"A Pearl Moment of Having a Laugh Together" by Susan Pearl

I am a spontaneous person who likes routine.

I like to be spontaneous in conversations with wit and humor.

Sometimes the opportunity is there for wit and humor-

   and sometimes not.

It's like that saying, "You can't make it happen"-

You have to be able to recognize it when it does happen 

  and improvise in the moment,

It's like finding the pearl moment when you see it, running with it and seeing where it will go.

This spontaneous style becomes a routine part of a humorous and witty personality.

It becomes fun that is at no one's expense and no one has to pay a price for the good times of others.

There is an "awareness and sensitivity" that does not allow for crossing a line-                                              it may push the envelope but it does not cross the line.

This awareness and sensitivity are the routine parts of being spontaneous-                                                     and both go together hand in hand.

So maybe I am a person of routine who likes to be spontaneous.

 

"I Found the Needle and More" by Susan Pearl

 Last night, before going to bed, I tried to find a needle that I had lost in my chair earlier in the day while working on a craft. I very carefully and meticulously went over the everything in, on and around the chair, (the afghan, the throw plus a few pillows). Then, last but not least, (for sure), I decided to slowly check some creases in the cushion with my hands.  Ouch!!! I found the needle.  The tip of my index finger had been pricked.  I was glad to have found the needle.  I wouldn't have wanted to sit on it.

I wished I could have found it by seeing it but the prick worked fine to find it.  I thought there have been times in my life where I have been shown something by actually seeing it or by being shown it by a mentor showing and explaining it to me.  But there have been other times in life when I have been shown things by pain.  Like the betrayal of someone I held dear.  I was shown how to forgive and how to end a relationship if that needed to be done.  I was shown how not to look back. All these lessons were shown to me by a pain or a hurt experienced by life.  I had to learn to live with what I could not change and not let things or actions or words of others to own me.

So I think that we find things about life and about ourselves both ways---externally and internally.  By being outwardly shown these discoveries and by being shown these discoveries inwardly by pain.

My, all these thoughts came from being pricked by a needle.  Who would have thought it would mean more to me than just discovering the lost needle?  I sure didn't----but it did.  I found the needle and more.

  

"Still Developing" by Susan Pearl

 I woke up during the night.  As I was trying to go back to sleep I decided to pray and thank God for His many blessings naming them one by one.  I thought "Thank you, God, for developing me".

"Whoa"----"Where did that word "developing" come from"???  I don't use that word very often and I don't think I have ever used it about myself since I was 70 years old.  What could be developing about me at this age.  Shouldn't I be developed by now?  Needless to say, I woke up to review my thoughts.

I thought about developing fruit.  That would mean the fruit was maturing.  Maybe I'm still maturing in my concepts, my attitudes and my views and outlooks about life and others.

Then I thought of developing film in a dark room.  I thought that out of the dark can come a current new picture to see.  Maybe through these dark times we will see a brand new current picture about things.  Something we haven't seen, considered or known before.  That picture may still be in the process of being developed to be seen.

I am still in the process of being developed and there is going to be more maturity to come and new pictures of life to be shown.  Seeing these new pictures of life with more maturity may initiate a change of heart for various viewpoints in life   It is exciting to be developing and I just didn't ever think of it that way before.  It is, also, exciting to share this thought of "developing" on my blog.  This is my 996th blog today.  It is a brand new thought about "developing" because I just thought of it during the night.

"The Well is not Dry" by Susan Pearl

 The beautiful expression, "Hope springs eternal" flows forth-

The well is not dry- the height of the need is matched by the depth of the well,

The well's depth comes from the depth of character of those who serve others,

 People who serve for the good of all with hope for betterment by meeting the challenges of our time with selflessness, courage and conviction.  They live their faith with great love bringing hope to all.

Such hope is anew each day because of the ever flowing spring of hope that is reaching out to all of us. To renew and refresh our spirit to know that better times are ahead.

"Hope springs eternal" believing that better times are coming, that the challenging needs will be met and put to rest with the new dawn coming for a new and brighter future.

The well is not dry-the height of the need is matched by the depth of character filled with hope to meet and exceed any need.

   

"It Has A Name" by Susan Pearl

 What causes people to think outside the box,

   to imagine what they have not ever known?

Does It have a name?

Yes, it does.

It is something that is a hopeful vision beyond measure-

And it is called- "the spirit of adventure".

"2010 Calendar Surprise" by Susan Pearl

My husband and I have a tendency to save old calendars that have beautiful scenic pictures.  Over the years we have accumulated several old calendars.

I was surprised when my husband showed me that the days and dates of the 2010 calendar matched the days and dates of the 2021 new year calendar.  Then he asked if I would like to use a 2010 calendar because it matched and the only thing different was the year.

I had reservations because isn't New Year's supposed to be--"out with the old and in with the new"?  That doesn't seem like starting a new year out right by putting up an old calendar, especially an eleven year old calendar.

My husband has no hesitation about it.  He can use an old calendar and just change the year.  Am I the only one with this debate?  Who puts up old calendars?  The recycle, reuse way of life is strong in me and after all that is the reason why we saved the calendars was because of the beautiful pictures.  It only makes sense to enjoy the beautiful pictures again and not think anything of it.   

"My Bight Star" by Susan Pearl

 YOU ARE MY BRIGHT STAR,

YOUR LOVE KEEPS SHINING THROUGH,

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.

I CAN COUNT ON YOU-

NO MATTER HOW HARD THE TIMES MAY BE-

YOU ARE THERE TO SHOW A KINDNESS TO ME,

NORTH,SOUTH, EAST OR WEST-

YOU ARE THE MOST WONDERFUL PERSON I HAVE EVER MET..

AND IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE

FOR ME TO KNOW THE THOUGHTFULNESS OF YOU.

THERE ARE SOME WHO MAY SAY THIS IS SWEET, SYRUPY AND CORNY,

BUT THERE ARE OTHERS WHO UNDERSTAND

BECAUSE THEY, TOO, HAVE KNOWN THE LOVE OF A VERY GOOD MAN.