Friday, September 27, 2013

coffee thought...horoscope for 9.27.13

Three different horoscopes from three different places makes me think my three (current) personalities need to get it together:

You're often preoccupied by other people's lives. Your devotion to others will be appreciated today, Gemini. For example, in the family circle, you may have to bandage everyone's little physical or psychological wounds. Don't neglect your energy needs. As you're aware, you need all the strength you can muster

Start something new -- or at least restart something that needs some new energy. Your initiative is key to the day's success, so pick something that fires you up and get going

Old memories may return to haunt you today, making it difficult to finalize an important decision. If you feel pushed, unwarranted fears could make a difference now, tilting you toward caution instead of action. But even if you turn down an opportunity, you still might grow restless with your current routine and wish that you said yes. Thankfully, once you acknowledge that there's no single path, it will be easier to accept the one you have chosen. Remember, the journey is the reward.

Everything

Everything.
Happens.
It is surprising (still) to see how the universe brings people together and how small the actual world is.
What brings folks together is shared experiences and life in general and sometimes I am amazed at how random it is and not random at all this all is.
So if you remember last year this time I was preparing to go to St. Thomas USVI to go witness the lovely wedding of my two friends. Well, i mentioned the experience I had flying out from Miami and how there was a service for this fallen police officer. Moving experience.
Fast forward to me training/ part of the expanded role of what I am doing (waiting for the expanded $$ but then I would be waiting forever) and we have interns- one of which I interviewed in March at our higher ed recruitment day. Here we are: 3 weeks into training and he tells me a story about this is coming up on the one year anniversary of his fathers death [no, I don't know how we got on that and no I don't know what it is about that moment that made him share] but he mentioned that his fathers body had to be flown back from Florida to St. Thomas for the funeral. I was like literally getting chills because what a stranger coincidence, right?
 I dig back on my blog and I happened to name the fallen officer-
and sitting right in front of me is his namesake son.
Talk about wow.
Talk about WOW.
So is it a coincidence that I saw that last year and prayed for them all in the way I pray for all those who loose someone (cause I know about that specific loss of a father and a mother first hand)
Is it a coincidence that he applied to NYU and was interviewed and hired by me and now I am training him?
Eh, life has not many coincidences
and is full of happenstance.
This is just one.



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Friday, September 20, 2013

Fun in the park

Carefree and little...
Those were the days...

Sometimes you just gotta have fun. 

Relationships

Relationships 
They are many things. 
Some are about a mutual sharing of information and life goals etc.etc...
Really a basic relationship or friendship involves some level of like, love, maybe attraction (and so many other things...) but think about it- 
if you have not picked up a phone and I have not heard your voice (hello can you hear me now type of way) then what purpose do you have in my life or better yet what purpose do I have in yours?
that's all...

So

So
In the attempt to do something nice
I fell on the steps of the building I live in. Fell hard on my tailbone. There ain't no cushion back there to land on. What the hell.
Really world? I am too damn old for this.



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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

coffee thought...

coffee thought...

Fall has fallen in to the weather forecast for real today. This would be a perfect day for a hot chocolate and a croissant and some tall boots and a scarf around your neck.
I have the scarf.
The rest of that stuff will have to come to fruition when I have my next paycheck ;)
But a good sweater and a cool jacket and a cup of java will get you in the mood. Have a glorious day!
that's all...

Monday, September 16, 2013

coffee thought...

 
my coffee is close to my heart
..at least I have a heart..

that's all...
 
 

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Not invited...

Not invited
So the

So the wonderful lil boy peanuts birthday was 9/11. Which marked many emotions and feelings regarding that day in general but I digress.
Now you know we love a party. We party party party (ala cliff huxtable voice) yet there was no party. Correction there was no party I was invited to. So as most parents do (and as most children's parties are supposed to be) this was a geared for kids. Now- apparently because the venue was not her place and the planning was done by the baby daddy it seems that folks with kids for invited. Makes sense- as it is a kids party and the thought of spending a Saturday with screaming 3 yr olds is not all the way appealing. But considering the way this was handled- because I am childless I am not invited to support and witness and celebrate this child. Cool. Cause apparently the love support and stuff I have done don't get me thru the door. How it was handled pisses me off- cause after asking and lookin and making time for this thing begging for an address of said shindig and then the change of date via text message so really you are not all that concerned. It was like wow ok. I see this. I see the value
I am in your life. I recognize this. I will act accordingly. Trust and believe anything I do I do of choice and the choice can be not to go the extra way. It's easy. It has been done. And truthfully why am I putting myself out of the way? Cause of love. Well love don't have to love here anymore.
The second non invite came from the brother.
Weekend events included a luau and a parade- independent of each other but somehow involving me.
So the brother has a friend from high school that is Hawaiian. We went to her wedding many years back. Excellent time.
Anywho, they have a fall BBQ and typically am invited to. Admittedly I don't go cause usually I have to work or have other plans. Well this year- bro #1 decided not to invite me and look what happens- I end up there.





Life has a funny way of closing one door and opening up others that bring about whole different perspectives. And a little hula dancing to boot!