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0 Caterpillar

June 14, 2020
by Laura Bachynski
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CATERPILLAR

I’VE BEEN TOLD I WALK TOO SLOWLY. I SUPPOSE COMPARED TO SOME.

AT THIS PACE I SEEM TO NOTICE MORE THINGS. I TRUDGED THROUGH A FOREST OF MUSHROOMS THE OTHER DAY. THEY PROVIDED BEAUTIFUL SHADE FROM THE ANGRY SUN.

THE ANTS SCURRY PAST ME CARRYING THEIR BURDENS AND BUILDING THEIR TUNNELS . I AM HAPPY WITH MY MEASURED JOURNEY.

I’VE BEEN CALLED UGLY.

SOME DON’T LIKE THE COLOUR OF MY SKIN. GREEN IS MY FAVOURITE COLOUR . I’M HAPPY WITH HOW I LOOK . PLEASE DON’T TRY TO STEP ON ME.

I NOTICED TINY ‘WINDMILLS’ FLOATING AROUND ME THE OTHER DAY. THEY LOOKED SOFT AND WHITE. I THOUGHT THEY WERE BEAUTIFUL.

BUT I’M NOT PERFECT. I GET HUNGRY. SOMETIMES I CHEW ON THINGS I SHOULDN’T AND YOU GET ANGRY. THIS CAN LEAD TO MY OWN ANGER.

I CARRY ON. I CAN SEE ALL THE COLOURS IN THE GARDEN. CREATED BY A MASTER GARDENER I’M SURE.

IT HAS BEEN A LONG WALK AND IT’S ALMOST TIME FOR MY REST.

I LONG FOR MY TRANSFORMATION. I WISH YOU COULD TRANSFORM TOO!

0 Summer in YEG

June 13, 2020
by Laura Bachynski
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I’VE BEEN DAYDREAMING ABOUT GETTING OUT OF THIS CITY. I DESIRE TO BE ‘FED’ BY MY TRAVEL EXPERIENCES AND TO SEE THE WORLD FIRST HAND.

BUT THE MORE I AM FORCED TO STAY HOME THE MORE I AM REALIZING THE BEAUTY THAT IS MY CITY OF EDMONTON. YEG.

THE SOFT BREEZES LIFT MY CURLS AS I TAKE A WALK AROUND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. I WAVE TO NEIGHBOURS AND ENJOY THE LUSH RIVER VALLEY VIEWS SO CLOSE TO MY HOUSE.

I AM BLESSED WITH A LARGE FRONT PORCH FROM WHICH I HAVE RECEIVED OLD FASHIONED DROP IN VISITS FROM FRIENDS WHO HAPPEN TO BE BIKING BY AND STOPPED IN FOR A ‘SOCIAL DISTANCE’ CHAT.

I’VE HAD BREAKFAST THERE SOME MORNINGS , STEAMING CUP OF COFFEE AT MY RIGHT HAND AND THE NEWSPAPER IN MY LEFT. IT’S A LOVELY WAY TO WATCH MY LITTLE WORLD GO BY. AND I THINK, ‘WHY DO I NEED ANOTHER PLACE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE WHEN I CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY REACHING OUT TO OTHERS IN THIS PLACE?”

THERE IS BEAUTY IN MY VERY OWN CITY AND MANY PEOPLE WHO COULD USE A FRIEND. WHO CAN I CONNECT WITH TODAY? WHEN I GIVE OF MYSELF I FEEL THAT I RECEIVE SO MUCH MORE IN RETURN. THIS IS WHAT ‘FEEDS’ ME AND GIVES MEANING TO MY SOUL. DAILY I SEEK A CONNECTION, AN INTIMACY WITH GOD. AND I SEE THE ‘OTHER’ IN YOU. TIME TO MAKE A CALL….

0 Exausted?

June 12, 2020
by Laura Bachynski
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chairs ISN’T IT FUNNY HOW BUSY WE ARE EVEN THOUGH WE’RE MOSTLY …HOME?

AND I KNOW FOR SOME OF US IT CAN’T BE HELPED BECAUSE WE MIGHT HAVE LITTLE ONES UNDER FOOT IN THE DAY OR A JOB THAT NEVER QUIT WHEN COVID HIT.

BUT IF POSSIBLE I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT TO FIND TIME TO REST. I REMEMBER THOSE DAYS WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MUM AND I WOULD DO A SORT OF ‘FORCED REST’ FOR ALL OF US BY HAVING AN ALLOTTED READING TIME IN THE DAY FOR ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES. IT CALMED EVERYONE DOWN AND GAVE ME TIME TO BREATHE ALSO.

AND IF YOU ARE STUCK AT YOUR HOME OFFICE AND FEEL THAT SHOULD BE HAVE TO WORK FROM MORNING TO NIGHT….YOU DON’T ! EVERYONE BY RIGHTS IS ALLOWED 15 MINUTE BREAKS AND BREAKS FOR LUNCH. AND I BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE TO WORK IN YOUR EVENINGS. THE BODY NEEDS REST.

I SOMETIMES FEEL GUILTY IF I AM NOT ‘BUSY’ EVERY SECOND. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO FILL MY DAY WITH ACTIVITY UNTIL I AM PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY EXHAUSTED AND YET I HAVE BEEN GIVEN A GIFT FROM THIS TIME OF PANDEMIC. I DON’T HAVE TO GO OUT TO WORK. I DON’T HAVE TO RUN OFF TO THE GYM AT AN APPOINTED TIME AND I DON’T HAVE TO CREATE ANYTHING IF I DON’T WANT TO !

THIS IS A TIME TO BREATHE. LET’S TAKE THAT TIME TO LITERALLY STOP AND SMELL THE COFFEE ..HA HA…AND LOOK AROUND US AT THE… BIG FAT BEES THAT ARE HELPING OUR FLOWERS TO BLOOM. (MY DAUGHTER IN LAW JUST TOLD ME SHE LIKES TO DO THIS AND IT’S THE BEST!) LOOK UP AT THE CLOUDS LIKE WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD . AND NOTICE YOUR BEAUTIFUL FAMILY IF YOU HAVE OTHERS IN YOUR ‘BUBBLE’. CHERISH THIS TIME BECAUSE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT YOU MIGHT BE BACK INTO ‘THE OLD GRIND’ . BACK ‘ON THE TREADMILL’ . AND CHILDREN BACK INTO TOO MANY ACTIVITIES WHEN PLAYING AT HOME MIGHT BE JUST THE ‘LESSONS’ THEY NEED!

LetYourselfRest

0 Fantastic Fundraising!

June 11, 2020
by Laura Bachynski
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I AM A LITTLE IN SHOCK AT THE AMAZING NEWS WE RECEIVED. OUR FIRST LIVESTREAM, FACEBOOK CONCERT HELPED RAISE $22,000 FOR THE WONDERFUL , STRUGGLING TOWN OF ROSEBUD ALBERTA.

OUR DAUGHTER,LANA, (FEATURED IN TOP PICTURE)SENT US PHOTOS OF SHE AND HER BELOVED WATCHING THE HOUR LONG CONCERT AND OUR OTHER DAUGHTER,(HER TWIN, EMMA) REPOSTED MY NEWS (ALSO ABOVE).

AN AMAZING COUPLE, (LOIS AND RICHARD HASKAYNE)OFFERED TO MATCH UP TO $10,000 DOLLARS AND THAT IS WHAT REALLY HELPED THE FUNDRAISER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. FACEBOOK TELLS ME THAT WE REACHED OVER 1,700 PEOPLE LAST FRIDAY NIGHT TOO.

DONATIONS ARE STILL COMING IN TO HELP THE THEATRE TOWN SURVIVE SO IF YOU ARE STILL INTERESTED YOU CAN DONATE HERE…..

https://www.rosebudtheatre.com/support-us

WE HAD FUN AND IT FELT SOOOO GOOD TO GIVE.

(THANK-YOU IN ADVANCE AND FOR YOUR DONATIONS ALREADY RECEIVED.)

0 Letter Writing

June 10, 2020
by Laura Bachynski
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WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL?

I KNOW WE DON’T GET MUCH MAIL DELIVERY ANYMORE BUT I USED TO LOVE THE ANTICIPATION OF OUR MAILMAN’S ARRIVAL BECAUSE THERE WAS ALWAYS THE CHANCE THAT THERE WOULD BE A LETTER FOR ME MIXED IN WITH THE JUNK MAIL.

NOWADAYS ALL WE SEEM TO GET ARE FLYERS OR BILLS. NOT QUITE AS EXCITING.

THE OTHER DAY I DECIDED TO SIT DOWN AND WRITE 7 LETTERS. SOME WERE INSIDE BIRTHDAY CARDS , ONE WAS A FATHER’S DAY CARD, AND THE REST WERE JUST FOR THE FUN OF REACHING OUT TO MY FRIENDS.

PEOPLE RARELY WRITE LETTERS ANYMORE. HECK, MOST PEOPLE DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW TO HAND WRITE ANYMORE. CHILDREN ARE VERY GOOD TYPISTS NOW. AND I’M NOT SURE THEY STILL TEACH LONGHAND IN SCHOOLS. AND THIS MAKES ME SAD.

LETTERS ARE SOMETHING ONE CAN SAVOUR. I HAVE NEVER ‘SAVOURED’ AN EMAIL.

I REMEMBER SENDING A LETTER TO A DEAR FRIEND AND SHE CALLED ME TO SAY THAT SHE HAD NOT OPENED IT BECAUSE EVERYDAY SHE WOULD JUST LOOK AT THE LETTER PROPPED UP ON HER DRESSER , IT GAVE HER SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO ,AND SHE DIDN’T WANT THAT FEELING TO END!

I HAVE KEPT EVERY LETTER MY (NOW) HUSBAND EVER SENT TO ME . WE WERE APART MANY TIMES DUE TO SCHOOL OR WORK AND IT WAS ACTUALLY VERY ROMANTIC TO RECEIVE A LETTER FROM HIM. AND LETTERS HAVE BEEN A WAY FOR HISTORIANS TO LEARN ABOUT THE PAST. THEY HAVE BEEN THE LIFELINE FOR SOLDIERS DURING WAR TIMES AS WE ALL KNOW. BUT MAYBE A LETTER IS A LIFELINE NOW FOR PEOPLE YOU MIGHT KNOW WHO ARE LONELY .

AND GUESS WHAT? IF YOU NEVER WRITE A LETTER IT IS NOT AS LIKELY YOU WILL EVER RECEIVE ONE..HA HA.

WHY NOT WRITE JUST ONE ‘OLD FASHIONED’ LETTER TO SOMEONE IN YOUR LIFE THIS WEEK? TELL THEM HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU. I BET YOU IT WILL ABSOLUTELY MAKE THEIR DAY WHEN IT ARRIVES.

AND WHO KNOWS? YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY RECEIVE ONE IN RETURN!

4 Sister Love

June 8, 2020
by Laura Bachynski
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MISSING MY SISTERS TODAY. NORMALLY I WOULD BE HUGGING THEM GOOD-BYE AND FLYING HOME TO MY PROVINCE.

I STILL FEEL THE LOSS OF OUR YEARLY TIME TOGETHER AND IT ALL STILL FEELS SURREAL.

FACEBOOK LET US CREATE THESE CUTE ‘STICKERS’ TO GO ALONG WITH OUR COMMENTS AND I THOUGHT WE DID PRETTY WELL IN CHOOSING BODY TRAITS AND CLOTHING THAT WENT WITH OUR PERSONALITIES. (WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE OTHERS WERE CHOOSING AND YOU CHOOSE EVERYTHING FROM FACIAL PARTS TO CLOTHES).

SISTERS DO LOOK ALIKE AND I NOTED THAT WE ALL CHOSE THE EXACT SAME EYES . ALSO ‘PAULA’ (THE FIRST ICON) TOLD ME SHE HAD TO CHANGE HER OUTFIT BECAUSE SHE HAD CHOSEN THE EXACT SAME OUTFIT COMBO AS MARY AND PAM. SO FUNNY !

NOT ALL FAMILIES GET ALONG BUT WE REALLY DO HAVE A SOLID BOND AND IT PHYSICALLY HURTS TO BE APART.

I AM BLESSED TO KNOW THESE WONDERFUL, FAITH-FILLED, FUNNY, MUSICAL, ARTISTIC WOMEN.

UNTIL WE MEET UP AGAIN…..

I LOVE YOU!

0 Building Up Not Tearing Down

June 7, 2020
by Laura Bachynski
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Passport STARTING OUR FOURTH MONTH IN ISOLATION.

I AM STARTING TO HEAR RUMBLINGS FROM FRIENDS THAT THEY ‘JUST CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE’. A FRIEND AND I WERE CHATTING RECENTLY AND CHUCKLING ABOUT THE IDEA THAT THERE WILL PROBABLY BE A LOT OF DIVORCES WHEN THIS IS ALL OVER…BUT IT REALLY ISN’T FUNNY.

PEOPLE WHO LIVE ALONE ARE SO LONELY AND PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITH OTHERS ARE SOMETIMES GETTING IRRITATED BY EACH OTHER.

WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THIS?

I PROPOSE THAT WE TRY AND SPREAD KINDNESS THIS WEEK. LET’S CALL A FRIEND WHO LIVES ALONE . OR CALL ON A FRIEND THAT LIVES BY THEMSELVES WHO COULD USE A CHAT OUTSIDE ON A NICE DAY.

WHAT ABOUT HOW WE TREAT THOSE WE LIVE WITH? DO WE EVEN REALIZE WHEN WE (BIT BY BIT) TEAR EACH OTHER DOWN WITH OUR WORDS? WE MIGHT HAVE STOPPED HEARING OURSELVES. “WHY ARE YOU DOING IT THAT WAY?” “THAT’S STUPID.” DO WE STILL REMEMBER TO SAY A SIMPLE, “THANK-YOU”, WHEN SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING NICE FOR US?

IN ACTUALITY, IT IS SO EASY TO SAY SOMETHING NICE TO PEOPLE. A SIMPLE COMPLIMENT CAN GO A LONG WAY TO MAKE SOMEONE SMILE. “YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL.” “I LOVE HOW YOU TAKE TIME TO READ TO OUR CHILDREN.” “WHAT A YUMMY MEAL YOU PREPARED!”

HOW ABOUT …..EVERYDAY THIS WEEK WE REACH OUT TO SOMEONE IN OUR HOME OR IN OUR LIVES AND SAY ONE NICE THING? I BET IT WILL MAKE US FEEL GREAT TOO!

LET’S BUILD EACH OTHER UP!

0 Thank-You!

June 6, 2020
by Laura Bachynski
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OUR FIRST LIVESTREAM EVENT CAN BE CONSIDERED A SUCCESS!

I HAVE INCLUDED ONE PHOTO SENT TO US OF OUR CONCERT, ONE OF US AND OUR DAUGHTER, EMILY, AS SHE SET US UP TECHNICALLY FOR THE EVENT, AND ONE OUR SON SENT TO US OF HE AND HIS BOYS WATCHING THE CONCERT.

WE ARE WAITING FOR THE DEBRIEF WITH ROSEBUD BUT WE THINK IT WENT WELL.

SPIRITLINE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME ! IT WAS FUN TO RETURN TO SOME OF THE MUSIC WE SHARED ON OUR CANADIAN TOUR. WE SO ENJOYED THE COMMENTS THAT SCROLLED THROUGH DURING THE PERFORMANCE . IT MADE US FEEL SO CONNECTED TO THE AUDIENCE.

WE HAVE HEARD THAT THE FILMING WASN’T THE CLEAREST BUT AT MY AGE….THAT’S A BONUS! HA HA HA.

ANYWAY, A HUGE THANK-YOU AGAIN FOR ANYONE WHO WAS ABLE TO DONATE AND IF BY CHANCE YOU ARE STILL CONSIDERING IT ….ONCE AGAIN HERE IS THE DONATION LINK:

https://www.rosebudtheatre.com/support-us

0 Tonight!

June 5, 2020
by Laura Bachynski
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SO EXCITED TO SING FOR YOU TONIGHT !

IF YOU ARE ABLE ….TUNE INTO ‘LAURA BACHYNSKI AND SPIRITLINE’ BAND PAGE

7 P.M. MOUNTAIN TIME (FRIDAY THE 5TH).

AND EITHER WAY ….IF YOU COULD GIVE TO HELP US HELP ROSEBUD THAT WOULD BE INCREDIBLE!

WE JUST GOT SOME GREAT NEWS TOO :

DICK AND LOIS HASKANE HAVE PUT UP A $10,000 MATCHING GIFT FOR TONIGHT.

THEY WILL MATCH ANY MONIES GIVEN UP TO THAT AMOUNT. CAN YOU IMAGINE?

SO LAST TIME…. HERE IS THE LINK TO GIVE :

https://www.rosebudtheatre.com/support-us

THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

PEACE.

0 Faith Sees In The Dark

June 4, 2020
by Laura Bachynski
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THE SUN TIPTOES IN THROUGH MY LATE MORNING WINDOW AND ALIGHTS ON THE OBJECTS SURROUNDING ME. MY TINY WORLD EXISTS OF THE BORDERS OF MY PROPERTY AND THE DARKNESS OF MY MIND (AS I CANNOT RESIST CHECKING OUT THE NEWS REPORTS.)

AND OF COURSE IT’S GOOD TO BE IN THE KNOW. WE ARE ALL SO AWARE OF THE RACISM THAT CONTINUES TO SHAME US AND THE VIOLENCE IT PERPETUATES. I TRY NOT TO LIVE IN FEAR FOR MY FAMILY(ESPECIALLY FOR MY DAUGHTER IN THE STATES), OUR COUNTRY, AND THE DECISIONS MADE BY THOSE IN POWER.

AND I AM GIVEN A GIFT BY ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS. SHE QUOTES….I “FAITH SEES IN THE DARK.” KIERKEGAARD. AND I DO HAVE FAITH THAT ALL WILL BE WELL.

SO I LOOK TO ANOTHER FAVOURITE QUOTE : “AND NOW, DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS,ONE FINAL THING. FIX YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHAT IS TRUE, AND HONOURABLE, AND RIGHT, AND PURE,AND LOVELY, AND ADMIRABLE. THINK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE EXCELLENT AND WORTH OF PRAISE.” PHILIPPIANS 4:8

AND THERE ARE SO MANY OF THESE THINGS TOO.

I WILL TURN MY THOUGHTS TO THE LIGHT AND FIND PEACE TODAY.

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