Conversation – 15

4 my grandmother. ♥

Petula Clark
“I Know A Place”

Every day when the work is behind you
and the shop and the store put the lock on the door,
just get away where your worries won’t find you.
If you like, well, I’ll tell you more.

Don’t let the day get the better of you.
When the evening comes, there’s so much to do!
You’d better put on your best and wear a smile.
Come along with me a while
’cause I tell you

I know a place
where the music is fine and the lights are always low!
I know a place
where we can go.

At the door there’s a man who will greet you.
Then you go downstairs to some tables and chairs.
Soon, I’m sure, you’ll be tapping your feet
because the beat is the greatest there.

All around there are girls and boys.
It’s a swingin’ place,
a cellar full of noise!
It’s got an atmosphere of its own somehow.
You gotta come along right now!
‘Cause I tell you

Well, all around there are girls and boys.
It’s a swingin’ place,
a cellar full of noise.
It’s got an atmosphere of its own somehow.
You’ve gotta come along right now!
‘Cause I tell you

I know a place where we can go!
I know a place where the lights are low!
I know a place where we can go!
I know a place where the lights are low!
[repeat and fade out]

Cycle of Life

While we are on earth, we are all human beings in different phases of our lives and soul development.

As we walk through the world, the people we encounter appear so different from one another. We see babies, old men, pregnant women, and teenaged boys. We know couples on the verge of marriage and lonely widows. We interact with toddlers and the terminally ill. As different as each person seems, they are all living the human experience. They are just at different places in the cycle that begins with birth and ends with death. Every phase of the cycle of life has its gifts and its challenges. Each stage is temporary and ultimately gives way to a new phase. This ephemeral quality makes each phase precious, because it will never last.

One of the wonderful qualities possessed by babies and young children is that they are unaware that a cycle of life even exists. They simply are present to wherever they happen to be right now, and they don’t give much thought to the past or future. Being around them reminds us of the joy that comes from living fully in the moment. On the opposite end of life’s cycle are our elderly role models. They are a reminder that each phase of life should be treasured. Time does pass, and we all change and grow older.

Being aware of the cycle of life and our place in it makes us wiser. As we develop a true appreciation for the phase we are in, we can savor it more. A new mother going through a difficult time with her infant can more easily embrace her challenges because she knows that her child will grow up, and she will long for this time again. Difficult and challenging periods are inevitable, but – like everything that is a part of the cycle of life – they are temporary. When we are fully engaged with life, we get to savor and grow from each phase, and we are ready for the next one when it arrives. Fully embracing wherever you are in the cycle of life is the very essence to happiness.
♥♥♥

Remembering my grandmother today. ♥ She loved Petula Clark. ♥

Petula Clark
“Sign Of The Times”

It’s a sign of the times
That your love for me is getting so much stronger
It’s a sign of the times
And I know that I won’t have to wait much longer
You’ve changed a lot somehow from the one I used to know-oh-oh
For when you hold me now it feels like you never want to let me go

It’s a sign of the times
That you call me up whenever you feel lonely
It’s a sign of the times
That you tell your friends that I’m your one and only
I’ll never understand the way you treated me-ee-ee
But when I hold your hand I know you couldn’t be the way you used to be

Maybe my lucky star at last decided to shine
Maybe somebody knows how long I’ve waited to make you mine, mm, mm, mm

I’ll never understand the way you treated me-ee-ee

But when I hold your hand I know you couldn’t be the way you used to be

Maybe my lucky star at last decided to shine
Maybe somebody knows how long I’ve waited to make you mine, mm, mm, mm

It’s a sign of the times
That you kiss me now as if you really mean it
It’s a sign of the times
And a year ago I never could have seen it
Don’t ever change your mind and take your love away-ay-ay
Just leave the past behind and, baby, only think of how it is today

It’s a sign of the ti-imes
It’s a sign of the ti-i-i-i-imes
It’s a sign of the times
It’s a sign of the ti-i-i-i-imes

It’s a sign of the times

Antthony “Ship Ahoy” 2-piece Top with Solid Tank
601-064

4 all in the community. ♥

@kittengirl,
Have a great June. ♥ Hope the kittens are doing much better today. ♥

Cherie,

School is coming to a close what’s on deck for the weekend? Beach or Park? Have fun!
I will get caught up on the X-Files Cherie we are around 94 degrees as I type this. I hate it.
We are having an early summer. Indian summer at that. Hey have a great day. ♥

This song reminds me of my grandmother I remember as around this time
10 ago she passed. ♥ I am singing this to her now. 🙂

Petula Clark
“The Other Man’s Grass (Is Always Greener)”

Life is never what it seems
We’re always searching in our dreams
To find that little castle in the air
When worry starts to cloud the mind,
It’s hard to leave it all behind
And just pretend you haven’t got a care

There’s someone else in your imagination
You wish that you were standing in their shoes
You’d change your life without much hesitation
But would you if you really had to choose?

So, don’t look around
Get your feet on the ground
It’s much better by far
To be just who you are

The other man’s grass is always greener
The sun shines brighter on the other side
The other man’s grass is always greener
Some are lucky, some are not
But just be thankful for what you’ve got

Many times, it seems to me
There’s someone else I’d rather be
Living in a world of make-believe
To stay in bed ’til nearly three
With nothing there to worry me
Would seem to be the life I might achieve

But deep inside, I know I’m really lucky
With happiness I’ve never known before
And just as long as you are there beside me
I know that I could ask for nothing more

Then living can start
With the love in your heart
So, with you all the time,
All the treasures I’ve longed for are mine

The other man’s grass is always greener
The sun shines brighter on the other side
The other man’s grass is always greener
Some are lucky, some are not
But I’m so thankful for what I’ve got

The other man’s grass is always greener
The sun shines brighter on the other side
The other man’s grass is always greener
Some are lucky, some are not
But I’m so thankful for what I’ve got

@mcpoopoo,

I hope you have a great June. ♥ Thinking of you. ♥

@loaf,

Happy June Loaf it hot as hades here. 🙂