break

I might not write this week. I am planning on getting in the car in a few hours and heading back to phx. This time for a funeral. I hope to pick up my mom and sister on the way.
I should have some great posts when I get back.
Maybe I will describe the amazing timing of it all....if I have the words.
right now I dont.

My car is clean
the tires are good
things are packed
cd's are ready

2.85$

I made 2.85 yesterday by collecting all of my neighbors bottles and taking them to Safeway. There were about 50 glass bottles out there waiting to be recycled. I just remembered that they were worth 5 cents each, so I may as well take them to the bottle eating machines at the supermarket. My goal was to turn them in before I picked Ama up from school... but I couldnt find the place. I felt a little weird getting out of the car to pick her up with beer bottles almost overflowing from the car!
We went back to safeway, found the recycling room, put the jars in the machine...and finally got our 2$!

humility, recognition, proactiveness, and balancing it all

Balancing all these things turns my mind into a 'huckabees' * debate. How can I be humble and receive recognition? How can I work towards big goals without an ego? How do I be proactive AND trust the universe to provide me with everything I need?
Right now the universe thinks I only need a few hundred $ a month, a roof over my head and an angry child.
I know I am exaggerating. I have alot to be thankful for and I wrote a whole list a few blogs ago. Something weird happened after I wrote that though and it threw me in a loop. I was sharing my gratitude, and within hours, it was as if the universe slapped me in the face...like 'ha ha lets see if you like this...lets just take away a few more of those things you are grateful for!'
anyway
I will just keep being thankful and keep asking for what I want.

I wanted to acknowledge my photos. A big part of the joy of blogging for me, is to share my photos. I thought I should make it clear that I took all of the pictures that I post. I am proud of them and I am ready to receive recognition for my beautiful photos! :)

*huckabees is my favorite movie (I <3 Huckabees). It is about existential detectives who debate somethingness and nothingness....

How to get what you want

"When you believe strongly enough that you will succeed at something, success is practically guaranteed – not because your belief creates the result, but because you don’t give up taking action on a massive level until you get what you want."

http://www.rockyourday.com/how-to-get-exactly-what-you-want/

A quote from a post on this website, rock your day.com.

I was reading a few motivational websites. I will need help staying motivated on this huge goal. I know I could make it happen. I also know that I will need help. I bet if I had the right kind of help, we could get some land for almost free. I have ideas. I just dont always have the drive to completely follow through with ideas.
So, I will do my best to stay motivated on putting my ideas out there.
Thanks for reading!

who needs disneyland....

...when you have oaks park?

Ama got a free ticket to Oaks Park from the public library reading program. It expires in a few days....so when she asked me at 2pm today if we could go...I said sure!
We had such a nice afternoon and it cost us about 6 $.
She got the delux ride bracelet, and I got a single ride ticket. The plan was for her to go on all the rides she wanted, and then, I would ride 1 special ride with her.
Well, some of the very nice ride operators let me on anyway.
We rode the carousel twice, a spinning balloon ride, the small roller coaster and the train together :)
It was a blast... and the view....o my. It is right on the river. It was a beautiful day. It was not too crowded.. and we rode our bikes there and back!
soooo nice

Sobonfu Some` ...an excerpt

"The community concept is based on the fact that each person is invaluable and truly irreplaceable. Each person has a gift to give, a contribution to make to the whole. The kind of gift a person brings, the kind of being a person is, is very unique to him or her and is valued by the community. The community is constantly affirming each person, and that constant affirmation is why people are always in the community. We sleep together. We work together. We walk together. When we are "separate" we are vulnerable and are more likely to underestimate the self. This way of life may sound like an invasion of privacy to a lot of people, but not in my village. Being in community forces us to cultivate a deeper sense of intimacy with one another, to notice one another and value one another's gifts."

-Author Sobonfu Some` describing community in her book 'Welcoming Spirit Home'