Don’t blame a clown for acting like a clown.
Ask yourself,
“Why do I keep going to the circus ?”

3 Rings and a Flyer, by Peggy
3 Rings and a Flyer, by Peggy
Rx for Gratitude by Peggy
Maya Angelou
Help others
Bob Burridge
Interchangeable
Michelangelina by Peggy
A young woman went to her mother and complained about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil. In the first pot she placed a potato, in the second she placed an egg, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil. She didn’t say one word.
In twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished out the potato and placed it in a bowl. She pulled the egg out and placed it in a bowl. She ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked “Tell me what you see?” “A potato, an egg, and coffee,” the daughter answered.
Her mother asked her to feel the potato. She did and noted that it was soft. Her mother said to break the egg. She did and peeled off the shell and observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked her daughter to sip the coffee. She did and smiled as she tasted its rich aroma and flavor. The daughter asked “what does all this mean, Mom?”
Her mother explained that each object had faced the same adversity, boiling water. Each reacted differently. The potato went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. After being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile with a thin outer shell that protected its liquid interior. After sitting in boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were different, they changed the water. “Which are you?” she asked her daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean?”
When experiencing ‘adversity’:
I admit to “doing other substances“ but was too afraid of LSD having seen people take “bad trips”. But NOW I’m willing to give LSD a try, the Steve Chandler* way:
(jw)
*Steve Chandler, author of – “Reinventing Yourself” and “Fearless.”
― Omar Khayyám, The Ruba’iyat of Omar Khayyam
Woofer, Meowie, Squeakie, Grunter and Tweeter – Night on the Town by Peggy & judy
Are you lucky OR WHAT?! Since you missed sending me Valentine’s treats you get another chance. February 20th is National LOVE YOUR PET DAY.
National Love Your Pet Day is an unofficial holiday because we pets are apolitical and don’t have an effective lobby. The purpose of this holiday is to encourage you to show us the love and affection we deserve
Several studies show that children in households with pets have a 33% lower chance of developing a related allergy.
Children in households with pets didn’t just have less allergies to the particular animal in the home, the children also had stronger immunity systems overall. Studies have shown that children who live in homes with pets miss less school due to sickness than children who grow up in pet-less homes.
If you are shy we are instant icebreaker when you take us out in public. My human is always interrupting my walk and talking to other pet owners.
According to the latest research, is that we may improve your heart health. Studies have shown that owning a pet can lower blood pressure, triglyceride and cholesterol levels in their owners. Which can lower the chance of a heart attack. I’m better than prescriptions . . . maybe not cheaper but BETTER.
I help prevent my human from becoming obese. Studies show that walking you dog on a regular basis helps pet owners lose weight . . . or at the very least maintain it. She tends to over-indulge (in eating, not walking).
Pets have been shown as a great cure for the blues. It’s becoming more and more common for using Pet Facilitate Therapy (PFT) in hospitals and nursing homes. Many people immediately feel better just by petting a dog or cat.
Looking back, Moving forward by Peggy
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– Rachel Carson.
Eyed! by Peggy
a judy collage
Photo by Betty Rawlings
The Baha’i World Faith
‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Baha’i World Faith
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‘Abdu’l-Baha, Baha’i World Faith
(1817-1892)
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Baha’u’llah
‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the Baha’i World Faith
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Abdu’l-Baha, Baha’i World Faith
Loving-kindness Treat ME, by Peggy
The Baha’i Faith is the world’s second-most widespread religion after Christianity, spanning the globe and working to unite it. Baha’is have no clergy or churches, gathering together in democratically-led communities and welcoming everyone.
The millions of Baha’is in the world come from every ethnicity, nationality, tribe, age, racial group, religious background and economic and social class.
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Gandhi
Abdu’l-Baha, Baha’i World Faith
Loving-kindness Treat ME, by Peggy
The Baha’i Faith is the world’s second-most widespread religion after Christianity, spanning the globe and working to unite it. Baha’is have no clergy or churches, gathering together in democratically-led communities and welcoming everyone.
The millions of Baha’is in the world come from every ethnicity, nationality, tribe, age, racial group, religious background and economic and social class.
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PA & JW
Meowie Fly’n High by Peggy
Fan-Tail by Peggy
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren, one of the few to win
an Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe award
Photo by Betty Rawlings