BEYOND IMAGINATION'S DOOR -- Blogophilia 7.5

"Hot Potatoes" and "Bunny Ears" --
quite the combination . . . .

Blogophilia week 7.5 - "Thriving On Chaos"

Bonus Points:

(Hard, 2pts): mention Steve Martin in bunny ears
(Easy, 1pt): include a "Hot Potato"

Final date to post BLOG: April 14, 2012 - Saturday, midnight Pacific Time

Final date to post ALL GUESSES: April 13, 2012 - Friday, midnight Pacific Time

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Guess correctly who submitted the topic... and a correct guess at who submitted the picture earns you additional points.

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BEYOND IMAGINATION'S DOOR

It's all a matter of degree,
if you ask me,
the reality I see,
what I choose it to be,
sometimes lingering
in that narrow space
between reality
and what's just beyond
imagination's door,
that place can be
what and exactly how
I want it to be,
where I always find
just who I am
and can always be
the me that is me.

And in the midst of the madness
and chaos of each day,
the freeways,
the news,
the noise to confuse,



over the years
I've learned a lesson
or two or three --
how to change the subject
when it gets too much,
to drop it like a hot potato
and turn my attention
to something else,
to change the subject
to occupy my mind
with something guaranteed
to make me smile,
some vintage TV,
a comedy or two,
a walk in the park,
a sunset view;
even Steve Martin
in bunny ears will do
the trick
and change my view.



And soon I'm back
to my somewhat normal self,
reminded once more
(and again and again)
that there still can be
some beauty and some fun
in the midst of the madness
that we're confronted with
each and every day
as I find myself
inspired by the way
so many face the challenges
that each day brings to them,
surviving and even thriving
on the chaos that life
so often has in store
as I try to follow
their example
and welcome
whatever challenges
that every tomorrow brings.

Surviving and thriving on chaos
and full speed ahead.

(c) barbara kausteklis 4-12-12

Written for Blogophilia 7.5/"Thriving on Chaos."

http://www.myspace.com/blogophilia/blog/545554298

GUESSES

TOPIC SUBMITTED BY: Christopher

PICTURE SUBMITTED BY: Tyler





PHRASES:

Peter Cottontail walking down the bunny Trail, One foot in front of the other, Oceanside, Fenced in, Railroad, Bunny costume, dejected, sad, Here Comes Peter Cottontail, Steve Martin in bunny ears, Man in white, Bugs Bunny, Peter Rabbit, bunny hop, Bunny Trail, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, bump in the road, a wild and crazy guy, Boardwalk, watch your step, Let's Get Small, Saturday Night Live, Excuse me, "Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter," step it up, windbreak, broken fences, don't fence me in, spring break, Easter vacation, going downhill, down the trail, mending fences, droopy ears

Thanks always for your visits and precious comments
and for sharing another Blogophilia week
and smile with me.

~barb~