Hugs, Happiness, and More

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I have been reading through Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project in an effort to explore all of the different dimensions of what make all of us (we are all different) truly happy in Life.  The rhetoric of her experience was certainly an enjoyable read and definitely applicable in…

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Awesome Ending Fridays

I do my best to appreciate all the awesome things in my life.  People, places, events, experiences, sights, sounds, sayings – all of it.  When I really think about it, Life can be quite overwhelming – it can be pretty awesome. Several months ago I came across a book that caused me to grin from…

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Party Time!

Now that all of the New Year’s celebrations have commenced, finished, and have been forgotten, our society moves on to resolutions.  Most resolutions involve elimination, restriction, abstinence from my observation.  There are definitely great beings out there that take on January with the intent to save the world.  Excellent.  The world needs some work.  The…

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Sharing

The more I give, the fuller my heart grows. Paradoxical.  Counterintuitive.  Absolute Truth. I CRAVE FOR MORE Sharing in my Life.   Feel good, be good, and DO GOOD.

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HAPPY 2013!

Happy 2013 to one and all!  Yes, this can certainly be read as an inviting and polite salutation for a fantastic 2013, and I do wish amazing things in this Life for all the world. HAPPY 2013 is also a declaration – an announcement and affirmation that this coming year will be happy. My dear…

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Life Worth Living

Not one single person on earth is immune to the “life” that we are presented.  Many, many wonderful blessings surround us each and every day, yet, we still may be utterly humbled by the aspects of this life that appear to be darker and heavier than the things that make us smile.  I suppose this…

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You are You and I am Me

I came across this article piece from Charlie Kaufman, a BAFTA Award winning screenwriter for Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind and Being John Malkovich. The comments were posted by Meg Worden, from the blog Feed Me Darling.  Considering all that our country has experienced the last few weeks, and all that is to come…

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Christmas Memories

This will be my very first Christmas away from my family.  We moved to the Pacific Northwest in March and have very much enjoyed the change, despite our current economic circumstances.  Our surroundings are beautiful, the city culture is a dream, and our friendships and community of support has been more than we could have…

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Opportunity

  Just a few months ago I found myself experiencing a rather intense craving – almond butter.  Actually, this was beyond just a craving, or so it seemed.  It was as if there was living deep inside of me an insatiable hunger for the creamy, nutty heaven on earth, and that much of my day…

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