Listen....

really listen. Someone may not want to hear you speak when they are telling you something very important. We sometimes think that someone is looking for our perspective on things they may be speaking of, but really most times they only want someone to listen. It is important that when you listen that you listen carefully.

decisions

Decisions about one's life can be difficult to make. Realizing the true meaning as to why you make a decision about a change in your life is the hardest thing to do. Be certain, be strong, and be sure it is the right decision.

this time of the year

thoughts of Christmas time: as a young'un I would lay under the Christmas tree after it had been decorated with lights, and all the little decorations that Mama used to put in the tree and I would look upward. There in the middle of all that glimmer, was a world of wonderment. my imagination would soar.The imagination of a child is free and it flies and it soars. I still get that way. I have not forgotten this.

for Veteran's Day in honor of my Dad

My Dad's story of being enlisted in the Army

by Angel Chovanec on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 3:07pm

When my father was drafted into the military during WWII(1944 to be exact),  he happened to be in downtown Dallas and was confronted by an Army enlister who brought him and a friend of his in right off the street. They were told they were being drafted and were not given the option to back out nor back away. My dad being the man of honor that he is, went right along with the Army officer and he never put up a fight. He knew it was his duty to do all he could for his country and therefore enlisted that day and he was taken from the area onto his destination of boot camp. His mother didn't even know what happened to him that day as the Army gave him no time to even call his mother and father. He was able to get in touch with them several days later to let them know where he was and what had happened. My Dad never ever regretted any of it as he knew what his call to duty was about and he went in with his head held high. I salute my father Robert H. Chovanec SR for his bravery and for his willingness to serve his country without questions asked. To my dad and all other dads and family and friends, honoring you all for the serving of this country.

My Dad 1944 WWII Army

hopes and dreams

We all have hopes and dreams and they come to us because we know (down deep inside) ultimately before we even realize we know, where we want to be in life. Hopes are the energy that we push forth for the things we want out of life and dreams are the rope that ties us and our hopes together. Hopes and dreams go together hand in hand. Listen to what your dreams are and hope for the best.

Its the time of year

We begin to move inward, not only with our actions but with our thoughts as well. Its dark outside and it is getting colder. We settle in for warmth and comfort and some of us contemplate what we will be doing when the light and warmth of the warmer seasons return.

Take this time to reflect on what you have done in your life and see what it is that you might do differently to improve things in your life, or if you will have to make adjustments at all. Basically, pull the blanket of thought around you, feel the warmth of positiveness flow through you and snuggle up with life and see what dreams and goals you will accomplish this next season. Life is, after all, what you make of it.

My email from the Universe

I receive a positive affirmation email every morning through the work week. Here is what it said this morning and what I got from it.

"What if you could choose to live in a world where your ultimate success and happiness were guaranteed, Angel, yet during that life, this knowledge would be hidden from you - would you?
Just wondering,
    The Universe

And what if, Angel, you'd be bathed in love since birth, but you'd only discover this once you began sharing it - would you roll the dice? "

 

This struck me in a certain way this morning that I am blessed to be given the ability to be able to have the knowledge of ultimate happiness and success and that it is not hidden from me. It is up to me to say what exactly is my happiness and what is my success.

As for the second part, I know what it is like to be bathed in love since birth, but I also have been given the opportunity to be able to share it with others....how truly wonderful my life is.