What you are feeling is what most humans go through before a big change occurs...You were born for a reason and that reason is ..............to influence for good...but you must decide how that will occur..

That is what I believe...With power comes responsibility and you are on the verge of change...Change hurts..

I love you Tweaty...I want to help if I can..

In Good and In Bad, I will praise God..In each season of my emotions, I will praise God...for he gave me life and purpose...It is my responsibility to find the gifts..the pearls...the love...the way.

Yes, change hurts. And I can say I don't like change too much. Always stuck with old things...old feelings...old loves...

 

This is just a glimpse of what I feel each day. I don't think like that all the times. That maybe the good news. Like I've said before that since tish's gone I've been trying to make my life as worth as possible. But loneliness always catches you when your guard is down...

I agree completely....I feel the same...Lonliness catches up with you when your guard is done...It is what we single people feel...I think we both want the best for our lives...and sometimes.....we don't know which path to take...That is what bothers me at times....I want peace and happiness and sometimes....making a decision about where to find it...is difficult...but I try to move from those feelings of fear and uncertainty....Good and Interesting friends are important..

 

Honestly, I don't like change either because ......I feel safe with keeping the good from the past...However...not everything from the past is great and we always have room for new greatness...is how I feel...

Keep filling the place with good feeling friends and memories..

There is only so much time...so much energy..but we have to keep an open mind to allow room for good experiences to enter..

That's what I'm working on--to ge new and good experiences. I'm trying to try something new, do things I've never done like...like adding Benjamin in my network at my Hi5 account. LOL. I also go back to things I love when I was a kid and somehow I stopped doing that like singing out loud and painting (or you can call messing with colors. lol).

 

I'm trying to be happy and useful...for this world. Guess that's what we should do.

Good for you Tweaty....I like the statement "Go back to the Things I love when I was a kid"....Yes...those things that give us pleasure.....produce wonderful energy inside and it is contributes to good health.

Three things I enjoyed as a child...nature...drawing..(not good though)

entertaining, singing, dancing, acting...(was very shy though) and writing..

So...I do want to write something and publish something...I do want to take art lessons and start to paint...Maybe I could sell them on an island...lol

I do want to play around with acting again...maybe do some theatre....Singing is fun too...maybe music lessons..

 

You have it!..I am a procrastinator...but sometimes it is difficult when you move around....although I met an artist/sexy man who owned a coffee shop and he used to paint commissioned work in his coffee shop....He closed the shop but now...he gives art lessons...I have been thinking of calling him...

Today I have a few things to do across town but maybe tomorrow.....I will call..

See....you've just inspired me...My friend, from the island has told me that I should write funny things, quips, little Birdie wisdoms, entertainment and publish it....I always thought you have to be the best in order to do anything but it's not true...

That's what I discovered lately--You don't have to be the best or even good to do what you love to do. I draw, paint , stamp, mess with papers and stickers and colors because I love it. Many times I end up with real mess, glue and color stains are all over me. lol. No pretty things happen. But it's fun though.

 

I inspired you? That's lovely. I know how you feel because Benjamin did that to me. You might wonder why I'm attracted to Ben. It's not just those sad puppy eyes and beautiful hands and beautiful voice he has. The most improtant thing is the way he sings, it makes me feel like singing out loud again after I stopped doing that for...I don't even remember. But it's more than ten years, I think. And it's wonderful feeling to know that I still can sing. Maybe not the best. But hell, yeah, I can sing.

We all have a measure of talent...and quite honestly, believing is most important...and believing and practice and work....bring success...even if the success is in your living room...singing at the top of your lungs....

YOU CAN SING! 

Of course you can!!!!!!!

so....when's the debut CD coming out?

Maybe at my funeral. lol. I was once joking with my firends that we should record our saying to thank everyone that will be at our funerals. I think it's fun to joke on our own death in the future. That means death is not the most scarriest thing. It's just a phase that we have to go through.

 

Been thinking about that and it's strange that I don't like doing ka-ra-oke. It's just not "real" for me.

Well please don't think about your funeral...I mean that would be fun to have a recorded message at our own funeral thanking people for attending and celebrating our life.. but....still..it is too far off to even give energy to those thoughts ....I want to live about life....until.....I have no consciousness..When I die at 100, I want to be around loved ones....truly loved ones...I don't know if I will get that...I sometimes think I will die just as I was born....making a contract with God...speaking to God alone...I am so grateful for life...but it would be paradise to truly share life's moments with.........someone of God's choosing for me...You figure...my creator knows me inside out....and he knows all of us inside out and he knows best....why can't he officiate?

 

So, you plan to live until 100? That is a lot more than mine! lol. For me, I say like...80 is good enough.

 

It would be nice to be surrounde with the ones you loved...at any time...at any age...

Love is such a splendid thing, isn't it?

So...maybe we'll die on the same day....since I am at least that much older than you..lol...

anyway...My grandfather was building fences at 91...gardening and they say if you can get past 70's without dying then probably....make it until 90's..Oh....If I am content and moving easily with life....then....live...I do know that we learn until we die, no matter what the age..even in the 90's.

and since I plan on being an attractive looking and spunky 90, should be easy....lol.Do you think that agile 90 year olds can have a good sex life?..giggling..(definately have to change my hairstyle then...maybe a shorter blunt cut for my 90th birthday..lol).

Tweaty.....Love is Splendid indeed!!

In our hearts, You and I are still child like in many ways, so children generally live until they are old...That would mean, we have forever if we remain childlike....See...how smart I am? (smiles)

I just step on forty something this year and I don't feel like I'm forty something. I still go crazy, do silly things and do childish talking with friends. lol. People say you gotta grow up. But does it mean we have to stop all fun along with doing that?

 

I believe you can be fabulous at 90 and have a great sex life. *wink* You just ahve to find a 90 year old fabulous man. That's it.

Well...I have to find him long before he hits 90 and then I can contribute to his longevity.

I saw an amazing artist the other day.....in a photo.....91...around 6'2"...very slim...well dressed...GQish..nice watch...standing tall and erect with few facial lines...I thought....that is the face of a content man..a grateful man....a handsome man and he was..........quite handsome...at 91..

That is the face of the new 91..wish I had written down his name. Yes....I am quite certain that man was having sex...at 91.

Our Spirits remain young...even with wisdom and experience....That is perfect and most people become old long before they hit 40...Men and women....get old before 40 ...Keep up the spark of enthusiasm for life...I remember looking at Vogue magazine in my 20's for new trends and styles...and I still do it...My body carries the clothing the same way it did back then....My size hasn't changed much in decades.

 

Never stop the fun...just use wisdom...That fun childlike energy is in our genes....It is a part of who we are...It would be a tragedy if it died..

We need to remain true to who we are...That is why we have become friends...because we share this kinship of being children and sharing secrets and playing together..We are comrades...feeling like 8 year olds...in that sort of innocense..yet we are adults...I see all of those sides in you...and that is good..

Oh, yes, feeling like 8 years old. *nods*  I like that. I like what we have here. Friends in a sandbox and laughing and smiles and you're sad, the other will pet you.

 

Some people may say I'm a little bit naive. But...I dont' think I mind that. Maybe what they think about me being naive is what you call innocence. I hope I can carry it along the way until my last day.

 

And I'm so interested in being faboulous at 90.

Me too...fab at 90...

Your friend is sitting in her sandbox and needs petting..I am still in contact with this man from Maui...but we really are not going anywhere and I am wasting time...I feel sad...I need loving nurturing...I guess I felt that I got some of it from him...but ..........it's not healthy..and I feel lonely...that's why I am awake at this time I suppose...so..........make me laugh...and feel better please.

Why am I so sad tonight...crying..I really need a man to hold me tonight.

Just wanted to say....sorry for crying the blues..lol..

I am okay today...of course...another day...

Once in a while, I feel sorry for myself....

 

I guess we all feel that once in a while. Single people have their specail kind of  torture. Many times I was in a bus going home and wonder why I feel so lonely. I got family at home yet it seems like it just not right. It's not enough. I need someone to comfort my soul. Someone I can put my heart in his hand and I can trust that he'll cherish it.

 

OK. As you need petting, I'll give you all my toys and those mini shovels and molds things. And I allow you to tickling me as long as you want if that would make yo feel better.

 

I can also sing you a song.

Yes...it is about the comfort of having a companion that cherishes you and when you are together, you always feel good..comforted...rested...a sanctuary shared by two...non stress...happy..

Sometimes you can feel love for someone but being around them for long periods..........doesn't make you feel better..because they always seem to have issues that are energy draining..and you always seem to be helping them....and you think..........what about me?..Why is my soul not comforted?  You're right...the person who can comfort your soul is the right person...That is a big big thing.

 

Thankyou Tweaty for being a friend.  We must make a habit of choosing happy...for everything we do can become a habit.

You would let me tickle you...and you would share your shovels with me and on top of that sing me a song???

You are wonderful to me!!!!

Of course, and I'll let you sitting on my tummy while I lie down and singing for you. lol

Tweaty...you have me in a very lofty position...although I think with me on yur tummy, not much air would be going in and out of your lungs...lol....so.......you wouldn't be able to hit the high notes...but we don't care ....do we?

nope....just to sit on your tummy while you sing. 

 

What song would you sing?

It would be fun and we would be laughing and we would both feel comforted.

nice.

I'll sing Patti Page's How Much Is That Doggie In The Window.

 

"How much is that doggie in the window? (arf! arf!)
The one with the waggley tail
How much is that doggie in the window? (arf! arf!)
I do hope that doggie's for sale"

I'll let you do the part "arf! arf!". LOL

When I was a kid, I always missing the words in that song. From How much is that doggie in the window  to how much is that doggie ON the window.

 

Feels like that doggie is a cat. lol.

When you mentioned the song, I felt a sort of deja vu as I read...almost as though we had discussed this song before..

I sang it a lot as a child....I'm taking a trip to California and leaving my poor doggie at home..........ooooooooooohome..

lol

oh I almost forgot...my part is arf arf.

I think I might bark it out....like a special effect...like a real puppy...lol.

Okay...Okay...I will be your backup Arf girl, since you are the one with most of the talent...lol..

but I am going to make the Arf Arf...very cute...since no part is a small part...

LOL

Yes, every part is important. And that Arf! Arf! is what draws most attention ina song. You'd better do it right. lol.

Yes......I will practice my bark..

 

Karaoke does seem cheesy but I have done it....for laughs..

It is fun to hear once in a while if the place isn't..............cheesy..

 

There is a brewing company in a West Vancouver shopping centre that has Karaoke on Wednesday nights....I think nice people go there....I have wanted to go and have a beer and listen and laugh...I can walk from my home so that's good.

 

Karaoke is supposed to be fun and funny. I take singing a little bit more seriously. Yes, I love watching friends sing along whatever appear on screen and do silly things and laugh...with some beer in my hand. lol. I just don't like do it myself. Maybe it's ecause singing is the way to express, to share what I feel. Sometimes it's more than just for fun.

 

Think about that I just realized year after year when I stopped singing out loud...Does that mean I was holding what I feel all the time?

 

Interesting...

Interesting comment...We reacted to singing differently but f or the same reason.

.Fear of some kind, I think.

 

I very much respect the gift of voice...the creative energy but since I wasn't really good, I stopped doing it..

Did you stop singing because you didn't believe that your voice could represent the emotions that you wanted to share or you just were afraid to show how deep you go, or was it a revolt..(something happened and then you stopped singing?)  Whatever it was, congratulations on the light bulb moment.

 

 

Tweaty...self discovery is wonderful....You are so vast and wonderful...I am glad that you are singing again!

 

You maybe right about it all. Before I started it once again, I thought I stopped doing it for some stupid reasons like I believed anybody else can do it better than me. There are friends that so confident about singing out loud. Some believed they can sing beautifully (though I'm not sure about that.). So, I began to think nobody wanted to listen to me singing. Better have someone else doing it. I'm just like that...always hiding behind the curtain and let other people have their own show.

 

And then Benjamin came (always back to Ben. lol). His voice has something I can relate and feel like I need to response to whatever in it. Maybe he just touches my soul and wake it up. Some people say his voice is not strong enough for rockers. But it's the fragile in his singing that got me. It's like he's leaving my an asking that I have to answer.

 

I feels like I'm a wolf in the Call of the Wild...You gotta go back to where you belong...

Darling Tweat..

He touches your soul and wakes it up with his singing...

If he does that, what a beautiful gift his voice, his soul has given to you..

I loved Call of the Wild...and I know even after everything the wolf had been though with ? (trapper Jack...not London)he had a true sense of belonging elsewhere...You do have to be where you belong Tweaty...

Know yourself  completely and be true to yourself...

love.

 

Quiet true Artists....take centre stage when ............they are called...and then they shine...

Someone will hear your voice and be changed as well...

Believe it! 

Yes, he touches my soul and we're both love to close our eyes when we're singing. lol.

 

I cried a lot between and at the end of reading the Call of the Wild. That story touched me as well. (I also have the thing with wolves. Maybe I was one of them in last life.) I think it's because somehow I always like an outsider, never fit in well anywhere, even in my own family. Something's always missing. I just haven't found where I truely belonged. Not yet. It could be somewhere or someone...

 

I just remembered I taped my voice singing and doing robot talking when I was a kid. Myabe I 'll do that again. lol. Could be fun.

I love wolves as well...because they are outsider and I have always been one too....I liked being on my own and observing life...Wolves seem to have this loving nature yet they are wild and distant...yet they nurture humans when necessary...They have the right instinct for survival...and we respect them for that...I don't know why.....I was always solo....I was much appreciated and cared for by people I came into contact with but I was never completely relational....I always wanted one close person to my heart...like a wolf....I stood alone..........in the distance waiting for...........my mate...my friend...or my lover....that one who knew me inside and out......

We are the same in that regard...I stand waiting for a partner...one person to go through the last part of my life with...I may have many acquaintances.....but .........I only desire one close companion...one soulmate...just like the wolf...Haven't found my place yet either...maybe that's why I have the tears...

I never fit in with my family either...strange isn't it?  I fit in with my grandmother and my aunts who lived in New York and California...I loved being with them...but my immediate family seemed different to me..yet they loved me..and I am now appreciating them for who they are...I guess....I realize how short life is...and I want to embrace them...

I wish we could tape ourselves together singing and doing robot talk...see...that made me smile..It could be crazy fun.

Myabe I was not with my mom when I was a kid. My parents got divorced when I was very young (8 month old). I was raised by aunties and uncles. Sometimes I feel like I was a foster child, well, in a nice family. I had to take care of myslef a lot though my aunties and uncles love me and tried to take care of me the best they could. I think that's why I always feel like I'm a lone wolf. There are a lot of things I don't talk to my mom because I don't want to explain. I dont' think she'll understand. I mean truely and really understand. Like flamenco thing. If I told her I take a flamneco class, she'll understand only I like it, not the passion beyond it or what I see in it that makes me fall for it. Myabe I'm wrong about her. But I also think in you life, there are things that only you can appreciate it. If you can find someone to share your appreciations, you're very lucky.

 

Oh, that robot talk was so silly yet so fun. It's from my fav tv show when I was a kid. I just loved this robot presenter. "This is Robot 887 speaking."--He always started like that. Maybe we can do it together someday. lol

Yes...there are things that only you can appreciate because you see them thru your eyes and heart; however a partner can understand what you're feeling and appreciate in part and be happy for whatever you are experiencing..

I haven't heard of that Robot program.

No, you haven't. It's only aired in my country. It's a part of children program called Little Honey Bee Club which is prety much like Mickey Mouse Club. It was such a hit like today Teletubbies. It's none of my loveyly memories of childhood.

That's sweet...Every child should have sweet memories to treasure for life...I wonder how children feel when they come from divorce...Did being raised by aunts and family relatives give you insecurities or do you think ..........it was much better for you in some ways?..I wonder because I still have some guilt about my son not being raised in a strong family unit....I had ............a strong family unit...Most people don't....Divorce is rampant....Everyone says that it is the children that suffer...We each have different stories and those stories contribute to our strengths and weaknesses....

Some have emerged very very much stronger because of their struggle....but I am sure that those who have emerged have had a strong mentor...role model....You see............if you love children.......you should be involved....with their mentoring....a great fit!

There are pros and cons, I think. I never felt strange or inferior that I don't have mom and pop like the others. It was kind of "nornal" to me to live with aunties and uncles. Maybe it's because the divorce thing happened when I was too young to remember anything. Too young to have any definition of "perfect family" in mind. I always do things on my own and I never thought it's strange or I should be taken care of much more than that.

 

But...I think it leaves my some sadness inside somehow. Like I said, I always feel like a lone wolf. I dont' know, birdie. Maybe that lone wolf feeling attached me from the day I was born. Even I were in a perfect family, I might still have it. I never thought about this much when I was young (which was good for me.). Anyway, when I grow up, I began to wonder where is my missing piece.

 

I also think it affects me much about "my type" of guy. lol. I'm not close to dad and I think I need that warm and protecting feeling. Maybe that's why I'm always attracted to big guy or a man with strong physical appearance, yet sensitive, knows how to be kind. A "Maximus" kind of guy. Oh, but don't we all girls love that?

I would have preferred to live with my two aunts...(they are both dead now ) because they lived full lives....they made their visions come true...they were goal setters, leaders...and they both lived well in the United States...One in California and one in New York....Everyone else in the family stayed home and stayed small and provincial...I would have had much more exposure if I had lived with my aunts and both of them wanted me to...They both saw that I had special potential...(in their words)..I am grateful for having their influence in my life at an early age...but I have no regrets...thankfully.

I think..............Your "Lone Wolf" is a part of you.....and has nothing to do with who raised you....

You were an explorer....a learner...a seer....curious....observing...that is who you are.....

You would still have it even if everything were perfect, whatever that is..

 

I have it...but now....in later life.....I find it an obstacle...

I was always the outside observer...but now...it feels more lonely...Oh believe me....one can't think about it...or it is exemplified....You probably wouldn't experience it because of the numbers of people around you....maybe you would...Maybe that might even make you feel more solitary...more an outsider...I can't feel what you feel....well.....yes...sometimes I do..

but it is okay to be this way....We have special wisdom that others don't because we take it in .............we observe with wolf eyes and take everything in....and we have wisdom that others can't even know about...

hugs..

You have it hon....It is a special.....special...."gift" and you were born with the desire...for "wolf knowledge"

You see everything...I have retained some of the same ability...but I have been trained to fear...that was my problem..

Of course....we all want that...

Strong, sensitive, kind, wise, warm, protecting, intelligent, loyal...(it is powerful)

I made a list.. quite a long one....I should show you sometime...

Men want the same...

loving, sweet, nurturing, beautiful, loyal...inside and out, intelligent, wise, discerning, and they even love her to be a great cook, lover and a myriad of other attributes...so ...we all have our resumes and we all want to get most of the list.

 

Myabe we should make a list of "What we don't want in men". Could be easier. lol. Well, as in the part of What men wants, I might not score well at cooking and though I love cleaning, I tend to nag and grumble with it. lol.

 

A Wolf Knowledge, eh? I like that.

Nobody wants to feel lonely. I'm fine with being alone, not with feeling lonely. There are nights that I hardly get by because I keep wondering if I was made to be by myself, no holding hands and hugs when I get home. I'm still working on how to handle that. Finding a good man is hard. Finding a good man you love is harder and finding a good man you love and he loves you back is even harder.

 

I found myself always been drawn to a guy with sadness inside. Or at least I think they have it. You know, like Mister that sometimes I think I see his sadness in the eyes. Like "the guy" that I feel his sadness in his silence sometimes. Like Benjamin that even you can touch his sadness deep down. Maybe that sadness is from thier loneliness form the deep of their hearts and I just want to hold their hands and say "Yeah, Me, too.".

I was not made to be alone...Like I said....I want loving partnership...but maybe I won't find him...

You said to make a list of what we don't want...Sometimes focussing on it brings it....because there is so much of what I don't want....but at the other end of the scale....you do want it....both sides of the coin...I could say....I need a man to be an active communicator...but incessant talking about issues ....too much long windedness...is energy draining...so I really want someone who has the wisdom to be an effective communicator but balanced....not talk too much...or too little...

I mean....if you are really lucky....you meet....the right fit..for your temperament...for your life..

I have found some of what I need....but there are parts that drain me....

I feel protected somewhat, have a classy guy who takes control but in every area....sometimes it is ..............................too much.

I don't meet many worthy eligible men....I just don't...not here...not on my balcony...Most of my friends are married...settled in the burbs...I am a lone single female....and the opportunities to meet interesting men seems scarce...I have almost given up hope..

but...........even when I say that ..............tears well up in my eyes........so of course....I must not ..

I have a vision of loving relationship....comfortable sanctuary of a home....quiet handholding...exploring together.....emotional support....financial security.....completeness until death....

I hope....it happens...My question is....Will it happen or do I have to work to create it?

 

As for your being drawn to a guy with sadness in his eyes..

sigh...I may be drawn to sadness in many people...but Mister stands alone for me...I love him....and it comes from somewhere that I can't explain...strange...When I look at him.....I go through him..into every part of him....will never understand why I feel so connected..

Yes....I feel his lonliness....but my handholding has only a little to do with empathy and everything to do with affection...I would love to walk the beach......holding hands...

It is 50/50 for me..

I have half of what I want and half of what I don't want...

What's a woman to do?

I believe Life will dictate the outcome since life changes and moves....so will the 50/50 and then I will know...

 

Oh, Mister is very special...for us. His sadness is just a little factor that attracks me. I think he's the man that all the fans can be proud of. You can say "I love this guy and look at what he's done all the way". All of his works, they're amazing. It's almost unbelieveable that one can make the right choice time after time. Even when things turned bad, he always has a good reason behind that. That's why I...we love him. He's just...amazing.

 

I think it's life and us that dictate the outcome. I don't think God set everything up without leaving us a choice or choices. He would have prepared everything. But it's us to make a choice. I say it's 50/50 between life creates it and we make it happen.

 

Well, I don't meet much bachelor, too, and I'm very picky with men. I think we should. People might say I shouldn't be fuzzy too much since...well, since I'm still single at forty something and not being gorgeous. I'm not surprised with that comment 'cause we're living in some material world and people judge everything form the outside and they're always think a shubby and old maid like me would jump on any men offered. I don't believe I'm that desperate. If a guy cannot see my inner beauty, then he doesn't deserve me. If it's not the right man, I'd rather be alone. Why waste your time and life with Mr. Wrong or just Mr. OK, Fine because he might be the last train you can get on? And I do believe even the most ugliest girl should have a choice to say yes or no.

 

And I also knows a woman that find her true love at the age of fifties. Well, if she can, so we can. 

I agree Tweaty....We should all be choose well...but sometimes .....you just aren't sure...or you just don't want to say goodbye to something that might have potential....Time tells all....I do believe that true love knows no age....It is the mind that helps create your future....and I agree...with your 50/50...life creates/we create.

Everyone has a choice to say yes or no....and even the ugliest girl with the strongest mind...who sees herself as the most beautiful and compelling woman on the planet will attract the most wonderful men.....

I suppose if I feel that way , I must believe that we should all work on believing in ourselves...

I am that woman in her 50's.........sometimes the age scared me....getting closer to another big birthday but I do look 40's...so everyone tells me...

Mister has a body of work that is amazing and diverse...and his career will go on forever...There is no question that he will be around for as long as he chooses..

Yes, that's the hard part, sin't it? To make a choice without being sure. If you make a good choice, you'll go to heaven. But if not...

 

Yesterday I watch a movie and a character said something like "you can see how great the man are by the way he face his own mistake.". That is very impressive...and so true. I hope I'll have that kind of strength whenever I found myself making a wrong choice.

 

I've just read an article about Linda Evans and was surprised that she was with Yanni for almost ten years while he's 12 year younger than her. Now THAT gives me some kind of hope. LOL.

 

I think how we look like sometimes comes from inside. Like when a woman in love, she's has some aura, she'll look gorgeous even she's just a  plain Jane. Ages is just numbers. It's good for you to look 40s in your 50s. If a woman take a good care of herself, she can be 30s or 40s for a very long time...I think you know that and I've seen many "old" girls that looks so young because they're happy with what they've got. Of course, they have fine line or whatever you'll call. But the their sparkling eyes like ones that children have will make think of nothing else. And you'll think that women are so charming. 

I don't think the heaven or hell scenario is quite that simple...since we all sin....I read something yesterday I want to find...a sentence or two that sums up how I feel...

Do your best to follow what is right and pleasing to God..then you will have peace....inner peace...and a life that counts...I feel we take a side.....Good or Evil....We go back and forth...for we are tempted continuously and this ain't no Eden....but..............as we struggle on the righteous side, it becomes easier to stay there...and then the light fills us for longer periods...and we find ourselves more connected to the light in the world...which produces......inner joy...hope.

Regarding young men, I used to think that I would only go out with a younger man but I am attracted to older wiser men these days...I think someone my age is best...because...it makes me feel more secure; however there are no hard fast rules when it comes to love...as we know..I hope to be the best 60 I can be...the best 70, the best 80 and I believe that if I am happy, my body will cooperate.

I have to make some changes in my life...but I am blessed ....with good genes and the wisdom to know that attitude counts.

I think.....love happens and it wouldn't matter if I were younger or older than him... because..........once you are in a relationship that is loving...you don't care..

As far as fine lines go....some people get them early on...

It is the person who makes you feel complete that we need to be with....regardless of age...Nothing else counts.

Of course, you'll be the best 60 and go on doing that. Don't forget you plan to be here at least until 90.

 

Yes, I agree if we feel good, you can look good. Is that something we call beauty from inside? I also notice that not much people today can touch it. Sometimes when I say "that woman is beautiful", people don't get it because she's not physically beauty. And many times I don't feel like someone even at the frist meeting and I think they're ugly inside and later it turns out I'm right. I think I feel blessed to touch, sense something deeper thatn skin deep. But I also wish more people can do that.

 

Sometimes this materail just drains my strength away. *sigh*

More people aren't tuned into spirit the way you are.

Tweat....tell me what you mean by material draining your strength...I don't quite follow your thought...

Our conversation you mean or...........people not getting spirit? I want to understand why you sigh.

I think you mean.....all of the stuff of life that isn't important....the material stuff tires your spirit....I understand how you must feel...my dear friend...

Sorry, I mean material world where people see only the physcially, not mentally (And dont' care to). Sometimes I feel so tired standing for what I believe, being seen as a weirdo or an outsider or even a hillbilly. lol. I know I don't have to prove myself to anyone. But it's still irritating from time to time. I just dont' get those people who always want to be above the others, always show something they think it makes them superior. Sometimes it's about beauty (I'm prettier than you.), weath (I can buy iPone. You can't afford it.) or even being cool (I can do hip-hop dance. You can't.--which I wonder since when doing hip-hop is a big  factor of being sooo cool?). Don't they know that's what people do when they're feeling insecure and totally lack of confidence?

 

I think everybody is a star in his own way (that's what Madonna says in one of her song. lol).

You have many many different sorts of  people in your life.....so you encounter those problems...I don't because...I simply don't hang around with anyone I don't connect with...on some deeper level...If someone were completely materialistic.....I couldn't spend a lot of time with them...You have to be true to yourself....Stand up for something that counts...I am proud of you...for doing it..

You aren't a weirdo...You are passionate, just, sensitive, involved in making your world a better place....They are the weirdos....those who see.................only surface.

These are just people at the office and some in my circle of friends. I dont' care about them much though works have me to contact with them sometimes. Imagine they're all around in the society... Sometimes I wonder what's going on in this country or this world? I watch TV and read many magazines that have everybody's talking bla bla bla about being good, save the world, love the children and beauty comes from inside and end it with tons of commercials about brand name products, cosmetics and any other luxury life style stuffs that consume most of resource in this world.

 

This sometimes makes me sick of the media industry I'm in. I feel like everything is fake which is very far from day one I stepped in it. Back in those days I found many people did their jobs with love and had truely did their best for the readers/watchers.  Now everything is all about the money...

You are right...Your working environment introduces you to many types of people...I am home alone...so I don't encounter those aquaintances...I used to..but not anymore..The larger your environment, the more people and viewpoints you encounter....You can learn from them too...You learn what you don't want as you said in an earlier blogg....We can learn from everyone we come into contact with and maybe we meet them in order to influence them in some way...?????who knows..

I realized something as I read your comments on conservation vs. consumerism...in this world..

Save the world in one corner....In another corner...buy big and beautiful..

Life is about balance....and if we didn't have both sides we would be lopsided...I mean it is natural for spending to occur in order for capitalism to continue...free enterprise must work....yet.....if that were the only message....buy ...buy...you deserve it...the bigger the better...If that were the only message, we would be robots...greedy...sick society....so...we need the other side to say....conserve...give...love...look inside yourself...

 

This is necessary for survival.....It is the balance of life and we listen, take it in and make a decision on how we will live...I tend to be somewhere in the middle....Middle ground for me is comfortable....always balanced..

Everything IS Fake in the media....but......once you know it....you have to work with it...There is good and bad everywhere right Tweaty...so you do your job...with the best intentions....That's it!

Everything is about money in the media but that doesn't mean that you can't have passion for your work....In that industry, one must try to get back the balance and focus on what is RIGHT with the industry and the good that can come out of the work..

Media can give people messages of encouragement, hope, laughter, good feelings too.

The industry you are in is very powerful and you should do the best you can with what you have been given..

 

I'm lucky enough to be in the magazine that shows me what passion is all about. I'm not talking about Thai edition. We're not in that level. But the original edition makes me feel like I'm going back to the first time I worked with people who had lots of passion about whta they're doing. They're crazy and bold and dare to be weird sometimes and not care too much about the number of advertising pages. I read the stories I havet to translate and realize love in their works. Nothing is sloppy and that is the way it should be.

 

I dont' believe in the way the industry goes now. It's pretty complicated, birdie. I think the factor that makes it goes to where money is only is about people. New faces that join in media industry now are more businessman than journalists. So, it's natural they'll think of business, investment and profits. The contents is secondary thing or maybe the last one.

 

Most of people I found today think first about money they'll get when they decide to do a business. I was like "Oh, I thought we should do it because we love thise work. What's point to start your own business with something you don't even care to like?". I don't believe that we have to sell in high price just to get more profits. I don't need that much money like Bill Gates has. What's the use if you have all money in the world and you can buy nothing because everything is gone by your huge everyday consuming?

What you are describing is very scarey...You see it all....but more and more I am realizing how dishonest our world is...how greed and power rule everything and quite frankly, I WANT to change my thinking about it.....I don't want this to be my reality...I don't want to open my eyes and only see greed and lies and wrong intentions....

 

Lately I have been reading Kevin Trudeau's book "Natural Cures"...I have had it for over 2 years but never read it entirely...He seems very arrogant ....I listened to his radio show...He says'''Believe Me"...I am the only honest person...Don't believe anyone who is selling you anything" and then he has numerous ads on his web page....He is a businessman turned political whistle blower/health advocate.....He basically says that poor health is unnecessary and that the government is in bed with the pharmaceutical companies and they have control over things that really do prevent cancer and cost pennies but they want the profits to go up for pharmaceutical firms who give huge amounts to politicians............sheeeeeeeeeeeesh.....

I love researching health products...There is one I just bought....not going to use it.....yet......but they say....it cures cancer...malaria...and kills parasites, bacteria....Others say it is poison...but...I bought some....

Anyway....it sickens me....that everything is about profit...because there is no one who really cares...

We need more consumer advocates who aren't lining their pockets...

How can a company last without passion for the work?...I mean passion for the "buck" doesn't sustain good companies. In the short term perhaps it does, but ......................not in the long term..You have to have fun...you have to have passion...you have to believe in the process....You must be in the moment....

Bill Gates is no different from you or I....Without his passion about his family, his causes, his spirit, his neighbours, he is nothing...and I think.......of all people....Bill Gates knows it....He found a great wife....Melinda is a great partner to him, I believe....so he is blessed....

correction:

 

maybe not his neighbours....lol..

 

A friend told me once "whatever you're gonna do, you gotta have psssion in it." She doesn't understand medias today either. She has her own website about books and news and reviews which she does it for free because she is a book lover. Reading is her life. Many times she found her content was plagiarized by columnists and editorial staffs. It's quite shocking that media people are that sloppy and lazy and shameless.

 

I don't know how long I can be in this industry. But I'll try my best, do every piece of my works with passion and pass this very idea to new generation who's interested in doing what's right. Who knows someday I might get a chance to make a different or help someone to make it.

You are so wonderful..I adore you..

I understand exactly how you feel...I met an artist once and it opened my eyes because I thought...he did his art simply because it was his passion...He owned a cafe and he painted...One day...I knocked on the door because I saw him painting.  The cafe was closed but he opened the door and we spoke and I asked him about his passion for painting...He said...I have passion for my children, my friends but not for my painting...because this piece is paid for and I have to deliver it....and therefore the passion is removed...I realized that once committment happens with regard to dollars, it is difficult to feel passionate...Passion happens when pressure is removed...When someone is one on one with love.

Whatever you do...you will make a difference in this world..

hugs

It's not often to hear someone told me I am wonderful. lol. It's nice. Thanks, birdie.

At least that artist is honest in saying. It's one of the awful truth we have to face everyday. I think it's strange that sometimes making a living can suck your life out. When you have no passion in your heart, no love in your eyes and you begin to hate the job you love. That's very scary. I'm trying not to be that way.

Well at least you understand the problem you face...Your heart and mind are telling you something...For now...I think you have to focus on what is good about what you do..almost like the gratitude journal...I think....perhaps something could be tweaked and changed and then.........the good feelings would flow again..

You are doing the right thing for now...Refocus on the good parts...and whenever your mind is in any negative place, throw it out...We respond to whatever mind tells us...in the moment at least...

I believe a change will come....and you will exude love in your eyes....from your being....and have passion in your heart...Don't worry...Just be grateful for this moment..

hugs

We should be grateful for every moment we have, shouldn' t we? God gives us time and freedom of how to use it. I think it's always about "how", not "how long". Focusing on good parts really helps. That way you can gain more good things back. For me, I found I/m not sick of doing magazine. I love it. I just don't like the way it is now. Someday, if I can, I'll prove my belief that you can survive in business without give money the first priority.

 

Today a girl who gave me a massage told me people in that salon think I look so kind, a sweet girl. That never happened before. Not in many years. Obviously my change goes outside...finally. lol. In the old days I was pretty scarry. I have this fierce latin look and if I don't smile, I'll scared the sh*t out of you. lol. I used to like to be hard. Now I'm comfortable with being soft. That is...pretty strange to me. I guess at last I'm just happy of being a girl nad who I am.  

Here's the great news...

You were the scarey girl and now you are becoming the soft girl...You will know where the difference comes from and which girl gives you more peace and joy...

Also...I wanted to say...

To the outside world, my life looks miniscule...unaccomplished, but if I live my life and have

made a difference, then it will have been a blessing to be born.

I think of all the people who take their lives and I understand it...but if we could only get it into our heads that maybe our lives are about someone else..giving to someone else..

I haven't done enough...I thought about that this morning as I approach 60 years old...I thought Lord....I think I have at least 10 more years...show me what you want me to do.

In my 30's, somehow while feeling rather close to God in my garden, I made a vow....to donate my 60"s...lol

Well....here I am....so am I going to sit around and feel sorry that my life isn't living with a partner I love....No...then I remember my vow and I think...........Birdie, you have to do something....stop thinking about it...and dial a number and somehow the universe will open up to you and show you the way....All it takes is action...

Tweaty....if I die at 65, the only thing I will regret is that I didn't do more to teach those around me...to be kind, to be loving, to be grateful....We need to teach our gifts whatever they are..encourage and enlighten...

Some of us have a huge audience and some of us have a very small one but............we can still be light.

and in the end...

As we stand before God....and we will...we will have done the job that we were called to do.

Big or small audience doens't matter. I think what counts is that we give something out, teach something, encourage someone who may create a big difference in the future. Known or unknown, seen or unseen, everybody has his part.

 

I wish I could talk more. But I feel so tired. Last night I have to hang on until 3 am. to e-mail just a piece of work because my internet connection were so slowww. I feel so sleepy right now.

 

Talk more soon.

Sleep Tweaty...

You are right....Big or small...it doesn't matter..

I can't quote Mother Teresa but she said something like...

Don't look for people to help....Start with the person standing closest to you...

In other words....you are to minister to the person standing right next to you...in words and actions....just as you have been doing...kindness...That is from the Mother herself..lol

Start with the simple thing...I think that's what she's trying to tell. Simple and easy and you'll get encourage to do more because doing good is always harder than doing bad. Take a little step one at a time woudl be more easier.

You don't have to go far in order to help make a difference..

We all need encouragement...we all have needs. I think the biggest thing is to show love to others...

Yes, and not being afriad of getting no love in return. Many times I heard people say they don't want to do something good because once they did, no one seems to appreciate it. It's a misconception. That's one of the roots of why people are so unkind today.

taking myself on a date tonight..wish you could come.

Tell me how fun it is.

Always somewhat interesting to share views with people...Met two nice women who live close to me...One has a clothing store and rides a Harley...so...we'll get together..I never met any French women who ride Harley before..so..I find it......interesting to make new aquaintances...

Are you winking at me?  lol

hugs

How do you know that? Are you a psychic or something? lol

 

She sounds very interesting. A French woman rides a Harley? Wow, that's so cool!

Me, I can't even ride a bicycle...I can't handle anything on wheels very well. lol

No....I just feel things...and then put together the puzzle....lol

Some people just know things...by their surroundings ...you know...They watch and take notice of people....I am in tune with everything around me..

Yes..I had fun....I was in the moment...You know why I had fun...Because it was fun sharing.....with the guy, guys...with the girls.....just being.......talking...smiling...It's fun to me..Everyone of us is so different...I like exploring..sometimes I like exploring.

Well....I want to call her ...I may have a French guy to set her up with....lol

not sure he'd go for it though.

You can't ride?  I guess I will have to pedal then.

Yes, it's fun to explore people and things around you. Sometimes you notice a lot of things that never been in your sight. Only if you just have time...

 

I can't ride and I can't drive. I'd prefer a taxi. lol

When you pedal, you notice the life around you....the shops, people, shrubs, plant life...It's amazing...Like your eyes see so much more..but you're right, you need the time to do it..and I would ride my bike everywhere ...even across town, if I felt safe on the roads...but I have this fear of busy traffic not noticing me and wham, it's over.

Some places are great for bicycles., cuz you have the room.. I rode a lot in Arizona.

Well, riding is not recoomended in Bangkok because right here, people behind the wheel rules. The others like pedestrian, motocylcist or what has wheels less than four is a minor, a seconcded class citizen, a person who is seriously in danger when being on the street/ footpath. It's that bad.

What about TukTuk?   Are they like Taxi?  Did I spell it right?

 

When I was in Bangkok, I took Tuk Tuk...and Taxi of course..

Where is the best and safest place in the world to ride a bicycle?  Must be Holland...I wonder?

Tuk Tuk is a kind of taxi. Some of them are good and some bad, depend on your luck. I think Tuk Tuk now cannot run around Bangkok freely like they used to. I like Tuk Tuk. But...when you think about the quality of the air here, you might think twice to take it in rush hour.

 

When was you in Bangkok? Is that a very long time ago?

 

I have a friend living in Holland and she rides everywhere on two wheels. You're right. Holland must be the best place for riding the bicycle.

I was in Bangkok in 1988; so yes...it was a very long time ago..It was a whirlwind trip and I remember the pollution was very bad at that time...but since then, they must have many restrictions on the emissions..

Sorry, we still have no restrictions on the emissions or even we have it, we don't give a sh*t about it. Not much people care about praticing the law here. That is the dark side of us.  

Would you say.....you need more light side in Thailand..

More....I want to do the "right" thing.

That's why in the US....I want us to do the "right" thing...Light attracts Light and Dark attracts Dark..and unless you move towards one or the other....It is Hell.

There is no fairness in this world...The Good are forced to live Hell on Earth with the Bad...

I think in these times on earth, we need God more than ever..

These say....in the end times....Those who are bad will become more and more evil...and those who are called to be ambassadors of good, will grow in their righteousness.

 

Yes, we do need that. We got many good things with us and yet we don't know how to appreciate them.

 

You know what I hate most? It's when people do bad things and claim "Everybody does that."

 

That tells a lot.

Justification...We need to feel justified...so we say everyone does it...

Have principles and integrity...Know your boundaries...In my mind, if I don't love and respect myself, no one else can...I have to think highly of me and I have to be honest about who and what I am...

I want to be a good person..Sometimes we do things that aren't good, but believe me...I pay for it...with sad soul...and my happiness doesn't return until I feel "oneness" with God again...with goodness.

Yes, you're right. Everybody has to pay for what he/she did.

 

Actually if those people say "I do it because I want to.", I won't e so pissed. At least they're honest. What kind of people are you if you do the wrong thing and yet don't want to be guilty and moreover, try to throw that guilt to other people?

Like the Hippicrates that Jesus hated....He would rather embrace a sinner who is honest than a hippocrate who prays in his temple.

Reminds me of politicians....those hippocrates...but.......how do you believe those smiling lying faces?

Why don't I like politics...cuz...it is a lying game...but someone has to do it.

Politicians is the bet examples of this. I dont' think they lie because they have to, just to stay in game. I think they lie because they're too weak to believe they can surive by telling the truth and do the right thing. They're just too scared.

You are absolutely right!!!!

They think they have to maintain the status quo just to survive....so no one..............is strong enough to make the necessary changes....Correct!..and so people like me.....who know nothing about politics....don't get involved because in many areas....I see losers running who can't get proper jobs...and all they do is discuss...discuss...argue...

I personally don't like it...but..........I am much more interested in American politics than Canadian..

More dynamos...more fire.....just more........still.......

I like to believe in people who really do want change to happen...to better the world.

Game...that's the word I don't like...

It is not a job....a life calling..

It is a Game...

A Game of Power...and it has to change..

Power does corrupt..

"Absolute power corrupts absolutely."--I don't remember who said that. But it's true and I witness it with my oen eyes in my country.

 

It's still happenning now.

Only the strongest (Godly integrity) of men.....would not be weakened (corrupted) by Power..

Imagine having a leader who has that kind of Godly integrity....God would have to be with that man...I see it that way...

I do believe that God blesses his chosen....the leaders who have Godly hearts...He blesses them and gifts them with the power to get the job done.....

Some would disagree but ................I believe it..

Do you think I am naive to believe that Goodness wins?

No. But it taks a lot of guts and strange to stand for that which is why it's not the choice for many people. Doing good is always harder. Some people says being good is no use because there is no good result gieven back immediately. I think they're not looking in the right way. I mean what is the "good" result should be? Being suddenly rich? Being famous over night? Getting what you wants right away? I believe you know better than that, birdie. 

Yes...I have and I do know better....If my nature had been self promotion, I would have stayed in New York City and been famous and wealthy by now...since I was a young fresh woman with charisma and the vulnerability combo....but it wasn't...Perhaps I was partly wrong because I felt.............promoting self was not the right thing, almost evil..It felt very very uncomfortable for me....yet know I now realize that we must in life promote....but the reasons must be honorable...so...intention is everything...

If I was given the honor of working for a higher cause....whatever it is....I  would vow to God to put him first....to honor what is right...to give my life to rightousness...

 

On Peer Pressure..

Blessed is the person who does not follow the advice of

wicked people, take the path of sinners or join the company

of mockers........Psalm 1:1

 

Don't let anyone deceive you..Associating with bad people will ruin decent people...1 Corinthians 15:33

 

My Hope

You are my hope, O Almighty Lord.

You have been my confidence ever since I was young.

Psalm 71: 5

 

 

You sounds a lot like Ben. Sorry, it's my habits now to link everything to Ben. LOL. That guy has lots of love for God. It must come from the family that adopted him.

 

Yeah, I think it's best to present who you are. The real you. And telling the truth is much easier because when you lie or even boost youself, you have a chance to forget what' you've said. And when people find it's not true, it would be a disaster. Being famous and wealthy is not the answer for everyone. It's sad to see people being obsessed with that idea.

It is okay Tweaty..

Yes..it is sad when people become obsessed with money and fame....On the other hand, I am not living in poverty....so.......I don't walk in their shoes...but I remembe what it was like...........to live from paycheck to paycheck when I was a young girl....I just learned to be a saver..

I vowed never to be poor...but obsession with wealth or fame..................never....ever..

I think it's very tough for the now generation to stay on the right path today because we're living in the world of (too much) consumption. We buy before we know why. Sometimes we don't even think about why buying it. It's like we're programmed to that. That somehow weaken people and confuses them between being rich and being good. Poverty is a very big problem. Because when you're always hungry, you can't think of any other good thing than fulfill your hollow stomach. I think that...might be the main cause of problems we have now.

 

And I think the key is you have to understand what "enough" is.

I always felt more secure having some savings...rather than things..so ...........when I was young, I used to sew...in order to have nice clothing...and when I moved away from home, I lived in one room so that I could have some money in my savings account..(back then, we saved in the bank)

I am still that way...I could buy a new car, designer clothing, expensive furniture but ....I feel more secure having the money...so that I know....I won't be a poor old woman...lol...I mean it sounds funny but that is the truth....

I like quality things very much but I don't crave them..need them....Sure...if I was partnered with someone and we had enough assets and he loved beautiful things as I do, then  we would probably make our home more beautiful...I would probably buy a new or newer car because those things are nice..............they are nice but not necessary..

 

As you say....how much does a person need...Once you have a nice home, a car that doesn't embarrass you..a few items of clothing that work....that's all you need...More is waste.

I hate waste.. 

 

Yeah, same here. I always feel more secure having LOTS of savings. I could blame my star sign that it's taurus's habits. lol. Of course, we don't want to be an old woman and living in a shoe box...

 

Sometimes I feel lucky that I'm not interested too much in designer cloths and stuffs. I have friends who love to "keep up with the world". They gotta have iPhone/Blackberry and gotta hang out in the today's most popular club. I don't understand that and they don't understand why I'm fine with being a hilbilly. lol. My passion or obsession is about books and craft things. You won't believe how amny books I have, especially books of crafts. I always find something worht to buy in bookstore. That habits can't be fixed. lol

Hillbilly?? I don't think so...lol.

Where does the urge to spend for the sake of spending come from...I mean...I look at a Tshirt or a scarf...and granted if it is Hermes...and you want one of them....they last forever...but ..........I don't want to advertise for Versace or Gucci....Honestly...I would rather have a watch I like the looks of.....good quality...than a prominent label...I am not saying that wearing top labels is wrong....I would probably do it on occasion if I had lots of money...but I would still buy...................wholesale...hahahahaha...I think quality and label names do not go hand in hand....

My Maui man has a daughter and she loves ....to look designer put together....BMW convertible, scarf that cost $500...She won't wear any watch....because it is has to be Rolex or no watch...We bought her one for Christmas and she was insulted because I guess her father had said that he would buy her a Rolex sometime...Anyway...we returned the...........low end designer watch we bought and gave her the cash....The problem is...................she has no money....none...yet she flies off for weekends in New York...I don't get it!..I couldn't spend if I had no savings....As they grow.....I spend more.

Yes...I always browse book stores as well...for little gems of wisdom...I am a Virgo..and practical Virgo loves quality but is too practical to not be thrifty.

Oh, wholesale store is fun. I love to explore that kind of Everything 50 cents shop. lol. Sometimes you find an amazing thing in cheap price. Something odd and cool and it works. I like that feeling.

 

That young girl is just one of millions nowadays that hooked up with designer things. I wonder where that comes from. As for me, I always feel embarrassing if I have to carry those "monogram" bag or whatever has designer logo all over it. I see many girls buy fake designer products and wear it and I just think "why the hell they think people won't know it's fake?" Having good taste is not about using brand name stuffs, isn't it? People just have misconception about that.  

Yes...I think it is embarrassing to carry a designer product with a huge logo on it....I would feel embarrassed...a tiny logo maybe...that is barely noticeable...The point is...as you say....people think it is good taste and they have that misconception.....I think it seems tacky...like they are all the moo moos in the same pen.....

If you know quality.....quality lasts....so if you find a beautiful piece of leather whatever,.....whereever....and you clean it up....it is still a beautiful piece....Martha Stewart does it all the time....I look for something I think is pretty decent looking....I say that because ................it is difficult to find great things sometimes.

I don't think it is wrong to buy a designer label...not at all...but to wear the huge and obvious big logos.....yes...I think it is tacky....not classy.

Yes, a good designer leather bag can last for 20 years. I think I read about that once or twice. Most of brand name companies can fix their wear-off products no matter how "old" their versions/catalogue number.

 

I once had a job of translating LV press realease and it's amazing. These people know how to keep their image and very profressional. They take very good care in everydetails from the material of products to the fonts and paper they used for PR notes. You'll know in all of sudden that this brand is about quality and elegance. It doesn't need to show their oversized logo. But...of course, they do. lol. That showa how well they know their customers and how to sell their products. lol. 

Absolutely...If I were the designer with a huge following, of course, I would capitalize and create as huge a demand for my product as possible....It is very good business...I am just saying....that those huge handbags with Gucci or Versace covering the entire bag in silver letters.....seems garish...(spelling) to me...I prefer.....smaller, more subtle quality pieces....without the obvious branding...still....I am impressed when I find a great designer piece at a consignment store....It's true...but I back away from dramatic pieces and go for  more subtle quality...It seems classier to me...

That is my opinion..

We throw out things because we are tired of them....but for example.....a handbag that is soft quality leather.....would last for twenty years...We should just wrap it up and put it in a time vault for 6 years and then take it out again and pretend it's new....lol

I think we have similar concept about this designer thing. Classy is better than showy, of course. WE're classy girls, aren't we? lol.

 

Hey, that's good idea for a quality handbag. I've heard many people "invest" in brand name watches. They buy and keep it like they do with gold and arts pieces. Time passes by and value added more and more. I wonder if anybody do the same with cloths and bags?

I think they should...not sure if they do...That would be a good idea....but you need room to store all that stuff and certainly they don't appreciate the same way gold and art do...Years ago....the cloth was much better quality....I saw beautiful linen table napkins with quality lace border in California that were hundreds of dollars...for napkins...and I thought...why not recycle...from other beautiful linen items.

Once in a while I go to thrift stores and always look for linen table ware....just to see if I find something special.

Yes...WE are classy GIRLS..

Classy is good.

Showy.....not my style..

 

Maybe cloths is not that popular to invest because it doesn't last long enough.

I agree that in the old days they had much better quality. Oh, isn't everything like that?

 

Thrift store is fun like charity shop. It can make you feel like a pirate hunting down the treasure. lol. Last I was in England and found those charity shops are amazing. It's nice when you can do shopping with anything under 5 pounds.

I loved the charity shops in Manhattan....Designer charity...great finds but that was decades ago...Last year I went into a thrift store in Arizona and saw a mahoganny dining table with 6 chairs upholstered in an off white...covered...new....$125.00...I thought.........what a find!

too bad I didn't live there....too bad I didn't need one.  lol

still...

a great find...yes...I love the finds...lol

 

Oh, it's really too bad. But great find! lol

Maybe we should have a club with slogan like "Good thing, Lower price, Great Find!". lol

Oh no...People have to find their own good finds or else if we do the work...it becomes a business and you know what happens with a business......the price goes way up!

giggles. .....

Oh, I mean a club like Jane Austin Book club kind of thing. You know, meeting evey month, sipping tea and talking about who can find what. Maybe we have a contest like "Finder of the month". lol.

I would prefer the book club....I would be bored with the finder club....no thanks...LMAO..I need to learn something...from others.

a club that discusses alternative treatment...holistic approaches to medicine...or an investment club...(have to learn how to make my money work for me) or an art club..

anything where I can learn ...even a beginner politician club...like baby politicians 101.

philosophy club...science club...travel club..(that one might produce a bit of jealousy on my part...I might learn too much and learning too much when you can't apply it in your life sometimes produces frustration)

How about cluv of everything? Meeting and talking about anything you love to explore. That wouldn't be boring. Only messy, maybe. lol

Great idea!...Yes..I see what you mean....Messy...yes...could be a sticky situation....it could get messy but at least the mess would be undercover....

Sticky like...glue? Now I wonder how sticky club should look like? lol

Well....it wouldn't look like the Micky Mouse club.

I still remeber that song. M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E

 

We should have song of the club. lol.

yes...Dicky Bear...Dicky Bear...Forever let us hold it high ....

D I C K E Y      B E A R R Y

leaving town this second...talk to you Monday..

Alright, birdie. Have Fun!

Meanwhile I'll practice the song. lol

you're MY optimist. Always something to make me feel a bit better

Am I?

Glad to hear that.

You're always a positive spot for me.  You're welcome to email me

I've never thought I can make somebody feel that way...or anything. 

It's kind of strange of strange cuz I'm always on the passive side, the one who's been influenced, not the one who has it.

Oh, and you're welcome to email me, too.