When Ideas Flow

I was reminded tonight how some of my best ideas come when I least expect it. Why is that? Often I put in long hard days working away at my day job and at the end of that day, my ideas flow onto a canvas. The next morning I look at the work and just can’t see that any progress has been made sometimes. It's as if I worked for hours, went to sleep, then began to take steps backward only to start all over. Its during these times that every so often I’ll think about giving up, stop painting, and do something else. Yesterday I purchased 6 new canvas'
(Aaron Bros. had a great sale).
 

So again I ask, why is that? I believe my mind, although spongelike and amazing, is still somewhat limited. My brain constantly absorbs things from the outside through our senses, combining with our own preferred judgments from the inside to create a thought or idea.  When my mind rests, for example during sleepytime, physical activities (softball), or just plain old fun, then it opens up to a larger universe - my mind amazes me sometimes. It is here that I surprise myself by conjuring new ideas that can be totally new.

 

Small Steps...

The next time you take a step,

where will you go? 

To another city,

to another relationship,

to another level?
Will you contemplate who has been there before,
or will you be grateful just to be there?
Searching for a place where the accomplishment

makes the heart grow ever so fondly.  

Take a step back now to recall
the needed steps you take now so small,
Small steps of.....
Who?
Where?
When? 

JR

7/7

Fourth with the Family

My patriotic heart beats red, white, and blue.  ~Author Unknown

A dream come true.

Most every show on U2's 360 world tour has ended with "Moment Of Surrender," but before walking offstage last night in Nashville Bono saw a blind fan upfront holding up a sign saying he wanted to play a song for his wife. "What do you want to play?" Bono said to him. "Get a guitar for this dude. Gents, we have a surprise guest." The man said he was really nervous, but once handed Bono's acoustic guitar he began playing "All I Want Is You." It started with just Bono on vocals, but soon enough the entire band joined in for a moment the man is unlikely to ever forget. 

When it was all done, Bono even gave him the guitar. Amazing!!!

 

I love the United States.

I think we as citizens of this Country

are blessed each and every day to live here.

I am very proud of all serviceman stateside and abroad 

fighting to keep us safe. I'm happy to sing Happy Birthday

tomorrow as our nation turns the ripe age of 235! Drink a cold refreshment, eat a hot dog or two, splurge on some cotton candy, light some fireworks, catch some fireflies, take a break and know that we are free in this country to make our own decisions. Our Freedom needs to be celebrated as we go about our fun day of frolicking. 

Happy 

Birthday 

America.

Eloyse inspired

Still I'm staying on to figure out my mid life crisis
I hit an iceberg in my life
You know I'm still afloat
You lose your balance, lose your wife
In the queue for the lifeboat

You got to put the women and children first
But you've got an unquenchable thirst

The "So many choices" (dream)

Last night I was in and out of sleep all night. Waking up and moving around left and right. It was a strange dream albeit, I know I've had it before. It's the one where  I sit at the oblong table with names of songs written down on paper while I push my brain to choose one U2 song from the army of many as my first dance at my (dream) wedding. That's when I woke up in a pool of sweat wondering what was going on. Why have this dream now? Well as usual, I fell back to sleep and it continued. I remember thinking to myself there are so many choices I can choose from. 


Unchained Melody
Dancing Barefoot
Dreaming with tears in my Eyes
The Ground Beneath Her Feet
With Or Without You
If You Wear That Velvet Dress
Love is Blindness
All I Want Is You

Stay

Kite

In a little while
Moment of Surrender

I just think it's kind of funny that I've been dreaming about something that's not happening for quite some time. I tend to giggle when I think about it. Do you have any songs that you hold near and dear to your heart that sometimes you have crazy dreams about? I'd like to know so I won't be the only crazy one out there. And by the way it doesn't have to be a U2 song..... Well it should be.... I'm just saying!