Showing posts with label Happy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Happy. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

The Lessons of a Dream

Wow! What a dream I had this morning. I could feel the texture of the coat I was wearing, the breeze on my face. People's eyes could be read. Interesting selection of people to join me for such a lucid dream, too.

Three, no four, major players in the dream.

One person, who has a habit of "not showing up" was in the dream and, surprise, did not show up!

Person-two, I found her stuffed bunny, gave it back to her. We chatted and danced while we waited for person-one to not show up. She left on the school bus and took her bunny with her, both seemed very happy to be reunited!

Person-three, was headed to the laundromat, but eyes told me that maybe later.....

Person-four - What are you doing in my dreams? I've never seen you here before; welcome! You look good at the head of the table! Your leadership skills are becoming very impressive!

I was wearing my pretty royal blue coat with the fur collar that I lost 45 years ago. All this time I thought it was stolen but I just left it in the land of dreams. What other items might be waiting there for me to rediscover?  It would be nice if my skate key is there. I don't have the skates anymore but I sure liked that skate key. It would look good on a 30" silver chain surrounded with Kyanite and Iolite beads.

The restaurant where I was having lunch with friends was built with thick redwood beams  and boards. Windows wrapped around three sides of the dining room. I could smell the vegetables roasted in rosemary and the ravioli (I'm pretty sure I brought the ravioli with me from watching Master Chef Canada last night. I could taste it too and all I have to say is "YUM"!)

I do hope my subconscious noted the location of the restaurant; the ambiance was remarkable and the black currant balsamic vinaigrette was literally out-of-this-world! I'm going to start sleeping with a  mason jar just in case I go back.

If I die in my sleep, know that some uptight dream-realm official wouldn't let me transfer dimensions with a mason jar full of salad dressing and I chose to stay with that divine nectar of the gods!

I found a folding laundry basket, returned it to person-two, returned to the curb to wait!  I looked down the street and knew that person-one was always going to not-show-up. I unbuttoned my coat, put my hands in my pockets and started walking in the direction of home. I made the choice not to wait but to show up for myself.

The walk felt good, the pace was brisk, even in an elegant pair of heels! I was smiling. The air brushed my face as I walked and as I woke, I could still feel the breeze on my skin and I was still smiling.

Now, if you'll excuse me. My teapot is whistling and I have fresh ginger to peel and chop. The crew is waiting for me by the pool. We are going to repair the net on the pool sweep and draw straws to see who is going to sweep up the mess of crushed sand dollars in the entry, family room and living room floors.

I learned two lessons in the last 24 hours. I can show up for myself and bored dogs have a taste for sea shells.

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Happily Ever After

Elbows deep in clay today. Lots of the mud under my fingernails! I love, love, love playing in dirt!

As I was rolling out a slab of clay, I thought about the princesses and fairy tales I grew up with.

Most  of the princesses were in pretty miserable states at the time of the rescues. Miraculously, some cowboy in tights trots in with sword swinging and carries the distressed damsel away.  

The blissful couples trot down a trail to happily ever after with heart shaped clouds and cheesy smiles on their horses' faces. The End. Roll Credits!

But,

Snow White had a pretty charmed life. Pretty dress,, birds and animals following her every command, room with a view.  When some other woman messes it  up for her she relocates to the forest where she meets seven delightful souls. She fixes them up with a little assistance from the forest animals. The nasty old woman stalks her and screws it up again. Obviously, Snow's mother and father never taught her that taking food from unlicensed street vendors was a bad idea!  If it hadn't been for the old biddy and her apple, Snow White really wouldn't have any need for Prince Charming.  She was doing a pretty good job of it herself. Seven men, animals to do the housework and a cottage in a forest. Hell, I should be so lucky!

Nice view, some good friends! Looks happy to me.


Briar Rose lived in a forest with 3 nanny-fairies, talked to animals, picked organic fruit off the trees and probably ingested a mushroom or two. I mean, who dances with birds and bunnies in cape and boots?  Some "prick" comes along and messes it all up and totally trashes the landscaping. Those dang spinning wheels! She had been pretty happy in the forest dancing with the wildlife until the King and Queen called her back to marry Phillip. 

Now this is what I call HAPPY!


Cinderella? Now her life was messed up! Her step-mom and step-sisters sucked big time.  She spent her days scrubbing chimneys and her bedroom was infested with rodents. She had a fairy-godmother who comes by and gives her a nice dress, slippers and a cool set of wheels. Why didn't she wish for a little cottage on the beach or a ticket to Cabo?  Talk about messed up, that fairy-godmother had some  priority issues!  Along comes some Prince with a foot fetish. He likes her tiny little feet and off they go to Happily-Ever-After-Land!

Hello!  Call your Godmother and ask her to turn evil step-mom into a toad!

In spite of all the tales of chicks who supposedly wait around to be rescued for Happyville, I think most of the women I know/knew don't/didn't spend a lot of time queuing up behind the "Happy Starts Here: Please Wait Behind The Line" sign.

I asked the crew if they ever waited around for someone to make them happy.

All but Beatrice said happiness starts with the self, everything else is just topping!

Beatrice's response? "Define Happy?"