Julanne's Village Jewels

BLOOD LEAF REEVALUATION Now that Thanksgiving is over, there is a feeling in the air for some of us to hustle and bustle preparing ourselves for the Christmas season. It does somehow lop over each other, particularly when we see Christmas decorations, sales, etc, bombarding our every move, at least in the stores. I am learning to waltz right past them and proceed on with my task at hand. I feel blessed that I have recognized the VALUE of Christmas within my self and for my family in recent years. I have not, however, come to terms with the nonsense out there that others buy for their loved ones. I know it is none of my business and very judgmental of me to even notice others purchases, so I am doing my best to turn the other way and bless them for their ideas and choices. There is an acceleration and a panic, if you will, in some of us that we want to please our friends and family and possibly impress them with our generosity. It seems to me that this is an old pat...

SPIRAL I find it astounding that Thanksgiving is upon us! It has been a year since I moved into the Village and I have experience so many changes since I have arrived that I can scarcely believe I am the same person since a year ago.   I’ve experienced everything in a positive way as far as living here, with so much support, communication, interests and accomplishments. Other ‘happenings’ have happened that I was not prepared for but that is the way of LIFE. I am learning how to deal with them, but not without the help of many different people. I first heard this term in a movie called 'The Spiral Road' with Burl Ives and I have never forgotten it. I is a lesson that has urged me on many times. SPIRAL ROAD Each ‘happening’ is not the same, or at least not in the same place. When LIFE comes around again, such as holidays, we are not in the same place as last time. We each travel around ‘the sun’ so to speak, at a higher level, we actually SPIRAL upward a...

DANCING GINGER ANNIVERSARIES There are many, many different occasions in which we celebrate ANNIVERSARIES. The most frequent and regular occasions are birthdays, weddings, graduations, moving from place to place or even job to jobs. There can even be occasions when baby losing her first tooth, my guinea pig died, I got my first puppy . . . who knows how many ways of celebrating festive moments. It is a time for each of us to remember some significant, meaningful event that brings back memories of ACCOMPLISHMENT. I will celebrate my move to the Village on November 5 (2017). It hardly seems possible that it is a year ago that my family, friends and I gathered my belongings and moved into my apartment. I was so excited and satisfied with the new abode in every way and I still am. ANNIVERSARIES are milestones that should be celebrated because of all the work and effort that we put forth to make something significant happen. It is not to be taken lightly. Many events, goo...