happiness lived

seems forced 

when out of your element 

for we search to

actually gravitate 

towards things

that center 

ourselves into

senses eased

or exhilarated

without any

thought except

it feels right

-Jennie Nawrocki 

Caring about somebody or something is quite amazing.  I say this because most of us think the act of caring is voluntary when it should be involuntary basically second nature, like a heart beat necessary for living or the survival of community.  Though I continue to hear it is not my problem or job, so what they deserve it. Seriously, really what are you thinking?

Then I remember the stories to stop giving money to the homeless because they only use it for drugs rather than a home with food. We stopped helping people on the side of the road because of serial killers like Ted Bundy.  We stopped supporting coworkers to get a higher position or a bigger paycheck. We stopped recycling because someone threw their trash in the recycling bin.  This allowed people to stop caring because they had felt they were lied to, manipulated, taken advantage of or everything inbetween.  Some of these problems are easy to remedy such as recycling but others not so much and for these reasons caring became voluntary.  We had to have the mentality it is either me or them,  we have basically entertained the fight or flight response, survival mode all the time.  When you are in this mode for some people the ability to care drops dramatically.  Which turns my insides because it is against everything I was ever taught. I was taught to make others feel special, give successes and in return success will be returned. The old saying “kindness begets kindness” comes to mind which is the same as do unto others as you would do unto you.  Well What happened? Must we live scared of trusting people or too busy to make sure someone doesn’t go to their next meeting with mayonnaise on their cheek.  Take that moment and really go beyond the small talk to really care, you won’t regret the results of caring, you never know someone might care for you when you least expect it or need it entirely, just ask the lion who saved the mouse.

-Jennie Nawrocki 

Save the earth.  It is what sustains our world.  We need its oxygen, the dirt beneath us and the varied weather from the sky above. It is everything to us so be everything to it. 

-Jennie Nawrocki 

Smells sweet cinnamon 

Hearing bacon wiggling 

Bring the want

Of a big breakfast morning

Appetite’a gaining

Just a little taste

It will be 10 more minutes 

Now the hasbrowns too

Throw in an egg or three

Toast popping ready

For dripping butter and jam

When held for each bite

The orange juice

Smooth and sweet

Coffee,  coco or tea

All available 

Even some fruit 

To munch upon

Maybe a pancake or two

Make it fancy 

With some crepes

All topped with whipped cream

the waffle machine 

Is smokin hot

Ready for more batter

Don’t forget 

The banana bread 

Donuts and muffins 

We are all making room 

With that extra

Gulp of milk

For breakfast is

Now ready

-Jennie Nawrocki 

People ask me what are my hobbies? What do I do for fun?  Well  to be honest regardless of what I am doing and I am not sure whether you would call it fun but it is something very necessary. I would consider myself a person for civil rights.  That’s right basic civility or is it chivalry however you may term it.  If you remember it is those common courtesy things that people may forget about but I remind them of when needed.  Maybe I could be considered a nag but for some reason I think it is necessary and something we don’t forget.  For example, why shouldn’t we leave a place cleaner than the way we found it,  hold open the door for the person behind you, make sure ramps and elevators are retrofitted or for that matter continually make sure everyone is treated fairly.  It is what made America and several other cultures thrive.  Everyone has ability to continue to respect others, we set aside time for it because it is something you just do.

-Jennie Nawrocki 

To my readers that think I have any words of wisdom, empathy or even a little laughter it is obvious I have been slacking in my content of thoughts.  For this I apologize.  As you may have read lots of things are occurring in my life right now.  Some saying something, others trying to get me to follow something else,  others who could careless and those who might actually are listening for information.  All this about do this, do that has ruined my mood.  My revelations are crowded from opinion and interactions.  Heck, I don’t even know what to make of politics anymore because that seems to change everyday too.  So what do I do, struggle to find a topic that will be important or revelant for more than a day.  It is not that I don’t care I do but goodness gracious the things I have seen leave my mind boggled and so should yours by now.  Well maybe if you have made up your mind than I thank you for understanding my side also and if not well I am sorry I disappointed you.  Really I am not sure how to proceed except find some sort of balance on my spot of the bell curve of social media and friendship in general. 

– Jennie Nawrocki 

Being a blogger or someone who writes their thoughts every week I watch my news feed quite a bit, it was a very busy week.  

I am in no position to lie, why? Because even when telling things from my point of view, perspective  or my side of the story, it seems everyone has instantaneous access to it.  There is no fooling the public when it is right out there for everyone to see.  Whether that is still true or may have changed recently but there is still the possibility, so I learned I have no secrets or privacy.  It is true someone always finds out.  So I have learned to live my life open and even without white lies. I have also learned to live without.  Unfortunately, to hear a yes that is beneficial and in my favor is a shocking surprise that I look forward to every day even if it may never happen again.  Take it from someone who’s monumental big brother (figuratively and literally) is always watching and controlling my news feed.  While I work at doing and thinking what is right. 

With layers and issues it is hard to separate everything. I fight the bad while thinking of the good.  However, It is not easy when one person wants you to think one way and you know the earth is round.  There is a part of me that is really messed up with everything around, I know this.  The argument is who started it but we know the reality.  We have suggested images etched in the mind from what it is to be believed versus what occurred.  It really is two fold they suggest something and I think, ugh and then I see what is suggested and then that is shown with another possibility then it is upped, my version their version until we all are puking because it got so gross and non of it happened in the first place to begin with, really it is all our imaginations our visions gone twilight zoneish.  I begged not to be inundated by these images,  that was just encouragement as well as anger and ignoring it or even saying no that never occurred, again only encouragement for several years this has gone on until I have found myself surrounded by this poisonous fruit in a room I am stuck in thinking maybe they will let me out maybe, though I know this is not the English Patient but really the Hunger Games with those berries in front of me.

I say what I say because I am the only one who will tell my side of the story. 

-Jennie Nawrocki 

Know there is an end that keeps hope alive.  It is the goal, it is building after disaster or from scratch either young or old.  Hold on to it because that is your strength. 

-Jennie Nawrocki 

I have no revelations this week or venting to spew.  I have been processing the world around.  I don’t think I am the only one who isn’t in the same spot.  I think the transition of the new year whether good or bad has effected most in some way. If you know me as much as I actively embrace positivity in as much of my world as I can, my life is the most unstable it has ever been and I am not just talking about the election of a new president, a transition we are all aware of now. I am talking little things too.  I recently started being a tourist in the city I live and saw this piece below that was intriguing.  I look at everything from here to there, things I had never seen before or things I see from a different point of view. It is all surreal sometimes and sometimes it is very real.  No matter how small or big your transition into the new year has been what matters is all those you included into your sanctuary of family and friends, through kindness towards others.

-Jennie Nawrocki 

PS. Sorry for the bad picture.

I traveled back and forth through time, really of all the memories I have and still try to piece it all together.  How did I get to where I am? I know I have an attitude towards stupid things, no reason to make excuses for it.  However I try to keep and be more positive even when upset. They say calm in times of turmoil shows your personality.  You may be amazed by how much I live by that goal.  Some work for money, of course out of necessity, but for some reason I work for other things like kindness.  I just thought that is what you were supposed to do, take care of other people, that part has never changed and I will work everyday to keep it that way.

-Jennie Nawrocki