The Honeybee's Lifestyle

Category: LIFESTYLE

  • Love Is In The Air

    Hello Honeybees,

    This weekend we celebrate LOVE.  Even though Valentine’s Day is Sunday you will see the flowers and candy start to arrive at jobs & schools on Friday.  Maybe Thursday. Saturday night Walgreen’s will be packed with last minute shoppers.  Victoria’s Secret will not have many secret left to tell or sale. 

    I truly enjoy this season whether I have a “bae” or not because I love to see love. I love to be surrounded by love.  I love to see two people sharing that special glance, holding hands, just being in that moment together.  It does my heart good.  Watching other people enjoy love truly makes me smile. 

    I know that Facebook will be overflowing with sentiments of love.  There will be pictures of new couples and couples that have been going the distance for a while.  I’m sure that there might even be a few engagements.

     To them all I say Congratulations!

    If you are “boo-less” this Valentine’s Day don’t be discouraged. Love will find you when it’s your turn.  In the meantime be sure that you are ready to receive love.  Be open to new people and new experiences. You never know when and where love will find you.

    Grade School Art
    Grade School Art

    So this February 14th when you see the outpouring of love, don’t question it, don’t judge it, just sit back watch, enjoy, congratulate and know that in due season that will be you.

    Happy Valentine’s Day to all!

    Belinda Bee pic

    How will you send Valentine’s Day?

    Beewisdom-Be happy for this moment, this moment is your life- Omar Khayyam

  • My Sons First Teacher

    My Sons First Teacher

    Hello Honeybees,

    I was having a conversation with my sons about the ACT.  My oldest son is a Junior and my youngest a Freshman in high school. My oldest asked what’s a good ACT score and my youngest went into the explanation of what is bad, average and good before I could even say anything.  I was so proud that he knew this information and that he has already set goals for his ACT. 

    Our conversation turned to scholarships.  I told him that I wanted him to get as many scholarships as possible, especially since I have seen his list of schools.  That’s when he sprung this on me:

    Last year Ronald Nelson, a young Memphis student was accepted into all 8 Ivy League colleges.  My son told me that as I watched Ronald’s story on TV, I was smiling and nodding my head. And you know what…He was right!!  I was so proud of that young man that I was smiling like he was my child.  I didn’t know it but that moment meant something special to my son.  He wants me to smile and nod my head for him. He wants to make me proud.

    Me Boys
    Christmas 2006

    Don’t get me wrong, I support both of my boys in whatever they want to do. And they know this.  As of now my oldest wants to be an author and the youngest an astrophysicist.  Think Walter Mosely and Neil Degrasse Tyson

    Christmas 2015
    Christmas 2015

    I said all that to say… our children watch us even when we don’t realize it. My reaction to being proud of a child that I have no connection to meant everything to a child that I will forever be connected to. What if I had a negative reaction to that story?  What if my reaction had been one of jealousy?  What if I just didn’t care at all? How would that, without me even knowing it, impact my child?  Would he still have the same list of colleges?  I’m just glad that in that moment I was a good teacher for my son.

    We are our children’s FIRST teacher…………………Be careful what you teach them!

    Belinda Bee pic

    Beewisdom- “Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”  James Baldwin

     

  • I Think I Can

    Hello Honeybees,

    Last week I attended the Association of Women Attorneys annual banquet.  The attorney that was honored, Maureen Holland, gave a very moving and memorable speech. She talked about the people and causes that were important to her.  She talked about growing up in small towns in Vermont and how she taught herself to read.  She realized when she started first grade that she couldn’t read, so she went home, got a book and taught herself to read.  The book that she used was The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper. 

    Book Cover

    I know that most if not all of us have read The Little Engine That Could as a child.  Despite its size the determined little engine pulls a train full of toys to waiting children on the other side of a mountain. His mantra “I Think I Can, I Think I Can” is something that we learn to say at a very young age but guess what…as we grow older it’s something that we need to revisit.

    As Maureen went thru her presentation she talked about things in her life where she didn’t know if she would be successful but she tried anyway and things worked out……I Think I Can!! 

    There will ALWAYS be situations in life where we don’t know the outcome but we have to try anyway.  If we don’t try then we stay stuck where we are. I don’t know about you but I like moving forward…  I Think I Can!!!

    I think I can

    No matter the size of your obstacle big or small….. I Think I Can!

    It seems simple but it’s true….. You Can Do IT! No matter what IT might be. 

    I Think I Can!

    Belinda Bee pic

    What obstacles or challenges leave you saying ….. I Think I Can?

    Beewisdom- “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t–you’re right.”- Henry Ford