Let’s respond clearly. Giving a proper response shows consideration towards others, (PL 2021.28)
….she/he who wants milk, should not sit on a stool in the middle of the pasture expecting the cow to back up to him/her. ….. just saying,
Good morning/afternoon… Oyashikiri
ohayoo gozaimasu
It is so easy to get so frustrated with a situation, you sit back, and take on an attitude of “whatever”….
Don’t look for excuses to say “I can’t” If you let your situation control or you fear failure, you will not be able to feel enthusiastic about anything, Take on any project with a firm conviction that you will succeed.
Perfect Liberty 2011.13
We are all unique personalities. Be respectful of others and learn to get along with people of all types.
My earlier wordless blog, was a fun snapshot I had, that simply had me smiling at the funny things we do when we are young and not caught up in being “prim” “proper” “lady like” and all the other wordings adults have to reign in the innocent playfulness we have as children.
As we mature, and develop, we soon discover that part of us needs to be held back, or kept in the shadows, because “it” may not be appreciated by others. However, we are who we are, and it is not healthy to always try to supress our “child” or “drama”.. drama is not always negative, it is about emoting and expressing feelings.
When we live doing our best not to hurt or slight others taking care to be mindful, avoiding arrogance and conceit, then the simple pleasure of pure expression, can be fun… silly, and inane. When was the last time you made a silly face? Just for fun
To see the snapshot, you will have to visit the first blog of the day =^_^=
Oyashikiri
l am a bird in a cage
pretty and loved
yet I feel so alone
people delight and stare
they love my cage
and the clever way I get carried around
when the admiring is done,
it is back into a box I go
what good is it to be pretty and loved
if I can’t be free
when walking through my dream
it seems, that all I did was walk
I searched, had no idea  what I was searching for
but on, and on I went
down corridors, and carpeted halls
even ran up broad marbled stairs
this is not my first time in the maze
sometimes it feels like I’m lost for days
it’s the past, it’s the present
yes I talk to people
I ask for directions,
I’m realizing now as I recount
this tale, no one ever says good day
not me, or anyone else I meet
we are all so busy, busy,busy
how can I be lost
I’m surrounded by people
yet I Â am on this endless search
I can’t find my “room” my private space
everything looks the same, each corridor
I find, has numbered doors,
1st, 2nd, 21st. floor it doesn’t matter
no door is mine, besides, I seem to have lost the key
what web have I created with my nattering mind
and multi tasked habits
oh please, why do I insist on constantly searching
when if only I would stop, just stop
and look up instead of rushing
from one place to another
looking up
I will see the sky, the Universe
and in the vastness of the Universe
my spirit will find peace
from the chattering of my mind
of daily matters that blind me
to the inner voice with me
that tells me, I need not search
I need not worry that I can’t get home
I am always home
God/Tao/Universe is always with me
 I am never alone
I need only stop
and look up.
Namaste    –    Oyashikiri
PL Precept # 17 Â Grasp what is most essential
PL Precept # 11 Â Always be with God
PL Precept #15  All is  a mirror
PL# 17 Â Â Grasp what is most Essential
thank you – merci- obrigado
Happy July 4th. to all of you who are having a week-end of celebrations. Â When we were in Upper NY State at the start of the week, we saw many preparations already being put into place. Banners and flags, it was very festive, now that the day is here, I expect there will be dazzling fireworks and a lot of get togethers. Â Somehow when I think of July 1st (Canada Day) and July 4th. (American Independence Day) I relate it to happy get togethers with friends and family.
If we approach everything in life with the firm belief that everything is for the best, and that the experience, or moment will be one that will provide growth and development,… what a positive it will be,
The days have been full of sunshine, although I’m told that in Texas it is also VERY hot.  Holland has been going through its own heat spell. Where I am i Canada, I look out and see the cherries ripening on the tree, the birds have been flying in and out of the branches having their morning treats.  Until  recently the Saskatoon berries were in abundance, if you drove by you would have seen me reaching up into the tree taking my share. =^_^=    Nature provides.
BLESSINGS OF THE DAY
namaste   –   oyashikiri
pics Pinterest
Kewpie dolls always brought a smile, the innocence of a yesterday, can still bring out a smile today. Â When we reminisce, we usually indulge in memories that make us happy, and feel good. Â I realized as I researched for this blog, that some of the pictures and rhymes did stir in me forgotten moments of my childhood. Â A person who lives in the present, I seldom go back or think of this from the past, once I’ve lived them I move on. Â So getting little snippets of another time and place was kind of nice.
An illustration done by Barbara Freeman for stories from Hans Anderson.
The actual events are gone, but the feeling of contentment when I read my books, Â drew or made clothes for my dolls, and later fashion models, are feel good moments. Â For instance, when I saw the picture that I will post next, I remember the Dutch nanny we had after my Father passed away and my Mother had to go out and work so that we could manage in our home etc.
The Nanny had such a love for her country, and she was happy to share her memories, songs and stories with us. To this day I have a strong feeling for the Nederlands, even though I’ve never been there. Â She taught me a song that I Â still know some of the words and the tune, even though its been years since I’ve sung or heard it, when I sing a few bars to someone from Holland, they laugh and know exactly the nursery song I’m singing. =^_^= Â Â When we are young, we absorb and take in more than words, we understand through feelings/connection.
Our minds are much like our personal libraries, if we allow ourselves the luxury of quality time with our”Selves” it is amazing the awesome discoveries will find.  As adults we often forget to take in the whole picture, ie. read the whole book, we read the summary and think we  know it all.  We don’t.  Make time to be with your”self”, it is important, you are unique and complex, and I assure you, you are worth knowing.
A tisket, a tasket a little  yellow basket, I wrote
a letter to my love, and on the way I dropped it
A tisket, a tasket,
I had fun this morning finding a little yellow basket, along the way I got to revisit nursery rhymes and snippets of another time.We talk of trying to find harmony in our lives with others, personally I find that peace of mind begins at home (within our selves)
Namaste    –    Oyashikiri
nursery pins by Taller Casa Pinardi -Solo cuentos y leyendas board
*basket, ladychatterleyaffair.com
LOL, got you there, what have a pair of shoes got to do with Winnie the Pooh and Valentines…. smiles… I really don’t know but this is where I am this morning. Â Have more coffee, it might help. Â I was going through my mail when I came across this picture. Â I am so blessed to have friends that share… Â These shoes which I love btw, except I’d wear different laces, are featured in weddingonmania.com in an article on gorgeous …. wait for it…. vintage wedding shoes.
That set me drifting off on weddings, tulle, flowers, balloons, fanciful stuff, then I remembered Saturday is Valentines day and my mind went to thinking if I’d done all my valentines… ( you can see why I needed a day of quiet yesterday!)
I recalled a book put out by Scholastic, Disney’s Winnie the Pooh and Valentines, Too, by Liza Alexander illustrated by Carol C. Haantz. Â It is a wonderful little story that reminds us to not jump to conclusions without knowing all the facts, and that knowing only a little bit about something, worrying and fretting can cause a lot of anxiety and stress, that could be avoided, if we believe and trust in our own strengths and knowledge about ourselves.
In the Pooh story, Winnie couldn’t find  his friend Christopher Robin, then he saw him sitting on his own busy writing something, looking over, he saw the letters W – I – N and felt rather pleased, but then his friend kept writing, and in the end it wasn’t his name at all.  I won’t spoil the story for you, but it was near Valentines day, and Winnie felt sad thinking his friend had a new friend now, and….. well you know…. how thoughts  run through different scenarios.  Of course it all ends well, Valentines day came and Winnie got a card from Christopher addressed to him and he was very happy.  He told Christopher, “But, we thought you found a new friend”… to which the reply was “oh, Pooh Bear, just because I care about someone else, it doesn’t mean I care any less for you.” =^_^=
Here is a Valentine for you dear reader.. get out your crayons and have some fun, or print it out for someone who will enjoy a few minutes of R & R with Pooh. Â Remember. I LOVE YOU….
Namaste    –    Oyashikiri
The Japanese Snow Monkey enjoys the snow, and in Kyoto, Japan, the big snowflakes make for a lovely picture.  Taken outside the Kamigamo Shrine.
Even the Shinto shrine in Nagano Japan, has worn a blanket of snow.
Sooooooooooooo
Even though the forecast is for snow, and a lot of it over the next day or so, I think I’ll find ways to enjoy my day/night in ways that won’t be complicated by the snowfall. Â Besides, what they say will happen, may not happen at all.
This wild snow monkey has the right idea, he is taking time to relaxing a hot spring, Jigokudani,Nagano, Japan.
Namaste    –    Oyashikiri
pictures taken from social media
Oops feeling upside down these days, maybe life has given you one or two challenges you were not prepared for. Â Isn’t it always the way, if you lie there long enough, maybe, just maybe and germ of an idea will unfold….. or maybe
You’ve been getting that closed in feeling. Â You seem to be looking out and not getting out. Â That happens too. Â What to do, what to do???
Hey by Jove, I got it…. you with me? Â I have an idea… Â we could make time to go out and play. Â What do you say, huh? Huh….? Â boy will we have fun, we’d both get some fresh air, and…. well…. the best of it, for me that is, is we will share some quality time together. Â Boy would I love that! Boy ob boy, oh boy….. Â I really really wanna, what you say HuH?
Are you listening to the world around you? Â Do you hear your name being called, the want in your partner’s voice, the sadness in a friend’s eyes, when our world is upside down, we often think that God is not paying attention. Â That is not so, Always the “Presence” is there, we are simply not listening with our full attention. Â Value your intuition, when you have a thought or an idea pop into your head, pay it heed. Upside down might just be the position to be in at the moment in time. Â =^_^=
Ok, I’m ready now…. Â are you?
Namaste  –  Oyashikiri
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