Emerson once said that the earth laughs in flowers. I agree. There is a joy evident in flowers that makes the heart light - like laughter. For years, I have had a re-occuring dream in which I am living back in my childhood home and the backyard is completely filled with flowers and shrubs that come [...]
Tag: happiness
Framing happiness…
I have found that if you look for joy and laughter as you travel about your world, you are likely to find it. I look for those things because they make me happy. I think sometimes we forget the power we have over the state of our happiness - we frame our own experiences in the world; [...]
My 401-I’m Okay Plan
Everyone contributes something to the universe. That is what life is about. It is all about what we put in and hopefully much less about what we take out. I was thinking the other day about what I have contributed. I have contributed children who are intelligent, thoughtful and caring individuals who themselves contribute (they [...]
Here comes the sun…
I have concluded that one of the healthiest things one can do when one's inside space is in an uproar from deconstruction is to extend oneself to the outside space. This is especially relevant now with the promise of an enduring spring seeming more realistic. I didn't have the outside option during the first deconstruction. [...]
For 2011 – I wish you enough.
As we enter a new year I want to share with you something written by Bob Perks. I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the [...]
From me and mine to you and yours…
WARNING- this blog contains a holiday wish from me and mine to you and yours - stop here and retreat if you were hoping to Bah Humbug your way through December 25th. You have come to the wrong place if you are aspiring to diminish the joyous voices of the Whos in Whoville - we [...]
Lovely Rita…
Yesterday a very special young lady entered the world...a dear girl that we have been waiting patiently for...lovely baby Rita. Baby Rita is my brother and sister-in-law's first daughter. She joins my nephews, Paul and Danny, who are both teens and is the first girl grandchild on Narin's side of the family. Plus, she is [...]
THE NEW FORTY 