I love Christmas cards. I send out about 40 cards in the mail every holiday season. But each year the number that I receive dwindles. Now people send emails. Or they just post a blanket 'Merry Christmas' to everyone on Facebook. This year, my sister and I came up with…
Category: happiness
Create Your Own Opportunities
Since Lady Luck doesn't knock on my door as much as I'd like her to, I learned a long time ago that I needed to create my own opportunities that I want in my life. Sounds easy, right? And it really should be, though it often isn't. I remember one…
Who Am I Now?
We can ask ourselves that question a dozen different times in our life, and come up with a dozen different answers. When I write a story or a novel, the character arc is the journey that the character goes on from start to finish. We start out a certain way,…
Every Person, All the Events in Your Life…
...are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. This is a marvelous quote from one of my favorite books, Illusions by Richard Bach. If you've never read it, I recommend it. In his brilliant and inspirational way, Richard teaches…
Live for the Beauty of Your Own Reality
Don't live your life according to someone else's reality. Their goals, expectations, and judgments are not the same as yours. Don't make decisions based on misinformed perceptions. What did you want to be when you grew up? I'm not talking about career, I'm talking about life in general. What did…
Beauty Begins the Moment You Decide to be Yourself
Beauty doesn't come from physical attributes. It doesn't depend on your figure, your hair, your face, or any of those things. I know it's cliche to say "beauty is within", but it really is. So stop for just a moment and think about that. If beauty is within, what does…
All Is Well
A lot of times I think about things I want to do, and I place a condition on them. I'll do X when Y happens. And then I realize, Y may or may not happen, and I can do X now. Whatever X is. Don't set limitations on your life.…
Anything Is Possible
Anything is possible. It's a fun statement full of hope and magic. Although some people would rather live by what's probable than what's possible. Part of this comes from fear of change. Reaching for the 'possible' can mean reaching outside of your comfort zone. It can mean taking a risk,…
Turning Point
Every moment brings an opportunity to experience life anew. Every day carries the potential for transformation and growth-for adopting a fresh perspective, making a different choice, or taking a new path. [caption id="attachment_240" align="alignright" width="300"] Be thankful[/caption] I choose to make today a turning point day. Whether the changes I…
I May Not Be Perfect
But parts of me are pretty awesome. In fact, none of us are perfect, but I believe that we all have something about us that is pretty awesome. What is your awesome? Where do you shine? What are you good at? What do you enjoy doing? These are your awesomes.…