

Good Morning Cherie,

I am glad you had a good day yesterday. I know you are tired I hope you get some good
sleep. 🙂

Cherie when HSN had the private message on this system people would PM me and say
the exact same thing. We use to have numbers where you could see how many people
viewed the thread. I know we still get a lot of views. Sometime people just want to be
entertained and I have people I write to a lot and they will drop in every now and then if
they have something they want me to know. I always leave a shout out to peeps. 🙂

Thank you for your prayers for my family I appreciate it so much. Cherie in the last month
I have lost 2 close relatives and it takes a lot out of the family. I still try to reach out to
people in the Community going through a rough patch as well. I do my best.

I hope you have a great day I think this my be our Monday. 🙂 You and Captain enjoy the
day. Cherie I am just being me.

Silliness

Giving yourself permission to be silly will nourish your creativity, and is a good exercise in letting go.

Children appreciate all that is silly as a matter of course. Their grasp of humor is instinctual, and even the smallest absurdities provoke joyous gales of earnest laughter. As we age, this innate ability to see the value of silliness can diminish. Work takes precedence over play, and we have less incentive to exercise our imaginative minds by focusing on what is humorous. When we remember childhood, we may recall the pleasures of donning funny costumes, reciting nonsense poems, making up strange games, or playing pretend. This unabashed silliness nourished our vitality and creativity. We can take in this nourishment once again by giving ourselves permission to lighten up and be silly.

Too often we reject the wonderful silliness that is an inherent, inborn aspect of the self because we believe that it serves no purpose or is at odds with the grown-up culture of maturity. We play yet we do not lose ourselves in play, and our imaginations are never truly given free rein because we regard the products of irrational creativity as being valueless. Yet silliness itself does indeed constitute a vital part of human existence on a myriad of levels. Our first taste of ethereal bliss is often a consequence of our willingness to dabble in what we deem outrageous, nonsensical, or absurd. We delight in ridiculousness not only because laughter is intrinsically pleasurable, but also because it serves as a reminder that existence itself is fun. Skipping, doodling, and singing funny songs are no less entertaining than they were when we were children. We need not lose all interest in these cheerful and amusing activities, but to make them a part of our lives we must be ready to sacrifice a little dignity and a lot of fear.

It is precisely because so much of life is inescapably serious that silliness should be regarded as a priority. Through the magic of imagination, you can be or become anything–a photographer, a professional athlete, a dancer, a pilot. Whether you take hundreds of silly pictures, revel in the adulation of your fans as you make the winning catch, boogie down rock-star style in front of your bedroom mirror, or turn your desk into a cockpit, the ensuing hilarity will help you see that lighthearted fun and adulthood are not at all incompatible.

@bichon18,

Good Morning to you and Jerry. Amy good to know you love to bake. ♥ Let’s have some
of your key lime pie. ♥ A small piece will not hurt anything.

How is little Ari? Poppy sends him love. I believe you are on the bike today and i hope
your swim was great I know my walk was refreshing. Fresh air and some sun does the
body good. We will rain again today. I hope some of the humidity leaves. I love the
Nine Leonard Top the color is not up yet. ♥ Amy I feel like today is Monday lol.

Amy if I had my own private plane I would stop to see you, Loaf and Cherie. We have
three girls in Cali I can catch all of them in one place. I would sit and have something cool
to drink with you and little Ari of course Poppy would be there too. We can talk about
many things. 🙂 Oh we will check out HSN Outlet too. 🙂

@loaf,

Oops! Make sure you don’t have someone you really care about and going through a rough
patch that could use that necklace. Loaf how did the High School Reunion go?

I remember last year and how married classmate lost her husband so sorry for that.

I miss your MIL I know she had great recipes. ♥ This reminds me of Like Chocolate for Water
which was a book and movie. 🙂 All about love and cooking.

Thanks Marlo 🙂

@loaf,

i love your grandson helping you plant. I am so glad you posted today because I heard
there was some bad weather in your area. I feel like I can relax now. 🙂

I hope you had a great day yesterday. ♥ I love your grandson so sweet helping you
and I am sure there is a lot he can do.

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