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Light-Bulb Moments of 2023

Because I read so much – not only a huge number of books annually, but also magazines, social media, other blogger’s posts and what appears on my default home page – I read a lot of words. Every so often, as I’m reading along, there will be a sentence or a statement that resonates with me on a deeper level. I started to jot them down this year, so I would have them at my fingertips to serve as reminders. I decided to type up a running list so I didn’t misplace scraps of paper.

As I read over them recently, at the beginning of the month, I wondered if there would be one or more of them from which others might glean a deeper level. So, I’m sharing them here with you. I could only credit a few of them, and if you find something that makes a light-bulb go on in your brain, please use it to your full advantage!

  • Why do we fear the truth? Because we fear that the truth we seek might not be one that we like.
  • I can’t always control what cards fate deals, but I can choose how I play them.
  • The hardest truth to learn in life is that not everyone is able to love to the depth that you do.
  • Balance is not something you find, it’s something you create (credit to Kristian, a fellow blogger).
  • The effect you have on others is the most valuable currency there is (credit to Jim Carey from a commencement speech at MIA, 2014)
  • Your life doesn’t get better by chance, it gets better by change.
  • I do not get to choose to likes me. That choice is the other person’s right, and I need to accept that someone may choose to like me even when I feel unlikeable (me, your blogger).
  • If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor (Desmond Tutu).
  • Don’t let your fear of failing override your confidence of succeeding.
  • When you come to the edge of all you know and you are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, trusting in the universe is knowing that one of two things will happen: one, there will be something solid to stand on, or two, you will be taught to fly.
  • The only thing necessary for triumph of evil is for good man to do nothing (Edmund Burke).

I hope that some of you will find your own light-bulb moment (or two) from reading this post. Feel free to share any or all of them in ways you feel appropriate (you fancy power point folks!). I’m going to print this out and attach it with masking tape to several surfaces around my home to force me to read them, memorize them, and develop a habit of allowing them to travel through my conscious thought stream on a regular basis.

Friday’s 5 Takeaways – 5/17/19

So, another week has gone by and it’s time to review the exciting – and not-so-exciting – events of this week.

  1. My bestie and I got together as planned for lunch and a movie. We’d decided to see “Poms”. The reviews were mixed, more negative than positive. From them, as well as the trailers I’d seen, I was expecting a cute, quirky – at times, perhaps even dorky – light-hearted movie. It was all that, but much more. I won’t spoil it in case you plan to see it, but I will tell you that I will never look at a single firework’s eruption against a blue-black sky in the same way again.
  2. I’m starting to get really excited that I’m going to be spending some time with my brother next week! We only live 2 hours apart, but we don’t see each other that often. There are two things I especially like about visiting him: I like to cook and he likes to eat, so I always get to spoil him with homemade goodies for his freezer, and, we talk for hours – about anything and everything – and we never seem to run out of things to talk about. No fancy hotel, no special attractions to be seen, but a wonderful stay-cation for sure!
  3. I was listening to a short podcast this week and there was a “AHA” sentence that made me scurry for paper and pen to jot it down. The sentence was, “Spending today complaining about yesterday won’t make tomorrow any better.” I quickly read what I wrote and came up with this sentence to follow: “And worrying about tomorrow won’t make today any better, either.” I’m guilty of both, though to a much lesser degree than I used to be. I’m going to type it up and give copies to people I know need it as well. One copy will be for me, to put in a conspicuous place so I keep re-reading it. I LOVE light-bulb moments like that!
  4. Although I know my readers will find it difficult to believe that I’m opinionated (hey, no snickering, please!), I got my first $25 gift card for points awarded from taking on-line surveys. I offer my opinions on three different sites, and while I often don’t “qualify” for surveys based on any number of things, I still enjoy giving my opinions about products, and it’s nice to be rewarded!
  5. I’m headed out shortly for my mani/pedi. For those who don’t know this about me, I was an avid nail-biter until my early 40s (my mom used to say I didn’t suck my thumb, I just waited until I had teeth and started biting my nails!). When acrylics became a thing, I wore them for about 2 years, which finally helped me break that habit for good. My reward is to keep my nails professionally done now, without acrylics. I’m planning a patriotic theme this time, to coincide with the upcoming holiday.

So that’s where this week stands. I have no doubt that, after sharing our adventures (misadventures?) next week with the visit to my brother, there will be more posts fueled and fed by our conversations.!