Thanks so much spiritofnow for the compliment. It's good to hear, occassionally, that I too can be an inspiration, among other inspirations. I've been really inspired by alot of your threads. I too get some good ideas for threads, but simply do not have time to start them and/or get back to them. This of course is not a bad thing considering, but it's sometimes hard for me to accept. Just want you to know though, I also see and experience your presence here on the forum as an inspiration, ...and a great one. So thank you again.

Cindy, I really appreciate your comment too and its reminder. A simple and to the point direction. I find it very helpful, and thank you!

April vacation has passed and my children are back in school as of about 1 hr. ago. All went well and we all enjoyed it, and it wasn't until yesterday that I first felt pooped (needing rest), therefore not as motivated as I can often be.

I did get my glasses fixed too, and first thing, the very next morning. (new frames, new shape, new lens cut).

Some more of this week looked like: Walks, Children's friends over, Play, The Park, A Birthday Party, Battleship, Planting a Garden especially for my daughter, Chinese food, Pizza, and 'killer' (McDonald's-no more.) My attendence at Church. Oh' and a small farm.

Really can't complain about much of anything. Will say, I'm still dissatisfied with my addiction to smokes, but as hard as it is, I can imagine an end to this one day this yr. and hopefully sooner rather than later. As far as learning to enjoy each moment, I'm learning how to accept and bring forth the best in me in even any of my suffering. As I've started to think, why waste any time resisting any at all, and/or trying to avoid it when it's a part of everyone's life. Human pain and suffering = Normal. It's as if it can't, and perhaps shouldn't be sought, to entirely get away from, which I guess will have to be O.K.

I mean, I don't know about anyone else, but regardless of whether I'm well or not, I can generally too often feel some pain and suffering. When I really meet, know, care, and love another and others, what I find at different points in time and along with much joy and love is, I find pain and shared suffering. So I may as well embrace pain and suffering as well, ........not something I am thrilled about doing, but certainly something that is unavoidable, if I wish to continue 'living' and again know and truly care about, and love others, as I do, and can always do better.

Hope