Happy Monday! Time to SPARK together! What exactly IS this Monday SPARK thing we do? Well, most of you know that Annie of McGuffy’s Reader – who started SPARKS – was hacked and has been on an extended break from blogging although her idea to spread some inspiration on Monday of every week goes on. Many of us who participated in her SPARKS Blog Hop and found value in sharing a thought on Monday continue doing that to hopefully give each other a “Monday boost” – perhaps something to think about to inspire us in the week ahead OR help us deal with something that’s on our mind. Why not join us by sharing something that SPARKS you? It might just start a spark in us too.
I’ve been thinking a WHOLE lot about patience lately. Sometimes I think I’m running out of it – sometimes I’m amazed at how much of it I have. Somewhere in the middle is where I want to be. This quote speaks to me………maybe it will speak to you too??
We’re all ready to get our “old” lives back but maybe even BETTER……..maybe we will have learned something after this is over……….maybe we will be rewarded for our PATIENCE??
Happy Monday! Hugs, Pam
TWO Spoiled Cats 
Pam, I think the reward is that we are alive, if this virus time will be over some day.
Hugs,
Kristiina
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Yes and that will be the BEST reward ever! 🙂
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This situation seems to bring out the best in some and the worst in others. I think a lot of people would like things to change for the better rather than just back to the way they were.
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We can only hope!
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It is hard to have patience with so many places seeing new spikes. If only all would follow the rules so we could get back to some sense of normalcy.
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You are SOOOOOOOOOOOO right. That’s our problem here……..people who just won’t do the right thing for EVERYONE’s sake.
Hugs, Pam
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Ordinarily I am not always a fan of change but n the case of what is going on now..I would be SO happy for change.
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YES we need a VERY BIG CHANGE………and maybe we’ll get that………we must HOPE!
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Sometimes (well, lots of times) Mom feels like she’s losing patience with everything. We think the “new normal” will be somewhere in between what we’re doing now and what we used to do.
The Florida Furkids
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Well said – I think that’s right – we will get some of our old normal back………we hope!
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Great spark! We all need this hope to get by in these times. XO
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We sure do!!
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I agree, sure hope that things change for the better.
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I think everyone in the entire world is hanging on to hope right now………….let’s hope it works!
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That’s a wonderful Spark and everyone sure needs it to be true!
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We sure do!
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100%, P. Our old lives are gone for good. Our new lives will step us up into the bright SPARKle of the future.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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SPARKle….I like that……you’re a brilliant girl Cupcake! 🙂
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Purrfect SPARK! Thank you Pam!
{{hugs}} Sherri-Ellen & **purrss** BellaDharma
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Welcome! 🙂 ❤
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This a good one. Mom says when she was younger, she had zero patience, and she is happy that over the years she has learned to have more. She thinks it is really necessary if your family includes cats, and it is particularly handy under our current circumstances. XOCK, angel Lily Olivia, angel Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy and Sawyer
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I think that’s precisely what my Mom had in mind when she found this SPARK – she says she’s needed more patience in ALL THINGS including with Dad (what’s that mean????????).
HAHA
Hugs, Teddy
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Oh my cats Teddy do I hope so. We are smack in the middle of NC and that is where that crazy named storm is aiming for overnight into tomorrow morning.
I might be MIA
Hugs cecilia
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We hope you will be SAFE and DRY Miss Cecilia……..please me careful! OK???
Love, Teddy (and Mom)
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Patience is a hard skill to perfect for most Americans but we can always hope, right?
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We sure can hope – NEVER lose hope…..we need every ounce we can get!
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This is a really good one. Thanks for sharing. 60’s today. My kind of weather. Have a wonderful day.
Sue
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Sixties sounds delicious! Not as hot as it’s been here but still muggy.
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I agree with the quote 100%. This too will end.
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I hope you’re right but I suspect that it is going to get a lot worse.
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It sure will unless we do what we should be doing……..pockets of compliance isn’t going to do it – has to be “all in” !
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I have never been a patient person but living in Florida is teaching me that I better work on being patient. Add hurricanes and a pandemic and I better get with the patience program. Good Spark!
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Well I hear ya on that one….Patience may be a “virtue” but it can be kind of elusive. I’m an incurable optimist (as you know!) and I just have to believe that there’s better days ahead and if I’m patient I’ll see them. At my age, I want to finish up with a flourish and not a whimper! 🙂
Love, Pam
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The Human has been talking with herself about gratitude lately, and also about finding ways to live a meaningful life for the next six months or year, until there’s a vaccine or an effective treatment. Patience is a huge part of that. At the first lockdown order (March 16 for us) she thought, Oh a month or so, it’ll be fine. Yeah, not so much. On the plus side, I think part of what got her blogging again was the need for more connection so no complaints from me for a change. My life is actually BETTER than it was before!
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Spitty I’m so happy to hear that……..my Mom kept on doing my blog even though sometimes it felt like walking through quicksand. Now it keeps her motivated every day….connecting with the world keeps our world BIGGER than the one we have “in our head”……and that connection gives us strength. It’s just nice to have you BACK!!!
Hugs, Teddy
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Let’s hope we make changes for the better, indeed.
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What a great spark ! Thank you !
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I thought we could all use a reminder about being patient….it’s TOUGH isn’t it!
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What a wonderful Spark! Thank you so much
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🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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It seems like these days all we CAN do is be patient. Great advice.
Woos – Lightning, Misty, and Timber
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I know – it feels like so much is out of our control but we CAN control some things…..being patient has its’ rewards (eventually!).
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I have to put on the cloak of patience every time I go to my work…sometimes I have several ‘pounds of patience’ in my pockets, and that stuff gets used up pretty fast some shifts…then I need another layer of that cloak to surround me.
Yes, Patience is a skill well learned, and I sure wish it was practiced more by all. This current age of instant gratification has a lot to do with flaring tempers of impatience, in my opinion…even for me at times, MOL!
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Patience is elusive sometimes…..but it’s always hovering in the background – we just have to let it catch up to us! 😉
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We are certainly overdue for something good.
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That is a great Spark Pam and we needed that one the last month or so
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Great Spark, Teddy. Granny and I have lots of patience😸Pawkisses🐾😽💞
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