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THE GLORIOUS MORNING GLORY... MY FAVORITE FLOWER, ACTUALLY... BLOOMS AGAIN THIS YEAR, NOT QUITE YET, BUT  THE LITTLE SHOOTS HAVE STARTED LOOKING CUTE, POKING UP THROUGH THE SOIL. THIS YEAR, WE ARE KEEPING THE WASCAWWY WABBITS AWAY FROM THEM, AS I HAVE THEM PROTECTED FROM THEIR VORACIOUS HUNGER... BUNNIES CEASE BEING CUTE WHEN THEY ARE EATING YOUR STUFF. A LADY AT THE NURSERY SAID, "MAKES YOU REALLY WANT A BB GUN, DOESN'T IT?" OH, YEAH!
MY MOTHER USED TO SAY TO ME WHEN I WAS LITTLE, AS I SPOONED UNREASONABLE SIZED PORTIONS OF FOOD ON MY PLATE, "YOUR EYES ARE BIGGER THAN YOUR STOMACH, MY DEAR. START SMALL AND ADD TO IT." I DIDN'T GET WHAT SHE MEANT FOR YEARS. I GOT ALL CAUGHT UP IN THE EYES AND THE STOMACH PUZZLE, THINKING THAT SINCE I COULDN'T SEE MY STOMACH BUT I COULD SEE THE SIZE OF MY EYES, I MUST HAVE AN EXTREMELY TINY STOMACH AND AS I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE DIGESTIVE PROCESS IN ANY CASE, THE ADMONITION WAS PRETTY MUCH LOST ON ME. UNTIL NOW.
REMEMBERING HER WORDS AND LOOKING OVER THE AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR SENIORS GO LIVE, IT SEEMS THAT I'VE GOTTEN ALL CAUGHT UP IN THE BIGGER FUTURE PICTURE, AND HAVE LOST SIGHT OF "START SMALL AND ADD TO IT" PREMISE. THAT WHICH IS DOABLE IS BEST DONE. HENCE, I'VE CUT THE MENU DOWN FOR A BIT. DOABLE IS THE OPERATIVE WORD AT THE MOMENT.
MARKETING THE DOABLE: THERE ARE SENIORS WHO ARE STILL ACTIVELY PURSUING 'CAREERS' OR HOBBIES OR DOING THINGS THAT GIVE THEM GREAT PLEASURE. LIKE ME AND MY ART. SENIORS GO LIVE AIMS AT THOSE SENIORS OF ALL WALKS AND LEVELS AND CORNERS, SENIORS WHO ENJOY OTHERS' ARTS, CRAFTS, STORIES, ETC. AS MUCH AS THEIR OWN. THESE ARE THE SENIORS WHOM WE INVITE TO JOIN!
I REMEMBER A PARTICULAR JOY THAT FED MY SPIRIT WHEN I WAS YOUNG AND THAT WAS TO LISTEN TO MY GREAT AUNT, MY GRANDMA, MY GRANDPA, MY MOM, AUNTS AND UNCLES AS THEY GOT OLDER, TOO, TELLING HOW IT WAS WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG, STORIES OF FAMILY EVENTS, TALES OF GREY SHEEP, THE WAR, THE LOVES, THE REUNIONS, THE COMIC AND THE DELIGHTFUL... GIVING ME A STRONG SENSE OF FAMILY AND AN EQUALLY STRONG SENSE OF HUMOR. I WAS BLESSED WITH PAYING ATTENTION AND HAVING KNOWN A LOT OF REGULAR PEOPLE WHO WERE GREAT IN THEIR OWN WAYS AND DAYS. WHAT I GAVE TO THOSE BELOVED OLD FOLKS DURING THOSE TIMES OF LISTENING CANNOT EVER COMPARE TO THE TREASURE OF KNOWLEDGE AND SENSE OF SELF THAT I GAINED. SO SAYING, HERE WE ARE, OLD FOLKS OURSELVES WITH A SONG TO SING, A TALE TO TELL... NOW ALL WE NEED ARE THE LISTENERS AND APPRECIATORS. IF YOU PUBLISH IT, THEY WILL COME...
SO; WELCOME AND STAY TUNED! |
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