My immediate thought is death…
So final…
So tragic…
So inspiring?
I am referring to one’s faith…
In the heaven’s above…
In life after death…
Such a superior place?
Can there really be a future after death?
Can all of us be reunited?
Can all of our pain and suffering disappear?
I do feel inner peace with those possibilities.
Who are we to say they do not exist?
Believe in Yourself;
Luisa Doraz
I do not want to do that anymore
I need a break for a bit
Can you please just get out of my way
so I can fly on my magic carpet?
Where would I go you ask?
What would I do?
Whatever I want to do, I say
and wherever I want to go!
No, do not say it is not possible
Do not start with that negative tone
I think I will get going now
Just, please just leave me alone!
Off I go
My first stop Africa
My next will start with a B!
I shall be gone for awhile
as you can see!
Do not miss me, OK?
I will think of you with a smile
I will think of you everyday
Bye
for Charlie……..
Well, tomorrow is my birthday. September 5th is my special day. I sometimes think I should just skip my birthday, but then I am reminded by family and friends that it is a special day. The day I was introduced to this crazy world of ours. lol I guess I should be happy that others want to share my happiness, right? Well, my family and friends have NO problem with making me feel special. They take me out to eat. They get me so many delicious desserts. They buy me such cute girts. I am honestly touched by all the fuss. I feel so fortunate to have such wonderful people in my life. I treasure the times I spend with them all. Memories are in my heart. I hold on to them and they help me smile when I am in one of those moods. So, I want to say THANK YOU to all of you out there who are making my birthday an extra special day. I understand everyone is busy with things in their lives, so I really so appreciate it. Hope you all have a wonderful life. Stay happy. Stay healthy. Stay in touch. Smile often. Love you all!
Believe in Yourself;
Luisa Doraz
We create our own misery and unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to make us understand we are the ones who cause it.
Willie Nelson
What do you think about that???
Wouldn’t it be peaceful if we all felt the same about war…
No more deaths.
No more killing.
No more cries.
No more suffering.
No more tears.
No more hate.
No more jealousy.
Just no more.
Embrace living.
It is that wonderful time of the year again. The time I reflect and think about all of the things I am grateful for in this life. I tend to have these moments all year long, but it seems like they mean more at Thanksgiving. I am one of those people that like to go around the dinner table and have everyone share with each other. My family and friends expect these moments, new guests to my home just give me that look. lol I just ask everyone to share one event in their life in 2012 that really made them grateful to be who they may be. I treasure each day I am given, so I would hope others could say the same.
This year my COURAGE to keep moving ahead was tested often. I have had some MINOR health issues that I let get to me this year. Usually I just ignore them. I have had my mom undergoing various little medical treatments that made me think too much about her aging. We all age, right? I have been blessed with my son who moved to Texas moving back home. I needed the courage to get him home safe. He is now already working at another job and is doing well.I have had to balance negative feelings with more positive feelings when I was in the position of helping some friends or family members in a crisis situation. I wanted to remain strong so I could help them succeed. If you look up my name and its definition….it does seem to fit.
Luisa is a female name of German origin which means “glorious warrior”.
So, I hope all of you reading this post have something to be grateful for. May you all enjoy Thanksgiving with your family and friends with many smiles. May you have many cherished memories. I want to leave you all with this beautiful passage I found.
The Giver of Gifts
May the Giver of Gifts give unto you
that which is good and that which is true:
The will to help and the courage to do:
A heart that can sing the whole day through
Whether the skies be gray or blue-
May the Giver of Gifts give these to you.
Believe in Yourself;
Luisa Doraz
This has got to be one of the coolest rock bands around. I hope you all appreciate this song as much as I do.No matter where you are from, FREEDOM is a peaceful feeling to be able to have. May you all find love and peace this Thanksgiving week.
Find the time.
Find the moment.
Discover the good.
Ignore the ugly.
Hug one another.
Laugh instead of crying.
Smile instead of frowning.
Value the memories made.
Hold them deep in your heart.
No one can take them away.
Believe in Yourself’
Luisa Doraz
What did you do this week that made you happier than last week?
Any special plans for the weekend?
I am very happy that my moms surgery for cataracts is all done and it went well. She can see distance now without glasses! She needs to get fit next week for reading glasses only! I am still waiting to get my new reading glasses. I hear they will be ready on Monday. Can’t wait to show ya.
My hubby and younger son will be going to the LA car show this weekend. My younger son wants to sell his truck and buy a more comfortable car. I really have no desire to go look at cars. I guess I will stay home and catch up on reading. My older son will be home. Maybe I can get him to take me to lunch. lol
I know a lot of you have been having health issues. Hope you are recovering and will be back to blogging soon. I am starting to get party invitations for Christmas and Hanukkah. I realized that I need to burn off some of this body fat so I can look “cool” in my outfit. Speaking of outfits, of course I have nothing to wear! A reason to go shopping, right? I will try to remember to show you all what I got. Your feedback is important to me. I gotta look cool! lol
Well, hope to stop in on you soon. Until then, stay well and happy!
Believe in Yourself;
Luisa Doraz
I decided to stay calm and not get stressed out with shopping for gifts. I am having fun just taking my time and looking around. I am not really buying much…yet. I did get a bunch of baskets and cookie tins at Costco. I love having them around to give to my company during the holidays. I also loaded up on coffee and tea. I love the smell of coffee brewing! My dining room is all light up and my Christmas tree is looking good. I love to have the lights on. I can’t wait for it to get dark out! I am really doing my best to ignore people who seem to want to put a damper on things. I always look for the positive in the situation. I am not getting caught up in the anger and hatred some people like to show this time of year. I think I will hang out with those that really appreciate life and the meaning of Christmas. I LOVE Christmas. I LOVE having people over and seeing them laugh and smile. That is the best present they can give me. I hope you all do your best to see the nice side of people. Try to ignore the other side, especially around the holidays. Oh well, just thinking out loud. Thanks for visiting. Have many smiles this week.
Believe in Yourself;
Luisa Doraz
People are often unreasonable, illogical, centered; Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and your God; It was never between you and them anyway.
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My brother shared this poem with us all on Christmas Day. I LOVED it and wanted to share it with all of you. Stay well and happy.
Believe in Yourself;
Luisa Doraz
For all the hours of love and dedication to your family….thank you
For realizing the gift of fatherhood….thank you
For your continued inspiration and support to your children….thank you
May you embrace the energy forever
Believe in yourself;
Luisa Doraz
For many of us it takes an unhappy event to make us “open our eyes.” Some of us seem to think that everything is going to be fine and nothing is going to happen. I am sure many of you can relate to this or have many you know that feel this way. Well, in my opinion…I say take care of yourself each new day you are given. Eat a diet that covers all of the food groups you learned about in school..not just a few of them. Get exercise by moving and doing what you love to do instead of hate to do. Just move. Talk and spend time with your family and friends. Do not just figure they will be there when you want them to be. Pay attention to the world and what is around you. Stop taking things for granted. Each of you have many things that make you sad. Do not focus on them. Stay focused on the good in your life and the positive will happen. Always focus on what can be done, not what is already done. Focus on the fact that you are alive. Focus on the facts, not the unknown. Life can be hard. Life can be a challenge. Life can be lived in unity. Life can be acheived. Just believe in yourself. Stay healthy and well. If you need help, get it. Do not wait. Just do.
I have a brother who suffered a massive stroke on Father’s Day. He is 50 years old. I can not express to you any details out of respect for the family. I can express to you that I KNOW personally that what I just wrote is true.
Believe in Yourself;
Luisa Doraz.
May every day be a day you realize is a gift from God and you treasure every moment with many smiles.
Believe in Yourself;
Luisa Doraz
It isn’t possible,
It isn’t so,
Where did all of my precious time go?
I have had many sorrows,
I have also had many joys.
I imagine that this will be the answer for you as well.
So, many visits from family,
Many times spent with friends
Many hours reflecting on the memories of those lost to the other world
Many silent moments sitting in quiet and smiling.
I am blessed
I am strong
I will continue this journey
I will accept all that I am given
I will continue to be me, Luisa Doraz!
May you all be at peace. Thanks for stopping in. Much appreciated.
Believe in Yourself;
Luisa Doraz
I am learning a bit about one’s digital footprints. I never even heard of this before I started doing computer classes. Digital footprints of a person means:
“There are two main classifications for digital footprints: passive and active. A passive digital footprint is created when data is collected without the owner knowing, whereas active digital footprints are created when personal data is released deliberately by a user for the purpose of sharing information about oneself by means of websites or social media.[1]”
Well, I found a site that started using and would like to share it with you all. I wrote a little something for it. Enjoy and have fun stepping out! Introducing EVERIPEDIA
:
Everyone’s Encyclopedia!
Very good choice for centralizing and sorting people’s digital footprints.
Everyone’s information will be easily accessible for you.
Readily allows users to up and downvote the links associated with people’s pages and only the interesting ones will prevail!
Internet searches you make with EVERIPEDIA
will change the way you do your research and fact finding.
People you follow on facebook and twitter will have a different perceptive to you. Imagine what you will find out about them!
Enjoy reading all of the interesting facts you will have access to!
Do your research. Get started!
Intelligent choices for you to make when you are searching for information on a certain subject you are interested in.
All you have to do to use LINKSEARCH and take the link to that person’s profile or that news article you are reading, and then PASTE it on the search bar. This will bring up for you all of the remaining part of their footprint.
I hope you all have as much fun as I do on EVERIPEDIA
. It sure makes doing homework easier!
Believe in Yourself;
Luisa Doraz
The miles to freedom never seem to want to end
The purpose they serve is to secure our fitness
What makes them the expert?
What makes them the judge?
That would be the choices that we make along the way.
The road is as long as you make it.
Accept the challenges.
Stay in the world of LIFE!
Believe in Yourself;
Luisa Doraz
The truth is that nobody really knows what the heck the truth is. We listen to one story and then we figure it sounds pretty good, so it must be the truth. Then someone else comes along and has to screw things up by saying some things that made more sense than what the other person just said. I mean “Really!” I do not need more confusion in my life right now. I just want to get up in the morning, get my coffee, look at my schedule for the day, and move ahead. I am sure I will be watching the clock all day long just waiting for that moment when I can just go home, take a deep breath, and go put my “fat clothes” on! No more sticking in my stomach. No more smiling pretty. No more wondering how my hair looks. You know, just hanging out! I did I mention that5 exciting moment when us girls get to finally take off that annoying bra! Wow, the best! You girls out there understand! So, I guess what I am trying to say is that we just have to take the day for what it is and figure out from many directions presented to us, which way to go with our actions. I guess today is my day to just ramble on. Oh well, thanks for listening. Have a great weekend!
Believe in Yourself;
Luisa Doraz
And YES, I did go to lunch today! Happy Birthday Luisa! :)
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It’s great to have family!
They’re amusing as Hell!
When we all get together,
all we do is YELL, YELL, YELL!
I am especially amused,
When the grandparents say,
” One day I’ll be dead and you’ll
be sorry you acted this way!”
Then the parents chime in
and say, “Shut up, that’s not nice!.”
I am ready to say something,
but I just ” stop ” and think twice!
Why bother, I figure
It all sounds the same,
I guess we have anxiety
and stress to blame!
But when the pleasant event is
all said and done,
We give each other hugs good-bye,
and say “THIS WAS FUN!”
You figure it out!
(A poem I wrote a while back that I thought would be great for the holidays.)
I will also be posting a LINK on:
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Believe in Yourself;
Luisa Doraz
Really
You would like me to believe that?
What would be said of me?
What would alter in my being?
Who would I be looking at in the mirror?
I can not comply.
So be it.
I remain at peace.
Believe in Yourself;
Luisa Doraz
The harsh reality is that nobody knows. You think you do, but you don’t. You think you have it all figured out, but you don’t. You look things up on your computer for hours and think you have found the answers, but you didn’t. You make all the charts you need to make to feel like you have it all organized, but you don’t. You talk on and on for hours on why you decision is the right decision, but it isn’t. Why, you ask? Well, if you spent all those hours invested in something that is a possibility, why not spend all those hours investing in YOU. A person who is always searching for a solution is a person who is lost. I believe one needs to make peace within themselves before they can dream of a future that will bloom. When one reaches this point in their life, their thoughts will equal their actions. If you are happy just being who you are and welcome yourself with open arms when you see your image in the mirror, then you can say IT IS what it is.
Believe in Yourself;
Luisa Doraz
