Monday, September 2, 2019

ALONG THE TRAIN OF LIFE, SEPT. 2019

WELL, HERE WE ARE IN SEPT. 2019. HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO BE ALIVE, TO COMMENCE OUR STUDIES, OR CONTINUE IN THE WORK FORCE, OR TO JUST LIVE, BREATHE THE WORLD AROUND US.
NEW BEGINNINGS , WE ARE AWARE OF A SHOFAR(RAM'S HORN) BEING BLOWN DAILY, WE THINK OF MISTAKES WE HAVE MADE, OF REPENTANCE, OF WANTING TO LIVE AND CONTINUE ON , ON THIS PLANET EARTH.  EACH OF US IS EXPERIENCING THE AGING PROCESS, THE HEALING PROCESS, THE DECLINING PROCESS-EACH BEING NORMAL PROCESSES TO GO THROUGH IN LIFE.

I SUGGEST THAT WE TAKE TIME TO PONDER JUST HOW FORTUNATE WE ARE-DO WE STILL HAVE FRIENDS AROUND US, FAMILY WHO LOVE US, A HOME TO LIVE IN, A COMMUNITY TO BE PART OF?  GRATITUDE IS A TERM THAT I HANG ONTO, HOW MUCH I HAVE TO BE THANKFUL FOR, DESPITE THE NEGATIVE ELEMENTS THAT ARE PART OF WHAT WE MUST GO THROUGH BOTH PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY, AND MENTALLY.

CAN WE ELIMINATE ALL THE  NEGATIVES? BUT CAN WE STRIVE TO ACCEPT WHAT WE MUST, TO THINK OF THE POSITIVE GOOD THINGS TO HANG ONTO. I FIND THAT BY WRITING A LIST OF ALL THE GOOD IN MY LIFE, POINT FORM, I SEE THAT DESPITE THE DIFFICULT ACHES, PAINS, AND WORRIES, THERE IS MUCH TO BE SO THANKFUL FOR.

I CHALLENGE MYSELF DAILY TO THINK POSITIVELY . IT IS SO EASY TO DWELL ONTHE NEGATIVE.  AND TO PITY OURSELVES, AND WHAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH.

LET ELUL, THIS MONTH LEADING UP TO THE JEWISH NEW YEAR, ROSH HASHANA, EMBRACE US WITH THANKFULNESS AND  HOPEFULNESS DAILY!

WITH MY BEST WISHES ALWAYS,
CHW


Saturday, August 3, 2019

ALONG THE TRAIN OF LIFE-AUGUST, 2019

SHALOM/HI TO ANY READERS:

HERE WE ARE AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST. SUMMER BEATS UPON US. AROUND ME, I SEE AND HEAR OF MANY PERSONALITIES WHOM I KNOW/KNEW WHO HAVE DIED. HOW CAN THEY? THEY ARE STILL SO YOUNG, RELATIVELY.

THE TRAIN OF LIFE KEEPS TRAVELING-PEOPLE, INCLUDING ONES WE KNOW AND/OR LOVE/LIKE, ARE LEAVING THE TRAIN ; THAT MEANS THEY  ARE DEAD. NEW FACES ARE ON THE TRAIN-YOUNG ONES, NEW BABIES, GRANDCHILDREN, NEW FRIENDS (IF WE ARE FORTUNATE). AND THE TRAIN KEEPS RUMBLING ALONG. WHO? WHEN? WHERE? WHERE HAVE THEY GONE? WE ARE FINDING OURSELVES FRIGHTENED. IS IT MY TURN SOON? WHO KNOWS?

AND SO, I GO BACK TO MY MAIN SUGGESTION DURING OUR DIFFICULT TIMES HERE ON EARTH. FINDING MOMENTS TO TREASURE, FINDING THINGS CONSTANTLY TO BE THANKFUL FOR, LIVING AS BEST THAT WE CAN, AND ACCEPTING THINGS THAT WE CANNOT CHANGE.  I THINK OF THE SONG: 'LIFE IS LIKE A DREAM'. AND IT IS. LET'S DO OUR BEST TO MAKE IT A GOOD DREAM IN REALITY. WHAT IS BEYOND OUR CONTROL IS. BUT WHAT CHANGES OF HEART AND MIND CAN WE CONTROL TO KEEP AFLOAT AND STILL ABLE TO ENJOY EVEN THE MINUTE THINGS THAT WE SEE, THAT WE GET, THAT WE CAN GIVE.

I WISH EACH OF YOU A HEALTHY OUTLOOK ON OUR TIME ON THE TRAIN OF LIFE. IT TAKES WORK AND CONCENTRATION TO BE POSITIVE. WE MUST WORK ON OURSELVES!
WITH LOVE TO EACH OF YOU, UNTIL HOPEFULLY, WE SPEAK AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER.

CHW

Saturday, July 6, 2019

ALONG THE TRAIN OF LIFE JULY 7-2019

SHALOM OUT THERE TO MY READERS:

TODAY LET'S DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
GET A PEN/PENCIL AND PAPER TO WRITE ON AND..

1. LIST 5 THINGS THAT ARE GOOD IN YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW.

2. LIST 5 THINGS/PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE SO THANKFUL FOR IN YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW.

3. LIST 5 CHALLENGES FACING YOU RIGHT NOW.

4. HIGHLIGHT IN YOUR 3 QUESTIONS WHICH THINGS KEEP YOU GOING, KEEP YOU HOPEFUL, KEEP YOU  HAPPY.

5. CHALLENGE OF THE MONTH: CAN WE TRY TO FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE ELEMENTS IN OUR LIFE, ACCEPT THE DIFFICULT FACTS/FEELINGS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, AND CELEBRATE EACH DAY THAT WE CAN SMILE AND SOMEHOW COPE WITH WHAT IS NOW, (LET OUR WORRIES WAIT FOR ANOTHER DAY), AND CELEBRATE WHAT WE CAN! TODAY!

6. G. BLESS ALL OF US FOR THIS NEW MONTH/CHODESH AND FOR THIS NEW DAY! I WISH US ALL GOOD HOPEFUL EVENTS !

UNTIL NEXT MONTH,
CHW

Monday, June 3, 2019

AS WE TRAVEL ALONG THE TRAIN OF LIFE; JUNE 3-19

SHALOM OUT THERE!

WHAT IS OUR MOOD, OUR SITUATION, OUR LOOK TO THE FUTURE AT THIS POINT OF DAY AND TIME?

NO ONE KNOW, NO ONE REALLY KNOWS WHEN OR WHERE OUR TIME WILL BE TO LEAVE THIS TRAIN RIDE. BUT RIGHT NOW TODAY, NOW, IF WE ARE READING THIS LETTER, WE HAVE THIS MOMENT, MAYBE WE HAVE ALL OF THIS DAY ALONG THE TRAIN OF LIFE.

HOW ARE WE USING IT? ARE WE DOING SOMETHING PLEASANT FOR OURSELVES? OR ARE WE PINING AWAY FOR WHAT WAS, AND CANNOT BE AGAIN.

 HAVE WE SMILED TODAY AT SOMEONE, AT SOMETHING? COULD WE MAKE SOMEONE ELSE HAPPY TODAY, WITH A SMILE, A HELLO AND SMALL CONVERSATION TO SEE HE/SHE IS FEELING TODAY.

HAVE WE NOURISHED OURSELVES WITH A GOOD HEALTHY MEAL, OR A GOOD NOSH? HAVE WE SAT DOWN AND LEFT ALL OUR TASKS AT HAND, TO READ A BOOK THAT WE ARE IN MIDST OF.

 HAVE WE CALLED A FRIEND, A RELATIVE, WHO IS THERE JUST FOR THE CALLING.

WE HAVE 'THIS MOMENT IN TIME' TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH, AND DO SOMETHING NICE FOR OURSELVES! WE HAVE NO GUARANTEES OF TIME-NO ONE REALLY DOES, EVEN THE 'HEALTHY' ONES. BUT WE KNOW TO APPRECIATE EVERY BIT OF LIFE AND TIME.

SO FOR THIS MONTH OF JUNE, I AM WISHING ALL OF US (ME TOO, AS I SOMETIMES DROWN IN MY SORROW OF FEELINGS AND HAPPENINGS AROUND US),  TO SIT UP OR STAND UP AND SAY TO OURSELVES: NOW IS MY TIME! TO READ, TO SLEEP, TO VISIT, TO EAT, TO DO WHAT 'TALKS' TO ME! I COUNT AS MUCH AS OTHERS DO. AM I BOTTOM ON THE TOTEM POLE? LET'S CLIMB UP AND BE AT THE TOP!

I WISH US ALL GOOD HEALTH, GOOD ATTITUDE, AND A GOOD RIDE TODAY, NOW ON THE TRAIN OF LIFE!

UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN, NEXT MONTH, G. WILLING.
CHW

Sunday, May 5, 2019

ALONG THE TRAIN OF LIFE, MAY, 2019

SHALOM/HELLO TO MY READERS:

MORE AND MORE, I AM REALIZING THE IMPERMANENCE IN LIFE. NOTHING IS FOREVER, NOTHING LASTS FOREVER. JUST AS THE LOVELY FLOWERS WITHER AND FADE AND DIE, AND AS ALL THE ANIMAL CREATURES DO, SO DO WE HUMAN BEINGS GROW, FLOURISH, WITHER, AND DIE. THAT IS THE SCHEME OF LIFE.

KNOWING THAT, WE REMEMBER KOHELET/PSALMS. TO EVERY THING THERE AS A SEASON. A TIME TO GROW, A TIME TO LIVE, A TIME TO SOAR, AND A TIME TO OUR END. THOSE OF US WHO LIFE WITH PAIN, ARE FORCED TO PAINFULLY BE SO AWARE OF OUR BODY AND MIND LIMITATIONS.

SO AS I OFTEN WRITE, LIVE THE MOMENT! BE HAPPY FOR TODAY, CELEBRATE THAT WE ARE STILL ON THIS PLANET EARTH! MAKE NOTE OF OUR HAPPY MOMENTS, OF OUR ATTACHMENT TO PEOPLE WE LOVE AND CARE ABOUT, TO BOOKS, TO MUSIC, TO MOVIES, TO WHATEVER IT IS THAT MAKE US SMILE ALONG THE WAY!

LET'S GO FOR IT! ENJOY WHAT WE CAN. EVEN THE 'HEALTHY' PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO GET OFF THE TRAIN OF LIFE AT SOME POINT. WE ARE GIVEN THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CHERISH WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, AT THIS MOMENT OF TIME.

SO LET'S LIVE AS BEST WE CAN. HOPEFULLY, WE WILL CONNECT AGAIN AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT MONTH.

WISHING US ALL A GOOD MONTH, AND MANY OCCASIONS TO SMILE EVEN THO' THINGS ARE TOUGH.
YOURS,
CHW
YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO RESPOND TO MY BLOG.

Saturday, April 6, 2019

ALONG THE TRAIN OF LIFE, MARCH 2019

SHALOM/HELLO TO MY READERS:

AS TIME MARCHES ON, SO FAR, SO DO WE. ON OUR ROUTE THROUGH LIFE, WE ARE MEETING VERY CRITICAL, PAINFUL MOMENTS. WHERE DO WE REACH OUT, AND TO WHOM? I KNOW THAT I HAVE OFTEN CRAWLED INTO MY LITTLE SHELL, AND TRIED TO HIBERNATE AMONGST MY TEARS, FEARS, AND DEPRESSION. YET A PHONE CALL FROM A FRIEND OR NEIGHBOR, AND ESPECIALLY FROM A CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER SPEAKS VOLUMES TO US. SOMEONE CARES, LOVES, WORRIES ABOUT US.

 I AM SUGGESTING TO ALL OF US, INCLUDING TO MYSELF, THAT WE DO REACH OUT FOR FRIENDSHIP, HELP, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND FRIENDSHIP,

 MAN IS NOT MADE TO LIVE UTTERLY ALONE. MANY OF US REACH OUT TO OUR CREATOR, BUT RIGHT HERE ON EARTH, WE NEED PEOPLE. 'PEOPLE NEED PEOPLE', A SAYING /SONG WAS SO POPULAR. SOCIALIZING HELPS TO BRING OUT OUR SMILES AND HOPEFULNESS. A LUNCH WITH A FRIEND TO SIT AND ENJOY, AND TO SHARE OUR WORRIES AND HARDSHIPS, AND YES, EVEN OUR SUCCESSES HOWEVER SMALL.

MY WISH FOR THIS MONTH IS FOR ME AND FOR YOU, THAT WE DO REACH OUT TO OTHERS, TO SHARE, TO ENCOURAGE ON OUR TRAIN RIDE THRU' LIFE. LET'S BE KIND TO OURSELVES, DO THINGS TO MAKE US SMILE- BUY A GOOD BOOK THAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO GET, GO TO A CONCERT, RELAX IN YOUR COZY ABODE. BUT LET US NOT FORGET THAT OTHERS ARE PERHAPS NOT SURE WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR US, BUT LET'S LET THEM EASE OUR BURDEN .

I WISH ALL OF US AS APRIL IS UPON  US WHICH MEANS SPRING, PASSOVER,
EASTER, FLOWERS BLOOMING, SUNNY SKIES, MANY SMILES AND GRATITUDE FOR WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. LET'S TRY TO FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE, AND MAKE EACH DAY A DAY OF GRATITUDE  FOR WHATEVER GOOD WE FIND IN OUR LIVES. HARDSHIPS ARE PART OF THIS TRAIN RIDE, BUT ARE MOMENTS OF PLEASURE, IF WE LOOK FOR THEM.

UNTIL NEXT MONTH, G. WILLING,
MY BEST WISHES ,
CHW

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

ALONG THE TRAIN OF LIFE'S JOURNEY, FEB. 2019

HELLO ONCE AGAIN IN THIS NEW MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 2019:

THANK G. TO REACH OUT TO US ALL ONCE AGAIN. WHEN WE ARE NOT FEELING UP TO PAR, IT IS SO EASY TO BECOME A RECLUSE IN OUR HOME. WHEN WE ARE IN NEED, THOUGH, SUCH AS NEEDING SOMEONE TO ACCOMPANY US TO THE HOSPITAL, OR TO SIT BY OUR SIDE WHEN WE HAVE DIFFICULTY COPING WITH WHAT IS,- ALL OF A SUDDEN, WE HAVE NO ONE TO TURN TO. YES, EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN LIVES, AND ARE BUSY. WE DON'T WANT TO 'BOTHER' ANYONE.

I AM SUGGESTING THAT WE MUST REACH OUT, AND DEVELOP FOR OURSELVES A FRIEND OR TWO, OR MORE. MAN IS NOT MEANT TO BE EXCLUSIVELY ALONE! WE CANNOT SURVIVE ON THIS 'ISLAND' WITHOUT REACHING OUT FOR FRIENDSHIP AND CARING.

SO THIS MONTH I AM ASKING EACH ONE OF US TO LOOK AROUND US. DO WE HAVE SOMEONE, FAMILY OR FRIEND, THAT WE CAN REACH OUT TO FOR SUPPORT, TO BE AT OUR SIDE, WHEN WE NEED IT. JUST AS WE WANT TO HELP OTHERS, AND GET TRUE SATISFACTION AT HAVING BEEN THERE FOR SOMEONE ELSE, SO MUST WE BEFRIEND AND SEEK OUT SOMEONE FOR OURSELVES. GOING TO SERIOUS HOSPITAL PROCEDURES, DISCUSSIONS WITH DOCTORS WARRANTS OUR TAKING SOME FRIEND WITH US.

PEOPLE NEED PEOPLE. SO LET'S BEFRIEND OTHERS AND FIND FRIENDS FOR OURSELVES. G. BLESS US ALL WITH BETTER HEALTH AND PEACE OF MIND AND FRIENDSHIPS.

UNTIL  NEXT MONTH, HOPEFULLY,
CHW