Happy St. Patrick's DAy!

The Chicago River turns green
every St. Paddy's Day, a tradition that
started in the 1960's*

While most people celebrate St. Patrick's Day with cornbeef and green beer, I spent mine in bed.

All day in bed.

I went out the night before, had one too many long island's and found myself with a slight headache on Saturday morning. It wasn't anything horrible, just slight. Once I started up the first episode via Netflix of this very similiar to Sex & the City show, I couldn't stop. The rain outside + my clean, crisp, warm bedsheets added to the excuse of staying in bed...all day! I don't know when the last time I've spent all day in bed was. I do know it was amazing though!
So while everybody celebrating the Irish in them, the closest I got to any Irish celebration was a green drinking glass full of water & green grapes. (Okay, so I had my cute green St. Patty's undies on too!)


*www.greenchicagoriver.com

Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve

I got this from a great friend of mine, Stephanie Tersteeg.
I'm going to share the 4th lesson because it stuck out at me the most.

4 - Fourth Important Lesson. - The  obstacle in Our Path.

In ancient times, a King had a  boulder placed on a
Roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see  if
Anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the
King's'  wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by
And simply walked around  it.. Many loudly blamed the
King for not keeping the roads clear, but  none did
Anything about getting the stone out of the  way..

Then a peasant came along carrying a load of 
Vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the
peasant laid  down his burden and tried to move the
stone to the side of the road.  After much pushing
and straining, he finally succeeded. After the 
peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed
a purse  lying in the road where the boulder had
been. The purse contained  many gold coins and a note
from the King indicating that the gold was  for the
person who removed the boulder from the roadway.  The
peasant learned what many of us never  understand!

Every obstacle presents an opportunity to  improve
our condition.