Tis the Season
It is getting nearer to the end of the year and it is time for reflection. Here are my 5 hates and my 5 loves. You are welcome to leave your own in the comments section.
Hates:
Giving people the benefit of the doubt and having them break my heart. Not seeing their true colors and motivations quick enough.
Letting life stress me out and getting depressed over it.
Seeing my son get sick all of the time. Seeing the other babies from the NICU getting sick and having to return to the hospital. On the same vein, not knowing if these babies are ever going to get better or if I will be attending their funeral.
Not enough time to do things.
Nasty people who get their jollies hurting others. Karma for not giving them what they deserve.
Loves:
My handsome, wonderful, sweet son, who is several miracles in one.
Having a loving, supportive husband who is a wonderful daddy.
True friends. They are the people who listen, who give hugs, who kick me in the butt when I am wrong. They give my heart shelter when it has been bruised and a rock to cling to when life's tsunamis are raging.
Dark chocolate and coffee. Two things that help me keep my sanity.
When I least expect it, something happens to help restore my faith in humanity. Whether it is a small gesture, or something profound, it helps to remind me that there are many good people in the world and to stop focusing on the bad.
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Hates:
The mindless nastiness people treat each other with from cutting each other off in traffic to being rude to a stranger.
Judgmental idiots who think because I don't do things the way they do I'm doing them "wrong" rather than "different"
The self-centered indifference people have towards "rules" (be they social or legal). While I am of the question authority mindset in many ways I can't stand people who don't do what they should just because they don't want to.
Loves:
My brilliant little girls, may no one ever take away from them the feeling they have of being able to accomplish whatever they set their minds to (although I do hope they learn to set reasonable goals lol no you can't be a mermaid).
The small acts of kindness strangers do for each other. Do you want to make someone smile? It's easy smile at them. Say Thank You, ask the check out clerk how their day is, put a busy mother's shopping cart away for her, it's easy to be kind and helps you be happy too (selfish kindness lol).
My friends. I have very few and see them less often then I would like but they are better than my family ever was.
HATES: I have no hates, but I do have dislikes and/or resentment towards:
1) People who park in handicapped spaces who do not deserve them, who should be grateful they do not need them!
2) Litterbugs, graffiti painters, folks who bash their car doors into others' who do not respect other's property.
3) Any person or group of persons inflicting harm (physical, mental and/or financial) on others for invalid reasons like the Taliban, Hamas, Street Gangs, corrupt politicians, drug dealers, et al.
4) Super icy cold inclement weather resulting in dangerous pathways when I or my loved ones want or need to be outside and on the go.
5) The many injustices of our justice system which allow many who lie, cheat, steal and break the laws of our land to continue to cause damage to innocent people; there are many kinds of damage, not all are physical, but all are real.
LOVES: It's all about the love of life and keeping it happy, healthy, fun and exciting for everyone in my little world including me.
1) I love that there is always hope and we are all free to love and forgive and choose laughter and happiness over sadness and tears.
2) I am blessed with loving caring people like Jerry, my partner, my relatives, and good friends who genuinely care about me and I for them -- whether it's a sad time or a glad time.
3) I love motorcycling, sailing, making wrong turns, exploring odd corners of Mother Nature's realm, being cozy at home, soaking in the hot tub, toasting marshmellows & hot dogs over an open fire, playing on the beach, card games, and sharing these things with people who matter.
4) I love Cris & Joanna for bringing Eric into this world and taking such good care of him, and I hope that we may all play together in harmony in the spirit of the Christmas season of giving -- giving need not be a purchased gift but a gift from the heart, a gift of oneself. I love all the memories of laughter and fun that Cris and I have shared. I love that all things are possible.
5) I shamelessly admit that I love food (& it shows) and I love sharing a good meal with family and friends because we usually share good conversation and lotsa laughs during and after the meal -- all pleasures good for the soul.
--Love, Mom
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