Birthday Celebration
September came in like a Lion! The best part was Celebration time with my family.
This post is about September 1st, my Birthday and the Celebration. I don’t especially love numbers for birthdays, but I am grateful for everyday I have been on this earth.
My Celebration includes my Son in Spokane, Washington and his family and my Son in Woodbridge, Virginia and his family. Since I am in Billings with the third Son and my granddaughter, you know we are definitely Social Distancing!
Home to me is Tennessee, anywhere with a Tennessee zip code. I am definitely a Tennessee Volunteer!
Kris and my granddaughter live in Billings. I have been blessed the past several years to be in here for my Birthday. I tell you, he always plans something very Special. It usually includes food! Billings is a host for many wonderful Restaurants and I was sure we had visited them all.
I was Wrong! He didn’t say anything about celebrating my birthday this year. I thought he had forgotten. Wrong again! We had reservations at Montana’s Rib and Chop house!
A meal with Eliana, my granddaughter is always a pleasure. She loves to eat and savors each bite!
Eliana loves steak. Her steak was perfect, so tender it would have cut with a fork. The atmosphere and service was the best!
I had Chicken Marsala and honestly, I forgot what Kris ordered. I do remember dessert was a complimentary Crème Brûlée! We ate too much, laughed and enjoyed being out, seated safely, but in an ordinary setting.
In conclusion, when the waitress brought our check, she brought a signed card for me!
If you visit or live in Billings, Montana please eat here. You won’t be disappointed. For now, let’s
Goforth and Prosper,
Molinda Sue
A Street Without Holes
A Street Without Holes – Regret lives in a hole.
I am looking for different avenues and opportunities to share with friends.
Happy Healthy Monday…
Today, I have time with my precious Granddaughter .We will dance, exercise, play music and laugh.
Kris, my son, will cook a special meal for dinner tonight. She is my priority today and I am grateful to be in her space during this dime of social distance.
Physical Therapy
I really miss going to Physical therapy. With the structured environment it was easy to do what I was asked . Now, I must ask myself: “What next?”
My answer is exercise is an essential part of my quality of life. Today I will exercise, check with Deanna for the online Pilates and have fun. Oh, did I mention there is fun on this new Street?
I almost have a routine for each week day that I am comfortable completing. The morning begins with prayer, meditation, documenting three things I am thankful for, time with God and a quick review of my day. Next, write and write. If I don’t count and document my words, they fall in a hole. I discovered I need structure and a time frame assigned to important tasks.
So…Mornings are my best time, therefore, I will devote 45 minutes each morning from 10:30 a.m. until 11:15 for Physical Therapy. I have 5 exercises for each day and do two sets of each.
Just put it on my Calendar and emotionally, it creates a commitment! Now that some things have opened up again in Billings I can add a weekly visit to the Chiropractor. I went last year and loved the care I received.
What is missing? No, who is missing? You are missing. What are you doing? I want to hear from you. Let’s Here’s to your good Health and Let’s
Goforth and Prosper,
Molinda Sue
Holes – 5 Chapters of Life
Five Short Chapters of Life
Holes I Fell In
There’s a Big hole in the road where I walk in our neighborhood.. When I walk, I must avoid it or
I may fall. Rural roads instead of streets go in front of the homes. This morning I will walk down the road.
The unpaved roads lend a country atmosphere.
I recall living on a street named Tennessee Avenue. My best friend lived at the other end of town.
We would start walking and meet in the middle. Most days in the spring, there would be a soft, sweet smelling rain falling. My umbrella covered me. I walked.
Now, staying safe at home is a good thing. However, I remember the afternoon walks, feeling the breeze, hear the light touch of rain hitting my umbrella and splashing water. Pleasant memories from childhood. Many roads have been before me since then.
Recently, My son read the following poem to me. I wish I had a recording of him reading it. As he read, my life seemed to flash before me. Four times I have fallen in a hole!
The second best reading of the poem I will share with you today, given by Wayne Dyer.
Reading from: Autobiography in 5 Short Chapters by Portia Nelson
Identifying the Holes in Life
I heard the news day before yesterday. I heard the news yesterday. The news today will be the same…..It’s the hole in the sidewalk. Now is the time to take a different street. Our responsibility is to chose the healthiest path, search our mind for activities to help others and be happy at home.
Prayer Helps In Troubled Times
Today, I have a choice of my route in life. You do too. We have been informed the news will not change for the next month. Over and over we hear the same instructions. Choose your activities…then move on in the path to better things.
One of my sons called for urgent prayer last night. I could not solve the problem. The problem became my hole. I almost fell in. Another Street came to mind.
I Walked Above it…focused my eyes on Jesus…He walked on water! Surely, I could rise above the sinking feeling this situation caused in my being. A feeling of hopelessness, out of control, visions of an awful end result. How did I know there was a different mental street?
Memories of my Mom..She avoided the hole in the sidewalk, the hole in Life, the hole in her thoughts by falling to her Knees in Prayer. Memories of the one person on earth who loved me more than anyone else – My Mom and following her example brings me peace.
What Happens Now?
Many, many times I have walked the street with the hole and more than four times I fell in. In business, I hit the peak of success and fell to the bottom. Coming to Billings, Montana for an extended stay avoided the street with the big hole. My ticket was purchased to return where I call home. Over the period of two weeks, tragic news for our country and others unfolded. My trip was Cancelled. My plans lost in the deep hole. Everything changed.
Different Street, Chapter 5
Now, what am I doing on the other street? I will,
Goforth and Prosper
Molinda Sue
Checklist To Prosper
Check List to Prosper
My first activity to meet my goals is to develop a daily check list for activities. Planning long term goals is difficult for me, but necessary now!
Almost completed my review of the past decade. I was pleasantly surprised with some good things and very much aware there could have been more. Working solo has it’s challenges and I will meet mine via a Check List Start for the Month of February…to be updated at the end of each day. Today is Saturday. The time is 6:19 p.m.
Learn!
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I will learn a new skill daily to better communicate online.
Week Summary Overview
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Greet each day with prayer…Good Morning God, Jesus and Holy Spirit. You are welcome in my life today.
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Continue in prayer and meditation as desire leads.
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Fill each day with productive actions to meet goal. This means being accountable for each minute and know every second counts.
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Start the week with Happy, Healthy Monday and set the pace for success.
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Saturday, Organize for coming week and document progress for the week
- Sunday a day to worship, relax and enjoy family
In Conclusion
Saturday was a great day! My son needed me to ride with him to pick up his old truck and drive it back home. He bought a beautiful Tundra truck. Riding in it kindled my desire for another vehicle.
Once home, the warm weather permitted me to open the garage and go through some boxes and hunt for resource treasures for next week.
We ate dinner on time!
I worked on the checklist for the clients I have who want to build a new home. You got it. They don’t want to buy, they would like to design, and oversee the building process. Their question was…where do we start.
For the first time ever, I am outlining goals for the next 10 years. Mark Batterson, author of the Circle Maker, teaches us to pray circles around our biggest dreams and greatest fear.
Revelation: It will take a few days to complete a productive routine to follow.
Sunday…we missed church. I always feel a void when I don’t make it for church.
However, the day was wonderful. I met with a new friend and we looked at a couple of houses. Yes, Home, new houses, little houses and land is where my heart and expertise lives.
Ending this week by continuing my over view of the past 10 years and written goals for the next. They are so outlandish, they amaze me!
Join me and let’s
Goforth and Prosper
Molinda Sue
Words to Declare Life & Prosperity
Words of Life and Prosperity
Depositing Words into My Word Bank
From the first of April until the 15th, I made the following word withdrawals from my word bank:
God, Aware, Be, Connect, Do, Educate, Finish, Joy, Kind, Mission, Learn, Play, Quit
Taking Action
Now, the fun has started! The first day was easy, I concentrated on everything I could think of God had provided. The word Aware was the beginning as I had to be aware of the wonderful things God had done. Day two added the word Be and I continue to deposit one word each day. Now, I have 17 words (only 13 listed here)
Results
The energy in my body has shifted, my activities have changed! This is working. My days look like this:
Good Morning, Monday… Good Morning God, Good Morning Jesus, Holy Spirit reside in me today! I trust this day finds you happy and whole with peace in your Soul!
Outside the kitchen window the sky is a palette of dark clouds, sprinkled with some light shining through, projecting an array of gray, a hue of yellow, platters of white and little holes showing the blue sky.
Today, I will rise above the clouds to have a smooth and productive ride.
Since my visit with sickness a couple of weeks ago, I am aware to be thankful each hour and for each breath I take. I see the beauty in little things that are miraculous. Last week, I watched tiny little shoots on the tree become buds and this morning they are transformed to little leaves. God paints a gorgeous picture.
Aware is my most impactful word leading to changes in my thoughts and actions.
Specific Focus
Projects called forth by being acutely aware of each action for prosperity even as my soul prospers are as follows:
Health: I am taking vitamins, drinking apple cider with lemon and hot water daily, walking a bit further each day, reading and enjoying family and rest! I weigh daily to keep me aware of mindful eating. The doctor asked me to quit drinking coffee.
Financial: developing instruction courses to guide others to prosperity. The courses will provide income for me. Some of the books and materials will make my writing defined and encourage connection.
Education: Completing classes I purchased from Crystal Paine, the Money Saving Mom. So far, I have taking her Blogging class, Make over your Mornings and Email. These are to increase my skills to make money on-line.
Are you interested in learning? Stay tuned for a complete blog with information how to start.
Learning to speak and write concisely, declaring what I mean and meaning what I say.
Reading: Eats Shoots and Leaves, by Lynne Truss. She opens the book with the following illustration:
A panda walks into a café. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and proceeds to fire it at the other patrons.”Why?” asks a confused waiter, as the panda makes towards the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.
“Well, I’m a panda,” he says. “Look it up.” Sure enough a panda eats shoots and leaves.
Read my review for Eating Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss on my resource page.
Finally, my job is to be Aware of my written and spoken words. All other tasks find their place. The end of April, I will share with you the changes resulting from speaking and writing well-chosen words!
How about you? Are your words creating life and prosperity? Let’s
Go Forth and Prosper,
Molinda Sue
Spring into Spring With My ABC’s
My Daily Word Bank Created from ABC’s
26 Days To a Transformed Me.
March 1,2019
Words…….For 26 Days in March one verb will be assigned to each day. . I started this last year and have acquired a happier mind-set and become a bit more productive. Now, I declare to dive into these words, never missing an assignment for this month. At the end of March I will share the results with you!
April will continue with 26 additional words!
Results I anticipate: to love more deeply, to weigh less, release from
attachments that have held me captive and overall, share joy and love life!
Seven Assigned Verbs for March 1st – 7th
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Awareness
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Beautiful
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Cook
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Dance
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Educate
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Finish
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Giggle
How will I dive into Awareness?
Note to self: Today, I am aware of my greeting God each morning.
It refreshes my soul to step outside and give Him thanks for the weather, especially for allowing me to be back in the South, where the rain is pouring and it is well above zero. I speak to God first thing each morning give thanks for a new day and answered prayers.
I am aware of the different smell of the air while surrounded by the mountains where I grew up. With sadness, I am aware how many people are homeless here. They gather in front of the public library, smoking something, dirty and looking hungry. What can I do to make things a bit better for them?
Tomorrow, I may ask if I can put a little Easter basket in front of the library where they gather. I could include some crackers and sample soap collected from travel…I am not sure of my required action here. I am sure I am aware they need help and love…and I will do something. Please share suggestions.
Carried over from last year is excess body weight. Each day the word Awareness will be part of my 26 day activity. I declare to be aware of each bite I eat, to give thanks for food when I am hungry, delete mindless eating and to drink water and more water.
Storage building….my Trash and Treasures live here. For the past 3 years, I have constantly carried this fact as a Burden….Last week, I walked into the damp unit and thanked God the flood waters did not intrude. I gave thanks for each item in the building. I am aware each day my assignment is to delete an item from the building. That means 7 items will be deleted this week. Clothing, no matter how many pieces counts as one item.
Since the building is 45 minutes away, I will make a list of the deleted items and ones to be deleted. For this week, seven items are designated to find a new home. Now, the new home may be the trash can. ……tomorrow will include pictures of the 7 items going away!
Picture of the conglomerate of Trash and Treasure……
Two more actions are required each day. The first is to honor the boundaries I set the last month. This takes intentional concentration, as it includes a detachment from those with conversations not fitting inside my fence.
Second additional action for Awareness: my finances and budget. I must work in my business not on it this month! I expect this action will improve my bank balance.
For now, let’s
Goforth & Prosper,
Molinda Sue
My Eulogy A Living Celebration of Life
I Am Not Dead Yet
My Living Celebration of Life
My writing assignment in my 500 words today is to write my own eulogy. This seemed like an easy task until I started writing.
What will I say about me? I don’t especially want to share the orphan spirit I received as an abandoned baby. Oh, and definitely not the “failed” marriages. I haven’t read epitaph saying the person was insecure, afraid, a failure or something negative. I shall write all good things about me.
I struggle to write my eulogy in present time. If this eulogy becomes real today, remember I have experienced a wonderful life. Most of my dreams have come true. It’s difficult to write it as though I am not living and say what I wish you would say about me.
I was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, grew up in Kentucky. Apparently, I have some gypsy DNA because I love road trips, long and short.
When I was a little girl, I dreamed of growing up and becoming a Mom. Now, three sons later, 2 daughter in-laws, and 3 grandchildren those dreams are true. Most of my relatives owned their own business: I wanted one. I enjoyed over 20 years as a Real Estate Broker, selling homes in 5 states, owning 3 agencies and training more than 40 agents.
I played music…music in church, at parties and more in church. I wrote a course for others to learn to play the piano by ear. Music was more than a hobby, it was my gift of joy and peace.
Life Highlights
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Christian, Christ Follower
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Mother
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Grandmother
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Friend
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Traveler 25 States and Dominica, Paris, Bahama’s, St. John, St. Martin, and Canada. I traveled many trips alone.
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Successful career, selling residential homes
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Talented to play the piano and guitar
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Hobbies Read, sew, search for bargains,
Until now, I am blessed with the results of many mistakes, a lot of things done right, many were wrong.. I have the wisdom to know the difference. This assignment is challenging. I would like my eulogy to be more stellar, say something definite about my contributions. It’s time for me to Go Forth and do more giving and more living to document an acceptable eulogy.
How about you? I challenge you to write your eulogy now and have read the way you want it too!
For now, From the album Gods Problem Child Willie Nelson sings
During my years of real life, I have learned much about downsizing, removing clutter from my mind and surroundings. I try to surround myself with people smarter than me.
There you go. I have lived long enough to be dead. God has a reason for me to be here. I believe I know my purpose and will go forth and do my best intentionally to fulfill it. Join me, write your eulogy, share it and then let’s
Go Forth and Prosper,
Molinda Sue
After Action Review of 2018
After Action Review of 2018
After action review of 2018 in a constructive way revealed I must be careful not to travel the same road.
Note to self: Don’t look back You are not going that way.
Brutally Honest Assessment of 2018
My needs are met. I have food, clothing and shelter, health insurance, family, church and wonderful pastor. The Brutally Honest truth is My Cup is Empty. During the year, I let go of many frustrations, disappointments and my perceived failures. Results are a cup empty of emotions, a frugal bank account and a complacent environment.
In 2019, I will fill my cup. No Refills Please!
Positive results of actions for 2018 :
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A marker for my Dad’s grave. He died in the 90s and there wasn’t a foot stone to acknowledge his burial. My Dad wasn’t the same man when he left as he was when I was growing up. Alzheimer’s captured his thoughts sometimes in an unkind way. Old hurts surfaced. I wasn’t happy with his remarriage. For today, I honor him for being the Dad he didn’t have to be. I was adopted. His remains no longer stay in an unmarked grave. I made peace with his second wife.
. 2. A family trip with me, Eliana and Kris across country. In August, we traveled by car from Montana to Kentucky. Tennessee and South Carolina were included.
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Visits with family in Kentucky, Tennessee and South Carolina.
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My son Mark,met his 10- year old Niece for the first time. In Kentucky children grew up and settled near relatives. It was inconceivable to me my middle son had not met his niece and lives 2200 miles away. So blessed to have time with the two sons and my granddaughter.
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Great Health report.
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My goal to activate my Tennessee Real Estate Brokers license happened.
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Completed several online courses for knowledge and skill to launch an online business. Even more important, I studied and studied God’s word.