Slogan Writer

 Talking to a guy at the park yesterday helped me to remember a slogan I wrote for Toyota. It was one of those that also makes me want to go and get a Toyota. Slogan writing came out of nowhere for me and I’m not sure why I decided to start in the first place. I remember sitting down at Disneyland near the vacation club and creating slogans for it. Then I started looking at cars and got inspired to write some more. Either way, I really enjoy slogan writing. 

My slogan writing is a part of what our country’s economy thrives from: Free Enterprise. Everyone gets to do whatever they do best. If Ford, or any of the other companies I’ve written slogans for end up deciding they want one of the slogans, the hard work could pay off. And if it doesn’t end up going anywhere at all, I have the right to try again. That is what free enterprise is all about and it’s what helps our U.S. economy grow. Walt Disney is one of the greatest examples we have of someone who has found success in free enterprise. 

Ford

 Yesterday we (the kids and I) went into the new Ford office in Upland. We’re going to need a bigger car once the baby arrives so we’re trying to decide what the best possible deal would be. Right now the inventory is low and it is unpredictable as to when it will get back to normal I was told. I wrote slogans for all kinds of different car companies. Mercedes, KIA, Chevrolet, Honda, Audi... and the one I wrote for Ford seems to be my favorite. I’ve been looking at it for the last week or so and falling in love with the slogan all over again. So much so that, with the slogan, I convinced myself that a Ford is what we need. 

After sharing the slogan with the Ford representative in the Upland office, I thought about it all night. What if the whole world was living in a dream? Are our dreams organized into countries and are there rules and guidelines for the dreamers the same as it would be in reality? 

Possibly

 The boys have their caterpillars in the little containers still. They’ve both (the 2 caterpillars) made a J shape at the top of the container and are looking like they’re just sleeping from eating so much. All that was in the container they’re in was food (nectar) and air. They have a sort of silky looking layer of cloud looking material around them and I’m looking forward to observing how they’re going to transform into a cocoon. They didn’t need anything but air and food. 

Sometimes in life we can feel like we’re just inching our way through. Every day is a repetitive cycle of eating, drinking water and sleeping. I guess we can think of this phase as the caterpillar phase while remembering that the caterpillar must go through this phase before it turns into a beautiful butterfly. Our world is in a sort of caterpillar phase. It’s exciting to think that maybe, just maybe our transformation, granted “we’re all in this together”, could be as phenomenal as the transformation of a caterpillar to a butterfly. 

Fresh Salty Air

How Much I Love You

 I love you like I love to wake up in the morning. 

When I wake up in the mornings to realize I have another chance to live my life. 

You’re the deep breath full of relaxation and laughter to my soul.

The reason I have to believe, to achieve. 

The evergreen part of me that oxygenates my spirit. 

My love for you is omnipresent. 

Beautiful Wings

 I got the boys some caterpillars so they could watch them go through the process of turning into a butterfly. I remember playing with caterpillars when I was young. I would pick them up in my fingers and let them inch their way across my hands. Some of them were a really bright colorful green and others were black and fuzzy with orange spots. Who would think when looking at a caterpillar that they would turn into a beautiful butterfly? 

Sometimes I wonder what happens when we die. The Egyptians would wrap a cloth around bodies of the deceased and I can’t help but think it resembles the cocoon of a butterfly. Could the caterpillar turning into a butterfly be a reflection of what happens to us, as human beings, when we die? 

The Apple Tree

 Faith is something we cannot see, but we believe. During our life, we experience times when our faith is questionable. You plant so many seeds, you water them accordingly, but the tree just won’t sprout. You eat  another apple and when you get to the core, decide it’s worth another try. After all, the apple tree is life giving. You plant the seed again, knowing it might be a fruitless pursuit. Planting the seed is having hope and giving your faith the chance to grow. Sometimes all we can do is plant the seed.