#2 Broken Bottle
#5 Shattered Window
#6 Decimated Forest
Ramblings of Rick Rockhill. Pet Food Nutrition Industry Veteran. Public Speaker. Student of life, doing what I love. Following my passions and that which inspire me. Advocate for the health benefits of the human-animal bond, animal nutrition, animal advocacy, awareness of prescription drug abuse and the fentanyl crisis. Home is Palm Springs, California, USA.
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22 comments:
Good advice, Rick. I always try to find the silver lining to everything, but I'll admit it's getting harder. Raleigh has been recession-proof to a point, but there are many signs of it now, especially in the florist and special event business.
Thanks Rick!
the shattered window resonated with me for some reason. I've been dealing with some difficult things in my family and can really appreciate this post. An unusual topic for your saturday seven's but I have to tell you it hit home for me, so thanks.
Beautiful and poignant. I also know a number of people, and what is disturbing is the sheer number of them. Thankfully, the only constant is change.
in the south we have very colorful ones, like:
# If a trip around the world cost a dollar, I couldn't get to the state line.
# We were so poor I had a tumbleweed as a pet.
but seriously, they mean down also. there are tons more too.
hope things get better for everyone soon...
smiles, bee
oxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Sums it up nicely Rick, good job capturing the sentiment. nice ending to it though.
All so true...and how interesting to put a visual spin to grieving.
These are tough times for a lot of us. The good news is that during times like these we get to redefine ourselves and what is really important in our lives.
It's a test to the human spirit that we find ways to get back up. For every visual reference you show (great analogy by the wy!), I think there is a "flip side" that would illustrate the hope we continue to have.
These are indeed tough times, and everyone is touched in one way or another, but we will stand up strong and tall again. Soon.
So true Songbird. This too, shall pass.
Sometimes it is very hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel...For me...I need images that will uplift me in some way. It is all a very individual thing, I know....Like you, I know an awful lot of people who are struggling with all sorts of problems now....Health, Financial, Emotional, etc. All you can do is be there for them in whatever way you can and in whatever way they need....And hope that things ease up...!
Great post!
You are right life is short, and the sweet would not taste as good if we didn't have the bitter.
It does seem to be in the water these days. Just yesterday, another friend was layed off...unannounced. What a beautiful tribute to honor those who are suffering.
Thank you Rick for the engouraging words. So many things happend around you that you have no control over and that really gets me down at times.
The Decimated Forest is how I would describe my dark mood, which always passes luckily with a kind a kind word from a friend or a stranger :)
i'm sure those friends appreciate your support at a difficult time. it think it's also a test of character in how we respond to the folks we know who are having difficulty. you've got a tender heart.
Great visuals. You're right. Sometimes people just need to vent and then they'll feel better. If you're a good listener, you can be a big help.
Morgan Mandel
http://morganmandel.blogspot.com
I think you've chosen some great pics.
And I know I am so, so lucky right now.
--snow
p.s. I think your kids are cuties too!! ;)
I was six months pregnant with my youngest and last (9th) baby and getting ready for a beauty pageant. My husband called and told me that he'd been laid off. Once I realized that he was serious and didn't deserve to have me divorce him over a bad sense of humor, he told me that he was applying for two jobs before he came home.
That summer was rough and had my eldest not been working at a friends' restaurant and brought home unsold food, I don't know how my husband and I would have eaten. I was on bed rest but went to the food bank and bought food on WIC. Unemployment only let him declare 3 dependents. We got behind on our mortgage payments. . . the bank would come out and take pictures of the house. Rick, I felt like I was with all my kids and husband, bailing from in a leaky raft with dorsal fins circling me with vultures over head! (How's that for a visual?)
We made it-- he went to work the day my OB took me off bed rest. Ironically, both of the two jobs he FIRST applied to hired him 3 months later and it was to these he was going. The first one called and trained him and the second, in the same company, called and it paid better. He was like, "I don't knwo what to do." The first job bosses told him, "It pays better! GO!"
We came within 3 weeks of loosing our home, even though Mr. Coffee's parents helped us. My children had learned to pick berries and edible greens, and the ONE expenditure that we made on ourselves was for my husband to get a fishing license so he and the older kids could fish. The kids remember it as the best summer EVAR. Mom and Dad spent lots of time with them, they ate food from Gary's bakery-- what wasn't to love?
Tea- That is a very powerful and moving personal story. It really illustrates the trials and triumphs that come to us in life. Glad things eventually worked out.
Rick, you nut, where did you EVER find pictures of my shoes, my bicycle and my forest?
You forgot to post the one of me..
http://picasaweb.google.com/daverhodester/TheRhodesTerChronicles#5250486840210180130
Well said, Rick. Yet, the one thing that keeps all going is hope. Lest we forget, it's something to keep in mind when the tough times visit us. "After all, tomorrow is another day."
A beautifully written and visually touching post, Rick. Thank you for writing this for those who need it. I hope your words have uplifted them as you wished. I only partly need it and it made me feel a bit better :)
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