Mary’s Moments Blog

I am a fan of life-long learning. That requires that my experiences serve as lessons to propel me on my journey, not chains that bind me to the past & bog me down. I take to heart what George Santayana reminds us, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

This past week-end a friend shared the following inspiration from C.S. Lewis, “You can’t go back & change the beginning, but you can start where you are & change the ending.”

Both of these quotes really seem relevant as we go through these challenging times- we need to learn from the past; however, we need to own the m”own”ment, & move on even though we may not be sure of our destination or how we’re going to get there.

Actually, I believe that if we all put into practice the following 3 R’s that stem from the Dalai Lama’s teachings the world could & would be a better place: Respect for self…Respect for others…Responsibility for all our actions- that means no finger pointing or blaming others…In turn, these make me think of the song, “Let there be peace on earth & let it begin with me”…

…moving right along…

I have to admit how fortunate I feel to be enjoying good health during this pandemic; however, this week I did experience a case of spring fever along with cabin fever. Thus, I decided to prepare a picnic lunch & go hiking in the mountains up by the Provoo River where I rarely see anybody else.

Today, I was fortunate to go for a picnic snowshoe. When I arrived at the trailhead, I pulled out the case where I envisioned my National Parks pass would be. I flipped through the contents & didn’t see it so I resorted to pulling out things from my glove comparment, then the center compartment, the visors, and then back to the little case. As you can imagine by then I was very frustrated; especially, since I pride myself in being organized.

I’m glad to say that I’ve filed my taxes for 2019.  The questionnaire that I filled out prior to meeting with the tax preparer included the above questions.  I admit, I was in the mode of checking “no” so much that I almost stopped reading the questions. 

It’s the little things in life that make a big difference…(Last week’s blog laid the foundation for this week’s)…

I recently came across this quote. It reminded me of my autistic friend Jack & how he inspired me.

Yesterday when I was preparing to leave a client’s home, I came across this notepad as I was scrounging for a piece of paper to leave a message:

I continue to reflect on this statement as I celebrate all my blessings this Thanksgiving. If you’re reading this then the odds are in your favor of being one of my blessings; then again you probably have enlightened me as well. Thus I’d like to change the “or” to “and”.

Thanks for sharing your life with me!!!!…In turn, I hope you enjoy your day creating memorable moments…

I’m currently pet-sitting for some friends. Their street was being re-paved this week when I headed back over to my place on my bike. I stopped to ask one of the workers when they would be done & she told me 6:00pm. Thus, I took the long way home via the post office. When I got home, I was so sweaty that I opted to take a quick shower & slipped into my little black nightgown- a bit shearer & lower cut than I normally would go out in; however, I was assuming that I would only be making the quick drive back to Pepe’s.