Happiness does not come from objects and gifts. It comes from making a choice to go to a place of warmth, love, and contentment. Don’t let yourself become lost in the trimmings and material items we often associate with the holiday season. Instead, be thankful and feel the joy in those you share your time with. Many face these days alone and would give anything to sit with a dear friend or family member for…
The world feels very uncertain these days for many of us, making it hard to know what or whom to believe. But there is always one person you need to trust, that one person you can always believe in to get you through any difficult moments. And that person is yourself. You have been given the lessons and experience needed to overcome, survive, and even thrive. Trust your heart and mind to guide you well…
You never know where life is going to take you. It can take you someplace exciting or it can take you someplace completely terrifying. Open yourself up to new adventures. When you allow it, life can totally shock you. Please join me in thanking Amy for her contribution this week and every Sunday! Her words, thoughts, and gifts enrich each reader and add immense value to this website. Thank you AMY! Amy is a Florida…
There is never any good reason to be unkind to a friend. Even if that person has treated you poorly in the past, you need to forgive and forget. Do your best, be kind, be considerate, and offer the needed help. If that person chooses to take advantage of you or be overly demanding, it is not your fault. You have been a good friend, even if he or she could not reciprocate the goodwill.…
Christmas miracles come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes, what we think is an absolute disaster, turns out to be a holiday blessing if we just learn to see with our heart and not our human eyes. And this year, I am being completely honest when I tell you that I had a very, very hard time seeing a particular miracle. After all, how could the loss of my aunt, my second mom, and one…
Time can be so misleading. In our youth, we look at time as being almost infinite. It is the enemy in a way. We are even so naïve as to try to speed up its passage. We want to be older, more experienced, and more worldly. If only we understood the cost of those dreams. We might rethink that wish, even though it feels as if time is a massive boulder that we are pushing…
If you could give just one gift to the world, what would it be? Maybe courage, empathy, a kinder, gentler heart? Or perhaps understanding or a sense of gratitude. Now think about how you would deliver this gift. No one can reach the entire world all at one time. You would start small, with those closest to you, both geographically and emotionally. You would work each day to share the gift with more and more…
Kindness is a universal language. It can even reach those who do not speak because even those with no voice have a heart to hear, see, and feel kindness. Open your heart and “speak” to the world- it will understand your work.
You cannot control the world or the obstacles that it places in your path. All you can do is determine how you react to the challenges. You can rise to the occasion and overcome it. You can see the roadblock as an opportunity for a detour or change of course. Or you give up. But when you let the world win, remember you are still the one making a choice. It was within your control,…
Society has many rules. There are rules on hairstyles. Rules on fashion. Rules on lifestyle. The list is quite long. If anyone is ever brave enough to forgo them, they are literally ostracized. I say to those individuals, “Good for you!” Keep on being your own unique self. Embrace it. If you are not good enough for someone, move on to somebody else. You are way better than they are anyway. Please join me…