It seems like yesterday that I watched the ball come down in Times Square.  Time has flown by as I prayed it would to better days that wer...

  “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” Maya Angelou One of the things I try to do is find a reason why a particular thing happened.  Af...

  “Be miserable. Or motivate yourself.  Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.”   WAYNE DYER American author and motivational spe...

  The renewed sense of aliveness in my life is amazing.  It goes to show how  living gratefully has the power to transform. Honestly, I can...

  Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.  André Gide It has finally occurred to me that I don't have to apologize for who I a...

  As I approached the worst time of year for me in October, my prayer has continued to be feeling peace and contentment again.  While Octobe...

  "Choose to be optimistic, it feels better." Dali Lama For the first time, since The Captain passed away and my sweet Kiki had to...

“Don’t let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.”   Dalai Lama The opinion of others regarding me personally held me captive most...

  One small positive thought  can change your whole day. Zig Ziglar When you are down and out, one of the hardest things to do is talk yours...

  “True abundance isn’t based on our net worth,  it’s based on our self-worth.”  Gabrielle Bernstein After 9-11, the book "Simple Abund...

  Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your path...

  For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer...

  So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affli...

  "You do not find the happy life. You make it." Thomas S. Monson Determined to find contentment in the midst of grief and sadness...

  When it comes to grief, the time of grief seems like you lost your loved one yesterday even though it has been some time.  It is as if the...

  “When the heart grieves over what it has lost, the spirit rejoices over what it has left.”    Sufi Epigram As I experience and heal from a...

  The one thing that has bothered me most in my grief journey is having to explain myself constantly and feeling like I am not heard.  Havin...

  My life has been like a roller coaster for as far back as when my Nana passed away when I was a young adult.  It seems like I am always in...

  The line comes from a movie I just watched . . . "What keeps you safe" . . . it has made me think all afternoon.  Sometimes I am...

    Love yourself first. Believe in yourself. Positive thinking. There is power in all of the above. Could be some of the secrets to happine...

  Although I am still healing and experiencing way too much emotional pain that I pretty much inflict on myself, life in general is good.   ...