Loving Pebbles

I was walking to my car in the parking lot on a day as normal as any other when I noticed a spot of green among the gravel beside the parking lot.

Since I am a curious girl, this called to me to take a closer look. 

Well, look at that. A cheery green flowered reminder of happiness and gratitude.

Who thought of putting this pebble here? One wonders if they know how many random people are buoyed up by their small act of kindness.

What act of kindness changed your perspective?

The Perfect Valentine Man

'Nuff said.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Strange Request

 

Spider in A Roll

Perhaps I should have made this a Halloween post,

illustrating the dangers of stacking three mega rolls of toilet paper in a tall open work metal dispenser and working downward to use one and then another over the course of a few weeks, or however long it takes a spider to build a web in the bottom roll.

Maybe I should work on inventing a spider proof dispenser, but maybe this hasn't happened to anyone else, ever, so I would be the only customer.

Do you hate spiders?

Do you like them?

Are you indifferent?

Toy Surprise Inside!

Some people think church is boring.

Maybe they should look harder, or maybe they should participate more.

Do those people sing the hymns?

 If not, maybe they should try it! I've read some entertaining things in the margins of some hymn books, and had some "number chases," where there's a suggestion to turn to page (fill in the blank) then when you turn to that number, there's a note to turn to a different page, and so on, and so on...

This one Sunday, I took out the hymn book and opened it to find a toy surprise inside!

A red and white bracelet!

Why was it there? Was someone marking the next hymn and got called away? Did a brother tease his sister, hide her jewelry, and forget to tell her where it was? Was it intentionally left for some dedicated little hymn singer?

When you go to church or a group sing-a-long event, do you sing too?

Where's the Potty?

Whoever designed this building either had a sense of humor or a mean streak.

On my quest for a ladies' room, I walked down the hall and spotted a door...

...it turned out that it wasn't the one I wanted, but there might be a need for cleaning and/or first aid supplies if I didn't find a bathroom soon!

I stepped on past, still on a quest for the ladies' room, but my niece tugged on my arm and pointed to an obscure door beyond the custodial door in the dimness at the end of the hallway.

Was it true? Could it be?

Eureka! The door I'd searched for was finally revealed!

Who thought of putting the ladies' room in such a hard to find corner?

A man who didn't understand women's needs?

Or an embarrassed woman who didn't want people to see her going in through a bathroom door?

Kitten Curl

If any animal knows how to relax, I would vote for a kitten.

Many events in the past few months have made me wish to emulate this most restful pose. On a few occasions, I've been able to do so without any guilt whatsoever.

(Wait...shouldn't I be able to do it any time I like with no guilt?)

Yet in my view, a fulfilled life requires action, decision-making, and moving forward with goals, whether large or small. They can range from finishing my next manuscript to making a single phone call to communicating effectively with my little sister to improving my skills in playing the piano and ukulele. (I'm already pretty good on the saxophone!)

I don't set New Year's goals. I set them all year long!

How about you? Are you traditional New Year's goal setter? Or do you prefer to see what life brings to you, and act surprised?