Don’t be swayed by the past; It’s what you do from now on that counts
Your failures as well as your successes are now in the past. Always look towards the future and start with a fresh outlook
PL2015
Founders Day service at 7 pm in all locations worldwide
Oyashikiri
Good Morning everyone –
God will support you if you put your full Makoto (sincerity/heart) into what you do
Don’t be swayed by the past; It’s what you do from now on that counts.
Your failures as well as your successes are now in the past. Always look towards the future and start with a fresh outlook.
Oyashikiri
after an ice storm 2009
winter 2021
just a reminder… of what lies ahead. Right now skies are blue, clear and not a cloud in sight. Will you get out to explore and delight in an adventure or two?
PL Precept #10 Love yourself and others.
No one else can live your life for you. It is yours and yours alone. Choices you make will follow you a lifetime.
Oyashikiri
Thought I’d take you down to another time when life was very different from “today” – before my time… but.. I enjoyed the visit. Maybe you will too.
I was looking for a song .. there have been several “passings” these past weeks.. the song.. Happy trails came to mind… and this video came up.
NO cell phones back then.
PL Precept # 16 All things Progress Develop.
This is a more recent version done by Van Halen…
Have a good day everyone… put “Makoto” (sincerity) in all you do.
Oyashikiri
Yesterday came and went … just like the clouds, my life was full of sharing, caring and food I finally got my steak and lobster. Wow. it has been ages since I have been in a “steak house” where there is linen table clothes, the servers are in uniforms …. people coming in and out are dressed in proper business attire. The atmosphere is quiet, lighting discreet… the steak melted in my mouth, the lobster was not a suggestion it was substantial.
For an appetizer I couldn’t resist trying the bone marrow!! Yes I was spoiled… and you know what. I truly enjoyed it. The table held plates of calamari, mussels, and I think breaded zucchini, fresh from the oven breads/buns, the salads were fresh and plentiful not a spoonful on the side.
My ice water was topped up and chock full of ice cubes (ice water, my favourite drink) I didn’t try the house wine but was told it was exceptional. Needless to say, I wasn’t thrilled that after my wonderful lunch, I had to go pick up my car at the dealership (air-conditioning problem)
Oh I know you want to know the side dishes, I had fresh Brussel sprouts grilled with carrots.. Dessert (yes I gave in) was pistachio gelato, I saw decadent two layer chocolate cake with I think I was told was a butter cream icing… My meal also had a fresh garden salad.. I walked out of the restaurant on my own, but… rolling me out would have worked to!!! I was stuffed.
My heartfelt thanks to all the cheerful and funny birthday wishes ..loved them all.
Like the clouds that drift across a sapphire blue sky – the joy and love from yesterday was a blessing I will always remember. Moments come and go, but true friendships never die. and love... it has many faces, but remember … it is a gift… treasure it.
Oyashikiri
the lobster came on a bed of seasoned rice, drizzled in a butter garlic sauce to die for ! !! !!
PL Precept #1 Life is Art
fine dining at its best!
you’re right, my day was not over !!
Quiet the judgements of yourself and others.
Yesterday…. I drove to my current “fav” place to zone. I saw a pile of ? in the area that is very rocky … against the dumped rocks .. whatever it was. .. stood out… I live in a major city, in a Province that is in eastern Canada… Its late summer, coming into early fall, If you know our geography here, its lush vegetation, … the fall colours are starting to show.. our ordinary if there such a thing as an ordinary rock, is dark earth tones. This blob … stood out…
This is what I found.
My first reaction was “what” another person using the natural environment as a dump. (negative reaction) then… I saw before me… a treasure of sea shells. this is a picture of what I left behind. I spent a happy few “minutes” discovering wonders from the sea.. it was like finding a treasure chest.
postive/negative
What do you think?
Cheers everyone!
Oyashikiri
Did you know needle felting is done with sheep’s wool, after the sheep is sheared, the wool is processed into roving… I spent years chasing after the product before it became easily accessible, when felting became a skill that was more popular. On the left is one of the dancers I made when I was with the Canadian leg of an American one of a kind Art Doll group.
I was reflecting not long ago on how now when I drive country roads, I no longer see farm animals grazing peacefully in the fields. I even thought back to a very distant memory when the first home my parents bought had a coal bin, in the basement.
Memories are something that creep into our lives when we least expect them to, and when our thought process is not always ready to accept or understand why.. they are surfacing.
In PL we have a precept that you see me use often.
PL Precept # 18 Each moment is a turning point
My life has been long, busy, and very full. I reflect at times, at how my life experiences have brought me to where I am today.
Have you seen one of my post … on FB .. where I use a sign that reads…
In my younger years, we made things out off whatever we could find to create what we were trying to express … or for instance make something we needed or wanted, because unlike today, we couldn’t just go to a shop and purchase something.
With all this technology today (and believe me, let something happen to my keyboard or mouse!! you want to see panic!!) are we inundated with too much…???
We are all so accepting of credit cards, cell phones that are carried everywhere, … let me ask…. do you ever want a quieter easier less frantic lifestyle.. do you know what it is to have a peaceful lazy day where you don’t experience quilt if you set aside time just for YOU.??
PL Precept #20 Live maintaining equilibrium between mind and matter
Yesterday I had a moment of sitting in a tree, on an upper branch that held two of us… the moment was breath taking. The visual of that moment was for me…. simply awesome..
I think having awesome moments in this day and age… is utterly fantastic.
Here is wishing you such moments… everyone deserves them!!!
Oyashikiri
