I had a situation, that’s a “SIT-YOU-AY!-SHUN”, recently…and it turned out remarkably. It was a whole “this girl is on fire” result!!!
We have some days when we don’t do so well…and there are others when it’s just “Wow! You can come again!” They said that I sparkle! They said that my charm is effervescent! (I thought that just meant that it can dissolve in liquids?) They said I walk into the room and bring the feel good factor with me. They said I am a key part of “the team” and I always make everyone in a better mood.
That was just the superiors. The clients have said the most amazing things to me. It’s a long time since I have had so much positive feedback in a role. I have been thanked and praised and had the sweetest compliments. And you know this is why I should always be in a job working with people. Because I love people and somehow, most of them seem to warm to me. Yes, I come across the odd uncrackable nut. I don’t really mind what I do for work…but working with computers, calculators, machinery, food, paint, plants or even animals is just not as rewarding as the smiles on people’s faces when you can make a difference to them.
They come in stressed, I send them away glowing! That’s the mission, to bring a little cheer, a little sparkle. I try not to let my thinking slip too far into mediocre or morose. I try to keep seeing blue skies and smelling the roses. I try to see the sparkle in the people I meet and see the sparkle in everyday…even when there are challenges to deal with. Elevated thinking sometimes pays off big time. The mental and emotional energy when you don’t let anything discourage you, you just stay in the “this is going to turn out just fine” zone…is phenomenal.
All is good. No, in fact it is great!!! Don’t stop me now…because I’m having such a good time!
If you have been reading CRUSHED CARAMEL posts for a while, you may have realized I had challenges in the past. They all centered around the problems with my ex-flatmate and the social media nightmare that exploded because of him. It literally stripped me of confidence and happiness. I was in despair the night I went to that park. I don’t want to think about it, but the crime committed against me that night initially made me very shaky, very scared. That passed, and I was just left feeling bewildered and lost. I had to put a lot of effort into building a sense of purpose back into my life.
Well, since my ex-flatmate has waltzed back into my life (surprise of the century!) my happiness levels are zooming! I feel good about myself. I am me. And I like that! I am letting go of everything that ever drained me, that lowered my spirits…it’s all dissipating. My heart is lifting.
He really seems genuinely fond of me and sincerely regretful of everything that went wrong in the past. He likes me the way I am. Though I feel as if he should have a model or an actress by his side, he wants me to be with him. Pretty marvellous to be loved by someone you thought despised you.
I know they say you should not let someone else dictate your self-esteem…but I never understood what went wrong. It didn’t make any sense. But now that he is opening up and explaining all sorts of things I never knew…I can accept things. I am so much happier about everything.
Anyway…goodnight…it’s way past my bedtime, but I only start work at 2pm tomorrow, so it’s alright. I am sure I’ll be all slept well and sparkly by then!
Goldfinch has been wonderful for me. I loved the thirteen months I had with him. I am so grateful that he kept in touch when he went back to Australia…I was so scared he wouldn’t.
If I have not made it clear during the seventeen months that I have been blogging, Goldfinch has been the best thing in my life since I met him.
He is happy to think of me as happy. It still feels strange. It feels strange because I have loved being in love with Goldfinch. It’s not something I have ever ever wanted to end.
It’s been all steam ahead today! I spent the afternoon showing a certain someone the posts from other bloggers in today’s SONG-LYRIC-SUNDAY. He loved it!!! Oh my goodness. It is impossible to restrain him!
He and me had a dance together to this song earlier today, “Cuanto Le Gusta” from the iconic Carmen Miranda. Did I ever tell you about how I had to tour performing this song with three other women? It was a charity thing! We were very popular. Thank goodness he doesn’t have the video from that act…yet! I would not put him past it to seek it out. I still have the fruity hat we had made! I have two versions for you to enjoy, neither of which am I in!
Are you choo choo-ing and chug-chugging along with the rest of us today I wonder? We are! He and me! He is loving SONG-LYRIC-SUNDAY!
When I was a very little girl, the first song I became obsessed with was the Kylie Minogue recording of “The Loco Motion”. I loved that song! A friend of my brother’s recorded it onto a cassette tape for me and taught me the dance moves to The Loco-Motion. Then my Dad bought a Kylie Minogue album for me. I just loved it. Don’t laugh! I was only six or seven at the time! It was my very first favourite song.
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I was so tempted to choose The Monkees…but they are sure to be a favourite choice today I am sure of it. So instead I have chosen another Britpop favourite.
What have I done? I feel as if my heart has been torn in two. And it’s awful. But at the same time it’s as if a miracle has happened. But it’s terrible on my part.
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I do not understand racism, or even nationalism. As far as I am concerned, I am a member of the human family. Whenever I pick up on people having an air of superiority or feeling they are special, or more deserving, on account of where they are born or the shade of their skin…well, I just find those kind of attitudes repugnant. Now that I am being open I will also add, I hear people in western countries moaning about what they don’t have, or that they don’t have as much now as they used to have, and I think to myself, “You have no idea! Let’s uproot you and relocate you where the average wage is around $1 or $2 a day shall we? Once you have returned to your “home-country”, hopefully you will never moan again!” There are some very spoilt people in western lands who take so much for granted.
My brain leans towards maths, physics and chemistry. I am fascinated by geology and marine biology. I do enjoy reading about history and culture, but I find my brain is sorely lacking when it comes to art. Goldfinch loves art. I love that about him. But my brain is so hopeless when it comes to art. I have tried, but I fall back on drawing goofy cartoons because I become so frustrated with my efforts. Algebra, trigonometry any day! Ask me to write a letter, or an essay – easy peasy! But if you ask me to draw a self-portrait, well the paper will be covered with my tears because I don’t seem to be able to move the pencil around the paper to produce anything other than a cartoon character. And I now think that it is a hand-eye-brain coordination thing. I was always deemed good at sports, but that was only because I had so much energy and stamina. I was not great at catching, or aiming. Just furiously energetic and without any fear of tackling the opposing team. But I always had to pass the ball to a team-mate because I had no skills.
I have a few favourites. I mentioned a couple of my favourites in another award post recently. But this is also very much one of my favourite posts that I like to go back and read over. It is about a memory I have of the very first time I saw bluebells! I was only a little child, and I was up int he woods where we used to play. The whole woodland floor had turned blue. I was enthralled by it!
Another great question. One that is extremely thought provoking.
There are many unspeakably horrific crimes that have taken place on a huge scale, that mar human history. The crusades, the holocaust, the invasion of other lands by greedy nations. But when I think about it, our history is very important. Our history is going to provide judicial testimony that is going to bring peace to our planet and peace to the entire universe.
In the meantime, He continued to the accomplishment of His own purpose. He provided His Word which would guide those who sought his rulership. He provided hundreds of prophecies pointing to the appearance of His “sent one” or “Messiah” or “Christ” – who would become the ruler of a government established by our Creator. Christ demonstrated the power he would be given over disease, the weather, and even death. He showed on a very small scale what he would be empowered to perform on a global scale in the future.
Why? Because human rulership is on trial. There is already a very checkered history on record. There may have been some who seemed genuine in their motives, but even those who seem noble have had limited success.
If our Creator had continued to intervene to prevent bad things from happening – would it not make people think that human rule is not that bad after all? Our Creator has already recorded his view of the thousands of years of human rulership that he has witnessed. Grossly inadequate, a failure. Some rulers he has seen are highly reprehensible.
By the end of a thousand year period of rule under the government established by our Creator, we will be in an even better position to make a whole-hearted choice. During that time the earth will have been restored to the paradise He intended. He will have resurrected those who had died during the thousands of years of human rulership. Disease, old-age, abuse, pollution, war, crime will be distant memories.
Humans will face another pivotal moment. A decision will be before them once again. Yet again the question of who should rule will be thrown up. The scriptures show this is the final time this issue will need to be answered on such a large scale. It is after that that we can say all things have been restored. There truly will be complete peace throughout the universe.
You are worthy, our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because you created all things, and because of your will they came into existence and were created. – Revelation 4:11
I don’t intend to ever stop eating in all honesty. I love variety, so it’s hard to pick favourites because I love new flavours and ingredients.
I think I have a huge soft spot for Anne Elliot in Jane Austen’s “Persuasion“. The first time I read that book, I started to adore her from the first chapter. I did not know Jane Austen’s books at all back then.
I already know I tend to be very light-hearted, but I learnt something else about how my friends view me this past week. Even during dark times in my life, I have had a tendency to focus on what makes life sparkle.
I am not really a “face palmer”. I am really struggling to remember doing that at all. I don’t like touching my face, incase I make my skin greasy or ruin my make-up. I do fidget a lot with my hair.
Freedom is a responsibility. People can think and say and do what they want, but they also have to be prepared to accept the consequences. In the privacy of one’s mind, or the relative privacy of one’s household, I think it is healthy to express your thoughts and feelings, in a healthy way.
But at the same time, I do not object to some kind of regulatory body, assessing how people are handling the responsibility that comes along with the ability to publish and broadcast on an international public domain. The problem is, how do you make sure that regulatory body is politically neutral and unbiased?
I do believe in rules, based on principles. I believe in respect and love. People who promote what is harmful and hate-filled may be relying on laws upholding freedom of speech and thought and freedom of the press etc. There may be a legal framework allowing the publishing or broadcasting of questionable content currently…but not all things legal are necessarily good.
In this world, entangled in complex issues, I understand there are a huge array of opinions and views and beliefs. But I think things are pushing forward to a pivotal point, when fundamental issues will come to the fore, and others pale into insignificance.
YOU ARE NEVER FULLY DRESSED WITHOUT A SMILE
STOP BEING UNGRATEFUL, HALF OF THE PEOPLE ON THE PLANET LIVE ON AROUND $1 A DAY!
BE PREPARED FOR ANY WEATHER
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Years ago I read “The Buccaneers” by Edith Wharton. I had a complete dilemma of conscience when reading Nan’s story. The main character Annabelle was trapped in a loveless marriage. Then wonderful Guy – that was his actual name – came along. I had to stop reading it because I wouldn’t allow myself to sympathise with her.
I have not been trapped in a loveless relationship, quite the opposite. I love Goldfinch so very much! Something very very unexpected has knocked me off my feet. My heart is doing somersaults. My long distance lover has been hoping that I would meet someone here in England. I am sure he didn’t expect the man who has been silent for over four years, and now has crashed back into my life, to be that someone.
Caramel 