dollars from heaven
Thursday, 30. August 2007, 01:31:19
after a rich dinner last night i was walking and found a dollar in the street. i went a little further and found another.i was very excited because i had just been counting in my mind the days until my next ssi check and planning to bring my change to the supermarket coin machine.... anyway, then i found a folded five and two more dollars... then amazing as it may seem a ten. then a few more singles.
i looked around to see who was playing a game with me.... then i was looking up to heaven and said, "wow,
thank you god... you really are watching and moving things around aren't you?"
anyway, if i hadn't eaten this delicious but rich dinner, i wouldn't have gone for a walk at 9:00 and if i had gone back on the side of the street i prefer to travel on, i wouldn't have found the cash. go figure.
stroganoff night. my invention... many people might not like chicken livers but the bay leaves with the carmelized onions made it taste even as if it had been cooked in sherry. but i used no wine.
experimenting. it's good for you too.
i didn't make this tart.... just wanted to show th biggest lindzer tart i've ever seen. i couldn't eat it until my midnight snack... i just had a sliver with tea.
apparently all my creative force is surfacing in the culinary department. i'd better get back to painting quick... or i'll start balooning and have difficulty getting up.
i'm ready for a whole new direction... been here before. i can feel it cooking in my unconscious... gotta be patient. farmers wait years for the fallow field to ripen enough for new crops.
i'm really not worried.
i'm really very happy.
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My partner and I have this saying now, "Must be living right", to explain when things just seem to be falling into place. Isn't it so exciting when you can sense that change for the good coming? Yay Scott.
By sanshan, # 30. August 2007, 03:03:44
By imtheoldmannow, # 30. August 2007, 03:35:19
By bici47, # 30. August 2007, 03:42:18
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By bici47, # 30. August 2007, 03:43:07
glad u found what u did.
i know u could use it.
By SqueakeyCat, # 30. August 2007, 04:19:58
probably when i get back into painting again though, i can predict that it will be a piece of rye bread folded over some cheddar cheese and a slice of onion.
thank you for the nice comment.
By I_ArtMan, # 30. August 2007, 04:53:08
By hitesha, # 30. August 2007, 06:40:59
I think this post is most exciting and at the same time soothing to read. I´ll follow you, if you´ll allow me, to see what way your new direction takes you.
Oh, and one small question from a person not having English as his first language: What does the abbreviation ssi stand for?
By ricewood, # 30. August 2007, 07:01:14
By DuckyChickenLady, # 30. August 2007, 13:16:10
Scott, why are you revelling in freedom? What happened? Who took your freedom away?
By momable, # 30. August 2007, 19:18:32
It´s possible that you´ve already done something that deserved a reward
By nopanic, # 30. August 2007, 19:38:41
@ Allan, SSI = Social Security Insurance.
By edwardpiercy, # 30. August 2007, 21:06:47
SSI = Supplimental Security Income
NOT Social Security Insurance
it is for ppl that are disabled & unable to work, or that retired too early to get social security benefits.
By SqueakeyCat, # 30. August 2007, 21:16:13
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By ricewood, # 30. August 2007, 22:19:17
By nopanic, # 30. August 2007, 22:31:36
By avl_wamp, # 30. August 2007, 22:31:42
kim is right. it's supplemental security income. doesn't include any healthcare. $850 a month. that's less than $30.00 a day.
momable, the answer is, i have been living communally in sober living houses for five and a half years. sharing a kitchen with 18 people. that's one of the strongest reasons why i am so gleeful.
allan yup, something's brewing... times are changing. i'm like a man who has had to drag a millstone tied to his leg for the last ten years.
now finally, it has been cut and as soon as i get over the post-traumatic stress syndrome all of this has left behind, the phoenix will be resurrected.
"god willing and the creek don't rise."
timewarner brutally cut off my t.v., internet, and phone today... that's why i didn't answer sooner. obviously, it's on again. it took me all day to get back into the saddle.
i love you friends.
By I_ArtMan, # 30. August 2007, 23:49:55
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By wickedlizard, # 31. August 2007, 11:49:48
Suddently, you feel very awake, right ?
Moments where everything quietly get together, i think, and hope
PS: love the dinner cloth with all the colours
By RuneSB, # 31. August 2007, 16:56:01
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By imtheoldmannow, # 31. August 2007, 17:49:10
I think I will take up walking too....
By BIGDADGIB, # 1. September 2007, 02:08:42
By I_ArtMan, # 1. September 2007, 02:20:06
And he turn to the sky and said "Wow!"...
By pfelelep, # 1. September 2007, 03:52:29
By I_ArtMan, # 1. September 2007, 06:18:17
sometimes GOD just needs to do that to more people
By SqueakeyCat, # 1. September 2007, 07:27:55
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By nopanic, # 1. September 2007, 21:38:51
self-containment....? the grace of self-control... a gift from god.
By I_ArtMan, # 1. September 2007, 21:58:26
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By avl_wamp, # 2. September 2007, 21:19:12
Hemingway......... I knew I had seen your face before.
Do you have a cat with six toes on the front feet?
By BIGDADGIB, # 2. September 2007, 21:44:31
Scott,
Groovy man. It's your time to strike up the band and kick it. {-:
Happy Birthday Scott. Thank you for your fantastic friendship all these years. You've been a valuable source of wisdom, an enlightening bolt of energy and an incredible companion. Your ability to stay positive through all you've been through these past seven years is an inspiration for us all. I'm glad you've finally reached a level of comfortablility for yourself.
I'll keep you posted on the upcoming retreat.
All the best,
Michaelangelo
By anonymous user, # 2. September 2007, 22:29:39