Mums the word today, isn’t it? 🙂
Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mums reading this and to my own Mum!
When I saw this slideshow on Danny Brown’s blog today, I knew I just had to share it with you. Thank you, Danny and Quotery.
She hid it under her coat and quietly went into her room.
“Dinner’s ready, Sneha” yelled Mom.
She yelled back “Coming, Mom.”
“So why are you late, young lady? her Mom asked as she served her.
“Oh I had an extra class, remember?”
“No I don’t! But are you sure you didn’t go to your usual hangout?”
“Err…the pet shop? No ..no!”
Then they both heard it – the yelping from her room.
“Have you brought a puppy home?”
She realized that she could no longer hide the truth.
“Happy Mother’s Day for tomorrow. I got you a present, Mom.”
As I alluded to in my post yesterday, we have plans that will mean a lot of changes in our lives in the months ahead. José and I are quite caught up with planning and if we’re honest, there’s a bit of apprehension about how things will work out. But as I’ve learned to in recent years, I am looking forward with gratitude and happiness to an unknown future. We can’t always have things going our way, but we can learn to be happy with whatever we have. No one says it better than Anthony D’Mello in this little story:
The Way We Meet Events
“Traveler: ‘What kind of weather are we going to have today?’
“Shepherd: ‘The kind of weather I like.’
“Traveler: ‘How do you know it will be the kind of weather you like?’
“Shepherd: ‘Having found out, sir, I cannot always get what I like, I have learned always to like what I get. So I am quite sure we will have the kind of weather I like.’
“Happiness and unhappiness are in the way we meet events, not in the nature of those events themselves.”
— Anthony D’Mello in The Heart of the Enlightened
Yes, the way we meet events, is what matters more than the events themselves!
A reminder about Laurel Regan’s Gratitude Linkup and Ten Things of Thankful, introduced to me by Michelle Liew.
That’s it for Anything Goes On Sunday, this week! Have a good week ahead.
You know how this works – Anything Goes on Sunday – if you wrote a post today (11 May) add your link here, after you comment.
I loved that 100 word prompt… fits in well with the Mothers Day theme.
Loved the paragraph below too between the shepherd and the traveller. That was a lesson that took me some time to learn 😀
Roshan R recently posted..The scheming doc
Thanks, Roshan. Glad you enjoyed it.
Corinne Rodrigues recently posted..A Xenial God
Loved the 100 words. 🙂
And yes, the last line makes sense 🙂
You know Corinne I am shifting homes next week! Had been living with my in laws and high time me n hubby grew up and started taking responsibilities! 😉 Could so connect with the Shepherd tale! Looking forward to the future too with gratitude and happiness!
Loved the 100 words!
N all the best to Jose and you for the new changes n all!
Aditi recently posted..Reflections on ‘Shades of Life’
That is such a sweet story for the prompt, Corinne. Oh yes, a mom can see right through you!! Loved Anthony’s story too!! That’s some food for thought 🙂 ♥
Shilpa Garg recently posted..The Truth
Embracing what comes our way and dealing with it the best way we can brings far more peace than worry.
I was going to add that quotery video to my post when I saw your comment at Danny’s. 😀 It is lovely, isn’t it?
Hugs to you. Love your 100 words for the prompt!
Vidya Sury recently posted..The Best Job in the World
That is a very good lesson to learn. Thank you.
Laurel Regan recently posted..Today’s Gratitude List – Linkup No. 29
Loved the 100 words and the Shepherd’s story 🙂
Reema Michelle D’souza recently posted..Thank you Mom!
Yes, to like what comes our way is the secret of happiness. Whatever new thing is coming yours, I wish you courage, patience, perseverance, joy and contentment. Actually I wish you great joy and contentment!
Dorothy Johnson recently posted..Happy Mother’s Day
Thank you for that great story from Anthony D’Mello. He always offers such wonderful insights and it is always good to remember that we meet whatever we bring to the world each and every day.
Kathy recently posted..How Do You Live If Heaven Is Real?
those are indeed beautiful quotes 😀 I loved the radar one the most
Nice 100 word story too 😛 clever girl 😀
Rajlakshmi recently posted..Proud
Didn’t do a post on Sunday, but still wanted to post a comment here saying that I really liked your story on the prompt! It is so cute and gentle 🙂 And thanks for reminding the shepherd story – really an all-weather helpful advice there!
Beloo Mehra recently posted..A Family Teatime Tradition
That was really cute story….
Loved the secret of happiness…actually it is a best practice…
Truly inspiring
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I’m sure the mom fell in love with the gift 😀
A lovey dovey tale 🙂
The shepherd’s tale is so so relevant in life ; when the weather is rough, we need to like it; when the winds are tough, we need to adjust the sails and love the winds all the same !
All the best for the changes, Corinne. You’ll love them, that’s in you 🙂
Sreeja Praveen recently posted..Truth, as it is !
Changes afoot? Would love to know more, Corinne!
Enjoyed your post, as always, and have missed seeing you here on the blogosphere. Hope all is well, dear friend!
Martha Orlando recently posted..Thorn in the Flesh
Wonderful take on the prompt Corinne! Imagine sneaking in a dog!! LOL My husband once got me a baby Boston Terrier for my birthday…3 months after the fact. He is my big baby and I have loved him ever since. ♥
Kathy recently posted..The Truth
A good lesson and a very good a & sweet take on the prompt 🙂
nabanita recently posted..A single step towards change
Wonderful story with the traveler and the shepherd.. So true – how we meet events is everything 🙂 Lovely post, Corinne:-)
Eli recently posted..Food walking in Dadar
There are so many little truths we have been hiding from our moms since childhood but we get caught in the end. I love your 100 words!
The excellent shepherd story- we should learn to appreciate things we have rather than wasting our energies in cribbing for what we do not! Superb!
Shesha Chaturvedi recently posted..Bypassing the Broken Yesterday…
Happy Mothers Day to you too
Pheno Menon recently posted..Mother
You literally took the words right out of my mouth. I shared this on a radio talk show this morning. “Whatever state I find myself in – I choose to be content!”
And, of course, I LOVED the puppy story 🙂
Carol Graham recently posted..Mother’s Day Pity Party
Good luck with all the changes happening in your life. I like your outlook to stay positive and grateful no matter what like the man who likes whatever weather it is.
I liked your cute post about the puppy for Mother’s Day. Hard to conceal that present!
Cathy Graham recently posted..100 Words on a Saturday – May 10
Beautiful 22 quotes with the wonderful pictures. Thanks for sharing . Overall A great tribute to Mother’s day. The take on the 100 word prompt is so appropriate. The cute gift for mother- my daughter was also planning something like that, with my help, of course
:-).
Jayanta Tewari recently posted..No Qualms
Love the story and the line, “I have learned always to like what I get.” Corinne. That is a wonderful reminder how to live our lives. Thank you!
Cathy Taughinbaugh recently posted..How Peace Can Be Found From Within
Loved the story of the shepherd! And a belated Happy Mother’s Day to all the mommies out there! And all the best with the *new* happenings 🙂
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