The holidays with the decorating, excitement & parties can be overwhelming to say the least. The checklists the things we think need to be done become an albatross of 'musts'. As I have grown older (and hopefully a bit wiser) my lists have gotten smaller & the things I think I have to do has…
Grateful
Optimist or pessimist? Do you find the 'good' in life and others or do you focus on the 'bad'? Life is a never-ending series of triumphs and challenges. The continual barrage of changing circumstances can be frightening or invigorating, it depends upon your perspective. I am an eternal optimist. I embrace what's good…
Giving Thanks
What are you thankful for; family, friends, good health? Thanksgiving is a day to acknowledge those things we hold near and dear to us, but did you ever wonder if others are thankful having us in their lives? Are our family and friends giving thanks for knowing us and being part of their lives? Does…
Everyone is pretty much the same…
I blog, I tweet, I stumble, I Pin and I Facebook. I spend hours 'connecting' with the world through my computer. Friends from yesteryear as well as new ones, the internet has given people an international audience to promote causes, share lives, seek new friendships and reconnect with old ones. The things I write about have…
A Secret Adventure Called My Life
I dropped my youngest daughter off at college this week. My 'baby' is gone and after 24 years of chaos and kids, I finally have gotten a moment alone. My life has been filled with laughter and tears, hopes and disappointment and more drama than I personally care for. I got married only to have…
Another year has passed and what have you done? Have you achieved all you hoped for at the beginning of 2013? Are you happy or sad to see this year go and a new one begin? Welcoming a new year is part of life. Days turn into weeks, into months and into years and they…
Happy Birthday Mom!
October 24th is my mother's birthday. She turned 85 years old today and my family is very blessed to still have her and my dad with us. My mother is suffering from issues and at her age she is not alone, but generally she is fine. How do you celebrate a birthday when you turn…
A leopard cannot change its spots…
People are people and this world is filled with lots of them. Family, friends, neighbors, co-workers the list goes on and on. Life is full of constant introductions and interactions with others. There are people we like, people we tolerate and people we love. While philosophers have spent the ages trying to figure out the meaning of life,…
Motivation
Motivation comes from within. Our lives keep us moving towards goals and our aspirations get us there. It is when we really want something that we work the hardest. Complacency gets you no where, yet motivation can move mountains. I have devoted the past ten years to my pet project The Honeysuckle Foundation for Children…
Rain
Into everyone's life rain will fall, for it is only with the rain can beautiful flowers and trees flourish. Rain washes away the dirt and soot left from unsettled earth and rain quenches not only one's thirst but one's soul. Do not curse the rain, be thankful for it!
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