Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Wishcasting Wednesday


Jamie asks "What do you wish to acknowledge yourself for?"

I want to acknowledge myself for facing adversity and becoming a better person because of it. I'm ok. I've made it through this. Things are never going to be the same again, they're going to be better.

When I first moved into the place I live now, I found a bedraggled, old Rose of Sharon in the alleyway. I trimmed back the weeds and the overgrowth so the light to get to it. Look at it now. This is how I feel too.



34 comments:

kylie said...

good on you, skeeter!
and this came quicker than i would have imagined. great resilience!

Lawendula said...

The Rose is beautiful!

Giulietta said...

How lovely Skeeter! You're in bloom. We have a giant Rose of Sharon bush in our yard that's magnificent. People often stop to ask what it is. What a lovely flower to want to be!

I wish you continued success with your ability to face adversity! That takes courage.

Giulietta the Muse

Peaceole said...

How super cool! What a beautiful outcome!

As Skeeter wishes to acknowledge about herself, so I wish to acknowledge with her.

sema said...

As Skeeter wishes to acknowledge about herself, so I wish to acknowledge with her.

Jamie Ridler said...

As Skeeter wishes to acknowledge himself, so I acknowledge him also.

Thanks for sharing your beautiful story. I'm so happy for you!

Janet said...

How wonderfully you've blossomed. As Skeeter wishes, I wish for Skeeter also.

Paula - Buenos Aires said...

As Skeeter wishes for himself, so I wish for him also.

Anonymous said...

As Skeeter wishes to acknowledge himself, so I acknowledge him also.

Karen D said...

As Skeeter wishes for herself, so I wish for her also. How beautiful the flower is.

Holly said...

Look what love and attention can do, huh? I like this attitude of yours very much. May I borrow it?

As Skeeter acknowledges about herself, so I lovingly and with intention acknowledge about her also!

Bloom big, Sister.

CP said...

As Skeeter acknowledges for herself, so too do I acknowledge for Skeeter and her magnificently flourishing roses :)
~Shamsi

Anna said...

As Skeeter wishes to acknowledge herself for facing adversity and becoming a better person, so do I wish to acknowledge the same in her.

A wonderful journey, indeed :-)

Lexington said...

Your wish is quite beautiful.

As Skeeter wishes to acknowledge for himself, so I wish to acknowledge for him also.

Pamela said...

As Skeeter wishes to acknowledge himself, so I wish to acknowledge him also.

What a beautiful analogy! Yay you!

couragetocreatewriteandlove said...

As lovely skeeter wishes to acknowledge about herself, so I, Carmen wish to acknowledge with her.

Goodness said...

As Skeeter wishes to acknowledge his strengths, so I wish to acknowledge them also.

Marisa @ Getting Back To Basics said...

Yay!
As Skeeter wishes to acknowledge himself, so I acknowledge him also.
Good job with the rose of Sharon and the reminder that we can all overcome adversity.

Lisa K said...

As Skeeter wishes, so I wish...

Sarah Sullivan said...

As Skeeter wishes to acknowledge about herself, so I wish to acknowledge with her.
Oh what a beautiful post..may you continue to bloom hon!!!
Namaste, Sarah

Lisa said...

As Skeeter wishes to acknowledge about himself and his life, I wish to acknowledge with him.

Yay for Skeeter.

Anonymous said...

As Skeeter wishes to acknowledge about herself, so I wish to acknowledge with her.

Diva Kreszl said...

As Skeeter wishes for herself, so I wish for her also!

Anonymous said...

so your gender is in question again!!! (or is that some strange part of the meme?)

So glad things are going better for you Skeets. How's the dancing going?

Unknown said...

It is nice that you chose to make the best out of your situation! Very nice attribute
As Skeeter wishes to acknowledge accomplishments, so do I!

Technonana said...

Oh Skeet.. I am so glad to see you back... I was afraid for you!! Would love to get a clipping from your Rose of Sharon!!! LOL

Tisha said...

Woohoo for you! Wishing you joy as the blooming unfolds!

Lani Gerity said...

As Skeeter wishes to acknowledge himself, so I acknowledge him also.

Leni Qinan said...

As Skeeter wishes for himself, so I wish for him also.

Nice to see you're back in the blogsphere, and blooming!

Lisa PN said...

I love your rose of sharon story!
I once found a geranium lying on the road, and my husband picked it up and nursed it back to health.
it sits beside me in my office.

What a great great story, and such strong acknowledgements. Power to you!

Amber Star said...

I've wondered where you have been, Skeeter. I've been away from blogland for a while. Hope whatever happened will heal soon. *gentle hug*

We have altheas (rose of sharon) in our garden, too. They used to have one whole side of the fenceline on the west. They had become fairly bedraggled and weren't blooming as much as they used to. We had a contractor take them all out, except for one at the end of the fence row. It is blooming wildly now and the rest of the flowerbed is thriving with the new shrubs and plants we put in this spring. Also, where the altheas had spread seeds or whatever, we have lovely blooms in amongst the wax leaf ligustrums along another fence...and by the backdoor, but that has been there for more than 40 years.

Hope all is well with you and to all those who are saying "As Skeeter wishes to acknowledge about herself". I say...Dude! wassup with that?? :) Stay well.

Amber Star said...

I found something you might enjoy reading. It made me feel so much better about some sadness in my life. They are gentle ladies who post really good recipes and from time to time inspriational posts.

http://mennonitegirlscancook.blogspot.com/2009/08/bread-for-journey.html

Amber Star said...

http://mennonitegirlscancook.blogspot.com/2009/08/bread-for-journey.html

The other one got truncated somehow.

Amber Star said...

just go to my blog and they are on the side...sheesh