The journey worth the journey...

  As the New Year approaches each of us we begin to set our plans for casting our net forth as we do each year. Some of those plans are bound to go astray for we fail to grasp them with both hands as we swing about on the tempest our lives. Those "gone astray" plans are designed that way so that we learn the better way of planning. Many of those plans will just simply not pan out and if they do not work out then the universe decided it that way for reasons we cannot question. We are mere travelers here in this space of time we have and what we each face was/is, in its own right, necessary for us to thrive. This year I invite all to try a new approach... I have blogged similar words in the past, but this is too fitting to pass up the chance to share.

         Everyone take a good deep breath and burst the doors of this year wide open with passion and fury, hope and belief, energy and spirit, and all of the emotions of success afforded you. Do not fear to dream big, reach high, to never place limitations on yourself, or doubt your capabilities. Believe, with full heart, that you possess the tools and determination to make wise choices for your destiny. Go forth without worries and leave the baggage of this past year behind and begin with a fresh bounty of goods. Be the artist of your life...you do have a choice...and splash your canvas with your fullest heart of brilliant colors! Show the world your passion and love of life; it is too short not to be all that we wish to be. So, buckle up my friends and prepare for the ride toward your dreams and hopes; this is your own personal journey so grab life by the reigns, ride the rodeo, face the fears, dump the wastebasket, see the rainbow, ride the tide...do all you can muster to start this New Year with a clean slate with your own self and make the journey well worth the journey! 

Happy 2025 wishes to each of you...godspeed.

Pam's New Years thoughts...

Christmas Merriness...

 Merriness

By one google definition the word “merry” simplistically means: of occasion characterized by festivities and rejoicing. What a lovely combo…festivities and rejoicing. And what better time for it all than at Christmas? We should bask in that combo as much as possible all throughout the year, but Christmas has long since been a day designated to have peace and joy surround us and our families(whatever those may be) and friends alike. We decorate our yards, our homes, our trees, and our boxes wrapped all cheery with goodies tucked inside…we “dress up” everything to celebrate our gathered chance to be “merry.” And as we should…we most certainly need to grab hold of this moment in time to sprinkle our lives with a good dusting of fond wishes and high hopes for the new year that will soon follow our Merry Christmas Day. Everyone’s “merriness” will vary and for those whose candles may not burn as bright…please offer yours so that the lights can all shine as they should. “Merry” isn’t set aside for any one particular group of folks…the definition is that it is all encompassing as we are all welcomed to our very own fair share of being “merry.” And with that…I implore, ask, encourage, and hope that you ALL share this final holiday of the year with festivities, friends, love, and laughter while rejoicing in the element of the season. Let everything take a backseat to joy so that every voice can sing with exultation, so that every heart can fill with warmth, and so that every soul moves with harmonious happiness. I wish you each and every one a Christmas full of Merriness. 

Pam's 2024 Christmas holiday thoughts...

Probable versus Possible

 It’s amazing how strong both of those words are, probable and possible, and also amazing how different they are and yet how dependent one can be on the other. I’m not sure we pay enough attention to that most important descriptive use of each one of them. So…let us gather round and pay some attention to them.

Probable, of course, indicates that something has a better than good chance of happening or not happening. That’s steep odds but good and it carries the same percentage for everything that is labeled “probable.” Small examples would be: it is probable that the sky in morning will be bright and blue…it is probable that tides will rise as they head for the shore…it is probable that people will judge you and cause contamination…it is probable that justice will not always be served; no matter the verdict…it is probable that people will always prevail the circumstances life deals them…and the list is endless of probable things from one category to another.

Possible, of course, indicates that one isn’t issuing anything more than a 50/50 chance of something happening or not happening. Possible is far more restrictive as to make possible become anything else we have to work for it! That’s right…all possible things will always be merely possible if we don’t tip the scales and rock the boats and twist it into something more probable. It’s like running that 10k marathon…it’s possible to make it to the finish line but possible shifts into probable long about that 9k point! If one has gone that far then it’s probable they will finish that race. Possible is an invitation to make everything you aim for in life become probable. If you take anything possible by the horns and ride the rodeo, get thrown off, get charged at, and yet saddle back up then chances of you mastering the ring becomes most probable. Possible is life’s way of saying “go for it!” Whatever “it” may be do not let it just sit at the gate…swing those doors open and turn those possible triumphs into probable rewards.

Pam's evening thoughts...

What we can count on...

You have to examine every facet of that diamond of "what we can count on."

 I know it is hard to believe but there are so many things in this ever changing, daily life of ours that are still constant, that we can still count on. Everything seems to shift every moment and as soon as we get use to a thing, that thing changes. We all need and want a few things we can look to as things we can depend on to always be as they are. Those things can be such a comfort but beware for not all of those constants are welcome ones as both good and not so good things will be among them. As you read, and weigh the two, let your scales tip in favor of the good things. The two things range far and wide, from one simple end to one complicated end of the spectrum. They are, at least, things we can count on.

      The sky will always be above us, and the water will always quench us. True friends will always stay, and enemies will always try to. Once a lie is told then no apology erases the memory and, as well, when we touch another life then nothing erases that memory either. It will always be easier to give in, but it will always be more rewarding to never give up. 

       The birds will always sing and morning will always follow night. We know that the clouds will always change as they move and that the mountains will always stand large if they are not moved. Tended to properly we know that things will always grow and that left alone, things will often perish. It is the air that will always fill our lungs and love that will always fill our hearts. A new day will always challenge us, and a new sunset will always satisfy us. The list dances across each facet of this diamond and some things would wish to steal its shine while other things polish it brightly. So, when things seem scattered to the four winds with that turbulent howl, try to hush the noise and concentrate on the better side of what we can count on...

Pam’s late-night thoughts…

What does it really mean...

"Stop and smell the roses." Allow me to explain what that really means.

By saying the word "stop" it has gotten you to "slow down" and to observe...

By saying the words "smell the roses" it has gotten you to realize a fragrant joy that just might be worth "slowing down" for!

Please try not to rush past anything that is worth slowing down for.

Pam's "take a moment" thoughts...

 

Celebratory 50th blog of 2024

 Celebrating my 50th Blog of 2024…

  This year has been special to me as it marks my return to writing on this page after a 9yr hiatus. I stumbled my way through writing my first blog in 2012, the same year my first book was published. My posts ran fully through 2013 but fell down in number in 2014. I would post my last, and only blog, in 2015. Life got in my way, as it often does for all of us, and it took me some time to move the mountains in my path. But, as fate chose to have it, it all led me straight to the horizon of the publication of my second book... “Under the Mulberry Tree" in 2019. My sheer joy of writing that book blossomed with every word that danced across my screen. It was the breath of fresh air that fired my writing soul back to life. It is a sweet little mystery that I truly believe, and hope, will appeal to anyone that opens its cover. I have since independently published my third book “Through the Eyes of Life” in 2023. If you fancy it so, you may visit me at pamscholes.com and read about them both and, if intrigued, you may purchase either via secure Square checkout. I shall autograph your book to your liking and mail it to you in 2 business days. It was in January of 2024 when I opened up my blog page for the first time in 9 years and yet the words flowed like they never had. This exciting journey down these World of Words has brought forth the fruition of my passion…to a sharing of what I love to do…to the heartbeat of my very dream. Thinking back to when I was a little girl…my mother told me I had an imaginary friend, but I do believe that was when I began writing poems and creating stories in my head and sending them into the winds in a whispered voice. That was a long time ago, but it clearly, all began right there. I guess you could say I started writing before I had even started school to learn my letters. My mother had always read to me, even before I was born, and I must have heard every word and gotten swept away by what would become my aspiration in life. And here I am in 2024 with three books under my writing belt and it does make me smile, from time to time, at the reward that life has seen fit to grace me with. And it has, in my eyes, afforded me the upmost pleasure of being able to welcome everyone through the wide-open doors of the here and now...My Wonderful World of Words.

Pam's dreams and thought's...

Lane of memories

 We all take that occasional stroll down memory lane...down our lane of memories to revisit the paths that lay behind us; the ones that led us to the place we are now. Each of us finds ourselves, at times, unable to not revisit the journey that is paved with our footsteps. For some, the lane of memories can be haunting...it can be littered with fragments and flashes of a time we may wish to set aside and forget...even though forgetting is generally energy spent in vain. In so many ways it is most beneficial to us if we stare those memories in the eye so that we do not forget...do not forget where we came from...do not forget how far we have come...do not forget what made us who we are...do not forget that we have earned our happy spot in life...do not forget to remain steadfast and humble as we travel forward...do not forget that all happened for the reason of yielding to something better now...do not forget that the roadblocks were merely challenges...do not forget that, while we cried, we also laughed and lived...do not forget the decisions made in haste...do not forget the chances never taken...do not forget to trust ourselves now as we trusted ourselves then...do not forget to never squander time...do not forget those who cradled us in darker times...do not forget that fear is almost necessary in order to succeed...do not forget your original dream and all the passion it was built of...do not forget that laughter shines thru tears as the sun shines thru the rain...

See, there is much to remember and equally as much to forget but there is so much more to remember to not forget...today is a product of yesterday and tomorrow will be the product of today and so on the journey goes...so when you find yourself looking down the abyss, that is your lane of memories, do not forget that it all mattered...that it all counted...that it all meant something...that it was all worth it...and that you are better because if it all.  

Pam's late-night thoughts...