Don’t Lose Yourself
Have you ever felt you were losing yourself? Maybe you don’t even know what I mean by that statement. And, in that case, it probably hasn’t happened to you. But,…
Category: gratitude
Poetry Friday: A Color Poem of Yellow
Yellow is a daffodil trumpet, alerting us to spring. Yellow is the sun warming, making all things alive to sing. Joy and happiness, and even hope, too, have an aura of yellow…
Monday, Monday: Technology Woes
It is already late afternoon and I am just thinking about writing my blog. I’ve done laundry, grocery shopped, and recovered 1,711 files (yes, you read that right – one…
Whew! Let’s Pass on the Negativity!
Wow! Do we need a dose of positivity here? Yes! From silly (read, stupid) articles making the front page of the newspaper to a poorly officiated bowl game last night,…
On Being Thankful….
Today is a day we all need to pause and give thanks. In the United States, it is our Thanksgiving Holiday. At dinner, when our table is filled with some…
The tradition of a hand-written thank you note.
I am going out on a little limb with this post. My recently graduated son is leaving for college today. He had many thank you notes to write since his…
How does being an optimist, a pessimist or a realist effect your happiness?
What do you classify yourself as? Are you a pessimist, an optimist, or a realist? Part of my husband’s change in jobs last January was to get away from a…
With a Little Help From My Friends…
You know this old Beatles tune, right? “I get by with a little help from my friends….” In 1967, it was part of the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts…
