What We Can Learn

When it comes to those who are in our lives whether family or friends or people we run into there is a reason not only for our purposes but for theirs as well.  

Not only are we supposed to use our purposes to encourage them they are here to encourage us as well.  Our children whether young in age or older we need to teach them about their purposes. For the young ones to discover their purposes and what their gifts and talents are as a lifestyle while the older ones encourage in their gifts and talents.

When it comes to others for us to listen to them where we can give and receive. We should not be looking at just living a life of purpose for ourselves but to learn and receive from others as well. Whether they know it or not we can learn from them in the same way we can give without them possibly not understanding our purpose.

I believe that not only can we mentor those who have asked of help from us we can do so with those who don’t. What I am saying may sound strange or different but people can learn from us as much as we can learn from them. Listening is a very good tool along with speaking. I realize in the past I mostly talked about myself and now I want to hear about others in their speaking. We will learn more about them by asking questions. It doesn’t mean that we can’t talk about ourselves but to have them talk about themselves. We can learn about the similarities and differences with them. We can reply back with the similarities by saying I have done the same thing while with the differences we can say I would like to know more about it. This is really important with those who don’t talk often and are not open to sharing how they feel. We likely will open ourselves to a new world that we have never seen before. It is something to think about anyway. The more we learn the better person we become in the eyes of others.

Living As A Miracle

We are all miracles however do we live are lives like we are one?

I am sure most of us don’t even think that way. Although I know that my life is a miracle in more ways than one I try to live it that way but most of the time I don’t think about it.

A while back I posted that I believe in miracles.  I am still here because of miracles in my life however just being born is a miracle in itself. I am sure that most mothers feel that way when they see their child for the first time after being born.

In my case I was burned on my right side of my stomach as well under my right arm. It was a miracle that I lived after being in the hospital for twelve weeks having several operations of grafts along with the fact  that my sister was real close and she call to my mother who came with a blanket to stop the fire. I was cooking an egg on the stove. At the time I had a hearing problem so I wasn’t able to communicate very well either. A second or two I could have been burned on my face as well. I am not sure how much longer that I could have gone without surviving. I am sure others can testify to miracles in their lives beyond being born.

I have decided and I don’ think it is easy to do because in ways that I don’t really understand is to live our lives as a miracle. We should be thankful for every breath that we take. We have no idea how long our lives will be.

Not only should we think that about ourselves but we should about others as well. We need to look at one another as a miracle and live that way. Not an easy task because it is not how most of us think however I am sure our lives will be different in doing so.

When we wake up in the morning we should have a smile on our face thinking about another miracle day ahead and when we go to bed at night that we have made it through another miracle day. Amen!

 

 

Strong Faith

Whether we know it or not most of us have strong faith otherwise we would have crazy lives.

I am sure there are things that we don’t have much faith in but there are plenty of things we do.

We have faith our cars will get us where we want to go. We have faith in the pilots and the ground crew when we are in a plane. We have faith that when we are in a chair it will hold our weight. Those are a few examples of many things we have faith in without even thinking about it most of the time.

I know to that we have faith in the talents and gifts that we use a lot of as well. What we probably have lack of faith in is the unknown. What I mean in the things we have never experienced. I am sure that I am weak in faith when it comes to jumping out of an airplane for instance. I am not great with heights so I am sure that I would be shaking when doing so. The reason I probably will never jump out of an airplane unless it is a matter of life and death where I had to.

I believe the most important thing though we have strong faith in many things and for other things small faith is OK as well. Mediate on this and see where it leads you. Amen!

On The Way Home

My mother and I made it to our half way point home arriving late afternoon in Hope British Columbia. The temperatures were in the 90s which is way hotter than normal for May. We plan to get home today(Wednesday) where the temperatures are more bearable in the 70s. We found our stay in Central Cariboo exciting and good with my cousins however the travel has been something to deal with that is for sure. Of course that what life is about isn't it to deal with circumstances that we are not used to. On the other hand the time in Cariboo was exciting to experience new things like me riding a horse. I don't remember the experience the first time I rode a horse when I was nine other than that I did ride a horse so this time will be something I will remember for a long time. Not only that but I can ride a horse with success.

Like I have said before we can't always know what we can do unless we try for the first time. What we think is impossible might turn to be possible. When we find out one way or another than we know that it is something we can or cannot do. If it is something we can do than we look forward to the next time or we cannot do it than we don't experience ever again. 

Sometimes doing something takes time to accomplish; we must do it over and over again. For example for me I had trouble driving a car when I took lessons to get my license. In fact it took me four times to get my license. Amazing thing happened though when I got my license I became a very good driver. I figure it must be that I relax and that driving by myself made me a good driver. I don't know for sure other than that I became a good driver. Not all talents we have come together right at the beginning we must practice to become good. Anyway that is a word of thought.

I feel being a writer I become better and better over time because I make sure that I do it on a daily basis. Of course being writer makes you a better thinker as well because you must put thought into what you are writing. Also I believe to be a really good writing you have to take responsibility in what you are writing as well. I have mentioned though we have freedom of speech in the USA according to our constitution what is written or spoken can still make someone accountable. Other words though you have the freedom to say or write what you want doesn't mean that you won't be found responsible and be in trouble for it at some point.

Anyway mother and I will be back on the road in a few hours and should be home safe in the midafternoon. Look forward to writing to you all once again tomorrow and see what the future says in my writings to encourage everyone in their purpose and destiny. Have a fantastic day.

Going Home

Today is Tuesday May 22 and it is time to return home after arriving last Tuesday the 15th. Like I have said we can learn about new gifts and talents anytime. This works when we are on a trip as well. I found out Saturday evening that I am able to ride a horse. I only rode a horse once way back when I was nine or ten years old so the challenge was whether I could or not and I found out that I can. My cousin Susan’s husband David went out with me and he said that I am a natural. It felt really good as well. At first I wondered if I could or not but it didn’t take long to find that yes I can. Also I was able to call the cows as well. It is not as easy because the cows don’t always listen very well. I found it funny to me that one group of cows were at Sam’s place (Susan and David’s middle son) I asked them to come forward to move into another pasture  and they were listening to me very well however the calf’s to right of me I glanced over and they were right there ready to go for me. I yelled at the cows how come you can’t listen to me like the calf’s. The key though is to get one cow to go forward than the rest will follow. Eventually we got them over. They will stay usually a couple days until moving to another pasture.

Mother and I will take two days on our return. We will take another route home from the original to have another scenic view. It might take us an hour longer than our trip up but that is OK. I have never been on the route that I remember unless we went at the time going across Canada when I was twelve.

So even though we may not have great talent at something we can always learn something from the experience. Make every effort to do something different and exciting.

I am sure you enjoy my experience well as me giving a bit of advice and encouragement. The plan is to drive until we reach Hope British Columbia which is about the halfway mark. A lovely place to visit if you ever get a chance to come this way.

 

Goodness

Most of us would say that we are a good person and I am sure most of us are most of the time however we are not good all the time at least that is how I feel about it. Being a truly good person we would have to be all the time. Have we ever lied or swore any in our lifetime I would say that almost everyone has at least once so that would disqualify us as being a total good person.

What I am coming to say here is that goodness is a gift given by God to us. Having goodness is not naturally part of our dna  no matter how much we say that we are good. What makes things as good as possible is that we have a conscience and we are able to use that to our highest ability. Those who we would consider bad people don't have a good conscience most of the time. Those people do things we don't even like to talk about most of the time. Our conscience keeps us from doing those things and we have laws to keep ourselves in order along with being accountable.

Being a gift from God means that we have goodness when it is really necessary to help other people. It is right there with grace, sympathy, hope and love among the gifts. It is not like we don't  act like good people most of the time because  I believe most of us do however goodness raises us to another level. 

It is a really good thing to have gifts like goodness because everyone needs to have a touch of goodness bestowed on them at least once in a while. I would say in a way it is like getting a good hug when we need one. Actually it is something we all could use on a daily basis.  Life can be hard a lot of the time and having someone throw goodness our way makes us feel much better at the time. So when you have that super duper goodness let others have a touch. 

High Healthy Level

Here I am still in the Central Cariboo of British Columbia at least for a couple more day. I did get in my first riding of a horse in years and it went off without a problem and it was fun at the same time.

Anyway the Cariboo area is between 3000 and 4000 above sea level. It seems to healthy place to be excluding the mosquitos. My mother has had issues with her legs for a while now and they look so wonderful being here. I hope they are able to stay that way we get home. I hope that my body is able to get more healthy here as well. I wonder how long that people live who live in high level places like this?  Anyway it is something to ponder.

I know that I want to live as long as I can to fulfill all of my purposes in life. Of course eating healthy food along with exercise is a good start to living longer though not guarantee since our geans  has a lot to do with our longevity as well.

I figure our purpose in life where we live doesn't matter so much. We can do them wherever we are long as we have determination. Of course some talents and gifts  will be determine where we live. The importance is just keep going on and pressing into our purposes. I continually want to encourage everyone how important our purposes are in our lives. They make us who we are and gives us the total joy we are always looking for. They are not our total life journey but do make up an important art of it. So keep doing your purposes and those around you will benefit. Amen!

Ranch Style

Today I am at my cousin Susan's place on her and husband David's ranch. It certainly different than what I am used to and a lot Americans I am sure. 

I actually arrived Friday around noon. After lunch I went out with David around the  ranch. He has a younger man from Germany working for him during this season. He was working on the fences. It has only been ten days since the snow was thawed. I got to have my first experience calling the cows. They were being moved from one pasture to another. Also on Thursday one of the cows had a calf so David and the young man had the calf marked. After that we returned to the house which is located on a lake.

Today I plan on another adventure and that is riding a horse if everything works out anyway. They are going to have two son's around along with seven grandchildren. I am not sure whether their oldest son will be around or not however he his two children will be. I have met six of the grandchildren so I get to meet the youngest for the first time. I will return to cousin Christy's sometime on Sunday. It will be a fun experience for sure.

I feel we all should try something at least once that we feel is not part of our gifting or talent. I have mentioned before sometimes we don't always know all of our talents until we at least try. The unknown often for us not to try but it can be rewarding.

I will let you know for sure how things go with riding the horse and what other experience I come up with here. Be blessed very much today and try something new as well. 

Moving On

These days everyone seems to stay pretty busy no matter the situation. I believe it is important to relax once in a while. Take a day off once in a while and do something different. Even those have retired seem to stay pretty busy as well.

I have some friends wonder how I write this post on a daily basis. Well I find it somewhat easy because I think and meditate on what I want to write. It doesn’t come easy all the time but most of the time it does. I believe writing all depends on what you want to say to those you write to and what the subject you are writing about. Also the more often doing it gets easier as well.

So I say it is important to enjoy the gifts and talents God has given you. Things that you may do that are more difficult I recommend to do them less frequently or not at all. There is a reason that you were given the gifts and talents that you have plus life will be more enjoyable as well. So move on to those things that give you pleasure. Although you may have a purpose in those things that you are getting tired of doing. You can always get back to them at a later date. In fact you probably enjoy them better after taking a break.

Right now I am on a break of my everyday life spending time up in British Columbia with my cousins. They live way out away from a lot of people so it is really easy to relax. The weather has been warmer than I am accustomed to in May but I try to spend some time out of the sun. The temperatures have been in the 80s and 90s which is more like July and August weather. Not complaining that is for sure it is just that I can only spend a few minutes at a time in this weather.

Anyway my encouragement is if you are tired of doing something right now take a break and try doing something different. I am sure you will be feeling much better. If you can’t take a total break at least take a little time away. Let you know this is always free advice from me. Until next peace to you all.

Join Together

Talking with my cousin Christy Wednesday afternoon I asked her whether she likes her life in British Columbia compared to when she and her husband spend time in Arizona. She said that she likes them both though they are different.

In British Columbia they are more isolated so they don’t see other people as often than when living in Arizona. Both worlds they enjoy however their two oldest sons live in Edmonton, Alberta. The oldest son is married with a daughter who is almost a year old and the second son’s wife is now pregnant with their first child so they spend more time there and less in British Columbia. Also their third son along with wife and daughter live in Fredericton , New Brunswick so they have to go visit there as well. So they jungle their personal lives around.

This comes to our lives where we all do similar things in the natural however there is the spiritual life as well. Some people keep the natural and the spiritual separated however they should be joined together. We have both natural gifts along with spiritual gifts. They can actually work together we choose to do so. In fact God would prefer that we have them work together. I see them come together in the same way when a couple together and get married. Often there is an adjustment time for a couple when they get married. They may have known each other for some time but their lives were still separate before marriage.

Just like marriage bring the natural and the spiritual is not an easy task. Primarily because most people have had those worlds live separately however we should find a way for them to work together. It may odd and strange but willing it can be an exciting life having the natural and spiritual together. I am still working on that myself however every day it is getting better and better. It will take time for it to work out but I believe living a natural spiritual life is a good thing. Amen!

Peaceful Surroundings

Here I am early Wednesday morning looking out bedroom windows at Lake Rose where my cousin Christy and her husband David live in British Columbia Canada. It is such a lovely spot. The last time I was here back in August 2013 for their son Avery’s wedding. It is a fantastic spot on the lake for a wedding. I was staying up at Susan’s who is Christy’s older sister’s place about a forty-five minute drive in the north direction. Susan lives on a large ranch with her husband who is David as well.

Up here in British Columbia the lifestyle is different than the one I live on a daily basis. I live in a small not far from bigger cities though I can travel a short distance to have peaceful surroundings as well however nothing like a change where no large city is around. For the next few days I will see more animals than people. I will be going out for a walk here in a few minutes and I know that I will see at least one deer who I saw last evening.

What all this means is that not only do I get to see my wonderful cousins and hear their stories about what is going on in their lives and bringing up past memories as well I can spend time with nature, meditate and hear from God. Not that I don’t do those things sometimes anyway a lot easier out here for sure.

I recommend here for everyone to take time off and find your quiet peace place to enjoy and reflect about life. Sometimes changes for the good happen during this time of reflection. We may get to know more about our purpose and destiny in life.

Now to say goodbye until tomorrow. Oh yes I can’t forget to tell you tomorrow is my

birthday. What a great and special place to spend my birthday with close family as well.                           

Hope Every Where Including Canada

I have to say that I am kidding with the title. This afternoon I went through Hope British Columbia. It is about the middle of the province. I left my home in Western Washington about nine-thirty Monday morning and I crossed the Canadian border about twelve-thirty pm. If it were not for an accident in downtown Seattle and I had to go east before go north again. The traffic still was heavy but not as bad as through Seattle. I probably saved about a half an hour.  I am saying a couple hours now north of Hope. I will arrive at my destination early or mid afternoon on Tuesday. I had to take a few breaks to rest  in part that it was really hot.  Another funny thing I have to say is that a place a few miles north of Hope is called Hell's Canyon. I am sure that you get it right.

Whether we are American, Canadian, Austrian, Russian, German or any other place on the earth we all need as much hope as we can get. It is a good reason that we share and encourage each other as much as we can. I am actually going to keep it short he re because I am tired driving a long day and because of the heat. I am not writing this in the normal fashion that I do. I probably will fix it when I return back home later.

This trip I hope to be able to have stronger relationships with my cousins who I am visiting. The relationships are pretty good though I don't see them as often as I like to. My three Canadian cousins are all older than I am. They range from five to eight and half years older than me. So you see it is a different relationship than cousins who would be closer in age. It is cool though having older cousins. They are all closer in age to my sister who is eight and a half older than me. So it is interesting how that all works out.  I am sure everyone has interesting relationships with relatives whether it is siblings or cousins along with the distance they from each other. My cousins I am able to keep in contact through email and social media primarily though the do call on the phone a few times a year as well.  Anyway I  look forward to writing again on this journey to know more about my purpose and destiny.

Going On the Road

Monday my mother and I are taking a vacation up to British Columbia for about ten

days. We will be spending time with my cousins along with their children and grand-
children. I figure it is time to relax and to get more knowledge when it comes to our purpose
in life.

Actually family is a very important part of our purpose. For the parents it is give their children the direction to go and encourage they need when it comes to what their purpose is as well. We can all use insight from others well as we give insight too. I will be out in the wilderness to some degree since my cousins live on a lake and a ranch.

So when I am able to go out for a walk I primarily will see and hear animals. It will be a  nice time to mediate and speak with God for the days and years ahead. I hope to be able to write some posts there as well.I will be taking pictures that I plan to download on my website www.herbnightingale.com. This way you will see some of the animals that I see plus my cousins and family as well.

Remember to continue encouraging one another every  day. It is important that we take our minds off of ourselves and plant it onto others. I know that I feel discouraged when I have my mind more on myself than others. Have yourself a wonderful week while you do what we our meant to do.