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Another Thought to Contemplate - oh MY! Jun 6, 2006 5:48 pm
Mood: content, 234 Views
As surely as
the snow falls,
the winds rage,
and the rivers run,
so are you, my dear
minute by minute,
day by day,
inevitably drawn to
all your heart desires.

Let go, cling not,
and the currents
of time will gently
set you upon the
shores of bliss.

- The Universe
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Some Times I forget Jun 5, 2006 8:41 pm
Mood: calm, 234 Views
Nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small it takes time - we haven't time - and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.
Georgia O'Keeffe
US painter of Southwestern motifs (1887 - 1986)

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Thought for today Jun 5, 2006 9:38 am
Mood: contemplative, 223 Views
The great perfection, lies in the fact that no matter what happens next, I'll be richer for it.
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Finding the skinny me Jun 4, 2006 11:47 am
Mood: cheerful, 231 Views
Started a diet last week. It's going great! Have lost 7 pounds and my blood pressure is now very low. I tend to thrive on challenges for myself. The play now weight loss. I won a treadmill at work so I have to challenge myself to actually use it everyday. I'm excited about it though and am waiting for it to be delivered.

Funny how divorce and unhappy moments in life tend to translate into food and weight for me.

I feel like a flower bud in spring waiting to bloom, hoping someone will come along and notice the beauty. Pick me! Pick me!
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I was out of my own skin!! Jun 3, 2006 10:28 am
Mood: energetic, 221 Views
Well the play is over and it was wonderful! It was one of the most challenging experiences of my life to be on stage, to be at rehearsals every night remember every line and to do an opening night every night. We played to a full house and standing ovations every night. What a great feeling. Better than anti-depressants to get out of a winter funk that's for sure!!

Playing the part of Mrs. Brady, the prosecuting attorney's wife in the play Inherit the Wind was so much fun. More FUN is what is needed in life. FYI: It played for 3 weeks, 5-6 nights a week, at the Pentacle Theater in Salem, OR. http://seniorfriendfinder.com

Have you ever been on stage, in the theater? It's a great place to meet people, be challenged, learn something new, get out of your own skin and grow. Yes, I was terrified but with practice, got over it. I learned that's exactly what rehearsals are for.

I would do it again in a minute if I did not have such a demanding job at the same time. Hmmmm, there is a play coming in November called The Ladies of the Camellias, a comedy by Lillian Groag....I'll have to think about it.
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Choices Mar 5, 2006 12:03 am
Mood: contemplative, 281 Views
When the instructor from my acting class last semester invited me this past week to be in the play she is directing, (just a small background part with no lines) I screamed to myself NOOOOOooooooo way. I have no time. I just want to crawl into bed and pull the covers over my head and stay there! But out of my mouth came....OK, I need to do this. So off to rehearsal I went. The first night I was a townsperson and she, the director, said "On Monday you are reading for Mrs. Brady." Oh shit!! Yep, you guessed it, I am now Mrs. Brady with lines in the play, Inherit the Wind. Rehearsals 4 nights a week forces me out of myself, to be with people laughing, busy, working and challenged to accomplish something I have never done before. Just what I needed to get out of the winter blahs. It's been almost a week and I am beginning to feel better and besides the daffodils are up!!
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Blah Blah Blah Blah Feb 25, 2006 3:41 pm
Mood: sad, 269 Views
I've got the Blahs. I don't want to get up and go to work in the morning, see anyone or do anything.

It's been a tough winter of no sun here in Oregon. With 2 months of bronchitis finally over, changes and more stress at work, supporting my good friend during his kidney transplant, hospice care for my sick cat and yet another man not capable of love, I am so sad. Gotta get myself out of this funk. Got to get some sunshine into my head...

Oh spring dear, please hurry up and arrive on my doorstep! Of course, a hug wouldn't hurt either!
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Me? A writer????? Feb 10, 2006 7:16 pm
Mood: surprised, 260 Views
I never thought of myself as a writer.

It is amazing how a childhood experience can have such a huge affect on one's adult behavior. When I was a kid, I discovered that my mom read my diary. I remember sitting in the alley (yes, there were alleys in those days) tearing out the pages one by one, burning them, and crying. I must have felt so violated because I never wrote another word unless required to in school. So here I am re-writing (literally) and working through that old childhood script, creating a new self talk. I have tried to do this many times. This is the first time I feel that I really moving forward!

So Stillwatertoo, when you give me a compliment on my writing, I am so surprised and pleased. I get to cry for a new reason! Well, I'm not really crying. It just sounded good!!

Thank you for stoping by.
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In Another Lifetime Feb 10, 2006 10:10 am
Mood: contemplative, 285 Views
A long time ago, in another lifetime, I hiked into the Grand Canyon by the light of the full moon at midnight. My friend and I did not need a flashlight to guide the way. The moon provided all the light we needed to make it down the trail. We stopped at around 4 in the morning for a rest and completed the walk to the Colorado River where we were met by a river raft. We rode the rapids holding tight, eyes wide open then eyes shut tight. Open wide to amazing views then shut tight through frightening rapids. Did I ever tell you, I was terrified of water? Hyperventilating, terrified of water in my face....must have drowned as a child.....but I digress. I fight through the fear and the raft lets us off at the Havasu Canyon. We leave our new friends to hike out this Canyon. Straight up a 100 foot wall with a 50 pack on my back. Yikes! Now that was scary.

This turned out to be one of the most memorable places I have ever been to in my life. The Havasu Falls (see the picture) is torquoise green water set against a crystal blue sky and intense dark green trees and shrubs. The colors vibrate. The water falls into layers of limestone pools, each one it's own special place to swim, sit, meditate, splash, wash hair, bathe, play.

I remember sitting there on a rock ledge looking at this place and becoming the rock.
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Awakening Feb 9, 2006 8:16 pm
Mood: eager, 201 Views
Today was over 60 degrees and sunny. It is amazing what a little sunshine can do to ones mood, energy and health after 2 straight months of clouds and rain.

Sunshine makes me happy. There are daffodils up at the coast and they will be showing their colors here any moment. The weeds are rampant after a winters drenching and pulling them holds so much satisfaction.

Dogs chasing their tails,
Muddy Shoes and
Dirty finger nails.
Spring is almost here.
Could there be love somewhere near?
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