Determining The World We See

It’s been an intense time in our country – so this week I’m going with lightening up.
 
I’m a firm believer in how you see the world determines the world you see. And I think my house reflects this.
 
I’m devoting this week’s newsletter to a glimpse of some of the plaques and signs I have hanging around my house. They give comfort, provide inspiration and provoke hope – all of which seems to be in short supply these days.
 
Beginning in the late 1950’s, my mom started adorning the walls of our wood paneled breakfast room. Here’s three that I would read every morning while biting into my toasted white Wonder Bread slathered with margarine:




 

 
(It must have been one of those “worst” days – doesn’t was spelled wrong!)
 
Humor dispels gloom. Dissipates the bad feelings. While raising my five rambunctious boys, I kept these hung up in MY breakfast room:
 

 

 
And when things went awry – and they did, I stared for many hours at these:
 

 

 
When my young adult children made (what seemed to me) not-so-great decisions, I bought this one at a local boutique and hung it above my dressing table. I probably cracked it one day in sheer frustration.


 
When I needed a boost of energy to tackle an ongoing issue, here’s where I planted my eyes.
 

 
And when that ongoing issue – in spite of all my efforts – continued to be an ongoing issue, I learned to adapt.
 

 
When the nest emptied and it was just my husband and me, I laser-focused my eyeballs on these two:


 

 
And when I need to be reminded that my attitude determines the world I see, I look at this. And look again.


 
 
Keep Preserving Your Bloom,
 
Iris Ruth Pastor