WORDS; love them or leave them

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When you are talking (to yourself or others) have you ever stopped and noticed — “I love that word I just SPOKE.. Or, ” I don’t ever want to hear THAT word again. It churns my stomach.”

Words are our threads stitching together the pattern of our tapestry called life. Connecting our words into the language that help us communicate with each other. As the threads, they are different vibrate colors , thin and thick in size, silk and wool and knotted in the middle, end or twisted in a spot. But, they all crisscross and make sense when you view the art piece they are perpetually creating. Of, course there are always (and always will be) fumbles. But, in the weave of the pattern, the texture of the fiber, who notices?

Over my bitter sweet relationship with words. I say that with a tint of melancholy. Love them or leave them seemed silly to say. But, We can feel that way. We can discipline ourselves to act that way — love them or leave them. Ban words from our vocabulary. Send those words that make our hair on the back of our necks stand at attention—back out into the word universe. And, the ones we love, create a greenroom. Like they do at a television talk show. Where the guests hang out and eat food, watch the show, get prepared, receive unfiltered adoration and be a celebrity. My words that I love are that special. Do you have words like that? Or, words you love? Are they noticed?

I have come to build a Word List of words I absolutely LOVE in my World and words that make me CRINGE when I hear them. Like Fiduciary — nails on a chalkboard.

I can’t list all the words I love and ones I don’t appreciate, but I can share several with a explanation of why they are on one list or the other. No order. Random. Though one might be closer to the heart. Or, one might be more distasteful to the tongue.

*Propensity — Pro is a positive feel. I believe in a glass full. And, a natural way to always be positive. It is fun to say. *Joy — Positive feel. Happiness. I believe in a glass full. And, at the age of twelve I read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and learned the meaning of Joy. *Kind — Positive feel. Plato’s take; ‘Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.’

*Corner — Ouch Feel. Sharp at the corner. Stings when you say it. Or, standing in the corner for talking (yes, that happened to me) *Got — Hard Feel. This little pest of a word sounds just awful. It is a mean word with rough edges and no room for error. *Seminar — Hard Feel. What exactly is it? Sounds sticky. Nonproductive. (good word) *Fiduciary — Hard Feel. This word is a mouthful of crap. It sounds awful when spoken. It sounds dirty like mud. (but, mud is a good word) Just say it once. *Hate — Hateful Feel. What can I say. When spoken it makes you hateful. *Pocketbook — Hard Feel. It sounds stiff and unforgiving. Especially if you have the wrong one.

I have given just a few goofy ones. And, I am hoping to hear from some of you your words of Love or Leave ’em.

I want to communicate with any and all words.

Words=Connection, Lustellarose

Books and a Meal

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Think about all the books you have read and how many had meals/recipes in them, and a character whipped up some delicious meal, or maybe a not so delicious meal (Donnor Party). 
Now you are probably thinking or as your mind wanders off --- I can think of tons of recipes I have read. Well, stop right there. Cookbooks don't count. I know, but trust me it is much more fun this way. Plus, any meal counts. Be creative and mischievous as you revisit and seek the characters that splayed their platters of food Your meals. Or, a recipe you want to share can come from any genre --- kids to biz books.
Just list the title, the character you want to credit for the meal and the title of the book. 
I would say about five to ten would be fun to share. Get set. Get ready. Go. 

Drop an email that you can share. Maybe if we get recipes, we can make a book. With all the entries.

Here are five meals and more to come:
  • Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel — Champandongo, a layered dish of meat, vegetables, nuts and mole
  • The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd — Green beans, turnips, macaroni and cheese Funeral food
  • Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg — Green Fried Tomatoes and so much more
  • Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss — What else is there?
  • Alien by Alan Dean Foster — Spaghetti with meatballs

That’s it for now, but there are more and it is fun to think about them.

Have fun and send in your thoughts. As creative a meal from a book, or as standard with a meaning attached.

Thanks for taking the time to read LOVE YOUR WORLD: Friends dwelling in Possibilities

Lustellarose, March 2021

Friendship

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What does that word mean? I think about it all the time. I feel it is a word that has many layers. Like an onion. Or, petals of a rose. I think that I never — I say never learned what it meant. Growing up I had friends and my sisters that I played King of a dirt mound with. Or, played softball with a huge ball that hurt when it hit you. Sometimes these friends and I made forts in the woods in front of our house. I don’t remember if I called them friends. I don’t know where they all are as of today. I never kept track of that first layer of friends. But, I do drift back and forth from being on the big dirt mound — proclaiming I am “King of the World.”

Going through the grades of school I had friends that had the same interest as me. I don’t remember junior high. I was having some mental health issues and my memory is spotty at best. I did belong to a group of Campfire Girls. WO HE LO. Anyone recognize that mantra? I guess we were friends. We went to camps and I was a Horizon Girl counselor. I don’t know where any of those, I am sure incredible girls, are in the world. Another layer peeled off.

Then high school came. My friends were like me and very drunk with teen power to do whatever we wanted to do. I was a good student turned bad, the Principal told my Mother. My friends and I would go off campus in my navy blue Fiat station wagon and head to Denny’s. Where we would sit and drink black coffee and smoke cigarettes’. I also had a huge rabbit with me — Harvey. I did have other friends when I sang in a small singing group. But, only notes and singing voices floating in the air blending together formed the friendship. No, don’t know anything about that group. Another layer gone.

That is just the tip of the iceberg of how I had friends and developed friendships. As, I started my ladder of growing through the years I peeled off many layers. Or, I tossed many petals.

College I had wonderful connections. With girls that were like minding, loving and combustible with joy. I thought this is friendship. Running around together doing silly things like putting soap in the city’s fountains. Sneaking into the World’s Fair, drinking and dining at the downtown Wool’s Worth. I had in my mind through college that I had hit the trifecta. Friends. Friends. Friendship. Sadly, I don’t know where most of those incredible girls are that lifted me up with their billowing spirits. And, the ones I did keep by holding an invisible hand stretch out to them have passed away. I know how the heart thinks about friendship. It hurts when one is gone.

I am going to wrap this up here for now. It might sound pedestrian. More to come. But, would love to hear everybody’s ideas on Friendship and Friends. What word do you use about Friends?

Here are the 10 books that changed my life — What are yours? Share your list, share why.

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Have you had that feeling? You have read a book and your destiny went off course? The one you thought you had ahead of you took a right sharp turn? Or, left sharp turn? The sensation of the characters, their beings are hovering over your shoulder. Interacting with you. You can’t move them along. Those kinds of books. Maybe a book or two that brought to your attention a global issue. Your eyes were pried open. And, have never shut. This is a list of my ten. Not the Bestseller list of my lifetime, but that changed my life — forever.

Runner’s up?

 
 

Rules For Life Dwelling in Possibilities

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  • Smile — at everyone you pass. Remember it will remind you that everything always works out in the end.
  • Be Kind — you hold the power within you to make anyone you meet feel good. It is a superpower.
  • Do Not Give Up — if it doesn’t work out the first time you try something, try again. Look for other possibilities.
  • Be Gracious and Charitable Toward Others — for everyone is on a different journey with different struggles.
  • Banish Negativity — avoid negative thoughts, sidestep negative space, remove yourself from negative situations, and distance yourself from negative people.
  • Have Peace in Your Heart for the Past, Present, and Future — create harmony in your world. Love your world. Make accord with your past. Hold peace in your heart when there is chaos in the present. Prepare your heart for the loving world you want in the future.
  • Mind, Body, and Soul — be gentle with and aware of your mind and body connection. Feed your mind with knowledge. Nurture your body with nutrients. Wrap your soul with compassion.

There could always be more rules. Like, listening to music every day. Bury yourself in a book. Share a story of joy with a friend. Look up an old friend from the past. Connect with nature as much as you can.

What would your addition to this list of rules be? I know you have something. Because you live a life of kindness and joy. You Love Your World. Share it.

BY LChilelli lustellarose https://lustellarose.com/