Quotation--7

"He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever."
Chinese Proverb

If some people aren't clear on what this proverb means, I believe it means that sometimes people are afraid of asking a question because they don't want to feel or look foolish...but after they ask and get an answer, they're wiser than they were before....  If they never ask the question, they may never become wiser and therefore will actually be "foolish!"

The photo in this post was taken at a city park in Kingston, Ontario many years ago.  For the official Kingston website, go to:   www.cityofkingston.ca.  

Toronto Nature Areas

A photographer named Robert Burley has released a new book this month and is also having an exhibition in Toronto this month....  The name of the book and show is "Enduring Wilderness" and the photos are from nature areas in Toronto....  I think this is an exciting project!  For more information, people can go to:   www.enduringwilderness.robertburley.com   or www.robertburley.com.  

Quotation--6

"A cheerful heart is a good medicine but a downcast spirit dries up the bones." Proverbs 17:22


This verse was taken from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible.  --Please see the Notice of Copyright which was posted on April 3, 2017.

Quotation--5

"Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones."  Proverbs 16:24

This verse was taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

Updated Categories

Would like to invite people to look over my entire blog....  There's a list of Labels in the side-bar with different sections, which I've updated....  People can choose any and all categories that appeal to them....  Myself, I find the fall photos to be the most special and unique but I like the other photos, too.

Since I'm not posting photos or comments on a regular, daily or weekly basis I encourage people to visit my blog any time; and they can use the Labels to navigate their way.  Ideally, people would start by reading the Introduction or at least include it in their browsing, if possible....

Nature Art--47

Forgiving Others

No matter what our families or anybody have done to us, we still need to have a forgiving attitude towards them, in my opinion....  It doesn't mean we have to continue letting them do harm to us, if we can help it....  But holding onto an angry attitude is poisonous toward our own well-being.... People recovering from addictions, especially, need to let go of grudges or it threatens their recovery....

In the civil courts, they don't want people being "vexatious" and making angry accusations.... And the philosopher Aristotle said, "The law is reason, free from passion."  I think we need to be that way in our daily lives, as well, although it can certainly be a challenge....

Boundaries

Sometimes when parents or other people are a pain, we can set out boundaries to keep some space between us and them....  In the case of our parents, we can still show them some respect, for example by acknowledging them at certain, traditional times--like Christmas, birthdays, Mothers/Fathers Day, etc.  I think we owe our parents some respect.  But we don't have to put up with harmful or difficult behaviour....

Many years ago, I heard "Dr. Laura" Schlessinger on the radio and got some ideas from her.... www.drlaura.com  At this point, I don't remember exactly what she said or what was my own idea...?  But she gave some helpful input into my life....  [My son used to listen to her sometimes, too.]

Nature Art--46

Am not sure exactly which kinds of trees these are...?  I believe crabapple trees have pink blooms, but I can't say for sure....

Getting Along With My Mother--Part 2

Note:  This post is continued from a post on April 20.

After I was grown up, my mother happened to mention to me one day that she suspected her grandfather had been an alcoholic and she thought she, herself, might have an "alcoholic personality."  I thought this was a very honest and open-minded comment.  My mother didn't drink for religious reasons but she was like an alcoholic, in different ways, in my opinion....  They say that children of alcoholics can abuse alcohol or the grandchildren can be affected also....  [And there are other addictions besides alcohol.]  I studied about alcoholism because my husband had been an alcoholic....

In my opinion, my mother may have also had Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/ADHD a little; and I think I have it somewhat, also...?  I've learned to overcome part of it; and I make an effort to control it by eating regular meals....  I've never had treatment for it, specifically, so far, and am not sure if I need it?  [And I'm not sure if many treatments are available...?]  I may just have bad nerves sometimes, after all I've been through with my family and with life, and my nerves are being treated....

Nature Art--45

I believe these are forsythia bushes blooming in the spring.

Family Relationships

When I was young, I read in a health book my parents had that if a person will improve their family relationships, their mental health will improve....  I was able to make improvements in my communication skills, at the time; and I read some magazine articles about communication. When my son was small, I was able to access a family life library at an early childhood centre; and I learned to speak in a positive way to my son about his father, even though he wasn't in our lives much, at the time....

Nature Art--44

These are some lilac bushes in the spring.

Quotation--4

Spring is a season of hope, in my opinion....  Nature bursts into bloom after being mostly dormant in the winter, in places where there are four seasons....  Many of the flowers, on trees and plants, are a promise of a harvest in the fall....

An Irish politician named Edmund Burke, who lived in the 1700s said, "Never despair, but if you do continue on in despair."  We can put one foot in front of the other and keep on going.... Things may get better.