My sweet little kitty, Glyca passed away this July 16. We had here from the moment she was born. we miss her so much. She was 16 years old and always a great cat. She was black and white. She was born on March 10, 1996 and died on July 16th, 2012. RIP I love you very much!!

Happy Holidays!!!

Merry Christmas!!   It seems like another year has come upon and gone. This has been a good year, full of ups and downs, but I am learning to stay somewhere in the middle.

I just picked Dr. Phil's book. "Real Life" and it is very good.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

SGI USA

I am a Buddhist, I chant Nam Myoho Renge Kyo. I started practicing this Buddhism on March 28, 1987. My mother and brother also joined. Daisaku Ikeda is the President of this organization. This practice has changed our life's in so many ways, I cannot be thankful enough. My mother started at 50 years of age. She was a scared, angry and closed individual when she started her practice of Buddhism. For almost 20 years, until her death, she practiced hard to be happy and to help other people to become happy. She learned to open her heart and to trust, she became happier and to deeply care about others. My mother was always courageous, she learned how to direct that energy in a positive direction. She had overcome so many obstacles in her life. She fought hard to overcome her health problems. She had been a smoker for over forty years. On top of that she had asthma. Smoking was a terrible option and even though she quit at age 62, she had only 40 percent lung capacity. She struggled to breathe and enjoy all of her activities she loved to do. She started exercising and feeling better, she chanted and chanted and her health improved. She fought to stay alive, to enjoy her family and friends and to feel good. The doctor's said that she extended her life by at least ten years, because of her faith in this Buddhism. I cannot be appreciative enough for this practice, it teaches you to take responsibility for your own life and to enjoy everything; joy, sadness, everything to the fullest!

My mother died on May 26, 2006. She just went to sleep. She looked so peaceful!! She taught me to love and to not give up, I saw her heart and I knew her heart. She wanted so much to be happy and for her family to be close and happy. She did the best she could as a mother, she did the best she could as a person. I miss her spirit and her spunk. I love her very much and always think about her. I took care of her, worried about her and enjoyed her!!! Loved her!!! My mom, my best friend!! I will see you again!!

Life

One of my favorite and kindest people in this world is Dominick Dunne. He is a softie and his heart is gold. Today I found out that he has bladder cancer and his heart is too weak to handle an operation. They are using alternative treatments in order to treat this cancer. I am hoping and praying that he will get better. I dont know how long a person needs to live, but as long as you have a good quality of life that can be lived, then that would be the best. I wish him the best.

He has written many books and articles throughout his career, worth checking out!

I guess the lesson is to live each day to the fullest and that life is eternal!!!

Father's

Father's Day was a strange one, I tried to reach my father, but could not. He doesn't call any of his children in California. He lived in Indiana and had his own world with his second wife and her three children. We were replaced about 40 years ago. But, we stilled called him. He was a very complex man and also very simple, can you imagine.

He died on June 17, 2008, his death certificate states the cause of death as Oropharangeal cancer. My step mother did not any of his relatives to let anyone know of his death. I just happened to look on the Internet on June 19, 2008. Deanna never wanted us around. We were not included in the obituary. We again were non existent. We never got to know our father and he never got to know us. He had four children by my mother, his first wife. He could not get over there divorce and took it out on us.

I appreciate my father for bringing me into this world, just wish I could have known him.

I wish him the best on his journey!!!

Butterfly Day 8-22-07

Today was a butterfly day, the world was mine and I could fly anywhere. I was as free as Butterfly. I spoke with an ex neighbor of mine, we had to move last November, we had some really great neighbors. R. shall be his name, he is a writer and his book is finally out, I bought it today. As I was searching his website I ran across an article of his about another one of our neighbors. This neighbor was Shermy in the Peanuts comic strip. I had no idea, Shermy never mentioned that or the fact that he grew up with Charles Schultz. It brought back many memories of my own childhood. It brought a smile to my face.

Today is also the day my friend Carol gets out of the hospital. Sixteen days ago she had a tumor removed from her pancres, actually they had to remove the head of the pancreas, the gallbladder and part of her stomache. I am relieved they got it all and that her prognosis is very good. She was very lucky indeed!!