 November- Thankful Month, Thankful for? |
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oldraven  |
Posted: 31-Oct-2003, 01:56 PM
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The Protector of the Unknown
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Well. Even though Thanksgiving has come and gone, (Oct 13th up here), I'll indulge.
I'm thankfull for my health, my girl, my pup, my house, my car, my truck, and the love of my family. 
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Caw "I am a Canadian by birth, but I am a Highlander by blood and feel under an obligation to do all I can for the sake of the Highlanders and their literature.... I have never yet spoken a word of English to any of my children. They can speak as much English as they like to others, but when they talk to me they have to talk in Gaelic." -Alexander Maclean Sinclair of Goshen (protector of Gaelic Culture) We need more Stan Rogers. jams |
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| McHaggis |
Posted: 02-Nov-2003, 05:09 PM
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Celtic Guardian
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Realm: Pismo Beach on theCentral California Coast
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I'm much grateful for all second chances in life, for all the interesting twists and turns on the life path so far, the fact that I can be around to make my Mother's life easier as she gets older, the fact that I discovered at age 50-some that I had a flock of half-brothers and half-sisters (Scottish father's second brood) I had no idea I was related to, the siblings I did grow up with, good friends that go back to childhood, newer good friends I met since then.....so many things to be both grateful and thankful....the list goes on longer than an Oscar acceptance speech!
And, of course, that after falling 4 stories while I was in The Army (1968) I'm even alive to tell about it, let alone get paid for it, surf and do all the outdoor stuff I've been up to since then!
......And I'm glad that so far the "luck" bag hasn't emptied before the "experience" bag has filled. Hope there's still some in the former and room in the latter!
I sincerely wish the same to all of you as we approach the Holiday season!
RON
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"NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT"
"...A bonnie lass I will confess,
Is pleasant to the e'e,
But without some better qualities
She's no lass for me...."
(From "O Once I Lov'd" - Robert Burns)
"There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make." --J.M. BARRIE (1860-1937)
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| valpal59 |
Posted: 02-Nov-2003, 08:34 PM
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I am thankful for th love of my husband (of 24 yrs.), my family, friends and everyones health. 
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   "He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." Author Unknown |
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| Aaediwen |
Posted: 02-Nov-2003, 09:39 PM
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When I was asked this question last week, I wrote a book on it. Of course I have all the usual things to be thankful for. A loving family, a roof over my head (and I don't have payments on it either to boot =) ), an education....
Also, right now I find myself in a situation that I hear people dreaming for all too often. I have money to be able to do things with if I want, and all the means to do whatever I want to, now if only I knew what that was. I have a grudge against Old Rome, keep that in mind as you read this analogy; If all roads lead to Rome, than I've got everything I need to go anywhere, I'm in Rome, and don't know which road to take, I'm kindof standing at that pillar marking where all roads converge, everything packed, with a dumb look on my face and wanting to get out of town.
Part if the trick is, I don't want to mess it up. I'm about to pay off the first loan I've ever had, and be completely out of debt again. I'm ready to make a big move in my personal life and don't know what I want it to be. I have employment, and like the environment I work in. But it's a dead end job and I know it. My question now is, "Where do I want to go from here?" I sure know I don't want to spend the rest of my career on the recieving end of a help-desk line no matter how much I like the environment I'm in and the people I work with, it will have to change eventually I guess
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| oldraven |
Posted: 03-Nov-2003, 09:23 AM
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The Protector of the Unknown
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| QUOTE (McHaggis @ Nov 2 2003, 11:55 PM) | | Same here, my sister! |
 Take a closer look at Aaediwen, McHaggis. I see a Knight, not a Damsel. As for financial freedom. Good on both of you.  I've still got two student loans, a car payment, and a mortgage.  It's a long way up to the tip of this gorge. Hey, at least my car and truck are payed off. It's just Angela's now. But, in all honesty, being only 24, I do count my blessings that I can at least get those loans, allong with the comfortable life they give.  Here's to car loans worth more than your car.
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| Elspeth |
Posted: 03-Nov-2003, 01:56 PM
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| QUOTE (Aaediwen @ Nov 2 2003, 10:39 PM) |
I'm in Rome, and don't know which road to take, I'm kindof standing at that pillar marking where all roads converge, everything packed, with a dumb look on my face and wanting to get out of town.
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Oh, Aaediwen, how I relate! After 13 years all of my kids are in school. I feel I have that same dumb look on my face as I look about me at all the road that are converging at my feet. Which path to take! I thought I knew until the time actually came. Let me know when you lose that look, maybe I'll have lost mine by then as well.
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Compassion is the sometimes fatal capacity for feeling what it is like inside somebody else's skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too.
- Frederick Buechner
If society prospers at the expense of the intangibles,
how can it be called progress?
-LLP
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