Happy Flowers in my Backyard

Happy Flowers in my Backyard

Thursday, October 27, 2011

The Upside of Unemployment: Serenity has followed me home.

The Upside of Unemployment: Serenity has followed me home.: I have now been in my new surroundings for just over a month, the furnishings are arranged, pictures hung, the cats are happy and I have sti...

Serenity has followed me home.

I have now been in my new surroundings for just over a month, the furnishings are arranged, pictures hung, the cats are happy and I have still maintained my ability to locate serenity when it is needed.

Next on my plate is to become employed, which hopefully will be happening in the very near future.  So my question is -  Do I need to start a whole new blog when I am no longer unemployed?

Throughout my unemployment I have been on a quest to find and learn how to maintain serenity.  My sojourn in the rustic area with a waterfall in my backyard and no real interruptions to my day helped me achieve this goal.  Now the goal will be to maintain serenity on a daily basis.

An easy way to maintain serenity has been to turn off the t.v. at dinner time, sit at my little table with a candle, a glass of wine and a good book(kindle) and dine.  I also now do not have a t.v. in my bedroom so every night I get into bed with low lights, WXPN's Night-time Echo's programming - music that is filled with very meditative, acoustic, low jazz sounds that lull me into a deeply serene state of mind and lulls me to sleep.

Now I must concentrate on becoming employed and I guess changing the name of my blog.

Monday, October 3, 2011

The Upside of Unemployment: Maintaining Serenity Each and Every Day

The Upside of Unemployment: Maintaining Serenity Each and Every Day: Well summer is officially over, but now I strive to find serenity in a new home with no waterfall. I do have plenty of light streaming int...

Maintaining Serenity Each and Every Day

Well summer is officially over, but now I strive to find serenity in a new home with no waterfall.

I do have plenty of light streaming into my many windows and lots of space in which maintain my found serenity.

The one benefit of living away from the hectic pace of everyday living is how easy it is to disconnect and maintain serenity, now I found it to be a daily struggle.

Each and every day I find that there are more issues to deal with then I would normally care to have.  I understand that moving into a rental town home is trying and that there are issues to be dealt with, but it seems to be a daily occurrence and it is very frustrating.  Something that has helped me through this trying couple of weeks has been the peace and quiet of my surroundings.

Each night I go to sleep listening to soothing music via XPN.  It lulls me into sound peaceful sleep and has enabled me to maintain an upbeat attitude throughout the day.   My serenity returns each day in the evening as I sit quietly at my table eating dinner and drinking a glass of wine, while my cats sleep quietly on a chair nearby.

I hope that as each day comes and goes that I will be able to keep a few hours of serenity a part of the day.  It has become my goal to fulfill.