For myself, I get a great amount of pleasure, as well as a sense of unwinding, when I climb into my bed and play those silly phone app games. I absolutely love puzzles, merge games, and/or the farming ones.
I realize that these games are rather simple and/or childish… but I don’t give a hoot! I have a very busy brain, which can often stress me to my limits just trying to not think! Something about these meaningless little games can feel cathartic or relaxing, if you will.
In truth, I think it’s because they’re meaningless or no-brainer games, as I call them. If I play any of my mmo rpg games, I get caught up in the adventure, often staying up into the wee hours slaying orcs or zombies, so this isn’t where I’ll go to unwind… it’s where I’ll go to vent!
I’ve actually used my phone merge games and puzzles to combat anxiety, by giving me a simple focus point. I know it sounds absurd to think that these games would help, but oddly, they do!
I would have to say that I’m blessed with wisdom, from years of watching social media develop. I remember it from when it was born, watching it grow and take many shapes.
In my personal opinion, I see social media as a double edged sword, having both good and bad result from it’s use. Nowadays, while some folks find pleasure in fully sharing what they had for dinner and where, others have chosen more nefarious purposes, such as bullying or stalking. Some use social media to socialize, which was a positive idea, though many have warped it into a lying, cheating, he said, she said public dirty laundry show. Then, there are those who take an unhealthy pleasure in reading and watching, as others behave badly.
While social media can be a positive way to meet with your friends and loved ones, sharing time together online, it can become an unhealthy outlet if it’s not kept in check! I think one would be ignorant, to assume that simply because we’re an adult, we can safely navigate the online traffic out there on the web. Some grown ups are more naïve than our youth, regarding the wild wild west that’s out there within those social platforms.
I always go back to the old idea of checks and balances, rather than looking at Social Media as a good or bad thing. The problems never originate from the object, but rather how the object should or should not be used. Think about it!
The first thing that comes to my mind this morning, would be the White Chocolate I promised I’d offer my family today! It was suggested to me yesterday, so the first thing that came to mind, was to fill this prompt with some yummy goodness!
As I live a solitary life, I rarely attract eye contact from others, let alone an encounter.
In honesty, I cannot remember any positive results from encountering random strangers… just sayin! While I’m sure that I must have, at some point in my past, come upon a stranger that left a positive outcome… however, none come to mind at the moment, sorry!
In light of how absolutely closed and distrustful our society has become over the last several years, I find this prompt question to be somewhat out of place; not bad, mind you, simply strange. Nowadays, folks don’t seem to want any encounters that are considered random! The general attitude I see reflecting off most peoples faces, is something akin to, ” I won’t talk to you, if you promise to not talk to me!” I find it rather sad! Sadly, even being the Chatty Cathy that I am, I haven’t been able to come up with anything to share, at least not at the moment.
Hence, the cookies being offered before bothering to attempt an answer to this daily prompt. I will say that I’ll be pondering this for a while. Perhaps if this question rolls around next year, I’ll have a better answer to share with everyone.
Correct me if I’m wrong here, but aren’t we all growing in one way or another, based on decisions we’ve made?
I’m now in my mid 50s and my decisions over the years of my life have shaped my journey, in one way or another. This question, in a way, is like asking a blade of grass whether or not it made any decisions that helped it grow toward the sun…
Over the years of my life, I’ve learned that if I say never about a thing, I will most assuredly end up eating my words!
To be honest, there isn’t really anywhere that comes to my mind, as a place I would not want to visit. What if there were a valuable purpose in going somewhere, that I might only know about, once I get there?
My existence no longer revolves around any woulda, coulda, shoulda, sort of thinking. I walk forward in faith, looking up at all times. I don’t want to miss anything that God has planned for me on this journey!
My mother gave me birth, my dad gave me nightmares, my brother gave me scars, and my sister gave me sorrow and rejection…
My children gave me memories, while my husband gives me such unconditional love and encouragement.
My Heavenly Father, who holds all my memories in the palm of His mighty hand, allows me to hold onto the good ones and let go of the bad!
These are my hearts desire…
All three children born were miracles!
My best friend!
The best thing this man ever did for me, was saying yes, when I asked him to marry me! Neither of us realized at that time, how desperately we needed each other, and in ways we hadn’t even imagined. I am eternally grateful for the chance to walk side by side with this man, from the ashes of both our lives. He loved my daughters as if they were his own, and I feel the same for his children. It always amazes me, what love can overcome…
MeeMaw’s Kitchen is the best place to share a meal, share some laughs, and leave feeling fully loved!
Along with walking away, carrying a full belly of homecooked goodness, the only cost for said meal is your time! And the beauty of it is, I’m always open!
Whether it’s a meal, or maybe just a cookie, you will know that you are loved unconditionally!
I think that Kermit and Fozzie Bear sung it the best! As I am sure I’ll be on the same journey I’ve been on since birth, I can only imagine that I’ll still be checking my mirror, to make sure I don’t have food on my face!
Living life simply may have some drawbacks, but the benefits far out way those things! Something as small as a steaming cup of fresh coffee, of a quiet morning, can bring me so much pleasure! There was a time when I worked full time in the city, stopping each morning to plunk a good amount of greenbacks down, for some premium brewed beans. Looking back, it seemed such a waste of good money for a cup of coffee, brewed by super baristas, when I now get so much pleasure out of Folgers, with a bit of vanilla cream.
Next up would be my slippers! As I walk so much, leaving my poor toe beans to suffer, I make it up to them by wearing the softest and fluffiest pair of slippers I can find. While you might think I’d spare no expense for my indoor shoes, think again. The beauty is in the fact that I get such pleasure from the act of slipping into something squishy and soft; it’s not from the look or cost of the slipper. I realize that cheap is not always better, but in this case, I get by.
While these pleasures I share with you are in no particular order, I’m simply writing them down as I think of them. Speaking of writing, I have to mention the joy I get out of literary expression. It makes me happy whether I’m typing on a computer, writing in a journal or even jotting things down on a napkin. Just let me write!
I suppose my next choice comes by default, from mentioning the writing. Where would we be without the beauty and magic of reading? Whether rich or poor, everyone can enjoy the pleasure of reading, in some form or another. I’m in my fifty’s and to this day, a book still holds the magic of transporting me to anywhere I want to go, for everything from adventure to knowledge; sometimes, I get lucky and find both in the same book!
Last but certainly not least would be to receive love! I can easily say that it is an everyday thing, as it is at my finger tips always, whether from God, my husband or those nearby… point being, love is there if we just look up!
Someone got me thinking about Danish this morning, so here is my favorite to share with you…
Journey With Me! 