He Said "Chicken Salad"

 It's been several years since.....

I remember a day up in Vancouver BC. Canada, when Tim, his son, my youngest daughter and myself all went to Tim Horton's for lunch. {By the way the Tim Hortons US is not the same as Tim Horton's Canada. Canada's tastes much better}

In any case, we ordered, we paid and we sat down. They were a bit busy so there was a minute wait for the food. The waitress was kind enough to bring our lunch out to us, rather than call us to a crowded counter.

When she arrived, she handed Tim a "Chicken Salad Sandwich". He pushed it back and said "I didn't order that". She looked at our ticket and said "Yes, sir you did." He started to get upset with her and I interrupted to say "Yes Tim, you did". He immediately stopped yelling at her and turned to yell at me.... "Why didn't you stop me, you know I always order Turkey Club?".

Needless to say, we stopped going out to lunch together.

Now here we are with his health failing fast and him being determined to work til he's in his 60's. Mind you at the rate he's going he's not going to live that long. When ever I ask him if he's ready to surrender he orders the "chicken salad" - no, I'm gonna keep working. When in reality his body is telling him "turkey club" - retire and rest.

So no matter how many times he says he's fine and able to work {chicken salad} 

I know he really means - I need to retire {turkey club}.

Blessed by God

Life's complicated @ the Bright side of the Barn

Sometimes...

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Dear Diary....

 I recall the popularity back when I was young. Perhaps that's why so many of us older folks use the internet to 'blog' now.?

I think every girl I knew had one at one time or another. Some were more into it than others. There were A few who preferred to 'journal' their thoughts in a different format, rather than consider it a 'diary'. 

Some of us had to have 2 diaries, because of 'the invasive mother's'. One would tell it how she needed to see it, another was the real thoughts to ponder. I recall the 5 year diary... You could use it as a 1 year and confuse the heck out of anyone that wanted to snoop! Brothers were famous for that one as well as mothers.

I had a cousin that recorded diaries from the age she could write up through adulthood, the last I knew of. You could ask her anything and she could look up the day and tell you about it. In a sense it was kind of cool. In another sense, that's a lot of books full of personal thoughts that you would have to have a secure place to keep. I think we all have those moments in life, we don't want to remember much less have someone else read about it!

However it would have made it much easier to 'write the book', to have the memories in order. . . 

Whether it was writing in a diary, a journal or even to have a pen pal; It was a great way to learn to express your thoughts. Explaining your memories and events to yourself or someone else, in a descriptive way that you'll be able to remember the events that took place as if it were yesterday; Or to enable someone else to be able to picture the event as you've told it. Learning to express yourself in a commutative manner. Such a valuable asset to have in life.! 

There is something to WRITING, even over TYPING. Yes, while typing to 'write' helps. Actually taking the pen to hand does wonders for the brain! There is something about the transmission from heart, to head, to hand, back to eyes.... that helps us hear what we are saying better and

that enables us to READ BACK and REWRITE - adjusting our thoughts and expressing them in a more productive manner. If you rewrite and rewrite a letter, you often calm down, become less mad, and are more able to express the point your trying to make without insult or injury. 

THE TONGUE IS A TWO EDGED SWORD! 

The Bible is pretty clear about it, and you can't deny it's TRUE! 

Once you say something you can't take it back. Once you've hurt someone with words, it's there forever. They might forgive you and the relationship might continue, but it will never be the same as before the WORDS WERE SAID.

THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK

It was something I grew up hearing and it's something more folks should practice.

Question of the day...

Where you do keep your thoughts? 

How do you best express yourself?

Blessed by God

Life's good @ the Bright side of the Barn

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Until next time, Stay Safe and Happy Trails.