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Happiness
Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower. – John Harrigan Continue reading
The adventure begins…
The adventure begins very soon! Continue reading
Posted in adventure, Celebrate, independence, Learning, living life to the fullest
Tagged adventure, Aesop, bravery, exchange students, Helen Keller, host daughters
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Love Them Anyway
People are unrealistic, illogical and self-centered. Love them anyway. Mother Teresa I recently finished listening to the audiobook Everybody, Always by Bob Goff. I sincerely enjoyed it and can’t wait to hear his latest, Love Does when it is available … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, love, patience
Tagged Bob Goff, bucket, Everybody Always, forgiveness, love, Mother Teresa, patience, tolerance
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Don’t Be Afraid To Be Silly
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment. Horace My nephew Noah joined me for a Canvas 2 Paint class yesterday. We had a fabulous time creating our ‘Hipster Gnomes”. … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishment, creativity, happiness, laughing, Learning, living life to the fullest
Tagged art, canvas 2 paint, creativity, fun, gnome, hipster gnome, painting, silly, unique
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The race is on…
Perseverance is not a long race, it is many short races one after the next. Walter Eliot This was last night’s practice with watercolors. I have a long way to go until it comes naturally, but I’ve come a long … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishment, completing tasks, Learning, persevere
Tagged accomplishing tasks, accomplishment, accountability, perseverance, practice, watercolor
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To find happiness, help others
In my life I’ve learned that true happiness comes from giving. Helping others along the way makes you evaluate who you are. I think that love is what we’re all searching for. I haven’t come across anyone who didn’t become … Continue reading
Posted in anticipating good, happiness, Just Me, Learning
Tagged anticipation, exchange students, help others, hosting, purpose
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How can you be positive with “haters”?
Yesterday was a tough day for me. I woke up in great spirits, went to church and was looking forward to meeting up with a friend for a walk/hike. I opened my email and saw I had a blog comment … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, Just Me, Learning, Let it go, Love Yourself, persevere
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Patience, Patience, Patience….if only saying the words could increase mine!
The life skill I’m currently working on, and failing at badly some days, is patience. I consider myself a fairly patient person and don’t get worked up too often, but this new little puppy is testing me and mine. … Continue reading
Window
Here is a photo I took of an ancient Roman window still standing in Les Baux de Provence, France. The writing on the window says “After Darkness, Light” I found a few other window quotes to go along with it. … Continue reading
Wise Words for Wednesday (Yes, I love alliteration!)
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. ~Marcus Aurelius When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to … Continue reading
Posted in happiness, Learning, living life to the fullest, Uncategorized
Tagged Marcus Aurelius, quotes, Rome, wisdom
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Daily Prompt: Learning
Today’s WordPress Daily Prompt is as follows: Another school semester will soon begin. If you’re in school, are you looking forward to starting classes? If you’re out of school, what do you miss about it — or are you glad those … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishment, Learning, WordPress Daily Prompt
Tagged college graduation, learning, postaday, WordPress Daily Prompt
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