I guess I should explain more while in a taxi in a traffic jam I watched this very old lady it took hr like a minute to go up one stair and I did not see it as the power of a shopaholic but more the powerful drive to survive
It is quite meaningful with your explanation. It does become quite hard for some older people to get around. And for them it is like climbing a mountain to get home...
There will we be sooner than we may wish. Not N.Y.C, but near where we are right now. Your's might be a little Texas snow drift, I scrolled down a bit.
Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons! ************ "Joy is what happens when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are." **************
"A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world." --Paul Dudley White
************ "Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired in the morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired." - George S. Patton, U.S. Army General, 1912 Olympian
I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability - to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It’s like this… When you’re going to have a baby, it’s like planning a fabulous vacation trip - to Italy. You buy a bunch of guide books and make your wonderful plans. The coliseum. The Michelangelo David. The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It’s all very exciting. After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands. The stewardess comes in and says, “Welcome To Holland”. “Holland?!?” you say, “What do you mean “Holland”??? I signed up for Italy! I’m supposed to be in Italy. All my life I’ve dreamed of going to Italy” But there’s been a change in the flight plan. They’ve landed in Holland and there you must stay. The important thing is that they haven’t taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine and disease. It’s just a different place. So you must go and buy new guide books. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people you would never have met. It’s just a different place. It’s slower-paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy. But after you’ve been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around…and you begin to notice that Holland has windmills…Holland has tulips. Holland even has Rembrandts. But everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy…and they’re all bragging about what a wonderful time they had there. And for the rest of your life, you will say “Yes that’s where I was supposed to go. That’s what I had planned”. And the pain of that will never, ever, ever, ever go away…because the loss of that dream is a very significant loss. But…if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn’t get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things…about Holland.
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This picture so appeals to my senses I am not sure why? other than the fact The color and cloudiness
I bet the sunlight is deceiving and she can hardly wait to get in that door!
Beautiful ♥ I hope she scored some bargains to make it worthwhile
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love the foggy effect! great shot!
happy WW!
I wonder what she bought on her shopping trip. :)
I love the fogginess! Great shot and Happy WW!
Brr. It's making me cold.
Happy WW, Happy Spring, Happy Easter!
Looks like a foggy and cold shopping day.
That's the power of shopping for some ladies. Rain,shine,snow whatever weather it is, it doesn't stop them from shopping!! :P
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hmmmm.... happy WW
Brrr! Looks cold. Happy WW!
Even on a cold cold day. She must be a shopaholic.
I guess I should explain more while in a taxi in a traffic jam I watched this very old lady it took hr like a minute to go up one stair and I did not see it as the power of a shopaholic but more the powerful drive to survive
It is quite meaningful with your explanation. It does become quite hard for some older people to get around. And for them it is like climbing a mountain to get home...
Nice photo... a great slice of life that we can give our own story to!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great WW!
There will we be sooner than we may wish. Not N.Y.C, but near where we are right now.
Your's might be a little Texas snow drift, I scrolled down a bit.
Happy WW, thank you for checking on me!
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this pic has a dreamy effect about it. :) nice touch! :)
happy everyday!
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Cafe Munchkin
It is a very interesting shot. I like it.
I also like your quote at the top of your blog. And I'm wishing I had thought to buy Lucky Charms for breakfast Monday!
Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks Marcia for this shot... when older people struggle, life is hard.. Where are the Golden Years???
A great shot! Puts things into perspective....
was it very very foggy on that day? looks like one.
HAPPY WW!
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Mating
that is a very good photo. I bet she cannot wait for a blanket, some hot cocoa, and a good book!
hey i put a pic on my blog today for you! go check it out! i think you will enjoy it!
You title made me view the picture in an entirely different way. Thanks for making me think.
Very affecting shot, marcia! I can feel what you were feeling...
Looks like a cold day.
Aline
I love the picture, fog and everything.
Thanks for dropping by, have a great WW!
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Wow. Humbling, moving, strong. Thank you.
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