Nice – Trying for a photo insert with text wrapping to see how that goes.

Evie the evil Evelyn

This pic is close to three years old.  I shudder to think of how many places this avatar is scattered around the Internet representing me, Evie the evil Evelyn.  When I first took the name I had been Evie and Evelyn and Evie again … but it just seemed so plain – specially since it was nearing Samhain (Halloween ) But name with the ability to easily be remembered … Evie the evil Evelyn … Fit like a charm

Now my issue is the fact I literally have this pic 100’s of places.  I have a little over a month until the pic IS three years old.  That will be my goal date for updating the avatar pic of Evie the evil Evelyn or 2emc

I’m everywhere ~ I’m everywhere … but that also seems to be part of the issue … trying to think of analogy the other day as to what type of focus factor I have I came up with the analogy of – I have the focus factor of fairy dust – my daughter thought I’d hit it on the head.  But SERIOUSLY ~ fairy dust focus power can be a good thing … I just have to figure out what that good thing is

Lovin’ It   Everyday is a brand new day ~ we can not change anything of the past, and anything in this precise moment in time may not change a future, BUT we can take each present moment and be IN it to make it the best IT can be.  Enough moments spent being, doing, striving toward your personal best … Like a high jumper strives to fly just a millimeter higher with each jump, so shall we be able to if we but strive to do our best in every precious moment.

Magical Vegetables

Eating well has been something that has gone out the window, as well as walking and then exercising with the fun stuff going on right now.  The police said to not let the threats keep me from the stuff I love to do – I DO think I like living better than any of the other alternatives … BUT … if while one is living, but they are dying a slow death – what does that mean?  ARE they really living?

Just more thoughts I am thinking while I am writing this blog and working with pictures to see how they integrate into the overall scheme of things.

Hmmm … from what I am seeing – I must needs to get my rear back in gear.  I’ve been *off* for far too long.

There are only 3 days left to join the 100 Day Challenge … Make this your end of the year resolution. Bring the year to a close with a BIG BANG!

Procrastination can easily creep in and become a habit. Once it does, it erodes your capacity to function effectively.  It can also be one of the hardest habits to break.  However, with some honest self-assessment and an organized and attainable plan of attack, procrastination CAN be overcome successfully.

Be gentle with yourself when you decide to kick the procrastination habit.  It may be so ingrained you don’t even fully recognize all the ways you actually procrastinate.  Start by taking a large or complicated tasks and breaking them down into smaller parts that you can accomplish easier.  It’s important to bear in mind that even the most difficult or complex of tasks are simply just a series of smaller tasks.

Make a verbal commitment to someone else about improving your time management skills and your desire to avoid procrastinating. Allow others to become involved in your efforts by reviewing your progress, helping you set deadlines or evaluating your results can be very helpful.  This will most likely create a commitment on your part to fulfill the expectations they’ve set for you.

Sit down and map out a plan to manage your time more effectively.  When a deadline is looming, make sure you allot time each day to work on the project so it doesn’t sneak up on you in the final hours or days.  Learn to ask for help when you’re feeling overwhelmed or overworked.

Reward yourself for good behavior and accomplished goals.  Don’t wait until you’ve accomplished your ultimate goal,  reward yourself for your successes along the way.  Make sure the reward is something you like to do.  Treat yourself to the newest book by your favorite author and take the time to read it.  Indulge in bubble baths or relaxing music.  If you’ve gotten into the habit of working late, make sure you develop a new habit of going home on time each night.

By making a commitment to avoid the avoiding habit, you’ll soon be well on your way to finding more time and find yourself more relaxed and productive and less stressed in the process.

Arranging furniture in a pleasing manner ensures the room area is efficiently used.  Proper furniture arrangement will also highlight a favorite piece of furniture.  However, figuring out the best way to utilize space and create a comfortable atmosphere can be a difficult chore.  However with some planning and creativity, it can be accomplished easier than you think.

First, before moving anything, you must decide what the focal point of the room is going to be.  Focus your efforts around that location or item.  Before arranging furniture in the room, decide what is to be the focus of the room. Center your furniture arrangement around that focal point.   It can be anything; a fireplace, a picture window, a home entertainment center a wall painting or even another piece of furniture.

Chairs should be placed within approximately eight feet of each other to encourage conversation.  Position a table in such a way that it is easily accessible from every chair. Keep a light source near the seating area. Coffee tables should have a clearance of about 14 to 18 inches from the sofa. Side tables should be at least as tall as the arm of the chairs or sofa to make serving easy also discouraging accidental spills.  When arranging furniture, make sure enough space is provided to move easily around the room.

In a multipurpose room, arrange furniture in such a way that the room is divided into separate spaces (an example of this is a living room dining room).  A strategically placed screen or even curtains hung from the ceiling are simple and inexpensive ways to accomplish this. Make sure the room is balanced and the sections or divisions don’t fight one another.  Area rugs are a great way to define areas and groupings.  Small pieces can easily get lost in a large room, so be sure to group them with larger elements.

Great and awesome WOW DAY …

~*~ FOCUS ~*~

As we can see … I didn’t get far with the Book of Proverbs maybe not my way to … discover … ? my truth   which that’s fine with me.

Anyway … GoalBuzz

Every day is another BRAND NEW day as we Begin To (or is that I AM to BE Ginto (Silver Rabbit) ? )  Embrace each Brand New Day with Passion and Joy.  Embrace the enlightenment that comes with ~choice~

anyone who’s first thought went to *abortion* lose a point )-:

Anyway – pop on over to GoalBuzz and check out (one of) my 60 Day Experiment(s).

GRATiTUDE

Today is Epiphany … I can give you the definition of it … such as it is:

But I am not Christian – and yet today is still Epiphany.  So – let’s move on:

Hmmm – interesting … but let’s see what else we have.

DING-DING-DING-Whoooo Hoooo …. I am not Christian – but today is still epiphany.  With True Blessing – every day IS epiphany … something similar is Synchronicity but with synchronicity – one must be aware.

One must be present – and to be present – one must give ones Self the gift to be so … YEOWZA … and WHOOO HOOO ~ I really love this Internet thing also, Mr. Jason Parks ~ and you ROCK (if you don’t know if that’s good or bad … that’s good … very good

When one becomes present and aware … the epiphany of synchronicity is really an intelligent design … GOD must REALLY love the Internet as well … what do you think?  Humbly I submit my belief (I can debate back and forth and love learning stuff I don’t know … but my belief is my truth – so but share your truth – please – as some of your truths, maybe even many, may be mine also – and I just don’t know it yet :- )

But – enough with that … There is one more definition I think:

LOL!!!  nuff said … ok … LOL!!!!

Epiphany (Thank you dictionary.com … you rock)

E*piph”a*ny\, n. [F. ['e]piphanie, L. epiphania, Gr. ‘epifa`nia (sc. ?), for ‘epifa`neia appearance, fr. ‘epifai`nein to show forth; ‘epi` + fai`nein to show. See Fancy.]

1. An appearance, or a becoming manifest. 

TrueBlessing  

I came across the domain name TrueBlessing several days?  maybe a week?   And pretty much since the moment it hit the ether of the Internet – that which I’ve sought … from bada-bing to zippity-dodah …  that which is supposed to be here to assist us into *going to the next level* (imho) popping up and out like pop-corn on movie night

Over the last few days, a few totally TrueBlessing domain names came into my keeping to be protected and nurtured as they become what they came to be … LOL!!!  Too bad the wonderful domain names didn’t realize I am the dreamer … but … {dream a little dream and} … that which is needed is even now working it’s magik to fit into the picture where it best fits   Like a radio tuned to the station of choice – so must you tune your thoughts … make a MindMemo (MindMemo.com will be up and running soon as well

Then – Just when I feared the worst and I would continue registering, registering, registering … along came talk about DomainerDeveloper and LiveDomainerand Yada-yada-yada – this Alice went off to discover ANOTHER TrueBlessing his name is Jamie Parks (my daughters name is Jamie and he is the Domainer and Developer of these sites. 

Through these sites I’ve quantum leaped my knowledge this most wonderful and excellent of days – but with the more I know – I realize I really don’t know any thing … and that is ANOTHER reason the Internet REALLY is a True Blessing

AND – with that I will get back to work, I still have hours of *work* to get done tonight :-) gosh I love my *work* this is what I do – this is who I am

My goodness – today IS the 9th … YAY!!!

1 – Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
2 – She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
3 – She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
4 – Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither: [as for] him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
5 – Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine [which] I have mingled.
6 – Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
7 – He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a blot.
8 – Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9 – Give [instruction] to a wise [man], and he will be yet wiser: teach a just [man], and he will increase in learning.
10 – The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy [is] understanding.
11 – For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
12 – If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but [if] thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear [it].
13 – A foolish woman [is] clamorous: [she is] simple, and knoweth nothing.
14 – For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
15 – To call passengers who go right on their ways:
16 – Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither: and [as for] him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
17 – Stolen waters are sweet, and bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant.
18 – But he knoweth not that the dead [are] there; [and that] her guests [are] in the depths of hell.

Proverbs 9

1 Wisdom has built her house;
she has carved its seven columns.
2 She has prepared a great banquet,
mixed the wines, and set the table.
3 She has sent her servants to invite everyone to come.
She calls out from the heights overlooking the city.
4 “Come in with me,” she urges the simple.
To those who lack good judgment, she says,
5 “Come, eat my food,
and drink the wine I have mixed.
6 Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live;
learn to use good judgment.”

7 Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return.
Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt.
8 So don’t bother correcting mockers;
they will only hate you.
But correct the wise,
and they will love you.
9 Instruct the wise,
and they will be even wiser.
Teach the righteous,
and they will learn even more.

10 Fear of the LORD is the foundation of wisdom.
Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.

11 Wisdom will multiply your days
and add years to your life.
12 If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit.
If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer.

Folly Calls for a Hearing
13 The woman named Folly is brash.
She is ignorant and doesn’t know it.
14 She sits in her doorway
on the heights overlooking the city.
15 She calls out to men going by
who are minding their own business.
16 “Come in with me,” she urges the simple.
To those who lack good judgment, she says,
17 “Stolen water is refreshing;
food eaten in secret tastes the best!”
18 But little do they know that the dead are there.
Her guests are in the depths of the grave.*

Catching up … will I stay ahead of the game once caught up … again … ? Only the evel knows …

Proverb 8 is from Bible-History (first entry) and New Living Translation (second)  There are literally hundreds of translations for the words written about 2900 years ago … AND it is assumed at least several of the proverbs were *borrowed* and edited from other teachers(?) … any way … wise words are wise words no matter the source   We CAN all get along … when we realize this … ah man, what a wonderful world this (is) will be.

Proverbs 8

1 – Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
2 – She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
3 – She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
4 – Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice [is] to the sons of man.
5 – O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
6 – Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips [shall be] right things.
7 – For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness [is] an abomination to my lips.
8 – All the words of my mouth [are] in righteousness; [there is] nothing froward or perverse in them.
9 – They [are] all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
10 – Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
11 – For wisdom [is] better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
12 – I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
13 – The fear of the LORD [is] to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
14 – Counsel [is] mine, and sound wisdom: I [am] understanding; I have strength.
15 – By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
16 – By me princes rule, and nobles, [even] all the judges of the earth.
17 – I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
18 – Riches and honour [are] with me; [yea], durable riches and righteousness.
19 – My fruit [is] better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
20 – I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
21 – That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
22 – The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
23 – I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
24 – When [there were] no depths, I was brought forth; when [there were] no fountains abounding with water.
25 – Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
26 – While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
27 – When he prepared the heavens, I [was] there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
28 – When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
29 – When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
30 – Then I was by him, [as] one brought up [with him]: and I was daily [his] delight, rejoicing always before him;
31 – Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights [were] with the sons of men.
32 – Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed [are they that] keep my ways.
33 – Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
34 – Blessed [is] the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
35 – For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
36 – But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

Great … I lost another day … and am not only behind … two days – but three …. cheese … uh … is that how I ended my last blog … ?  yikes and shut the front door

(-: I will come back and edit as needed … And on with the show

1 – My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
2 – Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
3 – Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
4 – Say unto wisdom, Thou [art] my sister; and call understanding [thy] kinswoman:
5 – That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words.
6 – For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
7 – And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
8 – Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
9 – In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
10 – And, behold, there met him a woman [with] the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
11 – (She [is] loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
12 – Now [is she] without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
13 – So she caught him, and kissed him, [and] with an impudent face said unto him,
14 – [I have] peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
15 – Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
16 – I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved [works], with fine linen of Egypt.
17 – I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 – Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
19 – For the goodman [is] not at home, he is gone a long journey:
20 – He hath taken a bag of money with him, [and] will come home at the day appointed.
21 – With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
22 – He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
23 – Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it [is] for his life.
24 – Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
25 – Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
26 – For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong [men] have been slain by her.
27 – Her house [is] the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

Proverbs 7

Another Warning about Immoral Women
1 Follow my advice, my son;
always treasure my commands.
2 Obey my commands and live!
Guard my instructions as you guard your own eyes.*
3 Tie them on your fingers as a reminder.
Write them deep within your heart.

4 Love wisdom like a sister;
make insight a beloved member of your family.
5 Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman,
from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman.

6 While I was at the window of my house,
looking through the curtain,
7 I saw some naive young men,
and one in particular who lacked common sense.
8 He was crossing the street near the house of an immoral woman,
strolling down the path by her house.
9 It was at twilight, in the evening,
as deep darkness fell.
10 The woman approached him,
seductively dressed and sly of heart.
11 She was the brash, rebellious type,
never content to stay at home.
12 She is often in the streets and markets,
soliciting at every corner.
13 She threw her arms around him and kissed him,
and with a brazen look she said,
14 “I’ve just made my peace offerings
and fulfilled my vows.
15 You’re the one I was looking for!
I came out to find you, and here you are!
16 My bed is spread with beautiful blankets,
with colored sheets of Egyptian linen.
17 I’ve perfumed my bed
with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning.
Let’s enjoy each other’s caresses,
19 for my husband is not home.
He’s away on a long trip.
20 He has taken a wallet full of money with him
and won’t return until later this month.*”

21 So she seduced him with her pretty speech
and enticed him with her flattery.
22 He followed her at once,
like an ox going to the slaughter.
He was like a stag caught in a trap,
23 awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart.
He was like a bird flying into a snare,
little knowing it would cost him his life.

24 So listen to me, my sons,
and pay attention to my words.
25 Don’t let your hearts stray away toward her.
Don’t wander down her wayward path.
26 For she has been the ruin of many;
many men have been her victims.
27 Her house is the road to the grave.*
Her bedroom is the den of death.

Today I am going to mix and match the proverbs … well kinda any way   For those who wonder Why is she doing this?  Please read “Why the Book of Proverbs” at the top of this window

I am using both the Bible-History and the New Living Translation sites … gratitude for the work you have done to put this information *out there* for any who are called to learn from … er … am I rambling again?  LOL!!!  just realized why most of my blogs say “The ramblings of … “  …

So – what I am doing today is … Today I Do (love how that came together … this …

Proverbs 6

1 – My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, [if] thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
2 – Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
3 – Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
4 – Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5 – Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Proverbs 6

Lessons for Daily Life
1 My child, if you have put up security for a friend’s debt or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger—
2 if you have trapped yourself by your agreement and are caught by what you said—
3 follow my advice and save yourself, for you have placed yourself at your friend’s mercy.
Now swallow your pride; go and beg to have your name erased.
4 Don’t put it off; do it now! Don’t rest until you do.
5 Save yourself like a gazelle escaping from a hunter, like a bird fleeing from a net.

Bible-History

6 – Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
7 – Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8 – Provideth her meat in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.
9 – How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 – [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
11 – So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

New Living Translation

6 Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise!
7 Though they have no prince  or governor or ruler to make them work,
8 they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter.
9 But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up?
10 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—
11 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

Bible-History

12 – A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
13 – He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
14 – Frowardness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
15 – Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

New Living Translation

12 What are worthless and wicked people like? They are constant liars,
13 signaling their deceit with a wink of the eye, a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of fingers.
14 Their perverted hearts plot evil,  and they constantly stir up trouble.
15 But they will be destroyed suddenly, broken in an instant beyond all hope of healing.

Bible-History

16 – These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination unto him:
17 – A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 – An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19 – A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

New Living Translation

16 There are six things the LORD hates—no, seven things he detests:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent,
18 a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong,
19 a false witness who pours out lies,  a person who sows discord in a family.

Bible-History

20 – My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
21 – Bind them continually upon thine heart, [and] tie them about thy neck.
22 – When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23 – For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life:
24 – To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25 – Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26 – For by means of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
27 – Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28 – Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
29 – So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

New Living Translation

20 My son, obey your father’s commands, and don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
21 Keep their words always in your heart. Tie them around your neck.
22 When you walk, their counsel will lead you. When you sleep, they will protect you. When you wake up, they will advise you.
23 For their command is a lamp and their instruction a light; their corrective discipline is the way to life.
24 It will keep you from the immoral woman,  from the smooth tongue of a promiscuous woman.
25 Don’t lust for her beauty.  Don’t let her coy glances seduce you.
26 For a prostitute will bring you to poverty,*  but sleeping with another man’s wife will cost you your life.
27 Can a man scoop a flame into his lap  and not have his clothes catch on fire?
28 Can he walk on hot coals  and not blister his feet?
29 So it is with the man who sleeps with another man’s wife.  He who embraces her will not go unpunished.

Bible-History

30 – [Men] do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
31 – But [if] he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
32 – [But] whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he [that] doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
33 – A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34 – For jealousy [is] the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35 – He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

New Living Translation

30 Excuses might be found for a thief who steals because he is starving.
31 But if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole, even if he has to sell everything in his house.
32 But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool, for he destroys himself.
33 He will be wounded and disgraced. His shame will never be erased.
34 For the woman’s jealous husband will be furious, and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
35 He will accept no compensation, nor be satisfied with a payoff of any size.