Not Quite Old
@notquiteold
Theo-sophy on that other site. Henry is a Catalan Herding Dog - like Einstein in Back To The Future. He's shy. Mom is a writer and watercolor artist. Art inquiries at notquiteold51@gmail.com
What did you accomplish yesterday? Maybe there’s more than one way to measure Productivity. Not by how much stuff you got done, but by how much stuff you enjoyed.
Can you miss someone you never knew? I think you can. I think your heart has small spaces that were reserved for someone you waited for and longed for but who never came. And every once in a while you can feel those lonely places
Recovery:. Think about a time when someone hurt your feelings. Part 1 - Say: “That really hurt. It still feels bad. I hope that person feels bad about saying it.” Part 2 - Say: “I hope I feel better someday. I hope that person also feels better someday.”
When you see someone doing something dumb, you are not supposed to laugh. It is not polite. Luckily, there is an exception. When a member of your own family is an idiot right in front of you, you are allowed to laugh. Families can laugh at each other. Thank goodness.
I notice lots of humans feeling bad about their shortcomings. Did you know that Albert Einstein couldn’t dance? Okay, I made that up. But I bet there was lots of stuff that Albert wasn’t good at. And maybe it bugged him sometimes. But no one is brilliant at everything. Not even you.
They say that if you’re feeling sad You should fake a smile because your brain reacts to smile muscles and releases your happy chemicals. That sounds ok. But it might work better if you don’t fake a smile Use a real one. I can help.
Although you’re told of the virtue of being a simple creature, You don’t have to be. You can be complex. You can buy something you will never wear. You can be tired of your favorite food. You can ask to go outside and then want to go inside.
Mom watched Uncle Buck for like the 100th time, and still laughed when Buck was feeding the dog five times a day. Mom loves that movie. So why doesn’t she take his advice?????
Do you know how many times I’ve pretended I didn’t notice when you did something dumb? Oh yeah. I saw you trip on nothing push a “pull” door wear your shirt inside out talk with lettuce in your teeth. So yeah, I just farted. Your turn to pretend.
Sometimes you wake up all happy because nice things happened in your dreams You ate ice cream. Your dad threw the ball. Your grandma was singing Let Me Call You Sweetheart. Then you realize that sometimes those things happen in real life. And you’re even happier.
Yesterday I heard someone say something mean. It wasn’t about me or even anyone I knew. But I still felt bad. Dogs get scared when they hear mean things. And now that you know, I’m sure that behavior will stop. Don’t make me get the squirt gun.
24 7-yr-olds! It was crazy, loud, but fun chaos. (I did have some great teen helpers.) Most of the paintings were what you'd expect from 7-yr-olds, but some were amazing! Didn't get pics of all. But here's a bunch.
Your car mirror warns, “Objects are closer than they appear.” In your mind, Objects can be bigger and scarier than they really are. Try not to blow things up in your head. Lots of your worries are just fluffy things at a weird angle.
Getting ready for a big kids' class tomorrow, but took a few minutes to do a quick sketch of Frida Kahlo on her birthday. I want to paint her again when I have time to do her justice.
Own up to your mistakes. You might as well be honest. because lying only adds another problem to your problem. Take it from the dog: If someone asks, “What did you do?” Most likely, they already know.
Everybody says, “No one is perfect” and “We all make mistakes” but down deep we don’t believe it. Oh, we expect mistakes from everybody else. But not from ourselves. Nothing hurts us like our own mistakes.
It’s Independence Day. You know that friend who’s extra independent? Check on him today. You may think he doesn’t need anything. But maybe he needs someone to ask.
Be a little suspicious of folks who have an opinion about everything. They want to talk. They don’t want to listen. And they don’t really want you to listen. They want you to agree.
Try not to over-think. Not everything has a hidden meaning. Sometimes “Let sleeping dogs lie” means “Don’t dredge up old problems.” But lots of times, It means “Let the poor dog finish his nap!”
To all you worriers: All those things that you worried about and everything turned out okay and folks said, “See! Don’t worry so much” - Well, you just say “No! Everything being okay is proof that my worrying works.”
Kids' class today. Ages 9-13, with most of the kids 9 and 10. But what amazing artists!!
This morning I watched a squirrel doing something important. Only he didn’t have time to explain to me what it was. But I know it was important because he was doing it. Remember that what your friends do is important to them.
Mom is very worried. She said, “I think we will be okay. But what about all the people who won’t be okay?” Hey, you guys who run things: My mom is old. Don’t make her worry about the whole world.
I think I should do more to help out at home. So, Mom, Do you need to give him a pill or take his temperature or anything?