I'm incredibly sleepy right now, regardless of it being the middle of the day. I was woken up early and I've been on and off sleeping all day. However, I do want to get some blogs out since I'm currently behind a day, and upon pondering for awhile I decided to search for quotes about the stars! One thing I love about where I live is the fact that on clear nights, you can walk outside and have a gorgeous view of most of the sky. The stars are inumerable and I love it. Some of my best memories, both with friends and family, have occurred while looking up at the stars. I just wish there were more people who took the time to appreciate them, rather than just saying that they're the type of person that loves watching the stars. There's a major difference.
"If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I'll bet they'd live a lot differently. When you look into infinity, you realize that there are more important things than what people do all day." "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." "There wouldn't be a sky full of stars if we were all meant to wish on the same one." "Only in the darkness can you see the stars." "I don't want someone who promises me the moon and stars. I want someone who promises to lay out on the grass and watch them with me." "Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light, I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night." "We must unlearn the constellations to see the stars." "They witnessed her destruction, they were left to wonder why, she saw nothing but the darkness, though the stars shone in her eyes. But maybe they'd forgotten, when they failed to see the cracks, that a star's light shines the brightest, when it's starting to collapse." - Maddie
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One day I was in my sleeping bag in the kitchen playing with the dog. I rolled in the dining room, and he just jumped on me! And when I got him off I said ''BAD BOY''! But he did it again, and I said the same old thing. Finally, he gave up and I hid under the dining room table. Then a little later, I took off my sleeping bag, and went to find Lucky because now I wanted to play. But when I got there, he didn't want to play. So, instead, I played ''Go fish'' with Grandma.
Ashleigh "If there is anything we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could be better changed in ourselves." That is a quote by Carl Jung. Jung was the founder of analytical psychology. He was a firm believer in individuation. One of the unique things about Jung is that at a very early age he believed he had two personalities. One was that of your typical Swiss school boy at the time, while the other was that of a dignified, authoritative and influential man from the past. This belief would go on to influence much of his groundbreaking future work.
Getting back to Jung's quote, I think he is correct. Oftentimes, although not always, our children are like mirrors of ourselves. While we all recognize that to some extent, it is when we see a perceived flaw that we try to get the child to change it. A good example of this can be found at my house.My Mom is constantly haranguing Maddie about the neatness of her room. She wonders why she just won't keep her room clean. Remember, a reflection is not an exact duplicate of the original. Mirrors have a tendency to distort some details... writing, for example, will look backwards in a mirror. And so it is with our children! Maddie's room is indeed a mess at most times. Although my room is usually neat, my desk is a disaster area. There's the distortion! Take it out one generation further, and my Mom's room is a mess! So my Mom subconsciously wants to fix a flaw in Maddie that she inadvertently sees in herself. She will often try to enlist me into the fray by having me tell Maddie to clean her room. Is the dirty room the only similarity I can see? No. There are many examples. To stay on neatness for a moment, we all have areas outside of our own personal space where we generate our own messy kind of comfort. For me, it is the garage, where I am constantly battling to clear up the clutter. For Maddie, the library has become her own personal girl cave. My reading chair seems to have molded itself to her shape and the side table always seems covered in her soda bottles and notes for school projects. Meanwhile, the basement has been taken over by my Mom's stuff and the kitchen island seems to have become the final resting place for much of her mail and notes. Even Ashleigh has her own special messy place in the living room! Lately, the dining room table also seems to be collecting a lot of Ashleigh's school supplies and coloring books. From the use of colorful language, to the quest for coffee and a mild form of procrastination, everything I see in my daughters I can also see in myself. To different degrees certainly, but they are still there. We all have different things that annoy us. While I do get on my daughters to curb their more egregious behavior, I also try to see where it is coming from and correct that as well. Oftentimes, the example they are emulating is me (but not always). Finally, with my daughters I try to lead by example. There are three old sayings that I try to remember always. These are: "People in glass houses should not throw stones."; "Those who say it can't be done, should get out of the way of those who are doing it." and "Do as I do, is a much better teacher than do as I say." Yesterday I took my daughters, and Maddie's boyfriend, Seth to Ashburnham, Massachusetts to hike the Watatic Trail. Mount Watatic has an elevation of 1,832 feet above sea level, and our hike was about 2.5 miles round trip, It was a very cloudy day, and we beat the rain by about two hours. This was Ashleigh's first attempt at climbing a mountain and she did very well. We are slowly increasing the length of our hikes and adding some elevation, so that eventually she will be ready to attempt Mt. Monadnock, which she has been wanting to climb for the past two years. The Watatic trail is the shortest of about four trails that meet on the mountain. We chose it because it looked like rain, and we also were not certain that Ashleigh was ready to do a seven mile round-trip hike in mountainous terrain. The trail was well kept, and an easier climb than Mt. Monadnock... perfect for Ashleigh's current skills. We met a number of hikers along the way, and Ashleigh took the opportunity to photograph all of the dogs we ran into along the trail. Below, are pictures I took along the trail, and at the summit. Just out of curiosity, does anyone else see a representation of an owl in the branches of the tree on the left? Not a real owl, mind you, but an owl made of branches and leaves. Take a look at the bottom left, just above where the two trunks are. The branches make what looks like an owl's face, with a wing spreading away on either side of it. The two trunks then look like its legs, and between them it looks like a hawk's face. Above that, the branches also look like some kind of weird representation of a bat.
Okay, I know, it's late and I am just reaching for things here, but that is kind of what I see when I look at the above picture. Maybe I just have too much time on my hands, but that is what I saw, and I snapped the pic, and I can still see it in the photograph. Some people can see pictures in clouds... I guess I can see them in branches and leaves! Anyway, I'll finish off today's post with some pictures from Halloween. I think Maddie looks very spooky this year, and that she did a great job with her make up. Meanwhile, Ashleigh makes a very pretty rainbow fairy. Finally, that last pic is me as a hippy. To be honest, I always dress like that. The only part that is a costume for me is the bandanna and wig. Old hippies die hard I guess! Today I read a new book called ''Too Many Puppies''. One day there was a dog named Milly. She was very fat and about to have puppies. One night, she was sleeping and when she woke up she had seven small puppies. They could not see. When they could see, they were making a mess!
A couple days later, it was time to go to the vet. Before they left, Mommy talked to Milly. She told her, "it is time to get ride of the puppies.'' Milly agreed. And so they did. At that point, all Milly wanted was a hug. Ashleigh Before I go posting quotes, I just wanted to rant really quick because lately I've been noticing a horrifying amount of fake people. No, I'm not playing off of Halloween and costumes- I mean people who act a certain way just to get attention, or to make people believe they are something they aren't. As a very down-to-earth person myself, it always annoys me... hence why I've cut so many people out of my life as of late. I've written about this before though, so I won't bore you with it again.
I just don't understand why people feel the need to be fake! If you aren't happy with who you truly are to the point that you feel you need to masquerade; you may as well go ahead and change who you are fully! Make improvements to yourself so that you as a person change- not just what everyone else sees. If you're going to put the effort into being something you aren't (yet), you may as well benefit from it. In the long run it'll help you because people will know you for who you are, and you won't have to pile up lies and identities to fit in. "Fake people have an image to maintain. Real people don't care." "It is not my job to expose the fake. In due time, they expose themselves." "I hate that some people are judged for being real while others are loved for being fake." "Everything you do for attention is the reason you don't have mine." "Confidence is silent; insecurities are loud." "Everybody isn't your friend. Just because they hang around you and laugh with you doesn't mean they're for you. Just because they say they've got your back, doesn't mean they won't stab you in it. People pretend well. Jealousy sometimes doesn't live far. So know your circle. At the end of the day, real situations expose fake people, so pay attention." - Maddie |
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