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A funny moment at the Dodson house last night....

I was home all day sick, again. I managed to actually fix dinner for Keegan and Lance for when they arrived home. By the time they got home, I was leaning over the sink dry heaving, again! I guess Lance has seen me do this enough over the past few weeks. He was standing behind me and started giggling while Keegan was holding him..... He then proceeded to lean over the sink and imitate me (coughing and pretending to gag) and of course started giggling when Keegan started laughing too.

It was a real sight and I couldn't help but chuckle too! Monkey See, Monkey Do.. that is Lance at 18 months no doubt.

Thought you all might enjoy and get a little chuckle in yourselves.

Made my Day!

I can't decide if the best part of my day was seeing Lance get so excited to see a school bus on the way to day-care (his smile, his laugh, the look on his face, etc.) Or the fact that I remember my dreams like crazy and I had a dream with my Dad in it. To see his face and hear his voice... I walked into my parents house and there my Dad stood. We talked and went to lunch and drove around in his car. It has been a really long time since he has appeared in my dreams.

Two different emotions and feelings, but both so AMAZINGLY wonderful! Enough to make today a great day :-) And the day isn't even over yet.

Alone vs. Lonely

"Lonely is more a state of not having companionship and not having anything important to do. It involves us on an emotional level. " You can live and be alone, yet not be or feel lonely..... Or visa verse.... you can be or feel lonely even when not alone. So, tonight, what brought this all on..... I am by myself... alone (Ok, the dogs are sleeping on the bed next to me and Lance is peacefully asleep in the other room) So, technically I am not alone. But I was feeling a bit lonely.... the Internet is such an amazing venue.

For those of you interested, the article below is a brief, nice article regarding lonely vs alone.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2263157/alone_versus_lonely.html?cat=5

We don't always choose to be alone, but can we choose to be lonely?

I choose to pop some popcorn and watch a chick flick - and am quite positive once the movie starts I won't be feeling lonely anymore :-)

OPTIMIST

SO many people are so negative and pessimistic these days! I like to think of myself as being very positive - trying to always see the good in things, situations and in people in general. I think that is something that my parents did a wonderful job teaching me and something that I can teach Lance. A very famous quote from my Mom that probably sums it ALL up "well, you know - they really are a nice person!" That line tags many phrases from my Mom. Us kids like to joke with her about it, and it can be pretty funny because of how often she uses it. But honestly, it is so true. Deep down, I truly do believe that everyone is nice and does have good in them... how each person displays it is just different, if they choose to display it at all.

Doesn't it make you feel better and make situations less stressful if you try to see the positive outcome as opposed to only seeing the bad?

Positive and negative thinking are both contagious.

All of us affect, in one way or another, the people we meet. This happens instinctively and on a subconscious level, through thoughts and feelings transference, and through body language. People sense our aura and are affected by our thoughts, and vice versa. Is it any wonder that we want to be around positive people and avoid negative ones? People are more disposed to help us if we are positive, and they dislike and avoid anyone broadcasting negativity.

Negative thoughts, words and attitude bring up negative and unhappy moods and actions. When the mind is negative, poisons are released into the blood, which cause more unhappiness and negativity. This is the way to failure, frustration and disappointment.

I think I will continue to keep that in mind and try to be as positive as I can be. It is always better in my mind to see the glass as half full than helf empty. So, tonight as I sit alone (well, not really ALONE - two dogs cuddled in bed with me) and Keegan is away, I need to not dwell on and think negatively about how long this weekend will be with Lance by myself, but about all of the fun we are going to have together! :-)

The beginning

As I begin to journal again, I remind myself from an Amy Grant song "All I ever have to be, is what you made in me. Any more or less would be a step, out of your plan...."

I am so many things, yet I am so simple. As the new year begins, there are SO many things about me that I want to be true to. And I don't know where to start, so here I am, starting by journaling. Maybe organizing my thoughts if there is such a thing! Maybe trying to motivate myself.

I will leave it at that for tonight. For my mind to wander where I want to go with this... and because my near perfect husband is leaving for the weekend and I really want to spend time with him.