Thursday, January 2, 2020

ALONG OUR RIDE ON THE TRAIN OF LIFE; JAN. 3, 2020

SHALOM DEAR READERS:
THIS MONTH I AM BESIEGED WITH 'PAIN'! AND SO, THIS THE FOCUS FOR THE PRESENT.

P-PAIN CAN AND DOES TAKE US TO ANOTHER SPHERE.

A-WE ASK  G.D/THE HEAVENS/THE ALMIGHTY TO GIVE US STRENGTH TO PERSEVERE.

I-WE ARE IN G.'S WORLD OF TRAVELING ON THE TRAIN, WHERE NATURE SHOWS US THAT ALL ANIMALS, ALL OF NATURE, ALL HUMANS ARE BOARDING ON THE TRAIN OF LIFE, AND OTHERS ARE GETTING OFF THE TRAIN, AS THEIR TIME ON PLANET EARTH IS UP.

N-NOW WE MUST GRAB ONTO HOPE! WE NEED ONE ANOTHER TO BOOST US, TO SUSTAIN US, WE NEED OUR PRAYERS TO UPLIFT US AND TO GIVE US HOPE! LET US REMEMBER, WE ARE STILL HERE, RIGHT NOW. DESPITE THE PAIN! DO WE YET HAVE LOVED ONES WHO CHERISH US, WHO NEED US, WHO LOVE US, SO WE MUST, must
NOT GIVE UP! WE NEED TO SOMEHOW FIND THE STRENGTH TO COPE AND TO CONTINUE ON OUR TRAIN OF LIFE!

P-PAIN TELLS US  THAT MAN PLANS, BUT G. DISPOSES!

A- LET'S ASK THE DIVINE FOR STRENGTH TO FEEL HIS PRESENCE.

I- I AM , THEREFORE I FEEL, THEREFORE I TRY TO CONTINUE TO COPE.

N-WE HAVE THE NOW. WE MUST TRY NOT TO WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW, OR ABOUT THE PAST. TODAY ,WE HAVE  THE NOW, TO LOVE, TO ENDURE. WE HAVE THE NOW TO ENJOY WHAT WE LOVE-READING, MOVIES, COMPANY, FRIENDS. LET'S TRY TO FIND WAYS TO ENDURE AND EVEN TO LAUGH  ALONG THE WAY, IF ONLY A SMILE.

I WISH YOU ALL TO ENJOY YOUR TRAIN RIDE, AND SEND YOU MY GOOD WISHES ALWAYS!
UNTIL WE MEET NEXT MONTH, HOPEFULLY!
WITH LOVE,
CHW








Sunday, December 8, 2019

FEEL THE FEAR, BUT.... DEC. 8, 2019

SHALOM DEAR READERS:

WOW, WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES, OR A MONTH, OR A YEAR IN OUR PRECIOUS LIVES.

OUR TOPIC THIS MONTH:
'FEEL THE FEAR, BUT DO IT ANYWAYS!'

YEARS AGO, I READ A BOOK BY SUSAN JEFFERS, 'FEEL THE FEAR, BUT DO IT ANYWAYS.'  IT HAS CARRIED ME ALL THESE YEARS, AND THROUGH EVERY STRUGGLE THAT I MEET BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY,

LIFE BRINGS ITS UPS AND DOWNS. AND THOSE OF US WHO ARE USING THIS BLOG, ARE MEETING WITH DOWNS, ALTHOUGH HOPEFULLY WITH SOME GOOD MOMENTS. YES, IT IS O'KAY TO FEEL AFRAID, VERY MUCH SO. BUT.....DO WE JUST SIT THERE/LIE THERE AND MOAN AND WAIL, (YES, SOMEWHAT). BUT THEN WE MUST PICK OURSELVES UP AND DO WHAT IS NECESSARY. LETT HEM GIVE US CHEMO, SHOTS, TREATMENTS, WITH THE ETERNAL HOPE THAT WE WILL COME THRU.

 AS WE ALL KNOW, WE ARE ON THE TRAIN OF LIFE. PEOPLE ARE GETTING ON THE TRAIN AND GETTING OFF, WHEN THEIR TIME IS UP. BUT WE DON'T WANT TO GET OFF THE TRAIN NOW AND NOT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SO ...... LET'S DO WHAT IS NEEDED TO DO. ACCEPT THE TREATMENTS, THE PAIN, THE INCONVENIENCE, AND DO WHAT WE MUST TO HELP OURSELVES. 

'IF I AM NOT FOR MYSELF, WHO WILL BE?' A FAMOUS HEBREW SAYING,  THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES IS AS IMPORTANT AS US HELPING OTHERS!

MY WISH FOR ALL OF US THIS WINTER MONTH OF DECEMBER IS THAT FIND WAYS TO SAY THANK YOU FOR WHAT GOOD WE DO HAVE, AND TO REPEAT OUR PRAYERS OF GRATITUDE OFTEN!

WITH MY BEST WISHES ALWAYS,
CHW

Sunday, November 3, 2019

ALONG OUR RIDE ON THE TRAIN OF LIFE, NOV. 2019

SHALOM TO MY DEAR READERS:

MY NOVEMBER MESSAGE, TO HELP US ALONG OUR WAY:

NOVEMBER:

N-NICE BREAK FROM THE HEAT OF SUMMER

O-OH, TO WAKE UP EACH MORNING!

V-VERY HAPPY TO STILL BE ON THE TRAIN OF LIFE!

E-EACH DAY IS A GIFT FROM ABOVE!

M-MY THANKS AND GRATITUDE ARE CONSTANT.

-B-BE AWARE OF EACH GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP FROM......

E-EVERY SMILE TO AND FROM OTHERS ADDS TO OUR HAPPINESS

-R-RELAXING WHILE WE LIVE EACH MOMENT AND DAY.



I WISH EACH READER A MONTH FILLED WITH HOPE ALONG THIS TRAIN OF LIFE.

WE ALL HAVE OUR UPS AND DOWNS, AND HOPEFULLY, WE CAN CONCENTRATE ON

THE PLUSES IN OUR LIFE, AND DEAL AS BEST WE CAN WITH THE MINUSES.

I KNOW  THAT IT IS EASY TO SAY THESE 'MOTTOS' AND SAYINGS. BUT THERE IS

OUR CHALLENGE-TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO CHOOSE POSITIVE THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS!

UNTIL NEXT MONTH, G. WILLING,
CHW


Saturday, October 5, 2019

ALONG OUR TRAIN RIDE OF LIFE, OCT. 6-2019

SHALOM DEAR READERS:

AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, WE ARE REMINDED OF OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO ARE ILL OR WHO HAVE DIED. THEY HAVE FINISHED THEIR RIDE ON THE TRAIN OF LIFE. HOW SIMPLE IT IS TO SAY THAT SENTENCE, BUT OH, HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO ACCEPT IT!  EACH OF US HAS HIS BURDEN TO CARRY, HIS PAIN TO LIVE WITH, AND SOMEHOW TO CONTINUE TO LIVE AND LAUGH AND ENJOY SOMEWHAT!

WHAT A CHALLENGE LIFE IS! BUT WE HAVE TODAY, RIGHT NOW, TO GRAB THE MOMENTS WE HAVE TO SOMEHOW ENJOY, LAUGH, (AND EVEN CRY) AND BE AWARE AND THANKFUL FOR WHAT WE DO HAVE! A FRIEND'S COMPANY, A CHILD OR GRANDCHILDS  LAUGH, A GOOD BOOK TO READ, A TIME FOR OURSELVES TO REST, TO JUST 'BE', AND SOMEHOW, YES, SOMEHOW TO BE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT WE HAVE TODAY, AS THIS MOMENT IN TIME.

WE ARE ON THE TRAIN OF LIFE. AT SOME TIME, EVERYONE HAS THEIR TURN TO GET OFF THE TRAIN OF LIFE. IT IS THE NATURE'S WAY FOR ALL FLOWERS, TREES, ANIMALS, AND YES OURSELVES, HUMAN BEINGS TO DIE.

BUT RIGHT NOW ON OCT. 6, 2019, WE ARE HERE. SO I WISH ALL OF US SOME PLEASURE, SOME HAPPY MOMENTS, SOME LAUGHTER AND SMILES. MAY WE HAVE MANY GOOD MOMENTS TO OVERCOME THE UNPLEASANT ONES WE HAVE TO ACCEPT. MAY THIS YEAR BE A GOOD ONE FOR ALL OF US. WHAT WE CAN DO IS TO FIND HAPPY ACTIVITIES TO KEEP US GOING.
G. BLESS!
SHANA TOVA-A GOOD YEAR!

UNTIL NOV. G. WILLING,
CHW

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