The last year has brought many challenges. How many times did you wish to return to normal activities like going to the grocery store or to visit friends? As we all return to the activities we missed and hope to enjoy again, don’t forget to show a little gratitude. Be kind to others as they too are eager to get back to their routine. Share a smile, a polite hello, or hold a door for…
To live your best life, use each day you are given to honor the past, make the most of the present, and prepare for the future.
When you are on a budget, you learn to remove the items from your shopping list that are nonessential. It’s a concept we all need to learn and practice from time to time. But why do we not apply the same careful planning to our time? We know that our days are limited, and free time can be even more valuable than cash on occasion. So why do you not remove the nonessential activities from…
Finding acceptance and gratitude for your past challenges and mistakes is the only way to remove the weight of anger and bitterness. See them as valuable learning moments. Without making peace with your past, you are destined to carry the excessive weight of events that can never be changed. Leave the burden in the past and only carry with you the valuable lessons learned.
As citizens of our country, we are fortunate to have the ability and right to own opinions about everything from where and how we live to our religious choices. We are afforded the opportunity to be as individual as we choose to be. However, we all share one common bond. We would not have the ability to be so unique and different if it were not for those who gave their lives to defend and…
Grant yourself permission to change. If there is something that you don’t like about yourself, you are more than free to fix it. 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 resident and was self-employed in the dog care field from 2006 – 2019. Currently, she is working…
It is one of the few things that become more valuable to you and others only when you give it away. It costs you nothing to offer it to others, but it is priceless to those who receive it. But the best thing about kindness is that the more you share it, the more it comes back to you. Keep sharing kindness and watching it grow!
Each life starts out as a blank canvas.It is up to each of us to create the art that will cover that blank page.Be adventurous; use bright, happy colors, broad strokes, and bold shapes.Create the work of art/life that makes you happy.And remember, you are free to paint over the current image at any time to reinvent your life and your art.
Our lives are constantly moving and changing.But it is up to each of us to decide how we choose to view this evolution.You can choose to look at it with disdain and fear of the unknown.Or you can decide to embrace the opportunities and find a sense of adventure and excitement for what is to come.
Many people look at downsizing as a time to give up possession and meaningful things.But all of those possessions require your time for attention and care.Eliminating the items does not take away the happy memories or the meaning.It simply affords you more time and space to enlarge your life experiences.