Who doesn’t need some form of validation?
The tabletop project has been placed in its final destination down on the dock with its four lattice grayish white designed garden chairs comfortably surrounding it, and the peace de resistance is the umbrella that is like the cherry on top. Although, a neutral tan color so as not to take away from the importance of the artwork, ha!
Confidence or arrogance; one might ask?
Over the years I have noticed that there is a fine line between the two, have you?
Well, as confusing as that may seem to most people who do know me the fact that I am feeling rather grand this evening since I emailed the photos of my attempt at art to a select group of my more familiar, who knows me peeps.
So far from the ones that I have heard back from the critiques have been exquisite in art world jargon… “In any case it is gorgeous - such talent! That is amazing and absolutely gorgeous. Are you planning to sell it or is it for you guys?”
Need I say more? And these were from only two people who are both well traveled and enjoy art!
But I gush way too much, so sorry folks!
Earth to Tobi, earth to Tobi? YES! I am here.
My rude way of talking myself down and back to reality! LOL
But I jest, not too subtly, although, somehow at this age, size and abilities I rarely hear such positive feedback about anything and to me it is more than heartwarming… it validates me as a human being who deserves to be here!
And perhaps in my floating through this thing we all call life there will be issued to me a new purpose to exist, you know what I mean, a reason for being?
Oh sorry, did I say floating that sounds way too airy and easy, no not me, nothing that simple here!
Life is difficult and at times more difficult than other times.
I know what you are all saying now, huh? You just caught on?
No, what I am saying is that it proves the commonalties of the frailties of us all and that we all desire to know our purpose, but some haven’t determined just yet that is what they are after, got it?
This morning was also the day the hard countertop guy was coming to replace my scratched and stain hard surface Glacier white sinks. But alas his trip down here from Tampa, an hour and half or more away was for naught because he was misinformed and told that the sink was cracked which is under warranty still for five more years and could be replaced, but scratches and stains are not! Well, my initial phone call/emails to the company were to find out how to take care of the problems without causing more. It was they who insisted that I needed a new one, I lamented. I again explained that I would like to know how to solve the problem; he said he could sand it for one hundred bucks and we said no thank you!
But he was kind enough to explain how Hubby could do it himself, and Hubby has the natural ability to get the job done thankfully!
The oil spill is still creating havoc in the northern Gulf, sadly but to our benefit here since we are fortunate to know that the loop current has closed itself up and its circular rotation has prevented the oil from heading to our shores here in southwest Florida, so far.
Horridly the devastation up in the northern Gulf is so extremely horrendous on fishing, fishermen and the entire industry. Many water wildlife are dying and it is a disgusting miserable shame that the problems totally have already gone beyond our worst imaginations, and at this point it has somewhat stayed in that area of the first explosion with miles and miles of oil seeping out with reddish goop intruding on the shorelines of Louisiana, and impinging on the lives of all who thrive on these used to be pristine waters; how truly wasteful stupid and oh so sad.
Too many alphabet soup initial execs expressing delays again from doing what has to be done, with more and more excuses, what gives? What is this all about that no one has any answers?
No one’s future is exact or none of us know every detail of what’s to come in our lives, but some of us have failsafe plans, not written down but somewhere in the confines of our problem solving brains so it baffles me that people who make millions a year in salaries don’t know what to do?
Any-who, on that thoughtful question I will wish you all a very good night and to all count those blessings and we will too!
Speaking My Mind is about: Tobi, who is a middle aged, no, oh all right a slightly over the hill woman with all the imperfections that go with that, and this concerns her daily life's perceptions and experiences.
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