Friday, August 5, 2011

Grasshopper Thoughts, Vol. V, August 2011

I haven't grasshoppered in a while.  I never know when the urge will hit me, and today was the day.  I find this exercise to be useful when my head....my life, for that matter....is too jumbled up with stress to allow me to focus on one specific topic.  This allows me to skitter about, skim from one thought to the next and do some mental house cleaning.  So, here are the grasshopper thoughts that struck today.


When I breathe from my heart, it is never a mistake.

Sometimes the simple act of that breathing from the heart is the most challenging thing on earth to do.  I still do it.

Locking the car w/ the keys in the ignition and my purse and cell phone still inside the car is going to happen occasionally.  I look at it as a reminder to slow down.  Usually that happens after I throw a bit of a conniption.

I can love someone sincerely, but also not like who they are.  The two are not mutually exclusive and both teach me acceptance….of myself and that other person.

The art of kissing should never be underestimated; view it instead as profoundly valuable.  Seriously.

Banana flavored popsicles might be bad for you because of all the sugar, but they sure bring a smile.

When I was wee, my Grandpa assured me that fairies lived where wisteria bloomed.  To this day, I still believe, and I still glance about on occasion to search them out.

I have accepted that having a poor sense of direction doesn’t make the world stop turning.

Look me in the eyes when we’re together.  During conversation, during quiet moments, just a glance is sometimes enough, other times, a long and meaningful moment is profound….show me who you are in this way, and I will do the same.
Embracing manners will always matter to me.  Call it old fashioned, but I find it a beautiful expression of respect and, to me, it is worthy of continuing.    
I will never understand the concept of curling as a sport.  I get that it's a venerable sport, with rich history and culture behind it.  I'll even watch it during the Olympics (because I watch everything during the Olympics), but I remain mystified.
Sometimes blackberries make the world a better place.  It’s that simple.



Those are my grasshopper thoughts for the day.  There are more, of course.....always.  That's the nature of grasshopper thoughts.  They're always lurking and leaping about.  These are the ones I managed to corral and wrestle onto the screen.  

20 comments:

  1. dawnie, i hope jotting down these grasshopper thoughts helped you as much as i loved reading them. it is always those "littles" in life that are of far greater value than the very large obvious ones....<3

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  2. Dawn, loved the grasshopper thoughts, especially “Embracing manners will always matter to me. Call it old fashioned, but I find it a beautiful expression of respect and, to me, it is worthy of continuing.”
    I’ve written in this vein as well, and have stories tucked away in files… One called, “Whatever Happened to Common Courtesy?” Of course if I publish this piece it would have to be as a rant :( You’re not old fashioned Dawn. You’re just brilliant :)

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  3. Janie, I loved the "littles"!!! I'm going to adopt that terminology, as it's just so appropriate! Yes, indeedy, the littles are what make up who we are. They're also very telling...kind of the threads of color that indicate bright personality. I'm so glad you enjoyed reading this post today, sweetheart! <3

    Debra, sometimes rants are necessary! *L* I do them occasionally. I recently had the lovely experience of being with someone who was exquisitely well mannered, in what I call true southern fashion. I say southern because it's where I live, and we do tend to do things a bit differently here. Not better, just different. At any rate, that recent experience was where that particular grasshopper came from. And I like brilliant as opposed to old fashioned! I'll take that one! Thank you, lovely one, for visiting and dropping your own sunshine into my world. <3

    Dawnie

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  4. I've loved banana popsycles since I was a little girl :) They make me smile too.

    And yes, I adore manners and people looking me in the eye too!

    I loved reading you"grasshopper" thoughts
    Blessings to you,
    Kristin

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  5. I love the whole post but especially what you wrote about kissing, fairies, blackberries and the banana popsicles. :D

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  6. Kristin, I am so happy to know you're a fellow banana popsicle afficianaado! They're just soooo good, aren't they? Manners and eye contact are two more areas upon which we agree. I think those last two are kind of universal ones, but there are some who don't find them all that important. I'm glad you enjoyed reading this post! :)

    Mari, you hit the high points - kissing, fairies, blackberries and banana popsicles! All four of those just bring a smile, for four different reasons. Thank you for visiting - I'll pop over to see you in a few minutes! :)

    Anna, thank you chickadee! I really enjoy it when a grasshopper moment hits. The fact that people have as much fun reading them as I have writing them is a bonus. :)

    Much love to you all,

    Dawn

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  7. Very cool and wise thoughts. I am so glad for the one about poor directions.

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  8. Dawn-Your grasshopper thoughts made me smile (and BREATHE) from the heart after a very long day of book editing! I left this comment on Writer's Rising as well...THANK YOU!

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  9. Katherine, then I clearly did a good thing with this grasshopper edition! I love hearing that people enjoy these "littles", as Janie named them in her comment above. You also reminded me to zip over to Writers Rising & check out all the posting there! Happy editing, btw!

    Dawn

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  10. Shopgirl, you too, hmm?! Someone that I love dearly - a male someone - seems to have come to acceptance of it too. "Chicks rarely have a good sense of direction, babe. No big deal." This is a rare thing for a man to react this way, mind you, so I am appreciative! Thank you for visiting; I'm glad you enjoyed the post. :)

    Dawn

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  11. Awesome read as always... and your grasshopper thoughts are really interesting :)

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  12. Jyoti, glad you enjoyed this post! Grasshopper thoughts are always fun to write. It takes a lot of pressure off to produce an epic article, and just enjoy a stream of consciousness kind of writing. :)

    Dawn

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  13. Grasshoppers!! I actually thought of you and made a grasshopper reference in my "lemonade stand" post (a serious post, but I like putting little easter eggs in even the most serious posts).

    Banana popsicles? I guess that would be good if I liked bananas, but that concept just sounds alien to me.

    Excellent thoughts about everything else, too. I totally agree on kissing, looking people in the eye, and as far as manners go, if your readers want a good Dawn rant, they should find my "men paying for dinner" post. That was definitely a good Dawn rant. :)

    Great stuff, hon!

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  14. LOL....Dave, I love you! Yep, sometimes I throw a good rant. Not often, but when I do, I do it w/ lots of enthusiasm. I did read that lemonade stand post of yours, btw, but I couldn't get Blogger to recognize me to post a comment, no matter what browser I used. So, I promise, I noticed your grasshoppers! Thanks for visiting, buddy. You always give me a smile. :)

    Dawnie

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  15. *sigh* Blogger has *way* too many problems with comments and commenters.

    Really annoying.

    Thanks for the comments here about it, though!

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  16. very nice thoughts


    Seofountain
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  17. Seoresources, thank you for visiting! :)

    ~ Dawn

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  18. I always enjoy your grasshopper thoughts.

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    1. Anna, thank you! This one, for some bizarre reason, sent to all my subscribers via the email system today. I have no idea what causes it to do that, but it will occasionally just randomly cherry pick an archived post and email it. I'm glad this time it was one of the fun grasshopper ones! I have a new grasshopper post coming soon! :)

      Much love,
      Dawn

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