tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54182704193768934162024-03-13T05:30:11.348-04:00Expressions Poetry Journal<b>One's happiness comes from within - without inner joy one is lost from greatness around them - some have to work extra hard to feel happiness - never give up for it is waiting for you...rg Established 2009</b>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comBlogger1310125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-27547603013219634292024-02-19T12:55:00.009-05:002024-02-19T13:09:36.564-05:00Slowly It Comes...<div style="text-align: center;"><img id="img" src="https://media.istockphoto.com/illustrations/change-your-mindset-illustration-id1198417274?k=6&m=1198417274&s=612x612&w=0&h=nfUdqVQmRUb_WhipBZLrLE-L7sHT2poMALDx5CeYdhY=" style="height: 348px; width: 554px;" /><span style="font-size: large;"><i> <br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>Sudden moves can throw one<br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>off balance swaying here and there</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>quick catches brings one back to reality</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>as the body movement becomes strong</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i> </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>Everyday there is something to think upon</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>our movements depend on the situation at hand</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>our minds then become concentrated on that</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>thought and we move in a direction of positivity</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i> </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>Sometimes ones thoughts have to be</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>controlled with continued teachings</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>daily new things happen that brings us</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>into a new pattern thus, we learn</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i> </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>Not being afraid to move forward</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>is a key to completion of good habits</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>peace then maintains us but this</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>might come slowly... but it will come</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i> </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>- Rhoda Galgiani</i></span> <br /></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-18169473813480023422024-02-15T12:58:00.014-05:002024-02-18T12:12:39.101-05:00Blessings to Mary Scott...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><br /></i></span><img id="img" src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/75/5c/48/755c48735768f0fb00767f4a67cca1cd.jpg" style="height: 315px; width: 252px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Dedicated to Mary Scott <br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Avery Village Senior Apts<br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Patchogue, NY (Long Island) </i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">L</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">iving in a senior apt complex can<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">be trying at times everyone knows each other</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">with a hello or goodbye on a daily basis until<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">tomorrow then greetings start all over again</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> neighbor passed the other day but<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">this is common here in our senior complex</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">we hear lots of things weekly and then<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">tell another the story that we just heard</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">I </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">have known</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> this neighbor about 14 years<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">as I have lived here 20 years come June 1st</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">of course you get to know almost everyone</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">even if it is just a casual hello as we stroll by</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">P</span><span style="font-size: large;">rayers are being said </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">for the passing of our</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">neighbor and we send her lots of love now</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">that she is in heaven with our God knowing<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">he will take care of her blessed soul...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">- Rhoda Galgiani<br /></span></span></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-57373871696978375232024-02-14T11:33:00.005-05:002024-02-15T13:16:37.381-05:00Beautiful Snow...<div style="text-align: center;"><img id="img" src="https://bestanimations.com/Nature/winter/winter-snow-nature-animated-gif-9.gif" style="height: 281px; width: 500px;" /><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">A beautiful fall yesterday</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">not a season but snow from the sky</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">white and fluffy drifting slowly down</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">pure and joyous the snow comes to us</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Winter was strong this year</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">with rain, winds and now snow</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">it is the first big storm we have had</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">in 3 years here on Long Island</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">With me I can stand at my window</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">and see all the beauty for I<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">don't have to go out into the world</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">I am retired with Gracie and Ginger</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">They lay on the window sill and watch</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">the drifts that come down so beautiful</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Mommy says 'see the snow girls'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">and they look at me so excited</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Once in a while I will open the door</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">and let them feel the snow outside<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">they both come running back to me<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">with a brrrr within their purrs...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">- Rhoda Galgiani</span><br /></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-10485340036294996592024-02-08T16:32:00.008-05:002024-02-09T11:35:58.036-05:00Within One's Mind...<div style="text-align: center;"><img id="img" src="https://t4.ftcdn.net/jpg/02/14/15/23/500_F_214152331_XuPjzDDoOXM0ja8PTV0FXlS4YV17Uw0s.jpg" style="height: 315px; width: 266px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">What goes on within us<br />is an emotional mental tape</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">images thoughts and words</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">remain and repeat over and over</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">One must learn to control</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">these emotional thoughts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">that brings us depression</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">unworthiness and confused minds</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">This takes practice to relearn</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">and guide to control our emotions</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">that come from continued visions</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">within one's overflowing mind</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Nothing is instant</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">nothing is right now</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">be patient and learn</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">for it will all come in time</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">- Rhoda Galgiani</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;">Author's Note:</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;">Watching Dr. Charles Stanley the other night</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;">he stated that the thoughts in our mind are</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;">like a tape. To stop the thought pattern pull<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;">the tape out of your head, rip it up and throw</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">it away mentally. I am now practicing this suggestion</div><div style="text-align: left;">to gain a new thought process' with my thinking...rg </div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-67843502095514379662024-02-06T21:01:00.006-05:002024-02-06T21:09:30.027-05:00Long Winter Go Away...haiku<p style="text-align: center;"><img id="img" src="https://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.0QkXz8etN-hNAbZos6i8bAHaE8&pid=Api&P=0&h=220" style="height: 228px; width: 342px;" /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;">ice touches branches</span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;">pray for spring to come real soon</span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;">winter please go home<br /></span></span></span></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;">- Rhoda Galgiani</span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="background-color: #fefdfa; font-family: "arial", "tahoma", "helvetica", "freesans", sans-serif; text-align: left;">
<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">haiku a Japanese Form of Poetry</span></div>
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">subject is always about nature</span></div>
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">3 lines: 1st 5 syllables, 2nd 7 syllables, 3rd 5 syllables</span></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-12638218730448978402024-01-30T11:32:00.020-05:002024-02-07T21:42:16.433-05:00Listen with 'Kitty' Ears...<h4 style="text-align: center;"><img height="230" id="img" src="http://clipartmag.com/images/animal-ears-clipart-13.png" style="height: 258px; width: 257px;" width="229" /> </h4><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;"><i><span> I have 'Kitty' ears - what about you???</span></i></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;"><i><span> </span></i></span></h4><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The light at the end of the tunnel</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">gives many the direction they need</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">people need suggestions to carry on</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">for without it one is certainly lost</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Many turn to others for advice</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">a positive word spoken from another</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">could help the one who is searching<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">discussion can clear confusion of the mind </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Some fare stubborn and won't listen</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">to another's opinion which could help</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">others have too much pride within</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">they turn and walk the other way</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Words to ones ears can bring calm </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">listen then decide if those words are for you</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">one word can make all the difference with<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">difficult situations - open your 'Kitty' ears...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">- Rhoda Galgiani</span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-843683682826979722024-01-27T13:20:00.009-05:002024-01-27T13:42:01.987-05:00Sharing Ones Thoughts...<div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><img src="https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.sdQ_NrYlOGH-wuwLq8nHUgHaEK&pid=Api&P=0&h=220" /><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Arranging all one's problems</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;">takes time and thought to process</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;">with the woes of today one is lost</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;">until a quiet time comes to think clearly</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;">One must learn to become calm within</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;">it takes practice and endurance daily</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;">putting oneself off is one's lost cause</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;">and the confusion continues on</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Peace is a joy one must learn </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;">it doesn't come easily today</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;">it is a hit and miss function</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;">but with practice one will endure</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Sharing one's thoughts is a joy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;">although words may not appeal to all</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;">if one thought is helpful to one</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;">it may be helpful to many others...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;">- Rhoda Galgiani</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-82718243556552311242024-01-19T16:11:00.014-05:002024-02-15T16:41:02.171-05:00New Year Thoughts...<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.6b0t6CSt3Ah9I0vgJxCrigHaHJ&pid=Api&P=0&h=220" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">Thoughts of a new year<br />have become a reality<br />moving forward with positive</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">attitudes controls one's being<br /><br />Emotions can move up and down<br />depending on the situation around us</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">it is up to us to control our thoughts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">to bring peaceful quality to our lives</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">With all the commotion daily</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">one must plan their safe path</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">walking a straight line to the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">reality of life around them...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">- Rhoda Galgiani</span><br /></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-90514490269262161952023-12-24T10:52:00.005-05:002023-12-24T10:56:22.537-05:00Merry Christmas to All...<div style="text-align: center;"><img id="img" src="http://clipart-library.com/new_gallery/73-734310_image-christmas-tree.png" style="height: 294px; width: 207px;" /><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><i>Merry Christmas from the Galgiani's<br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Wishing all a very</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Merry Christmas</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;">from our 'hearts'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;">to yours...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;">- Rhoda Galgiani</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;">Gracie and Ginger</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-82386038222076268502023-12-10T13:09:00.016-05:002024-01-27T13:45:08.766-05:00Pure Love, for Sure!!!<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFBEOP8KaxsjYRg9wtLYE9p7wPbq6VZfSXqQkZsLEP8LFYANROKbhsL40D9hcDqjFD7vzXpRuJRuWFi-I6FI8kMZghPD50h8wibW3Uco7izFLsrq5ZfnaYybJsN19bjIaT6t9a9A2k3pA2_x6VAOHsIVmbb0Wu8SOd1mTgH3IvB1vnvZ8bp4jG2EpS-OU/s300/Give%20Thanks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="267" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFBEOP8KaxsjYRg9wtLYE9p7wPbq6VZfSXqQkZsLEP8LFYANROKbhsL40D9hcDqjFD7vzXpRuJRuWFi-I6FI8kMZghPD50h8wibW3Uco7izFLsrq5ZfnaYybJsN19bjIaT6t9a9A2k3pA2_x6VAOHsIVmbb0Wu8SOd1mTgH3IvB1vnvZ8bp4jG2EpS-OU/s1600/Give%20Thanks.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color: #b45f06;"> </span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Kitty 0n the windowsill -<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">'no, no its raining outside'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">but Mommy, I want to go outside</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">'no, no it is too wet'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">She waits - that my Gracie (15)<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">whom I am talking about</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">she jumped down and then went</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">to her food bowl for a treat</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Ginger (6) is asleep on Mommy's bed </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">so content she loves 'blankies' - I </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">tell her all the time "go get your blankie"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I am so blessed for my two kitties<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">You know I live alone so they are for<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">sure my family...when I call Gracie she<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">comes quickly and gives Mommy a kiss</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">on the tip of my nose!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Always Your Mommy...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Rhoda Galgiani</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-19071629689369454212023-10-31T18:31:00.012-04:002024-01-21T12:08:52.101-05:00Let The Mind Learn...<div style="text-align: center;"><p><img src="https://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.ugk1gbmi8w5VANOhXCoyngHaFM&pid=Api&P=0&h=220" /><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">Learning with age does not</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">come easily to a closed mind<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">one should and must slow down</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">learning to take one step at a time</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">Once something is learned</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">it shall remain deep within</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">which helps the body move forward</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">and steps into improved given life</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">All this does not come easily</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">as stated but with proper</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">attitude comfort will come in</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">the right direction if allowed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">Age can be a good thing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">but sometimes the mind forgets</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">recall is learned and memories</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">now are put away for a later day...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">thus, achievement has arrived</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">- Rhoda Galgiani</span><br /></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-71132473314501941302023-10-24T14:42:00.008-04:002023-10-24T15:04:17.065-04:00Not Everyone...<div style="text-align: center;"><img id="img" src="https://media.istockphoto.com/vectors/young-hipster-business-woman-thinking-standing-under-question-marks-vector-id860969714?k=6&m=860969714&s=612x612&w=0&h=iC-Ra0ruVxK2Jw6aJpq6-aYXRbG3zuV84iP_hNU9ibo=" style="height: 278px; width: 278px;" /><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">'Everything has beauty</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">but not everyone sees it'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Eyes are turned away</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">to avoid the image that's lit</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Why those prefer darkness</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">misunderstanding comes to mind</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">as life for all is too short</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">answers are not really kind<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Hope for peace and harmony</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">grows contained in one's soul</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">sunlight brightens one's being<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">and reduces one's mental toll</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">All of us live our lives</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">our day is 24 hours at a time</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">to change </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">disinchantment one<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">learns to clear a confused mind...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">- Rhoda Galgiani</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Author's Note:</span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">The first line...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">'Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it'</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">is from a Fortune Cookie - soooo true! rg<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-14008109601986782252023-10-10T13:17:00.010-04:002023-10-10T13:42:54.907-04:00Hearts That Are Empty...<div></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPo0Ce8N0drNn6yW2FPM8j2Fz4j9AbXhdFy8LOQRmQf-4lsWA6-grLpXT_KGEHkhSEemJGifQaUr8Y3NkaWDEBpX9kQZSzYlZFFVjGVcE634glQOOAxy-JNdcl8Sc0L4Ix69C1PWqIJZDKHXGJNCw96gWoA1AtuoaNWAE0bSNL2sh2NnubE8bxsxjdfvM/s1129/slower%20pace.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="222" data-original-width="1129" height="63" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPo0Ce8N0drNn6yW2FPM8j2Fz4j9AbXhdFy8LOQRmQf-4lsWA6-grLpXT_KGEHkhSEemJGifQaUr8Y3NkaWDEBpX9kQZSzYlZFFVjGVcE634glQOOAxy-JNdcl8Sc0L4Ix69C1PWqIJZDKHXGJNCw96gWoA1AtuoaNWAE0bSNL2sh2NnubE8bxsxjdfvM/s320/slower%20pace.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Hearts that are empty</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">go through life alone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">for the soul has not</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">found their life's partner</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Sometimes this is meant</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">to be for a lost soul</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">but maybe not for all for<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">companionship is out there </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">The daily pace has changed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">for business has taken its toll</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">everything's a rush here and there</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">one's fast pace may run into hours</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">For one to slow down takes thought</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">learn change for personal moments</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">one with control values daily time </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">growth is written in one's mind...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">let's all learn a slower pace together</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">- Rhoda Galgiani</span></div></div><br />Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-33096990069045599712023-09-13T12:52:00.008-04:002023-10-10T13:43:45.172-04:00Kindness Relearned...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9NHQtxBkBWEoV9F6C_eGoOm1GV-4I__R_z-f0H-zPaNkYb58Z43tlhY8fAluq_5cnjNEA89PhrpGo1EdRQZJsEKic90my6QJP0l_zOOjfRs1sMm81UGuO-nJSfq9sDxbEbtES-tzjWfPkSOEtKPjX1sRtndD6n--a8vIURiMW93uMSYxWcE3SOxkbXD7/s236/BeKind.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="236" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9NHQtxBkBWEoV9F6C_eGoOm1GV-4I__R_z-f0H-zPaNkYb58Z43tlhY8fAluq_5cnjNEA89PhrpGo1EdRQZJsEKic90my6QJP0l_zOOjfRs1sMm81UGuO-nJSfq9sDxbEbtES-tzjWfPkSOEtKPjX1sRtndD6n--a8vIURiMW93uMSYxWcE3SOxkbXD7/s1600/BeKind.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Waiting for the air to clear</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">with the coming of a natural view</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">confusion that consumed one's thoughts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">now blow clearly away again</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Daily visions change and become dark</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">with positive thoughts one clears their waves<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">that have been bouncing up and down</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and again continue on positively <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The world is ever changing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">kindness and thoughtfulness is gone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">but with positive activity one shall remain</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">pure within the brotherhood of man</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Yes, it takes practice in the world today</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">as phones are in everyone's faces</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">people have forgotten kindness, manners</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and feelings of brotherly love for all people...</span></div></div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">it must be learned all over again today </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">- Rhoda Galgiani</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Author's Note:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I tend to write a lot about the same type of subject...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">this is for encouragement to you as well as for me.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There is so much negativity in the world today -</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">that it is hard to stay positive and have a good</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">outlook on life and what it has to offer. Well, I </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">am going to keep being positive and when I seem</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">to lose that attitude, I will kick myself in the butt and</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">continue on to the light at the end of our tunnel...rg</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-78928202584776896932023-09-02T16:59:00.006-04:002023-09-03T18:34:50.895-04:00Age Clears Our Vision...<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" id="yui_3_5_1_1_1693688865575_1078" src="https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.0HYMFbE-FCpFDMgpVywGoAHaDP&pid=Api&P=0&h=180" style="height: 138.2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 20.9px; width: 315.6px;" /><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span><span style="font-size: large;">ngels come within us</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;">taking control when so be it</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">C</span><span style="font-size: large;">omfort becomes the mind</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;">for peace again is restored</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span><span style="font-size: large;">ne must believe with love</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;">for without it one is surely lost</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>T</i></span></span><i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;">hough there are many who withdraw</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;">from love it is surely among us</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span><span style="font-size: large;">rust is there if we let it in</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;">believing is there if we trust</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span><span style="font-size: large;">ithout either one may be lost</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;">intentions sometimes must be learned</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span><span style="font-size: large;">s we grow older thoughts become pure</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;">maturing in a slow manner but become clearer</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span><span style="font-size: large;">ge can be an hindrance</span><span style="font-size: large;">, but let it not be</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;">for age bring us closer to clearer vision...</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">F</span><span style="font-size: large;">or without clearer vision we are lost</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">- Rhoda Galgiani</span></i><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></span></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-10736175919704459962023-08-22T13:16:00.005-04:002023-08-22T13:24:12.958-04:00Calm Glory...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAocLV9QoHTl9BRMMVppWGlOaBjkcvmndpRZWhUBY3_dT2z9f6Zih3b8wzilFO12N45M2On8YkS3O9Enspm5zKL3ehsJqP32X4LhGz2595wKgo27HiRJ9y6OBfr3F90NU8oXG3nrUSP-urO9PtH2HDsI76Uibzze5jDE-LHtAvgcPDEZEPUDkicDndPgyY/s1124/calm%20&%20focused.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1124" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAocLV9QoHTl9BRMMVppWGlOaBjkcvmndpRZWhUBY3_dT2z9f6Zih3b8wzilFO12N45M2On8YkS3O9Enspm5zKL3ehsJqP32X4LhGz2595wKgo27HiRJ9y6OBfr3F90NU8oXG3nrUSP-urO9PtH2HDsI76Uibzze5jDE-LHtAvgcPDEZEPUDkicDndPgyY/s320/calm%20&%20focused.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Fulfillment around you may be confusing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">at times with the hustle and bustle of </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">every day gestures and living</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Sometime one must slow down their</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">own activity and take one step at a time</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">this may be confusing but necessary</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Once one's mind is cleared with</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">their own clarity and thoughts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">life's movement will continue </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Smiles comes to one's face</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">completion fulfills ones thoughts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">happiness comes into their view...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">for calmness has been achieved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">- Rhoda Galgiani </span><br /></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-5615734949476221802023-08-15T17:25:00.007-04:002023-08-17T11:34:47.619-04:00One's Own Satisfaction...<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-lSpk-mKYr_74_IO-JROBCj4bKYxQLCkU9KHksHMZ3EwUPO9o5pCGu0Qxm10ks4SaWbfvfFTq_vvD_WP5L_RyRL9op69lUEwG6hjqE8eUOD2sdZh3JiEHJvrin6g8fCs_lAoaPKFbT64aP9T6Fn2SWAtwCDzJIEGDNoZkRgynpJubFL7MgSDtMr1_PZ3/s900/Satisfaction.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-lSpk-mKYr_74_IO-JROBCj4bKYxQLCkU9KHksHMZ3EwUPO9o5pCGu0Qxm10ks4SaWbfvfFTq_vvD_WP5L_RyRL9op69lUEwG6hjqE8eUOD2sdZh3JiEHJvrin6g8fCs_lAoaPKFbT64aP9T6Fn2SWAtwCDzJIEGDNoZkRgynpJubFL7MgSDtMr1_PZ3/s320/Satisfaction.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's Mine!!! Where's Yours???</span></i></span><span style="color: #bf9000;"><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">Wondering what is around the corner</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">one moves in the direction of positivity</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">waiting for an upcoming event to broaden</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">the dimmed view of controlled life</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">one takes it day by day willingly</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">Changing ones habits is a difficult process</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">for it takes controlled thoughts and planning</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">many go in different directions of disruption</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">life patterns are sometimes hard not to follow</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">clearing ones mind is a solution one must take</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">One needs to calm the heart and mind to accomplish</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">thoughts that come clearly and one then may follow</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">their own conversation to become complete</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">calmness can help focus ones being from inside out</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">understanding now becomes more clear</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">All the foregoing takes practice within the heart</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">nothing comes easy especially in today's world</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">confusion erupts readily but take control for with<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">understanding of ones own being and emotions</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">there will be completion of their own satisfaction...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">Rhoda Galgiani</span><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-90059225367283725072023-06-18T15:46:00.009-04:002023-06-19T21:30:50.004-04:00From the Heart...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBa6zRY6vQH2l_c_a6TUxuNUIcdubawk9SBjk2TdnXwYqAy47rzaiZ7RDU5EDGrN27nqIqosynsnXm_hqs4aOK5N-Imh_Sa_POFGR7XAcEyyKB6ww2wUdRzV5qrxMmde63mdh5nPKSJaKKtq_9tC-hC2ylHBGfRlfIT5zmpWwe4xwuN1zNudGoEYpZ1Q/s270/Heart.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="152" data-original-width="270" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBa6zRY6vQH2l_c_a6TUxuNUIcdubawk9SBjk2TdnXwYqAy47rzaiZ7RDU5EDGrN27nqIqosynsnXm_hqs4aOK5N-Imh_Sa_POFGR7XAcEyyKB6ww2wUdRzV5qrxMmde63mdh5nPKSJaKKtq_9tC-hC2ylHBGfRlfIT5zmpWwe4xwuN1zNudGoEYpZ1Q/s1600/Heart.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Words come at a slow pace</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">with thoughts that remain lost</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">one who voices can lead the race</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">but chooses to reject the cost</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Emotions run high and low</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">at times confused thoughts remain</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">moments taken as a come and go</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">one sits to enjoy the forever rain</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As the skies clear brightness glows</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">a heart is filled with hope and prayers<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">ones mind is filled with positivity it shows</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">and shared with those who are aware...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">they are loved<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">- Rhoda Galgiani </span> <br /></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-80491812037884674002023-05-29T10:55:00.007-04:002023-08-25T17:48:40.663-04:00Yup, it's me...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8W3QPA3UEj3PNTd5zcunOlFwUNcUyZoQJnam_fRfCKNIwYKMYCMQsUXsxgLxbcwpTuLvSoI_thnEMfTjp8-4BlpQyT8wCAmbFxmYOlyizlmbhx62AKspGiHMHl_JSXNuQ5ISLWqk14Pv5YJaTzepYmb_msVEmWQO3sZ1enwkP47onM_50WTIvWav3cQ/s500/0912%20Rhoda.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="444" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8W3QPA3UEj3PNTd5zcunOlFwUNcUyZoQJnam_fRfCKNIwYKMYCMQsUXsxgLxbcwpTuLvSoI_thnEMfTjp8-4BlpQyT8wCAmbFxmYOlyizlmbhx62AKspGiHMHl_JSXNuQ5ISLWqk14Pv5YJaTzepYmb_msVEmWQO3sZ1enwkP47onM_50WTIvWav3cQ/s320/0912%20Rhoda.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><span style="color: #674ea7;">Rhoda - 2012<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"> </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">I have known this person for 73 years.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">She was born on a hot August night</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">in So. CA - she is my best friend and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">I love her. She grew up as a Cowboy's</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">Daughter which began her exceptional</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">love of animals. She rode horses, fed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">the animals and shot a 44-40 and 30-30</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">Remington Rifle. She has fond memories</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">of those days on the ranch with her Dad.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">Then she married and raised a family. She</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">discovered that she had the writing ability</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">for expression. She started writing during</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">the years of raising her teenage children.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">It released a lot of tension of being alone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">while her X husband worked his late shifts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">She writes spiritually about being lifted by</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">the love for her God, about the emptiness</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">she carries deep within her soul, also about</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">new paths to freedom, seeing the light and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">of course animals. This person loves all</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">around her, gravitates to strangers easily</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">because she has no family ties. She has</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">lost many of her family members and for</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">many years hasn't had a male figure in her</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">life. That is why her friendships even in a</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">simple email are so important to her. Having</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">a heart that loves the world, a personality of</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">helping and fixing things for people and a voice</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">that is in a constant chatter mode, she does</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">speak out, but mainly her voice in heard in her</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">poetry - poetry that contains her feelings... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">Her name is Rhoda Galgiani</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Author's Note:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I wrote this many years ago about myself and posted it on Facebook -</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">someone found it and re-posted this writing...I decided to</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">post it on 'Expressions' f</span><span style="font-size: medium;">eeling someone might want to know</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">who Rhoda is...rg </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div></span></div></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-85072200891407508352023-04-24T13:35:00.004-04:002023-04-24T13:42:39.562-04:00Joy Being Shared...<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBfBX6SM2zlxfOlkeq3HszmkGRaEBHzSRisyxCkHrkGzSC-_6U_rEdDAnbfwB9adh26rCc2UL5xqml0iI5NHyymN7OW8GuOoAbLdDCC-8jVa25f5C0q7Wq2eiJaTjB7yCh65ird6CWujKuuM_Z5iYq98YPcVOhP1hSHPkRMVTLuNLHvDpgaAfOj0DSw/s1493/joy-clipart-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="1493" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBfBX6SM2zlxfOlkeq3HszmkGRaEBHzSRisyxCkHrkGzSC-_6U_rEdDAnbfwB9adh26rCc2UL5xqml0iI5NHyymN7OW8GuOoAbLdDCC-8jVa25f5C0q7Wq2eiJaTjB7yCh65ird6CWujKuuM_Z5iYq98YPcVOhP1hSHPkRMVTLuNLHvDpgaAfOj0DSw/s320/joy-clipart-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">What you say in<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">speech is what matters</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">opinions are carried</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">far beyond our words</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Intelligence plays a part</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">with words that are shared</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">being stupid doesn't work in<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">our speedy world of today</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Learn to be spacious</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">and expand ones thoughts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">to cover many ideas and<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">subjects that pertain to us</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Thus, much is gain daily</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">as joy is shared with all... <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">- Rhoda Galgiani </span> <br /></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-54464537106323495212023-04-04T12:03:00.003-04:002023-04-04T12:08:31.387-04:00Brrrr...<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQB6fvtLZW9iWLLIjncH1NpwOgllnqOP0X5Df4gW0oT4K6nDsAyun3-mkd4FsnxM74Ckb1ZXsMhLTRX_KJtqlphqFW0RjotA1Yx8yZKDjb9kbtBTHm4ELtXhIjUfL88lhmB_qC4NEA2Qe96LLAN0e06jTCJqUdPzmm0WbRdxC5G4xMPsCG0gdlxC3yQ/s1500/Brrr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQB6fvtLZW9iWLLIjncH1NpwOgllnqOP0X5Df4gW0oT4K6nDsAyun3-mkd4FsnxM74Ckb1ZXsMhLTRX_KJtqlphqFW0RjotA1Yx8yZKDjb9kbtBTHm4ELtXhIjUfL88lhmB_qC4NEA2Qe96LLAN0e06jTCJqUdPzmm0WbRdxC5G4xMPsCG0gdlxC3yQ/s320/Brrr.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">April is here</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">with warmth coming</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">to the stale air</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Winter was long</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">little sun with light breeze</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">cold here and cold there</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Weather has changed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">from years long ago</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">can't get warm anywhere</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Will wait for summer<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">shall arrive with days of<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">warmth for all to share...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">- Rhoda Galgiani</span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-56625910624470295062023-03-28T12:11:00.005-04:002023-04-04T11:56:20.121-04:00Joy - Meet Someone New...<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8Y0HKsRdSHj0AbABcex25d9C29pMZOyytoiYLCuO6uMBvtkUFojjbzi8T9OLOALAkrhixyfjnwmjPhQsJzBw50mgbHdS6JLxIly0XgusC4icPL3CvfeUW8uovzjeqfhI0Wvm3bEjlp2VVE0E6AQxbaFA1oMReWCS30hCayq3k_BBaZlG5zVdxBkzcw/s474/Old%20Women.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="474" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8Y0HKsRdSHj0AbABcex25d9C29pMZOyytoiYLCuO6uMBvtkUFojjbzi8T9OLOALAkrhixyfjnwmjPhQsJzBw50mgbHdS6JLxIly0XgusC4icPL3CvfeUW8uovzjeqfhI0Wvm3bEjlp2VVE0E6AQxbaFA1oMReWCS30hCayq3k_BBaZlG5zVdxBkzcw/s320/Old%20Women.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Some people can be</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">so kind and gentle </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">with their words</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and mannerisms</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It is too bad the world</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">isn't more like this</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">more as it was years ago</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">more caring and friendly<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Meeting someone new</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">can be a joy with pleasure</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">it comes with surprise</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Like yesterday -<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I met a women who</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">made me feel happy...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Could I ask for anything</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">more? NO</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">- Rhoda Galgiani</span></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-45823520065489273452023-03-11T16:03:00.005-05:002023-03-11T16:20:36.564-05:00A Map We Conceive...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEEdYHbKg8xY2ZDnP_ZRtfm23BC4Iir7tKVKh1Ybgh-Iiu_bVyCN5p7_l0eEHO57z1VWENe_mRTbSeN80S_MmVgwGHWALQI5_KaaS_1pV6jayRJiWSPPW_0V56ttA3viWKwkTFuyCC0CG62bfYac7MFKGUWRYBMfXChPiU73_sv3nzp6Xrt1PTPe2-YQ/s1922/mind-map-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="1922" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEEdYHbKg8xY2ZDnP_ZRtfm23BC4Iir7tKVKh1Ybgh-Iiu_bVyCN5p7_l0eEHO57z1VWENe_mRTbSeN80S_MmVgwGHWALQI5_KaaS_1pV6jayRJiWSPPW_0V56ttA3viWKwkTFuyCC0CG62bfYac7MFKGUWRYBMfXChPiU73_sv3nzp6Xrt1PTPe2-YQ/s320/mind-map-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i>Strength is gained when</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i>attitudes</i></span></span><i style="font-family: times;"> are sent in</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i>the right direction</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i>with understanding</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i>Holding on to strength</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i>is difficult for it can have</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i>an up and down emotion</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i>depending on the thought</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i>Waking with a positive</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i>attitude is something learned</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i>as one practices yes within</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i>their heads instead of no</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i>Everything is to be learned</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i>if one wants to improve their</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i>lives for nothing comes easily</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i>most of life is a map we conceive</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times; font-size: large;"><i>- Rhoda Galgiani</i></span></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-21134106590963346922023-03-01T11:59:00.008-05:002024-02-19T13:19:41.713-05:00sniff-sniff...<div style="text-align: center;"><img id="img" src="https://static.vecteezy.com/system/resources/previews/002/084/012/large_2x/cute-girl-cartoon-character-cry-feel-sad-free-vector.jpg" style="height: 330px; width: 330px;" /> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #2b00fe;">Searching for a way to belong</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><i>is confusing especially when you<br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #2b00fe;">have a personality wanting to blend</i></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #2b00fe;">People today are in</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #2b00fe;">their own little worlds</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #2b00fe;">not really caring about others</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #2b00fe;"> </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #2b00fe;">Manners are not there</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #2b00fe;">concern is not there</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #2b00fe;">gentle words are not there</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #2b00fe;"> </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #2b00fe;">What is there - is</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><i>in ones mind 'what about 'ME' <br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><i>all is just for them<br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #2b00fe;">Well, not this lady</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #2b00fe;">I care about others</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #2b00fe;">I help if I can...</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #2b00fe;">with words or actions</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #2b00fe;"> </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #2b00fe;">- Rhoda Galgiani </i></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Author's Note:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Have to let off a little steam -<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">thank you for your read...rg<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5418270419376893416.post-63526186207283697312023-02-15T13:48:00.005-05:002023-02-15T14:46:54.532-05:00Winning...<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="https://webstockreview.net/images/conversation-clipart-coffee-conversation-3.png" class="shrinkToFit transparent fullZoomIn" height="433" src="https://webstockreview.net/images/conversation-clipart-coffee-conversation-3.png" width="521" /><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">Winning a conversation debate</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">is glorified when recognized</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">by the other speaker</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes conversation can be rough</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">holding anger within ones veins</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">walking away with discontent</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">Thoughts with a positive end</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">can be a reward if contained inside</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">a brag is a fault not to be tolerated</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">One certainly can learn from intelligence</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">taken with stride one learns on a daily basis</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">thus, available to be pass on to others...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">- Rhoda Galgiani</span></span></span></div>Rhoda Galgianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790649850644976894noreply@blogger.com