Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Dreams & Comforting Things.....


Today, I want to write about dreams and comforting things. I think the two go hand in hand. I think dreams are comforting, they take us away from the everyday-ness of everyday life.

Dictionary.com defines dreams as the following:

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=dream

9 entries found for dream.
dream ( P ) Pronunciation Key (drm)n.
A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.
A daydream; a reverie.
A state of abstraction; a trance.
A wild fancy or hope.
A condition or achievement that is longed for; an aspiration: a dream of owning their own business.
One that is exceptionally gratifying, excellent, or beautiful: Our new car runs like a dream. v. dreamed, or dreamt (drmt) dream·ing, dreams v. intr.
To experience a dream in sleep: dreamed of meeting an old friend.
To daydream.
To have a deep aspiration: dreaming of a world at peace.
To regard something as feasible or practical: I wouldn't dream of trick skiing on icy slopes.

We need dreams, if we don't have dreams, than why get up in the morning?

Many of the big, famous, huge stars that are celebrities today were once nothing but big dreamers.

Jim Carrey, an insanely talented comdien, once wrote himself a check for $10 Million when he was overlooking the valley of LA with all of $10 to his name. Today, he's got WAY more than that $10 Mil he promised himself, see what I mean? Wynonna Judd, my own personal favorite singer, used to dream in her room back in Kentucky that she would someday be like Elvis Presley, singing to sold out concert crowds. Her sister, Ashley Judd, used to read lots of books and act out plays in her room. A lot of the chefs you see on TVFN will tell you that when they were little they had an Easy-Bake Oven and dreamed of one day becoming a restraunt Chef......

I used to have those kinds of dreams too, I wanted to be the best-selling most successful country singer since The Judds or Garth Brooks. From the time I was four years old, I honestly thought I was going to be a singer...... I would grow up, go to Belmont University, live in Nashville, get a record deal and be a HUGE mega-star! LOL! Yeah, right hunh? I can barely talk some days let alone sing. I can't work 40 hours a week let alone 24 hours on someone else's time clock......


It took me until I was almost 19 years old to realize that that was not my purpose this time around. It saddens me to this day. I would STILL love to be a huge country singer star, I would LOVE to stand up on stage and be able to belt out a tune effortlessly and have the audience scream and yell and clap and know every word and sing it with me. I still dream about that. I still stand in my room and sing to my walls, why? Because it makes me feel good. Because it gives me hope. Because it's an escape from the realities of my life. Because it's a place to put my emotions, worries, fears, etc....music's always been my escape, and it still is in many ways. It's so powerful and so proufound......but now, I have different dreams......

I have a friend who doesn't have any dremas. Their life goal is to just work somewhere, they're not sure where or what they want to end up doing with that work. They have no dreams or goals in their life. I feel bad for them. I think they'd be so much happier if they had just one dream even. Heck, half the reason I get outta bed in the morning is to work towards my dreams, to love, to live, to learn! I love that friend with all my heart, but to me, man, you GOTTA have dreams!!! You GOTTA have goals! And as Naomi Judd once said, "goals are dreams with deadlines." Sometimes we need a deadline. Like, my "Nashville Deadline," it was a good thing. When I was 20, and NOT anywhere near Nashville, I realized that it was time to give up on that dream. But, that doesn't mean I haven't gotten new ones or just had that single one all along.......

I dreamnt about being on stage with Wynonna and Billy Dean, and I was. Okay, so I wasn't the #1 singer in the country when I was on stage with them, I was just an average, devoted fan. But, hey, they were BOTH total dreams come true!!!! It'll be 6 years this coming June 17th since Billy seranded me and only me on stage!!! (BIG SMILE!)

I dreamnt about having a baby sister when I was a little girl; now, thanks to my dad and Kim, I have THREE SISTERS!!! How lucky am I?

I dreamnt about taking a long and solo roadtrip, packing it all up and just going. And I'm going to get to do that. Next month, I'm going to drive to Reno, then on up to Salem to see those three beautiful sisters and dad and Kim, and drive back home. That's 1,200 miles ONE way. It's quite a task, and I am a bit nervous, but also incredibly EXCITED!!!! How liberating! :)

I dreamnt that I would one day get to make love like EVERYONE else does, and now I do! It's miraculous!

I dreamnt that I would one day not be attatched to an Oxygen tank, Tracheotomy and 25 pills and Rx's a day......and I'm not. I take about 7-8 Rx's a day, not so bad. I can deal with it. Keepin' 'em all straight, that's the challenge! But, hey, they make me feel better, allow me a better quality of life, and it beats the heck out of the alternative.......

I dreamnt about going to Nashville someday, and I did. Okay, so I didn't get "discovered," and score a record deal while I was there. But, hey, I went. July 11-15, 2002, three years ago. It was one the greatest trips and most wonderful experiences of my life! I feel privilaged to have gotten that chance to go. A kid outta High School livin' her dream in her dream destination, doesn't get much better than that folks!!!!

I dreamnt that I would one day be able to have a real, non-resentful, honest, freindly relationship with my father, Joe. That we'd talk, and laugh and be friends. That I could call him and he'd pick up the phone and be there to hear my concerns, accomplishments, disapointments and just hear me. And he has. I'm proud and happy to say that that has been achieved! Thanks so much Dad, I love you!

I dreamnt that one day I'd have a man who loved me for me, put up with all my crap, scars, health history and wacky family! A man who'd love me and cherrish me and make me feel special and womanly! And he does! Thanks baby, my honey Hugh, I love you too!!!

I dreamnt that I would be able to go to College, and I did. No, not a University, but I have 31 College Credits under my belt that I started obtaining at the tender age of 16. That's an accomplishment, I dont' really remember my Senior year of HS, but hey, I graduated didn't I? That was one of my biggest dreams!!!

I dreamnt that I would graduate High School on time, w/ everyone else, and go out with a bang, HS I mean, and I did! On June 8th, 2002, that's exactly what happened, with me on the tail end of a life-sized replica of an AA Airplane! How awesome was that!? I did it!!!!

So very, very many of my dreams have already come true!


And there will be many, many more to come!!!

What do I dream about today?

I dream about writing books; being a best-selling author, where I'm famous and my name is known. I go down in history as a brilliant, great story-teller, and true inspiratoin. But, that I can still walk out my door and not have the Paparazzi stalking me; see I still want fame, just less of it, and in a completely different way!

I dream about writing my own life story, my observations and reservations about the world around me, poetry, songs, romance novels, historical fiction.

I dream about going to Italy; Venince, Milan, Rome and especially Tuscany. Seeing the beautiful countryside, indulding in the excellent food and soaking up Italian culture and all it has to offer from the music, to the people, food, gilato, sun and wine!!!!

I dream about traveling the U.S: seeing New England, the East Coast, and Washington State, and Washington D.C. and the South.......

I dream about moving out, living on my own, with friends or roomates and having a better relationship with my mother.

I dream about her getting her own life together, that is my dream for her.

I dream about being out of Debt, but then again, who doesn't dream about that?

These are goals and dreams and things that I want to accomplish in my life. I have many more dreams, but these are the ones I'm sharing today........

WE NEED DREAMS! Without them, we have nothing to look foward to, nothing to embrace after today, and no hope. And, there is always hope!

I think it's extremely important to live in THIS moment, sieze the day.... to TRULY be happy with whatever you have at this moment, secure in the knowledge, that what will happen will happen.


Some dreams are meant to come true, some aren't.

If you realize that, and don't give up on life when some of those dreams don't pan out, than I think you're okay. I mean, I could hang my head and be sad and sarrowful and cry and scream b/c I can't sing worth a damn. I could rearrange my whole identity to fit the new, writer/non-singer Sarah. And believe me, I did at one time. But, that's stupid......

Dreams are great, but it's reality that counts!

However, dreams don't just show up on your doorstep and invite you into their reality-you have to make them a reality!


You have to work for those dreams, and most importantly, you gotta SHOW UP for them!

None of my dreams would've come true if I hadn't done the following: gone to that concert of Billy & Wynonna's those nights I got on stage with them......saved the money in HS to go to Nashville as a graduation present....worked my ass off to pass a spelling class the last week of Senior Year......never gave up on my dad, learned to forgive, forget and move foward......gotten myself and my mother to be my medical/health advocate and find out what treatments were working for my health and what wasn't.......

NOTHING IN LIFE IS EASY!!!

God, how I wish it was. It SHOULD be easier, it shouldn't be THIS hard, this difficult and this demanding ALL the time. But, it is. And if it weren't, when and where and how would we grow? When, where and how would we ever learn?

We wouldn't, would we?

Along with growing and learning and loving and dreaming, we need comfort......

Dictionary.com defines "Comfort as," http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=comfort

com·fort
( P ) Pronunciation Key (kmfrt)tr.v. com·fort·ed, com·fort·ing, com·forts
To soothe in time of affliction or distress.
To ease physically; relieve. n.
A condition or feeling of pleasurable ease, well-being, and contentment.
Solace in time of grief or fear.

Now, I'd like to seqway into my other topic; comfort. I want to answer the following questions.......feel free to answer them too!!!

What comforts you?
God, God comforts me. He is the driving force and driving Light in my life!
My family comforts me; especially my grandmother Elizabeth and my bofyriend. Knowing they're there to comfort me, listen, let me cry and help me figure things out.
My mama comforts me too; most days.
Music, espeically country music, the music I grew up with. Total escape!!!

What aroma/smell comforts you?
This is where my mama comes in. Her scent; Halston Perfume, Redken Hairspray and her own scent, all those mixed together, when I hug her and smell her hair or her just get close enough to take a whiff. That's really comforting, she always smells so dang good. I envy it!!!
My boyfriend, his colonge and sweet masculine scent. I love to hug him and take in his colonge, hair gel, and own personal sweetness. I especially love it when my head is against his chest, that's also comforting, then I can see him, and smell him!
Cooking; the smell of cooking. Grandma's home-baked pies! Grandma's homemade spaghetti sauce-oh, that's one the best aromas in the entire world!!! I'm so looking foward to smellin' it all day and eatin' all night next month!!! YUM! Mama's baked chicken w/ the garlic and rosemary and butter bakin' in the oven, that's home! Her cripsy, golden brown hasbrowns cooking on the stove in the morning, gets me outta bed everytime! LOL! It's her secret weapon!
Roses; what woman (or person) doesn't like the smell of Roses, or any flowers. FRESH FLOWERS! Rose, carnations, Lillies, Hydrengia's, Tulips....absolutely Heaven!!!!!
I like my main perfume, Moonlight Jasmine by Bath & Body Works; I wear A LOT of different perfumes, but that's my basic one. And it's comforting to me, it's me, it's carried me through a lot!
My cat, Nellie, right after she bathes herself, I love to smell her little top of her head. She's so sweet, and furry and soft and cuddly! She's so wonderful!
Lavender, Eculyptus, & Mint: Thanks to my grandma, I learned the healing properites of Lavender and Ecyluptus and love the aroma of both. I've always loved the smell of mint, but not toothpaste mint, REAL mint!!! Real peppermint, quite strong and always a wake-up call!!!

What kind of water comforts you? A shower, bath, a mountain spring, the ocean, the swimming pool?
I don't like big pools of water, but LOOKING at them sure is comforting. I love the ocean, the SF/CA Coastline Ocean, what a magnificent sight!!! So peaceful, calm, soothing and sizeable! I also love mountain springs, and mountains in general. I grew up around them, so they're asbolutely beautiful to me, I can't imagine not living around them!

What food comforts you?
Mama's hasbrowns, Mac N' Cheeese, my own salad w/ my own dressing. Grandma's cream cheese, spaghetti w/ sauce, pies, chocolate chip cookies. Pizza, coffee and POPCORN!!! That's my ultimate comfort food!!!

What object(s) comfort(s) you?
I may be 21, but I still love my Minnie Mouse doll that I got when I was 4 months old. I don't sleep with her everynight, but she still sits on my chair in my room. She's cute, comforting and has been through all of my previous 27 surgeries!

What sight comforts you?
My family; my boyfriend, my mama, my grandma, my sisters, my Nellie. The Bible. Pictures of the people I love! My made up bed! The colors light pink, lavender purple, sage green! I love WHITE! The moon, the sunrise and especially the SUNSET!!!!

What sounds comforts you?
My mother's voice, my boyfriend's voice; music, my Tibetan SINGING BOWL. My car starting up the way it's supposed to! Billy Dean's sining! Wynonna's singing! My sister's laughter, any child's laughter! My cat's first meow when I walk in the door after I get home!

Comforts are joys, comforts are things we need, deserve and should really cherrish! They make life worth it, they dependable, there, and real! So, indulge in a little comfort of your own today!!!

Now, I must go, it's time to make the bed, pick up my room, take a shower, eat something and then go to the store-grocery shopping time!

Until next time.........

Many Blessings,
SL

We Learn Something (or a lot of somethings) Everyday.....Dyspnea, Forgiveness & Mom!

"We are not our mistakes; we are the lessons we have learned, and the experiences we have had; therefore, WE ARE OUR VICTORIES!!!!"

-Sarah Liz D. (3:03am, 5/25/05-post-post @ 12:30am)

Holy Cow! Ok, not that anyone cares, but I think I just solved about 1/4 of my health problems. I went to my primary care physician today, Dr. Michaels, whom I do love and adore. And she put on this medication for a female problem. Well I went to take the medication tonight and was reading the little pamplet that came with it and

I found this term: Dyspnea
I thought, "Dyspnea, what the hell is that?" So I looked it up on the Internet, and as it turns out, it's EXACTLY what I have. It's what happens when I have an asthma attack, when I feel extremely short of breath like I can't breathe fast enough or get enough air in. When I feel like someone is sitting on my chest, who knew there was a name for it? Hunh. Anyhow, I was reading more about it and as it turns out, now, just bare w/ me, I want to post what I read at another site:

from
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20031101/1803.html
Pathophysiology
Dyspnea is described as faster breathing accompanied by the sensations of running out of air and of not being able to breathe fast or deeply enough. The sensations are similar to that of thirst or hunger (i.e., an unignorable feeling of needing something). Dyspnea results from multiple interactions of signals and receptors in the autonomic nervous system, motor cortex, and peripheral receptors in the upper airway, lungs, and chest wall.1 Various disease states can produce dyspnea in slightly different manners, depending on the interaction of efferent signals with receptors of the central nervous system, autonomic system, and peripheral nerves. The actual sensation of muscular effort and breathlessness results from the simultaneous activation of the sensory cortex at the time the chest muscles are signaled to contract.2 Good evidence demonstrates that increased carbon dioxide partial pressure (Pco2) levels stimulate the feeling of breathlessness independent of the effects of ventilation or the oxygen partial pressure (Po2) level.2 Studies have shown that the type and severity of an underlying lung or heart disease correlates well with the way the patient describes the dyspnea

I have COPD, which stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulminary Disease, I also have CRPD, which is aChronic Restrictive Pulminary Disease, so I have those and astma and GERD (Gastro-Esophogael Reflux Disease (Acid Relux, hence my CONSTANT heartburn), and I am on an anti-depressant to help w/ my mild depression and anxiety. So, it looks like I have some of the main diseases that can cause Dyspnea, those include:

Differential Diagnosis of Acute Dyspnea in Adults
Pulmonary: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, pneumonia, pneumothorax, pulmonary embolism, pleural effusion, metastatic disease,
pulmonary edema, gastroesophageal reflux disease with aspiration, restrictive lung disease
Psychogenic: panic attacks, hyperventilation, pain, anxiety
Upper airway obstruction: epiglottitis, foreign body, croup, Epstein-Barr virus
Endocrine: metabolic acidosis, medications
Central: neuromuscular disorders, pain, aspirin overdose
Pediatric: bronchiolitis, croup, epiglottitis, foreign body aspiration, myocarditis

Wow, see, we learn something new everyday! Wow! Who knew? Well now I know what it's called when Ican't breathe, it's NOT just an asthma attack, and what I'm learning is that it's ALL connected. Just like life, and human beings, EVERYONE and EVERYTHING is absolutely CONNECTED!!! When ONE thing in our bodies goes wrong, it causes a chain reaction. And even if we don't know it, or feel it, another part of our body will pay for the part that originally crapped out on us. For instance, my lungs....the asmtha and COPD causing the Dyspnea......my esphogaelatrisia causing my heartburn and gastrostomy tube.......my vocal chords being messed up b/c they had to put a tracheotomy in me all those years. It's absolutely amazing how much it all connects now. It adds up!

No, it's not fair, but hey, I'm still HERE! And that's what counts.

I'm begining to realize the importance of and the lesson that you have to BE YOUR OWN ADVOCATE. I mean, my mom was my advocate for so long. And God knows that woman poured her heart, soul, love, money, time and devotion into me like no one else on earth. She fought for me, with me, by me, and kicked the crap outta doctors and called laywers and slept under cribs and walked up and down the steep, cold windy hills of San Francisco and brought me "real," food when I was in the hospital, and that was ALL beyond awesome and amazing and wonderful! And I will never, ever forget ALL those things she did for me, not just when I was sick, but when I was healthy too.

Being a mom is hard enough, let alone having a "sick," child and I was really sick.

She was always there for me, with me, for me......but now she's wrapped up in her own life and boyfriend and stuff, just like I am. I've been ranting and raving and taking total offense to that, although I don't agree with her choices in men, maybe this is how it's supposed to be.......I mean, Iam 21, and it's time to cut the chords a bit. SOMETHING had to happen to make me want to leave and take my life into my own hands. It's hard and tough and scary and makes me cry even thinking about it, but......you know, she's still there for me when it counts, and she always will be, and so what if maybe she isn't going to all of my appointments w/ me or calling and screaming at Dr's for me, maybe it's b/c she's trying to teach me (or mostly God is) that I have to stand up for myself. My mom never stood up for herself, she still doesn't in most ways, so maybe by her not doing that, and her not going to every appointment in the last two or three years, she's saying to me in a round about way "Sarah, stand on your own two feet. I'm on your side, I'll help, but I can't/won't do it all. I won't always be here and it's YOUR life, YOUR body and YOUR health and it's YOUR responsibility." Wow. Thanks Mom!

Oh my God, that just "clicked," just now. Whoa, I think I just forgave her for all of it. Holy cow! Yeah, my mom drives me nuts, what mother doesn't right? She's picky and anal and takes too much shit from people, including me. She's made HORRIBLE choices in men and let people/men walk ALL over her ALL her life. She CONTINUALLY goes back for more when it comes to unhappiness, debt, and abuse, but she's a damn STRONG woman. And I WISH that I had her heart. Because her heart is really the best I've ever known. My mom will do anything for anyone and never expect anything back. She's the nicest, kindest, most generous, loyal and fair person I think I've ever known. Sure, Ricky has changed her a lot, and mostly now, her and I fight. We disagree, we argue, we bitch, and my mom does not laugh like she used to or enjoy life as she once did, but over all, she's still here-and even with all our fighting and bickering....her health is crappy too lately, and the thought has crossed my mind, while I hope it's not for at least two or three or four decades, on the sad, sad day that my mom's not here to do that arguing, bitching and fighting w/ me......it's gonna break my heart. Her birthday is next month, and I'm trying to think of something special and cheap that I can do for her. I don't know what, but it's gotta be something AWESOME-just like HER!

I heard the other day that at some point you stop taking responsibility for your children's choices; that's true, but I also think that at some point you stop taking responsibility for your parents' choices. Parents are people too, and often times they have a WHOLE other life before you and after you. And while their main idenity is ALWAYS your parent, they're human beings. They mess up, they make mistakes, they aren't perfect, they're at fault just like the rest of us. And I don't know why we, as children, hold them up on these pestidols, even as we're adults ourselves, we hold our parents on pestidols that really no one could stand on. It's crazy!


I hate my mother's CHOICES....I hate that I've had to pay for her stupid choices.....I hate that I've had to face HER consequences and sometimes get the short end of the stick b/c of a choice SHE made. I HATE that she doesn't take care of HERSELF and her health. But I LOVE my mother. I hope and pray she knows that. She thinks she's a terrible person, she's not, she must makes some terrible choices-that's all. We are NOT our mistakes, WE ARE OUR VICTORIES AND OUR TRIUMPHS, and mom and I have had PLENTY of those!!!!

See, just like mom, I'm not perfect either. I've messed up too. I've made many wrong choices.....


Although, in my own life, I look back and think "nothing was a mistake b/c I learned from it all," and if you were to take even ONE experience or person away from that life, than who would I be? I might be someone totally different?

So, if I don't think my life is a mistake, why should I expect my mother to think that the choices in her life have all been mistakes? God, Sarah, DUH! No, you're not supposed to think that. Wow. Lightbulb, Lightbulb, Lightbulb!!!!

Does that mean that I just have to accept her bad choices and say that how she's acted in the last few years is OKAY?


Does it mean thatI have to just say "oh, no problem, you had every right do and say the things you did-repeatedly." No, it doesn't.

It simply means that I am now an adult, that I understand to an extent, as much as I can, and that I am not going to let it consume me anymore.

I AM NOT MY MOTHER. I AM NOT HER CHOICES.

I AM THAT I AM.

I AM MY OWN LIFE.

I AM MY OWN SELF.

I AM A CHILD OF GOD.

I AM THE LIGHT OF GOD......


And we all are!

I'm no different than anyone else.........

Forgiving my mama, or anyone else...it simply means that I'm going to look on the bright side, like she taught me herself, and that I'm going to look at ALL the FABULOUS, AWESOME and WONDERFUL things she's said, done and been throughout my life-and she has been!!!!!

My mom and I are very much alike, in both good and bad ways. We're very loyal, loving, affectionate, fair people. We're happy and positive and STRONG and determined. And we ALWAYS land on our feet. We take what life gives us and we make the best of it. We sincerely CARE about others (although I am MUCH more selfish than she is, which basically means she cares more about others than herself), and we love life-most days. LOL! But, we're also very anal and stubborn and domineering. We want thigns our way (who doesn't), we have a big tendency to CORRECT people when they do things not OUR way.....we're REALLY clean (okay, she's dang looney when it comes to cleaning, but the more I look around-uh, yeah, I'm definately Linda's daughter).......but I do believe that my mom and I are good people. We have good hearts and we're really smart. And we have eachother. And no one and nothing can take that away.......

that being said, one of the reasons I don't want children is b/c I don't want to have to explain myself and my life to my child. I don't think my mom or ANY parent absolutely HAS to explain themselves to their kids, but hopefully, you know what I mean. I don't want my bad choices to mess up someone else's life, I don't want my health to affect my child's health or quality of a normal life. I don't want to be broke all the time and not be able to provide for my child without constantly worrying and stressing myself out over bills like my mom does and has for over ten years. I don't want to have to tell someone why their grandma or great grandma is the way they are, good or bad. And selfishly, I want my life for myself. I want my time, my space, my peace and quiet and I want my family to myself. I want my mom to be my mom and my grama to be my grama and so on, if I had a kid, then we'd all be adding another dang title to the mix and who needs that? We all have enough "titles," and identities as it is!

I LOVE kids, I ADORE kids, they're full of laughter, fun, joy, grace, hope, love, wonder, awe, inspriation, motivation, and piss n' vinegar. And each moment w/ a child is a blessing, they're awesome, awesome little beings. They know so very much and are so funny and they just put it ALL into perspective and FORCE you to get out of YOURSELF. And that's great! But, I like coming home at the end of the day, to my quiet, clean, the way I left it, house. I like having uninterupted time w/ my boyfriend, this blog entry, or a TV Program. I like my time and I liek my life. And if I can't work a 40hr a week job, how the HECK would I raise a child? I can't go nonstop w/o sleep, INSTANT illness. Sincerely, I can't go and go and go and go and go....and that's what parents do, it's a 24/7 job w/ NO sick days, NO vacation, and kids just DON'T care if you're tired, hungry, sick, etc......they need what they need when they need it and that's that. And therefore, I'll love children, I'll be the Nanny, the Aunt, the Godmother, the Super Sarah....but I will not "Mom," and you know what, that's ok. Thank God that I live in a period where I have that CHOICE. I know that, and that's ok, I can't really birth kids anyway, so I think it's great that I get to make that choice and be secure with it. That's truly awesome!!!!

Sometimes I feel I have to defend that choice, but I don't think I've ever met a childless person who's ever regretted not having kids. They all say, "well, it just didn't pan out, but I like my life." I'm sure they'll come a time when that clock starts ticking and let's face it, I'ma woman, I have that insticnt, I really do. But, just b/c I'm not going to be a mom doens't mean I'm going to be nothing. Women can be and do EVERYTHING w/o having children. How lucky am I to get that? So cool!!!!!

Ok, so now that I've TOTALLY sidetracked......sorry, let's write about what I've been wanting to write about.....

COMFORT: what makes you comfortable and why? What's comforting in your life? Things, places, smells, objects, sights? Why?

DREAMS: why it's okay to have them and why without them, what do we have to live for?

New entry for those though.....bye for now!

Many Blessings,
SL