I would like to wish all of the readers in the United States a Happy Thanksgiving and all of the readers who are not celebrating the holiday an extra happy Thursday! As the name implies, Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks for all of the good in your life. This can be good people, good fortune, good health and all of the other blessings that we tend to take for granted in our…
Four tiny words that speak volumes to all those who are willing to listen. Not every epiphany is going to be an eloquent long soliloquy. Some of the most important pieces of advice are in simple little words that even a child can understand. Maybe because children still have an honest and unclutter mind which allows them to read and evaluate on content and not style, word count or the potential for hidden meaning. …
I used to be shy. I used to let life pass me by. In my heart, I wanted to change. It was just a matter of convincing my mind to do the same. You see, I’ve learned that it isn’t what life does to you It’s what you do with it that matters. All the complaining and whining won’t do you any good It’ll only make you feel worse and make people not want to…
With Thanksgiving approaching here in the States, this seemed appropriate, and I think that it really applies globally as we all realize that we have a great deal to be thankful for each day as long as we are willing to look for our blessings. Growing up, my entire family lived within about 30 miles of my home, so Thanksgiving was a full house until late in the evening. My husband’s family was also,…
I am reminded more and more that many of life’s most difficult moments can hold more than just a single lesson. The day that we buried my mother was one of the most difficult days of my life. She was elderly, and I knew in my subconscious that our days together were numbered, but I never expected the end to come so quickly. Her death was due to accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, so thankfully she…
My father’s battle with cancer lasted for many years. And I understand that in some ways, as a family, we were very fortunate in that regard. We were blessed to have him with us for about a decade after he was diagnosed. But the truth of the matter is that he spent most of those last ten years suffering and fighting just to stay alive. At one point, he endured an entire year of…
There are times when it is very easy to become livid at another person who has hurt someone whom we care about. But I am beginning to learn that sometimes, the acts which appear to be very cruel are actually some of life’s greatest gifts disguised as life’s hardest blows. It might take some time to discover how to get the extravagant wrapping off of the gift, but in time the true value is…
We all have had those moments when we feel really good. For some of us those feelings can simply make us feel calm and content and for others, they are more intense and we feel like we can do anything and that life is just rosy and amazing. We feel great! Eventually, though those feelings seem to disperse and disappear. This is all a normal and natural process as how would we recognize and…
When I was a young child, I never thought that I shared an especially close relationship with my father. I always respected and loved him very much but we never really talked about anything that I thought was meaningful. He would teach me how to do things like how to throw a ball or how to safely use a saw, but we didn’t have the father-daughter talks about emotional stuff. I thought that was just…
Bad days, we all have them. One day both the air conditioning and driver’s side window in your car decide to both stop working. You have just worked some overtime and are thinking how best to enjoy the extra cash you worked so hard for when your license plate renewal notice comes in the mail. You are at the gym training for a 5k charity race you have coming up and next thing you…