Today I spent the day pulling weeds from my day lilly beds. The sun was out, yet a nice breeze was blowing. My husband was cleaning the garden shed and mowing the lawn, and although I am tired, my muscles ache, I feel a little sun burn on my neck, what a wonderful day.

Briefly I heard the news when I came in for a break and I heard that North Korea fired another missile. For what purpose, I do not know. Maybe they are trying to prove something, or maybe they intend to blow some country up, maybe us. One thing is for sure, they must be crazy. Why?

Why not just try to get along and make the world a peaceful place, like a garden?

People are often like weeds. You have to separate the weeds from the flowers in order for them to flourish. Also with people, better to stay away from those who only study on destruction. They need to be separated from the mainstream in order for others to flourish.

The world gone crazy

I am so sick of bad news!

Every time I turn to the news on my television, it is either North Korea firing test missiles and threats of them possibly starting a nuclear confrontation, or the Taliban trying to take over Pakistan, and of course they would have nuclear weapons. How can one sleep?

Then of course their is the republican party, and some of the idiots their opposing everything that the Obama administration is trying to do; not because it is what they believe in reality, it is that they are pissed off they are not in power so it is politics as usual.

On a local level, yesterday I lead a funeral out at the cemetery where I work, for an infant that was brutally beaten to death by it's father. The father is currently in jail, but the father's brother gets out and starts waving a gun around threatening to kill the mother and her family.

I think people are losing their minds and insanity is ruling the world!!

What the heck is going on? In this day and age of human existence, one would think that we would have become more logical and learn to get along for the sake of our planet and ALL of its' inhabitants. Unfortunately, man is trying their best to fulfill some doomsday scenario.

Come on people, it is time to stop this nonsense. Believe what you will, but stop trying to impose beliefs on each other. Embrace differences and try to get along. Like a garden, let's try tending to weeding out behaviors that disrupt beauty and peace. Earth's existence depends on use wising up and caring!!

Memorial Day

Today is Memorial Day and I can't help but to think about the many men and woman who have sacrificed their time and even their lives for our country. Where would we be without them?

I also can't help but to think about my father today, who was born in Greece and came to this country as a boy and then served in the Navy in the South Pacific during WWII and then after being released, he went into the US Air Force and served another 14 years. His service was always a source of pride for Dad, and also for me.

So today I pray for all of those serving in the various dangerous areas of the world, to come home safely and also to come home and make us proud to be American.

New Beginnings

Today I decided to write in my blog that I have been maintaining for several years, when although I could access the blog, I could not post anything. Once I tried, I realized that I actually had started a new blog.

Aggravated at first, I soon realized that it was meant to be and I needed to start a new blog, like a fresh new start.

My life is much this way. Things get stale after a while and as time goes by, we often fall into ruts, just going through the humdrum of life and not changing things. As a friend of mine once said, "Athena, you have to shake it up every now and then." It is true and my life needs to be shaken.

So today I start my new blog and I hope to cultivate it with care. I hope I shall do the same with my life. Life a garden, life has many colors, shapes, smells, and variety. Life is too short not to enjoy what is right before us.