Roxie and Jean Claude seem to finally be getting settled at CCL’s house. It has been a tough transition for me and for Roxie I suspect who still gives me looks of longing whenever I visit her at CCL’s house. But everything must change and if we allow it things change for the better. It’s a balancing act really – I heard an inspirational message “Don’t let your past determine your future – press on.” Certainly we’ve all faced some challenges in 2011 but we are blessed that 2012 is here. Me, I’m looking forward to visiting Roxie and Jean Claude often.
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Waiting
This week and next I have jury duty – that means nightly I call in with my juror number to see if I’ve been picked to serve on a panel. I did not get picked today but I’m home waiting for the cable contractor and also to see what time I can pick up the Japanese bobtail Roxie from the vet. She had surgery on Friday and has been at the vet since last Tuesday. Saturday, CCL and I were allowed to pay her a visit. We both held her watched her and played music for her. She was in some pain and then calmed down. She seemed better for the most part when we left. Her absence is clearly tough on the black bombay Jean Claude, who totally male, has been extremely needy the last few days. He usually loves to go outside for his morning constitutional but today he sat almost listless by the backporch door and then came in the house after only a brief time as if hoping Roxie would be in the house when he returned.
Steve Jobs – A Dreamer, A Genius, An Inspiration
I just spent an hour dealing with a dilemma with the cable company. An hour, I could have been planting flowers, or talking to a friend or working on a project to help others. It was my choice, but sometimes one needs to make better choices than haggling over a broken electronic device. Take for example Steve Jobs – a genius who is gone from this planet much too soon. He led us into the universe of personal laptops, Iphones, Ipads and possibilities. Jobs was a dreamer who knew how to close the gap between visions seen and visions realized. He will be missed but never forgotten. He changed the world.
How many of us have dreams we have yet to realize or fulfill? Dreams – that put into action may not change the entire world but that could deeply impact our communities??
Steve Jobs With The Iphone
Maybe, for awhile at least , it’s just best to tell the cable company , the missing contractor, the arrogant customer service representative on the phone to STUFF IT! We’ve all got more important things to do. Perhaps it is wise we take Steve Jobs ” no excuses” mantra and get started on realizing our dreams.
Earthquake
Washington, DC and several other locales got a wakeup call yesterday in the form of an earthquake. There has been a lot of chaos in Washington lately over some major, and some very minor, things. I was out-of-town during the quake. CCL in another major city. The cats, Roxie and Jean Claude, at my house this week, had to fend for themselves. Still, when I arrived home, they seemed calm. For them the chaos and excitement was but a moment.
The Wikipedia description starts as follows “An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time. Earthquakes are measured using observations from seismometers. The moment magnitude is the most common scale on which earthquakes larger than approximately 5 are reported for the entire globe.”
So the moment magnitude of an earthquake impacts structures and people’s lives within seconds. There are other things that cause such phenomena: a smile, that quick wink between friends, a touch from a loved one – all things done in a moment that leave a lasting and powerful impression. Also there’s love, the moment we feel it for a romantic partner, that first blissful peaceful moment in the morning – or the morning after.
Royalty
During my time at my mom’s house, my play aunt Gloria came to call. “Aunt” Gloria and her daughter Kim have always been a source of inspiration for me and for my family. They look just alike, both are energetic and successful: Aunt Gloria as an educator, sorority maven and member of the National Council of Negro Women and Kim as a corporate executive, mom and now consultant. Seems during her Bermuda childhood Aunt Gloria played with Elizabeth soon to be future Queen of England. She and HER mother also had two private audiences with the Queen. Everyday I think of the marvelous women friends, sistah girls of all races and creeds I’ve helped or who have helped me along the way and feel truly blessed. Of course as many of you know CCL is also royalty as are Jean Claude and Roxie – the other queen.
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