Sending love

 I'm just writing to send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

To love

 "To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind. "-Theophile Gautier

I hope that wherever you are reading this that you love the people closest to you with your heart and your mind. I send everyone best wishes now and always.

A half solved problem

 "A problem well stated is a problem half solved."-Charles Kettering

I like the fact that as long as you can state and understand a problem it is possible to solve the problem. If there's a problem you're facing, I hope that you can grow to understand it and then solve it in the end. I send you best wishes and much love now and always.

Two lasting things to give kids

 "There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings."-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

 

I'm really glad about is that my parents always have ensured that my siblings and I know we have a home and people that love us and that we remember where we came from. I'm also glad my parents didn't hold me back from doing the things I want to do. To all who read this, I hope that you find your wings and grow and reach whatever goals you set for yourself. I send you best wishes and much love now and always.

Kids just want to dance

 I saw this lovely video of a little kid dancing to some music played by some street musicians. I thought the clip was really sweet so I had to share it here. It's just nice to see kids dancing like no one is watching and just being so happy about it. Plus when the kid fell down one of the musicians helped the child get back up.  It reminded me that people have a great capacity for kindness. Anyway, I share the clip below in the hope that it helps others feel good. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Three good things that happened today

 Just for the heck of it I thought I'd write about three good things that happened today in my life:

• I was able to talk to a good friend that I hadn't been able to talk to for a while and that always cheers me.
• I wore a pretty dress that made me feel good!
• I got a nice letter from my mom and it's always lovely getting mail from her. 

To all who read this, I hope you can find good things in each day. I send you best wishes and much love now and always. 

Always something new

 "There's always news challenges to keep you motivated."- Sean Connery

I like the idea that there are always new challenges and things to accomplish. It keeps life interesting. If there's a challenge you're working to achieve, I hope you keep going until you achieve your goal, especially if it's doing something that helps other people. I send you best wishes and much love now and always.

Funny video for a Tuesday

 I saw this video that really brightened my day. I just like seeing babies laugh and dogs make me happy too and this video has both of these things. I send it out in this post in the hope it brings joy to others. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

Great hopes

 "I always entertain great hopes." -Robert Frost

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you always stay hopeful because it can be the best and most sustaining thing there is. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Wishing safety

 As a hurricane is hitting the US, I just wanted to send this post to reach .to all those who have been effected. I also want to say I love to people in Haiti and Afghanistan as I know that they’re going through so much trouble.I wish everyone  safety and much love now and always.

Have patience

 "Have patience with all things, But first of all with yourself."-St. Francis de Sales

One thing I hope for everyone is that they have patience for themselves as well as for others. It's a comfort to know that no one is perfect and everyone struggles even if it doesn't seem like it on the outside. I know that I can get impatient and frustrated when I have a harder time doing something. However, when that thing is accomplished I find I feel better knowing that I worked hard and got it done. I hope that wherever you are reading this that you are able to be patient with yourself and if there's something good you want to do, I hope you do it regardless of how difficult it mght be. I  send you best wishes and much love now and always.

Fear less understand more

 “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” -Marie Curie

I like the idea that in order to not fear something it just takes understanding it. I used to be afraid of so many things and while there are still many things I fear, I do find that I feel better about them if I can understand why they frighten me and what I might be able to do about it. Wherever you are reading this, I hope you work to understand the things that frighten you and ultimately have less fear. I send you much love now and always.

Value what you are

 "Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are." -Malcolm Forbes

Wherever you're reading this I hope that you value who you are and all the good things you can do. I send you best wishes and much love now and always.

Good things from today

 In keeping with my quest to find happy things in each day, here are 3 happy things I experienced today:

1-I was able to spend some time singing which is something I very much enjoy doing.

2-I made plans with a friend to meet up for ice cream this weekend.  It'll be lovely to see my friend soon and plus, it's always nice to have things to look forward to.

3-I was able to go to a church service at my local church and see my friends there. It was really lovely to be with them.

 Wherever you are reading this, I hope you had/are having a good day and I send you best wishes and much love now and always.

Dogs hug too

 I saw this lovely video of a dog who likes to give hugs to another dog he lives with. I just thought the video was really sweet so I had to share it here. Basically, I love all the dogs, that's all I have to say for today.  I send everyone (especially the dogs) best wishes and much love now and always.

Happy things I found today

 In my quest to find happy things in each day, here are three happy things I found in my day today

1-I accomplished everything I set out to accomplish today.

2-I was able to take a nice walk and the weather was neither too hot nor too cold!

3-I wore a pretty dress because it felt good to look spiffy for myself.

Wherever you are reading this, I hope that you had many happy things happen in your day. I send you best wishes and much love now and always.

Love that which is unloveable

 "Love means to love that which is unlovable; or it is no virtue at all." Gilbert K. Chesterton

What makes me appreciate loving people and being loved is the fact that it's not always easy to love. It can take work and in doing that work I find that loving people feels better than it would perhaps if it was easy to love everyone. I find that even though it can be hard, I love people because it makes me feel happier. In that spirit, I send best wishes and much love to everyone now and always.

Follow happiness

 "Happiness is a direction, not a place."-Sydney J. Harris

I hope that wherever you are reading this that you are able to follow and do whatever makes you feel happiest. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always!

Happy Friday

 I’m just writing to wish everyone a very happy Friday from me and all my Minions!

The power of spending time with a pet

Outside of seeing my family, one of the things I like about visiting my family is that I get to see my parents’ dog Gus. I find I always feel happy when I’m spending time with Gus and/or with dogs in general. Anyway, I’m posting this picture of Gus here to help spread some cheer! I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

One step at a time

 "The elevator to success is out of order. You'll have to use the stairs...one step at a time." -Joe Girard

It's rather comforting to know that things can be taken one step at a time and each step brings one closer to success. If there's something good you want to do, I hope you do it and take it one step at a time. I send you best wishes and much love now and always. 

Every day is new

 “Every day is a new day, and you'll never be able to find happiness if you don't move on."- Carrie Underwood 

It’s comforting to know that every day is new and a new opportunity to find better things and happiness. Wherever you are reading this, I hope that with each new day brings you ways to find the opportunities and happiness around you. I send you best wishes and much love now and always.

Just for fun

 I read somewhere that watching cat videos can cheer people up. I've no idea if this theory is actually true, but I have to admit, this video made me laugh so I thought I'd share it here. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

Things that help sustain life

 “The two basic items necessary to sustain life are sunshine and coconut milk.”- Dustin Hoffman 

Even if you’re not a fan of coconut milk, I hope that wherever you’re reading this, that you can find the sunshine and laughter in life. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Being home

 I've come to visit my family in Michigan and as much as I think wherever I live is home, I find I feel especially at home when I'm with my family. I just feel better when I'm with them. I hope wherever you are reading this, that you have people around you that help you feel happiest. I send you best wishes and much love now and always.

Happy Friday

 I’m just writing to wish everyone a very happy Friday from me and my minions!

The best time of happiness

 "Do not set aside your happiness. Do not wait to be happy in the future. The best time to be happy is always now."- Roy T. Bennett

I feel like there's something nice about knowing that happiness is something that can be found if sought and wherever you are reading this, I hope that  you always seek and find the happiness around you and celebrate it. I send you best wishes and much love now and always.

Dogs versus door stops

 "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of"-Ogden Nash

I saw this quote and then I found the video below that I thought seemed somewhat applicable to the spirit of this quote. The video is of puppies valiantly fighting to protect the world against.....door stops! I also felt the need to share it because well....I just want all the dogs but as that's not possible for health and safety reasons, I'll settle for really cute dog videos. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

Cats and dogs can get along

 I saw this lovely video of a dog and a kitten getting better acquainted. It shows me that even dogs and cats can get along quite well. Plus, I love dogs and so I had to share this video here as it makes me happy. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

A lovely dinner

 My cousin and her husband and children came for dinner. It was so nice to be able to hang out with them and be around their energy. It just made me feel good inside to see and be with people who had a lot of happiness to share .Plus, I always feel meals somehow taste better when they're shared.  Wherever you're reading this, I hope that you have people around you who help you feel good. I send you best wishes and much love now and always.

The power of a sunbeam

 "A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows."-St. Francis of Assisi

Sometimes I do wish happy feelings were contagious or things that you can bottle up and let out again when in need of them. I feel like the fact that I'm not always happy helps me appreciate it more when I feel really good and it makes me want to spread that good feeling farther.  Wherever you are reading things, I hope you let happy feelings spread and I send you best wishes and much love now and always.