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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Joyful Melody of Life

 I've started listening to music regularly as I did in "normal times."  Music has been a part of life since I was a little girl enjoying the radio being on day and night by my family.  Songs have meaning to me as far as lyrics and bringing back memories.  It is strange how a song...

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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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Finding joy and being grateful

 Finding joy, gentleness and calm in simple moments and pleasures is what I am dwelling on.  It is so important as it relates to a life attitude.Just the fact that I have a roof over my head when so many in our society are living in their cars.  It is not what I lack, the importance...

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When joy is gone

Joy is gone from our hearts;  our dancing has turned to mourning. Lamentations 5:15 I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, the sound of millstones and the light of the lamp. Jeremiah 25:10 "When you've seen...

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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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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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The Monsters in the Closet

Pay attention to your emotions "Emotions are the next frontier to be understood and conquered. To manage our emotions is not to drug them or suppress them, but to understand them so that we can intelligently direct our emotional energies and intentions.... It's time for human beings to grow...

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Joy

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The Journey Within

Soul is present behind every manifestation  and every experience, awaiting our response. Reflection It is primarily through our resistances, difficulties, challenges, problems, illnesses, etc. that we eventually begin to discover what they are for and why they exist.  ...

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Indescribable joy and love

Joy is a return to the deep harmony of body, mind, and spirit that was yours at birth and that can be yours again. That openness to love, that capacity for wholeness with the world around you, is still within you. (Deepak Chopra) The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade...

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The allure of material things

Sometime in the human experience we are all seduced by the allure of material things. Back in the day the love of money and the stuff I could buy had such a grip on me that I forgot how to live in pursuit of making more money. Even spending the money as fast as I could in order to gather even...

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Surviving a storm

While cruising the internet this morning, I happened to come across a page called "The Daily Inspiration" that originates on the website of one of our local talk show radio stations. The link appears at the end of the article . . . On this page, I found the following article that was like a confirmation...

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Make your heart sing

Graphics by Gina Alfani When you "lose your song" and are down in the dumps, it is essential to enjoy life every single day . . . make your heart sing, even if you have to create a new song. Enjoying life and not letting all the little obstacles and annoyances get in the way of peace and joy...

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