Just my Thoughts · Poetry

Happiness

This post is in response the Five for Ten challenge at Momalom.com. H olding on but loosely enough to let go when needed A ttitude of gratefulness P leasing to yourself and others P utting yourself on the same level as others I is a necessity in happiness N ot ignoring needs but not giving… Continue reading Happiness

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Joie d’vie

Yesterday was a bad day.  I do not have many of them.  I pride myself on ALWAYS seeing the half full cup, regardless of what comes along in work or life in general.  Yesterday, I took a detour on the half full ride.   I am firmly back in my unrealistically optimistic life now.  It… Continue reading Joie d’vie

Just my Thoughts · Simple Abundance · Triple Eight Challenge

Simply Happy

The last few days in Simple Abundance have talked about happiness – our inability to find it within ourself, our inability to get happy ourselves, the source of happiness being outside our control. More than anything, the January 8th reading, which I just re-read, spoke to me.  I was at a funeral yesterday – a… Continue reading Simply Happy

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Gratitude and Dress Rehearsals

Yesterday, I spent the day trying to get everything done I needed done so as to spend the evening with my daughter.  It seemed like I was spinning wheels going nowhere until we left for her college’s hockey game. As I read yesterday’s entry from SBB, I noticed that she gives us first definitions.  These… Continue reading Gratitude and Dress Rehearsals