Sunday Afternoon Break

Some days life gets too serious.

So...to see the other side of my life

Visit Lake Ontario Shoreline Blog.

http://lakeontarioshoreline.blogspot.com/2010/01/sunday-afternoons-winter-time.html

Janie

Wisdom of words Eleanor Roosevelt

"Many people will walk in and out of your life,
But only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.

To handle yourself, use your head;
To handle others, use your heart.

Anger is only one letter short of danger.

If someone betrays you once, it is his fault; If someone betrays you twice, it is your fault.

Great minds discuss ideas;
Average minds discuss events;
Small minds discuss people.

He who loses money, loses much;
He who loses a friend, loses much more;
He who loses faith, loses all.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature,
But beautiful old people are works of art.

Learn from the mistakes of others;
You can`t live long enough to make them all yourself.

Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow`s a mystery.
Today is a gift."

--------- Eleanor Roosevelt

Footsteps Beyond

Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow`s a mystery.
Today is a gift."

--------- Eleanor Roosevelt







Childhood is nothing more than, absolutely nothing less than, the courage to discover for the first time with innocence and openness, the faith and passion to explore the next, and the inner wisdom to sense the value of each moment along the path. ~ Janie



No song did I sing in the orchards more than this Great by Peter, Paul and Mary.






Another Sparrow, another time, another sparrow song, same orchard




"Songs of the orchard played in my mind as words appeared on paper...My heart remembered the fallen sparrow. At the depth of my heart I knew the Truth of my singing the folk songs in the orchards with the wind; words I sang to the sparrow. Songs of days long ago lived then gone, never outgrown, continued to play in my head and I hummed along as words appeared on paper...Truly there is "a new World somewhere, they call the Promise Land"..

and in all my days searching...

I thought of Daisy's love and Truth whispers from Heaven, God's Lakewater, and I heard once more the sparrow's song...

"I'll be there someday if you will hold my hand."

My heart and love written to Dear Daisy, I sang,

"It's the hammer of Justice, it's the bell of Freedom, it's the song about Love between my brothers and my sisters, a-all, over this land."

When my heart was content that the last word had found its place on the pages, I sat back and asked the question, "What if?"...

In the peace of this moment...our shared Soul path now written...just as my heart released the long sigh of content and "what if?" echoed...I heard outside, down the road, within walking distance, the train whistle blow...

My Spirit took the step...

Dear Daisy

Dedication
This work is dedicated with all my love to Daisy.

Her warmth taught me love, her gift of patience taught me to search my heart for patience with others, her Soul taught me strength equal to compassion, and through her love and guidance I learned to reach for my World.

Every blade of grass has its Angel that bends over and whispers, "Grow, grow."

-The Talmud


My heart knows by root a Farmer's Faith

and I remember the Lake

http://lakeontarioshoreline.blogspot.com/2007/06/farmers-faith.html

And on this day, just past sunrise in the year, 2010, yet again I heard the train whistle blow...

And My Spirit took another step...

Peace,

Jane Marla VerDow

Mr. President, I ask you

I watched President Obama via Internet last night, via invitation thru Twitter.

Livestream of the State of the Union has begun! Come watch the President's address on http://youtube.com/citizentube #SOTU

http://www.citizentube.com/

I further took the invitation to ask questions of President Obama.

My questions:

Healthcare Reform

"Mr. President, can we find tax cuts to assist adult working children to provide short term care for their elderly parents? rather than only option being nursing home or transition/restorative care, more support for family taking care of family?"

"When are we going to provide quality affordable assistive living for all elderly? Now the wealthy get assisted living. The poor get stuck in nursing homes. The wealthy get transition out. The homeless get stuck in nursing homes regardless of age."

"25 yrs in healthcare, 10 yrs LTC/restorative PT. Mr. President, when are we going to separate homeless fr healthcare issue? Too many blocks transitioning people. My case load alone: 1/4-1/3. Quality homeless housing ? cheaper than hospital bed?"

"25 yrs in healthcare, 10 yrs LTC/restorative PT. Mr. President, when are we going to separate homeless issue fr healthcare issue? Too many blocks transitioning people. My case load alone: 1/4-1/3. Quality homeless housing ? cheaper than LTC bed?"

Jobs and the Economy

"lost my work 1yr (Nov). Self-employed. Sole prop. Hanging on-yr.end spending conservative/survival, I paid highest taxes same year. How about a two yr window/taxation for self-sufficiency during personal crisis periods? 1yr recovery,not 5 year debt."

To see how the viewers, those posing their questions on same site, and "America" viewed and scored/supported/or not my questions:

http://www.google.com/moderator/#15/e=409f&t=409f.44&f=409f.1a9c0&q=409f.1a9c0

I also took the time to read other's comments and to vote thumb up or down responding to their questions and concerns.


Some day not far off I'll have more to write and say on what "America" responded, information leading to the questions I wrote, what President Obama spoke last night, or who knows...maybe he'll pick one of my questions. I'll share.

What do you wish to ask President Obama?

What do you read in public opinion, his message, my questions? and the response?

I just find this technology during this administration very interesting.
Is this really the time where Government of the People, By the People will find Voice? Or is this,too an illusion?

Changes

Find myself in this place along my path where I am instigating changes...how I work, where I've been and where I'm going next...the next rung on the ladder towards retirement...or actualization.


Pathways of Changes I've travelled








Infinity Walk’s uninterrupted figure-eight pathway supports the rehabilitation process, from detailed finite skill development to gross motor endurance. The reciprocal walk pattern assists in functional practice of bilateral sensing; perceiving; rhythm, timing and pacing; attention; and the building of multi-tasking skill. Orthopedic limitations, movement discrepancies, performance blocks, and sensory-motor compensatory patterns can be isolated for intervention and retraining, refocusing treatment objectives, and functional progression. Infinity Walk also supports professional assessment of unilateral-bilateral gait; joint dysfunction and sensory-motor deficits.

Jane Ver Dow, M.S., P.T
Rochester, New York

Jane Ver Dow, P.T., is a senior physical therapist with 20 years of clinical experience in rehabilitation. She was the clinical supervisor for the first Infinity WalkAbout® prototype clinical trials in a nursing home photo.

http://www.infinitywalk.org/About-IW/history.htm


http://www.infinitywalk.org/HealthCare/applications.htm


Part of the Pathway is written in Dear Daisy

Birth Announcement of Dear Daisy (2004)


The next is being written...


Encore and oh so fitting for where I am today...


Time of Your Life (Green Day)