Mees un Plos

That is the best way I can write to pronounce it (use a French accent). It means, "everything in its place". That is how I like to think of my life and how I would like it to be percieved. Whatever it is, it's in its' place. Nothing happens that shouldn't, in my life. Everything is packaged tightly in a big box with a burgundy bow just waiting for the next experience to tumble its' way in and give me a reason for its' being. It might say, "Hello Rene'. You need to make room for me, for I am the next step towards your next step". And I can and I will and I do. Simple as that.

Okay, so my life isn't simple. It's way more complicated than I'd ever imagine it could be! BUT, if I think of my life as Mise en Place, it makes more sense and helps me embrace it. And that is what I'd like to be able to do one day, embrace my life for everything I've made of it without a second thought.

How Do I Love Thee?

Is it easier to focus on what we don't like about someone than what we love about them? Especially when we've known someone for a long period of time (i.e. mom, brother, lover, close friend), do the unfavorable qualities start to stick out more than those qualities that draw us to that person? Is it just innate that we like someone first and then start to pick them apart once we know them really well? It's almost the same with material possessions. I can buy something new and love it and then later, want something better. It's no longer new and exciting and is therefore not fulfilling that need. Do we collectively think this way as a society? I don't believe it is as critical with material possessions to remember what we loved about them in the first place, but it is very critical when we are considering our loved ones.



I need to be better about appreciating the people close to my heart. It is important that thier beautiful qualities shine bright in my thoughts about them. Where would I be without my husband, my friends, my family? How can I bring out the best in them? How can I be better about not getting irritated when they say or do things that I don't care for? The fact is no matter who we know or love or like, their will always be something about those people that push our buttons. What will our attitude be toward them if they do irritate us? How will we react to them? Remember, life is ten percent what happens to us and ninety percent how we react to it.

ATTITUDE

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than cirumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skills. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes. Charles Swindoll