Showing posts with label happiness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label happiness. Show all posts

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Remembering Good Times

 In this phase of grief, the recollection of awesome times are helping me honor The Captain's place in my life.  There are moments in time and then there are events that brought us so much fun and happiness.  I will write about them and relive them all over again with a smile on my face. ...
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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Living Alone and Being Lonely . . . Or Not?

There have been several times in my life that I've lived alone.  Twice more than 10 years each time.On the subject of living alone or being lonely, living alone doesn't necessarily mean being lonely.  Of course there will be times when loneliness will get to anyone, but most of us have...
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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Adversity

 "All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me. You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you."Walt DisneyFor as long as I can remember, Walt Disney has been so inspirational to me. He went...
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Friday, March 1, 2024

Don't Give Up

 Today has been one of the worse days in a while for many reasons that I don't need to get into for the purpose of this post.I was blessed with a healthy dose of self-confidence and one thing I know for sure, I am a strong person and I know I'm going to get through this.  My motto . . . this...
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Friday, February 23, 2024

Pets . . . the story of Buster

One of the joys in life . . . our petsThis is an old Yahoo 360 post that was an entry in "Picture Perfect" . . . comments follow the post Today I was thinking about how much I miss having a pet after having so many in my life that have run away or passed away.This week's Picture...
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Sunday, July 17, 2016

Run Baby Run

This post is about a writing from the past.  I've been going through old posts from blogs no longer published and being nostalgic about where I've been as far as my emotions go.  This one is about running away . . . The Captain is trying to teach me not to do this anymore and I see...
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Friday, September 4, 2015

Perfect Peace

In God we have . . . A love that can never be fathomed, A life that can never die, A righteousness that can never be tarnished, A peace that can never be understood, A rest that can never be disturbed, A joy that can never be diminished, A hope that can never be disappointed, A glory that can...
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Monday, December 1, 2014

Finding Your Joy

Some wise words from Daily Om about happiness and joy . . . Being happy doesn’t come naturally to everybody. It is your birthright to be happy, choose happiness everyday. Our lives are rich with potential sources of happiness, but sometimes we become victims of negative thinking because we...
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Saturday, November 1, 2014

Don't settle

"Don't settle because you're afraid you won't find something better. Don't compromise because you don't want to be alone. Give your perfect life, lover and job time and space to grow into our life.  Don't rush, don't hurry. Take your time, be easy, have patience. Allow everything...
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Recharging my batteries

Sometimes I just have to take a break from the computer and recharge my batteries.  Actually, I have taken a break from everything but relaxing. We took advantage of a special that our cable provider was offering on premium channels and I have really enjoyed watching movies.  Quite...
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Thursday, August 28, 2014

Hope, Faith and A Positive Attitude

“Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all.”  Emily Dickinson “Hope is an optimistic attitude of mind based on an expectation of positive outcomes related to events and circumstances in one's...
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Friday, July 18, 2014

Happiness and joy

The happiness and joy experience: strengthens the immune system promotes general good health burn away the impurities in your emotional system disperses worries, anxieties, grief, frustration, stress and other negative emotions. sharpens intellect and memory Joy was seen as a sacred responsibility...
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