It's a Gorgeous Day!!

This morning the words to the song in "Oklahoma" ring out in my mind....."Oh what a beautiful morning, Oh what a beautiful day!!!" and I can add the next sentence.... "I've got a wonderful feeling everything's going my way!!!" That's a great start to a day.

Our weather is perfect (at least until afternoon when the temperature hits the high for today). Banana bread is just out of the oven making wonderful fragrances float this way and the current bank statement is balanced so I have some accomplishments already this morning.

I have spent some of my morning reading and also communicating by email with family. There is nothing I treasure more than my family. All of my children, their spouses, and the grandchildren and spouses are super-terrific. They are precious to me and such a joy to have around and be able to communicate with them. Now I know I share those thoughts with most other parents and grandparents, but I feel so blessed to have them in my life.

Another very valuable thing to me is learning. From a very young age I was inquisitive. To this day I have a book that my mother gave to me in 1945entitled, "The Question Book for Young Folks" by Sylvia Weil and Rosetta C. Goldsmith. There are pages of 25 questions and the answers are in the back. One would think I know LOTS of information at this point, but I have forgotten most of it but to me it proves that it was very important for me to know things. I suppose it could be called a Trivia book for the types of questions and answers. But it was fascinating and was always my favorite book. This desire for learning has been active down through the years. I can't imagine my life without books. Experiences and communication with others also is a great learning tool. Sharing knowledge and insights is fun.

Due to this insatiable desire for more, I have read some very interesting books. Check out my list of books which I will update from time to time. Also, I will occasionally add more one-liners and good quotes so you might check the blog for these. I do not think they show up on the email updates.

This is all for today. I will close with this thought: "Living consciously involves being genuine; it involves listening and responding to others honestly and openly; it involves being in the moment." Sidney PoitierActor and Author of The Measure of a Man

Blessings.........