A Little Happiness is Better Than None.

Slide by Pink Sherbet Photography
Don’t overlook a small joy just because you’re expecting something bigger.  Don’t overlook a smile, a compliment, or your favorite song on the radio by being too busy listing your woes. There’s a reason for the saying “count your blessings.”  It’s an important reminder to help us remember that each [...]

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Free Time is Overrated.

Picture by Randy Son Of Robert
Most of yearn for free time.  Time to lean back, relax and do absolutely nothing.  Sounds like paradise right?  Well . . .maybe.
The thing is that when we have lots of free time, say like a vacation, we often do less with our time.  Sometimes this is a good thing.  [...]

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Reversing the Fear Button

Why is fear so powerful and convincing? When we see or hear something that pushes our primal fears; of not having enough shelter, food, or good health, our fear center takes us over and we become powerless.
Suddenly we start to listen once again to that false voice of self-criticism inside us.  The ones that tells [...]

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Better Late than Never.

Pink Swirls by aussiegall
Better late than never. This is true whether you are visiting friends, learning new skills, or reaching your goal of traveling to all 50 states.  It’s even a great reminder for a well-intentioned but easily distracted blog writer like myself.
Better late than never is the voice of the optimist. The one that [...]

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Life isn’t perfect.

A strange tree by SFB579
Many are the days when one thing or another goes wrong. Traffic is unexpectedly slow, we miss an important phone call due to a meeting that ran late, or in our hurry to get ready for work, we forgot to grab something for lunch.
Life isn’t a TV show. Families sometimes offend [...]

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Keeping Your Cool.

Snowman neighbor by MGShelton

Lack of sleep.
Headache.
Rushing and hurrying through the day.
Bad attitude – yours or someone else’s.

The daily grind of work and life can eat away at your peace and tranquility.  Dreary news, abrupt bosses, rude coworkers, traffic back-ups, never-ending chores, all of this and more can add up to create one majorly depressing feeling.
That’s [...]

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Life’s Too Short Not to Laugh Out Loud!

I told her a joke by Zanastardust

Browsing around the Internet I came across this title on a greeting card web site.  Attic Salt Greetings has hilarious cards that combine humorous pictures of people with great funny lines.  But the truth is their words “life is too short not to laugh out loud.”
For unknown reasons, [...]

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