As long as you make an identity for yourself out of pain, you cannot be free of it.” ~Eckhart Tolle Over the years, I’ve slowly and painfully come to realize that if I’m going to live happily, I would need to come to terms with this illness that isn’t going anywhere…..ever! It has taken me…
Tag: Positivity
So thankful every day, not just on Thanksgiving!
Absolute cooking fail – right here, right now. I know that it’s shocking, but it’s not all smiles and roses in my kitchen. I always thought that making pull apart bread would be easy, I mean it looks easy – not so much! To be fair to me and to throw my son under the…
Ready, Set, Action!
You make hundreds of small decisions all day, every day. What to wear, what to eat, should I buy this, where will I go for lunch, who should I go for a walk with or should I just park it on the couch, who will I love, I’ll answer this call and not answer this…
One of my favorite books of all time
Has there ever been a book that has made a huge impact in your life? First, let me say that there have been a few books that have impacted me and my relationships (How to Win Friends and Influence People, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Secret, Personality Plus to name a few), but…
Where did that come from and easy Avocado Mango Black Bean Salsa – Yummy!
Today’s post comes to you compliments of my kids and grandkids Have your kids ever said something and you wondered where in the hell did THAT came from? It happens all the time in my family and people always tell me that I should write this stuff down, so I am doing just that. In…
How Fortunate Am I?
Fortunate favored by or involving good luck or fortune; lucky. Synonyms: lucky, favored, blessed, charmed auspicious or favorable. Synonyms: favorable, advantageous, providential, auspicious, welcome, beneficial, fortuitous As I was sitting here today wondering what I should write about, all I could think about is How Fortunate Am I? Things aren’t always great and peachy, but…
Some days are diamonds and others….not so much! Lemon Blueberry Muffins
Some days are diamonds and some days you lose one……..like today. Somewhere in my travels, I lost the diamond out of my wedding ring. And of course, I wasn’t at home at all during the day, isn’t that the way it goes? I’m particularly sad because it was a diamond out of my late moms…
Ode to 33 years!
We are coming upon our 33rd wedding anniversary. Who knew that a country girl from Colorado would meet up with an island boy and find her happily ever after? When we first met, I was a little wild to say the least. In fact, he calls our story The Taming of the Shrew and if…
Something is happening in my Universe
As I said in an earlier post, I have recently started meditating or at least I am trying to meditate (remember, the focus of this session was “Hope in Uncertain Times”, I know I know, but it was a 21 day challenge and I’m always up for a good challenge) and while this may be…