I am so blessed to be part of this family on WordPress.com  I am honored to have received the SUNSHINE AWARD from the following two bloggers on WordPress:

Shaun  shaungibson1@sky.com  and/or   http://prayingforoneday.wordpress.com/2013/04/27/sunshine-award-2/  Thank you, Shaun, for your very kind award!  When I visited your blog, I found myself entranced by your courage and strength to accept all that is so very difficult, and yet, you continue to share and to blog and to live life as fully as you can! You are amazing!  Your children are blessed to have so gentle a father as you!

and from…

HikariYori@rocketmail.com  and/or     http://daylighttune.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/sunshine-award/

Thank you, Hikari Yori, for the Sunshine Award.  I feel as though I have not earned this…I accept it with gratitude, nevertheless. Your blog strives to bring light into this world, and I hope I do also…even in the sad things that I write. I hope that through the darkness of some of my poems, strength and light are found in their conclusion.  Thank you so much! ありがとう       Arigatō

Rules for receiving the SUNSHINE AWARD:

• Include the award’s logo in a post or on your Blog.
• Answer 10 questions about yourself.
• Nominate 10 Bloggers.
• Link your nominees to the post and comment on their Blogs, letting them know they have been nominated.
• Link the person who nominated you.

Ten Questions:

1. Favorite color:   Ultramarine Blue
2. Favorite animal:  Dog
3. Favorite number:  4
4. Favorite non-alcoholic drink:  Water
5. Prefer Facebook or Twitter?  Neither..If I had to choose Facebook
6. My passion(s):  My family…humanity…truth
7. Prefer getting or giving presents:  Giving
8. Favorite pattern:  Eclectic…it changes daily…LOL
9. Favorite days of the week:  Thursday — week is drawing to a close and anticipation for the weekend! It was also the day I was born–eons ago!  LOL
10. Favorite flower:  Daffodil

10 blogs to nominate:

* Kamlesh Oraon    http://en.gravatar.com/kamleshoraon and/or   scarycloud.wordpress.com

I have chosen Kamlesh to receive this award because he is not only writing poetry with great VOICE, he is writing in a language that is his second lingua franca to learn! How courageous is that!  I admire his fortitude and determination to write poetry and to learn English at the same time! WOW!  That is true SUNSHINE ! That is the “courage of light”…and so I nominate him for the SUNSHINE AWARD!

* Judy Berman      http://earth-rider.com

I have chosen Judy because she brings sunbeams to my thinking.  Clarity always follows after I read her lines of poetry or essays.

* Idealistic Rebel     http://idealisticrebel.wordpress.com

I have chosen Idealistic Rebel because her words have the potential to bring sunshine into the lives of so many who think that there is no way out or any other way to live.  Her words offer the hope of sunshine!

* Dennis McHale     http://dlmchale.com/          The Writer Bites My Bones

I have chosen Dennis because his poetry  flows beautifully and wakens my heart to reality — which brings light to my soul!

* Grandma Lin    http://grandmalin.wordpress.com/about/#comment-2688

I have chosen Grandma Lin for sharing the simplicity of everyday life and the little things that make our lives meaningful as she saw them in her own family’s history.  How refreshing!

*   Noeleen & Daniel       http://wordsfallfrommyeyes.wordpress.com

I have chosen Noeleen for the SUNSHINE AWARD for her unfailing bravery…for her courage…for the deep love she has for her son…for the Sunshine she is bringing into his life! and for the sunshine she has brought into mine with her unrelenting valour! You are amazing, Noeleen!

*Patty  http://petitemagique.wordpress.com/awards-and-dedicated-poems/

I have chosen Patty for the SUNSHINE AWARD for her generosity in giving affirmations to other bloggers! for her gentle expression of hope and compassion! for her teaching us how to do other things with WordPress, i.e.recent how-to print a photo with your poem! Thank you for your kind and soft spirit, Patty!

*  Carl D’Agostino   http://carldagostino.wordpress.com

I have selected Carl for the award for the sunshine his writing brings to my heart! So beautiful and romantic!

*  Seeker     http://theseeker57.wordpress.com/

I have selected Seeker for the SUNSHINE AWARD because of her deep honesty for truth and her constant seeking of the LIGHT!

* George      http://euzicasa.wordpress.com/

I have selected George for the SUNSHINE AWARE because he strives to bring good things to the LIGHT…the wonderful art and artists of the world. He cares about goodness and in spreading GOOD!

Please accept and give to 10 others.

Thanks

Jane

Gratitude:

Thank you, TersiaBurger@ http://tersiaburger.com for your nomination on April 14, 2013.   But I must confess, YOU are the one who should receive it! The love, courage, and determination to BE with your daughter through all that she has suffered since her birth, is beyond remarkable!  You carried your daughter through life…you never abandoned her…you gave her your strength! You are an incredible, amazing woman! And, now you are bravely facing your grief. Your courage is heroic!

7 Things about myself:

1.  I love to laugh.

2.  I cherish the people I meet and who allow me into their lives.

3.  I procrastinate at times…lol…I get involved in writing or reading and do not get the dishes washed! What is procrastination?  Avoidance of the inevitable? Power? Game playing?  Rebellion? LOL

4.  I love to play with duplo legos and build things!

5.  I came from a family of eleven siblings.

6.  I feel great gratitude to both my Mom & Dad, who taught me to be generous towards others and to be helpful and polite, to exercise sensitivity and compassion. to read, to think, and to persevere.

7.  In the past, I had great difficult believing in myself…I fought depression for a long time…but I made it…and I see how important it is to believe in oneself, to love oneself, and then one can love others so much better! And I love being in love!

My 15  Nominations are:

1. Tersia Burger    tersiaburger.wordpress.com   Tersia, you are a courageous woman to have put out your thoughts and very personal struggles there for all of us to read and feel with you! In so doing, you demonstrate to us that it is okay to ask others for help…you relates to us what it is really like to be human…to be vulnerable…to suffer…and to love.  Your blog is the epitome of inspiration and courage!  Thank you, Tersia!

2. Wuji Seshat Nibada       seshatwuji.wordpress.com  Wuji, your poetry is divine! and you cover so many different subjects! Wonderful!

3. Thomas Maxwell       thomasmaxwell12.wordpress.com    Thomas, you put forth such positive, inspiring life-giving ideas to all generations!

4. Mary        marysculptor.wordpress.com    Mary, I think your clay sculptures are lovely and so gracious! Thank you for having the courage to create!

5. Serendipity Point     emdawn80.wordpress.com  Serendipity, your ink drawings are so intense and fascinating! Your selection of postings fill me with thought…your writing leave me thinking deeply.

6. Miriam Sagan       miriamswell.wordpress.com    I think your writing is fabulous, Miriam,  and I think you are fabulous to encourage more writers through your willingness to publish them on your blog! You are an inspiration to all mentors!

7. Dennis  McHale      dlmchale.wordpress.com     Dennis, I love your honest writing!  It takes raw courage to put our true opinions/thoughts out there into the universe — I love that about your writing!

8. Bonnie          cyberbonn.wordpress.com       Bonnie, great selection of photos and appropriate quotations—well thought out and ever so inspiring!  Thank you!

9.  Summer Grow your inner self        summer4soul.wordpress.com    Summer, absolutely positive…wonderful truths…thank you for creating your blog!

10.  Safaa Tasneem    TheStm198       thedaintydamsel.wordpress.com    Safaa, I admire the way you write about love…romantic love…young love…beautiful!

11.   Mark Nelken       beautifulorange.wordpress.com     Mark, I enjoyed reading your article entitled, “Stuff that inspires me: #1 Paul Thomas Anderson —
it was a new and different information that I had never considered previously…also enjoyed  “Dancing on sand/Living for the now (another excerpt from my 1st draft)”  — I appreciate your courage to create and to write in such versatile art forms!

12.    Jeremiah     knowthesphere.wordpress.com          Jeremiah, I found your writings so clear and full of mystery, enticing me to search for more understanding of all that you have written, and I am hoping I will have enough time to learn before I leave this planet!

13.   Andy          dragoneystory.wordpress.com             Andy, you have beautiful photographs and lovely thoughts to go with them! And I enjoyed the selection of videos incorporated into you blog! So cool!

14.     nadyafauzia.wordpress.com       Nadya,  I found your blog so inspiring! Your poetry…the videos you posted..the quotations!  So inspirational! Thank you!  I hope many more will enjoy your blog!

15.   M M Mohan       advocatemmmohanaksharaalu.wordpress.com           M M Mohan, such deep and beautiful inspiring words you write!

The rules are (as I understand) –

1. Display The Very Inspiring Blogger Award logo on your blog. You can download it from:

2-Link back to the person who nominated you.

3-State 7 things about yourself.

4-Nominate 15 other bloggers for this award and link back to them.

5-Notify those bloggers of the nomination and the award requirements.

First Time Winner

Awarding the people who live in the moment,
the noble who write and capture the best in life,
the bold who reminded us what really mattered –
Savouring the experience of quality time.

BEST MOMENT AWARD

My Acceptance:

I would like to thank my dear friend Tersia for this award for my posting on the Tragedy of Boston. I think the BEST MOMENT AWARD should go to the heroes of this tragic day–their ability to move beyond themselves and help those who were injured. 

Yesterday—the tragedy of the Boston Marathon Day— was a HEART-BREAKING MOMENT for all of humanity…we all need to be kind to each other…in every home, in every village, in every town, in every city, in every country of our world!

I think of how this tragedy is repeated time after time in so many countries of the world…sometimes because my USA country– inflicts this on others through drone attacks and bombings. We NEED to GET RID of ALL WEAPONS…all BOMBS…all guns!  We NEED to only drop WATER CRYSTALS of LOVE!  We each are invited to be that change in the world…I must begin with myself…and be gentle towards others…Just imagine, if we each did this, the ripple effect of all those beautiful water crystals!  Our world would be an ocean  of LOVE!

The WordPress Bloggers that I nominate for this award are:

1.  .Tersia Burger    http://tersiaburger.com   I admire you for your courage to face your grief.

2.   Shane  http://shanesbookblog.com/   I admire you for your youthful enthusiasm and deep interest in writing– charging ahead and giving your writing your full effort!

3.   Mary    http://marysculptor.wordpress.com    I admire you for your courage to become the artist that you are!

RULES:

1. Winners re-post this completely, with their acceptance speech. That could be written down or video recorded.
2. Winners have the privilege of awarding the next awardees! The re-post should include a NEW list of people, blogs worthy of the award, and winners notify them the great news.
3. What makes a good acceptance speech?

Gratitude. Thank the people who helped you along the way.

Humour-Keep us entertained and smiling.

Inspiration – Make your story touch our lives.

Get an idea from the great acceptance speech, compiled in MomentMatters.com/speech

Display the award’s badge on your blog/website, downloadable in MomentMatters.com/Award

I would like to thank dear Tazein Nirzasaad [tazeinmirzasaad.wordpress.com] for nominating me! Thank you so much for your support!

The rules are:

1-Thank and link back to the person who awarded you.

2- Nominate 15 bloggers for The Versatile Blogger Award- and include a link to their site {and tell them that you have nominated them}

3- State 7 things about yourself.

MY NOMINATIONS ARE:

1- Tersia    http://tersiaburger.wordpress.com

2- Tom    http://simpletombornhigh.wordpress.com  

3- Paul   http://poesypluspolemics.wordpress.com

4- Tazein  Nirzasaad  transcendingbordersblog.wordpress.com

5- Carol A. Stephen   http://quillfyre.wordpress.com

6- Kenneth       http://theculturemonk.wordpress.com

7-  QueridaJ    http://intotheindigo.wordpress.com

8-  Ami Fidele    http://amidereve.wordpress.com

9-  Shane  http://shanesbookblog.com

10- Cliff     http://masterbias.wordpress.com

11- Patty   http://petitemagique.wordpress.com

12-  Rebecca  http://chasingart.com

13- Valeria Davies     http://valeriedavies.com

14- Doug  http://ironwoodwind.wordpress.com

15- Celestine     http://readinpleasure.wordpress.com

7 THINGS ABOUT ME!

1-I am very grateful that I was born…”to Be…for this Yahweh created all.” Wisdom 1:14 —this about the only Biblical numerical reference I know! When in the convent, I would reference the Bible with: “Somewhere in the Bible, it says…”  LOL

2-I try to be remain open to love, the gift of friendship –I have been blessed with GOOD FRIENDS!

3-I am so grateful for every day of my life – even the days I struggle – those days help me to grow and to be empathetic towards others and I do realize that most people are fighting some kind of battle…either internally or externally each day.

4-I am so grateful for Lara, Annie and Sara–my three lovely daughters–and my precious grandchildren–Ayden and Nadia. I am grateful for the many friends that have enriched my life!

5-I try to live compassion.

6-I love to laugh! I love to make other people laugh and smile…and realize I should put more joy in my writing, which tends to be quite serious.

7-I loved to teach [36 years]…I miss it greatly…my students enriched my life so much…and now I am transitioning into being a writer…a painter on canvas…and a better lover of myself and humankind in our ocean of water-life~!

My wish for all of my friends and fellow bloggers on WordPress, continued success in your writing…and our mutual desire to be with one another through our words…to write words to share who we are…to bring us all closer to truth, love and to each other in our world of water bubbles!