Day and Night

To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle. Walt Whitman

 

Night and day posts:  Colours of the Night Time Day,  2 Nights 3 Days in Sundarbans, India, Night and Day; Night Beings Day; Night Or Day?; Night and Day; It Was A Dark And Stormy Night…. And Day;  Day and Night, For Wordle 603;  One-Liner Wednesday — R-Rated Fortune Cookie; Silent Night All Day Long; Night and Day; Night Or Day?; By Night or Day;  There is a light in us…;  Nights and Days / Noce i Dnie

I spy….

The meaning and origin of the expression: I spy with my little eye –

The game I Spy originated in Victorian England. It remains a common pastime played by children – albeit often initiated by adults to occupy bored children on car journeys and the like. One person secretly chooses an object that they can ‘spy with his/her little eye’ and the others take turns to guess what it is.

But let me now stop; I may be a little partial, and view every thing with the jaundiced eye of melancholy – for I am sad – and have cause. — Mary Wollstonecraft

Badassery

Badass. (vulgar); (slang) A badass is someone who is very tough or mean. Don’t mess with him, he’s a real badass! (slang) A person who has extreme attitudes and behavior and is admired by others. In this sense, calling someone a badass is a compliment.

After three years of life kicking my ass, I feel like I need to visit some of my more outstanding personalities for a change.  The personality that did not allow my ass to be kicked.  The personality that permitted me to jump back up no matter what laid me down.  The personality that assured me that I was not the weaker link and that I mattered.  I am slowly regaining my smojo!!  (Yes, I did just make up that word and that is A-O-K.  That is because I am:

Savage, not Average.

That’s the only way to bounce back up.  Find the attitude, don’t need to be rude, just know that those who mess with you are likely to be less than you.

I rarely take pics of myself but of all of the ones I have taken, there is something about this one from my time in Lagos that just makes me smile every – single – time.  First off, I think we all look a little badass. I am NOT tough or mean but this picture makes me feel like I could surely play the part if needed.  Personally, I think it was more the company I kept.  Cool group of people and full of life and fun.  And yes true badasses.  A time I will never forget.  This picture.  Nothing more needs to be said.

“Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better.” – Jim Rohn

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” – Mark Twain

Best Badass quotes & Savage Captions

• If you don’t like me. it’s because I don’t want you to.
• The Question Isn’t Who Is Going To Let Me: It’s Who Is Going To Stop Me. – Ayn Rand
• They play the game I change the game.
• Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do. – Dr. Robert Schuller
• In A World Full Of Copies, Be An Original.
• Don’t like me? u*k off Problem Solved

All I can say is that it takes all kinds and anyone can be one.

I Am Strong. I Am Confident. I Am Unstoppable.

Strong Woman: Yes We Can and We Will!; 31 Things I Have Learned In 31 Years; I’m an 80s Badass and Beyond;  War Lords; Stand Strong; Let me Introduce you to my Badass Bodyguard; Brandy, Booze, & Badassery in Midlife; “Be always strong..”Sale at Badass Grocery; Strong Enough; Expand what you believe is possible; Crazy with a purple belt;  When times get tough, the tough go for a walk (or something like that); When the Going Gets Tough; Signs Of A Strong Mindset

Serendipity 2

Serendipity (noun) Origin: English | ser·en·dip·i·ty  Finding something good without looking for it.

Just this morning, walking in my new ‘hood I came across an art festival. Very serendipitous. A lot of amazing finds! To think i was only out for a cuppa joe!  Interesting art, good conversations all started by the serendipitous choices I have recently made.  Never made it to coffee, but found some great jewelry, art, furniture, and had some random conversations ranging from artistic stylings and color choices to Memorial Day meanings and the sacrifices people have made throughout history in a variety of different ways.  I love unexpected surprises!

“It’s a bizarre but wonderful feeling, to arrive dead center of a target you didn’t even know you were aiming for.”   ― Lois McMaster Bujold

“You be you and I’ll be me, today and today and today, and let’s trust the future to tomorrow. Let the stars keep track of us. Let us ride our own orbits and trust that they will meet. May our reunion be not a finding but a sweet collision of destinies!”
― Jerry Spinelli, Love, Stargirl

RanDomnEss: Random Fantasy; Chance Meeting;  Serendipity? Brilliance? Diligence?; Dreams: Poem; Reveal.; The Start Of An Adventure; A STROKE OF SERENDIPITY; Serendipity Hangover; Had I Only Dated the Weiner Mobile Driver; Random tidbits; A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That, and a Random Video; RANDOM VIGNETTES FROM MY LIFE STORY; Inspirational street art; chance meeting;

Vagary

Vagary (n.) – Origin: Latin – Definition: An unpredictable instance, a wandering journey; a whimsical, wild or unusual idea, desire, or action.

I began to realize that life, despite moments of happiness and joy, is really about discovering priorities and dealing with unforeseen vagaries, differences, obstacles, inconveniences, and imperfections. – Maureen McCormick

Random bike ride in Nepal.  Sometimes a random walk, or bike ride, or any non-work-related activity is what is needed to re-center your focus on what is important.  Just breathe.

“Let it rain on some days,
Let yourself shiver on some cold nights,
So when it’s Spring you’ll know why it was all worth going through.”
― Sanhita Baruah

vagaries: memadtwo; pvcann;  baruah; paean; rashmi; adirondack; dale; drabble; bruce; shalini