About This Page: (This is Main Street by Angie, who is working on art goals here on the blog!)
This has been a personal project to blog every day for a school year on goals and dreams. My hope was that I could find a group of people to work with me.
I was lucky enough to find a small, but sincere group of inspirational people to keep me company. We've been using Walt Disney's philosophies or creations as inspiration.
I am no longer blogging daily, but I am notified if comments are posted, and I'll be happy to keep the discussion going!
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I'm OK!
I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.
Walt Disney
Sometimes looking at the optimistic side of life is tricky. There are so many illusions out there. A positive person will tend to process an illusion in an optimistic way, while a negative person will tend to process and illusion in a pessimistic way. When it comes to life's illusions, what matters is how you first process it AND what you do afterwards.
A few days ago, I experienced a situation that was similar to the SUV event in the parking lot situation that I blogged about a while ago. (I won't repeat it...it is here at this link.)
DISASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This situation occurred while I was driving home from work in some questionable weather. An SUV (Yes, once again, an SUV!) was passing on the other side of a concrete divider, and splashed a wave of slush onto my windshield.
I was going about 60 miles and hour in bumper to bumper traffic with a wall of concrete to my left, and I could not see. In a split second, I was able to turn the windshield wiper on and, thank goodness, I had not drifted out of my lane.
My heart was pounding, and then I just told myself the truth of the situation.
Nothing happened! It was a non-event. Not a scratch, so shake it off and calm down.
And, right there and then, as quickly as the panic hit me, it left me. And then I remembered to be grateful.
I said my thanks and drove along, thinking about how often in life, my perception creates uncomfortable feelings for no good reason.
It might be a complete misunderstanding, like the SUV in the parking lot situation. Or it might be a potential disaster that passed by with nothing but a scare.
Sometimes being optimistic means calming yourself down and shaking off the near-misses or, in this case, the hits that didn't really cause any harm.
You know those situations when someone falls and jumps right up yelling "I'm OK!!!!!!!!!!" to show that there was no injury? Sometimes you have to say that to yourself!
And sometimes you have to pat yourself down just to be sure you are still all in one piece. Isn't it a great feeling when you have proof that you are fine?
I especially like remembering to be thankful after something like that happens.
I'm hoping that this potential tidal wave that Hawaii and CA are bracing for turns out to be the same sort of thing. I'm hoping it sweeps over without any event.
Walt Disney
Sometimes looking at the optimistic side of life is tricky. There are so many illusions out there. A positive person will tend to process an illusion in an optimistic way, while a negative person will tend to process and illusion in a pessimistic way. When it comes to life's illusions, what matters is how you first process it AND what you do afterwards.
A few days ago, I experienced a situation that was similar to the SUV event in the parking lot situation that I blogged about a while ago. (I won't repeat it...it is here at this link.)
DISASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This situation occurred while I was driving home from work in some questionable weather. An SUV (Yes, once again, an SUV!) was passing on the other side of a concrete divider, and splashed a wave of slush onto my windshield.
I was going about 60 miles and hour in bumper to bumper traffic with a wall of concrete to my left, and I could not see. In a split second, I was able to turn the windshield wiper on and, thank goodness, I had not drifted out of my lane.
My heart was pounding, and then I just told myself the truth of the situation.
Nothing happened! It was a non-event. Not a scratch, so shake it off and calm down.
And, right there and then, as quickly as the panic hit me, it left me. And then I remembered to be grateful.
I said my thanks and drove along, thinking about how often in life, my perception creates uncomfortable feelings for no good reason.
It might be a complete misunderstanding, like the SUV in the parking lot situation. Or it might be a potential disaster that passed by with nothing but a scare.
Sometimes being optimistic means calming yourself down and shaking off the near-misses or, in this case, the hits that didn't really cause any harm.
You know those situations when someone falls and jumps right up yelling "I'm OK!!!!!!!!!!" to show that there was no injury? Sometimes you have to say that to yourself!
And sometimes you have to pat yourself down just to be sure you are still all in one piece. Isn't it a great feeling when you have proof that you are fine?
I especially like remembering to be thankful after something like that happens.
I'm hoping that this potential tidal wave that Hawaii and CA are bracing for turns out to be the same sort of thing. I'm hoping it sweeps over without any event.
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Thanks for the props Sandy! I can hear the music!
Some people have the ability to bounce back betyter then others. I think I have gotten stronger and the jumping up and shouting "I'm OK" is getting higher and louder everytime I have to get the strength to do it.
Which sadly seems more and more over the last while.
Over the last few crashes, I have found who is there to hear me shout "I'm OK" and who answers back "GOOD, we were worried about you".
I can confidently predict that in 2010, I will not need to shout "I'm OK"... I will just know I am, no one got hurt, it was close but no permanenty damage and hopefully scar free.0 Pixie Dust
Posted 02-28-2010 at 10:07 AM by A.Daley 
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OK, Angie, I think I know you well enough that you don't need to shout for yourself.
This is for you...
YOUR OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn't it great to know that, in the end, one way or another, we will all be fine?0 Pixie Dust
Posted 02-28-2010 at 02:51 PM by Sandra Bostwick
