SweetMizBehaven's blog: "Random Thoughts"

So...after a long break I'm back. Sorta, lol. Sorry to those who weren't sure what was up. My life got pretty crazy there for awhile, and ya just get to where ya gotta make a list of priorites, and follow 'em. There just wasn't enough hours in the day for awhile there...but things are settling down now, thankfully! Anyway, feel free to say hi...if ya even remember me, lol. Best wishes to you all! ~Sweet~

I put this on my main page too, but thought it was worthy of a blog entry also, lol. =) I find joy in both the simple and complex things in life.
I crave the smell of wet blades of grass, the earth's soil after it rains, Grandma's homemade apple butter when she's canning... and a baby's sweet spot on their forehead.
I enjoy the sounds of my Mama's laughter, my brother singing, good music on the stereo, and the thunder rolling off in the distance when I'm safe in the arms of the man I love during a summer storm as we listen to the rain on the window.
I admire the beauty of the power of true friendship, butterflies in flight, a sweet smile on the face of a friend or loved one, the color of the leaves in the Fall, and the Snake River with the Grand Tetons in the back drop.
I enjoy the feel of a soft, velvety kiss, having my hair brushed and played with, rose petals between my thumb and fingers, knowing that those who matter to me are safe and of knowing I am loved and cherished by those I love and cherish.
I am passionate about life... which can be both good and bad. It means I can cuss like a sailor in a heated moment, and it means I'll fight for what I believe in, and for what you believe in to because if you are my friend, what matters to you matters to me.
I believe in miracles... I see them in everything around me, every day. And I thank God for them all. My God is a loving God, who forgives me for my faults... All of them. I'm not perfect...God knows that... I show him, a lot.
I believe He is with me in my joys AND my sorrows. He never promised a life without pain, but He did promise to be there to carry me through the pain that life brings.
I have loved and lost. My life is richer for the time with those I have loved.

OK, so here are some ramblings from a crazy red head, lol...forgive me.

I realize that part of the whole point with Cherry Tap is to gain points, like some big popularity contest. I also realize these points are essential to do various things among the site. And I'm not knockin' any of that...BUT...

I am interested in making new friends, getting to know a varied array of people, and hanging on to the friends I've got. So, in light of that:

I am not the best at daily comments to every single person on my friend list, so please understand this is not me making a judgement on anyone. People are busy, there is more to life than Tappin' the Cherry for ALL of us.

I don't mind helping someone gain some points, if it's important to them. I know I like to see my ratings go up, too...we all do! But if you added me as a friend, only to request me to comment you and rate you up and then I never hear from you again...chances are I will remove you from my friend list eventually.

Please don't take that personally...it just helps me keep things uncluttered, and makes it easier to focus on the people who really are interested in communication.

So...no, this is not an attempt to bribe anyone to drop me a note, lol. But it would be great to hear from those of you that are genuinely interested in forming friendships.

As for the rest of you, I'll do what I can to help with your ratings and all...but if that's all you want, you probably won't be on my page long. I know that's not a big deal, there are THOUSANDS to choose from of people to help boost the ratings.

Best of luck to all of you in all that you do!

~Sweet~

The first time I saw this poem, had to be back in about 1990 or so. It changed my life. I could recite it word for word, like a chant, meditation, or my own personal prayer. I came across it again, started reading it and was surprised...I still remember, like it's engrained in me. It's powerful. We are never done learning, and some of life's lessons are hard ones, but we become stronger because of them. Maybe one of you can benefit from reading this as well. As for me? I'm still learning... After A While by Veronica A. Shoffstall After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul and you learn that love doesn't mean leaning and company doesn't always mean security. And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts and presents aren't promises and you begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes ahead with the grace of woman, not the grief of a child and you learn to build all your roads on today because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans and futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight. After a while you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much so you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. And you learn that you really can endure you really are strong you really do have worth and you learn and you learn with every goodbye, you learn...

In this life, I'm a woman. In my next one I think I'm gonna be a bear. When you're a bear, you get to hibernate. You do nothing but sleep for six months. I'm thinking I could really handle that. Before you hibernate, you're supposed to eat yourself stupid. I could deal with that, too. When you're a girl bear, you birth your children (who are the size of walnuts) while you're sleeping and wake to partially grown, cute cuddly cubs. I could definitely deal with that. If you're a mama bear, everyone knows you mean business. You swat anyone who bothers your cubs. If your cubs get out of line, you swat them too. I could deal with that. If you're a bear, your mate EXPECTS you to wake up growling. He EXPECTS that you will have hairy legs and excess body fat. Yup...that's it...gonna be a bear!!!