When in doubt, dance

I’m a big fan of dancing. Even if I sometimes am reluctant to dance, I find I always feel better when I dance. With this in mind, I had to share this video just because it has dancing and minions together! I wish everyone a very happy Saturday.

Happy Friday

I hope that wherever you are reading this, that you had a happy Friday and I wish you a lovely Saturday to come.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I wish a very happy Thanksgiving from me and my Minions to everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving today!

Love and a little chocolate

"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt. Charles M Schultz

I hope that wherever you are reading this that you life has a lot of love and if not chocolate, then some sweetness in general as well.  I send everyone best wishes now and always.

Some meals are best shared

I saw this news story about two men who invited an elderly lady who they saw eating alone to join them at their table instead. The woman had gone out to dinner to celebrate what would have been her 60th wedding anniversary had her husband still been alive. I liked the story because in the simple act of inviting her to eat with them, these men were able to help the woman know she wasn’t alone and that people cared. To read more about the story, follow this link: https://themindunleashed.com/2019/04/young-men-invite-widow-eat.html?fbclid=IwAR3sErsI_Q6Tu7grrKCyLw_7rHAaPIpI1jUy8rIcMr5qRVr_9aCKsOD99YA

To all who read this, I send you much love and best wishes now and always.

Happy Sunday

I wish everyone a very happy Sunday and an even better Monday to come. I send everyone best wishes now and always.

A fun song for a Saturday

I heard this song today called  Oh-La-Di, Ob La Da" by the Beatles and thought it was really cheerful and made me feel good inside. Anyway,   I wish everyone the happiest of days.

Where there is love

"Where there is love there is life."-Mahatma Ghandi

To me, love brings life because love helps make everything grow and improve. I think that the nice thing about love is that it is lasting and helps make the world better. In that spirit, I send much love and best wishes to everyone who reads this.

Going home

I'm happy because tomorrow I'm going back home to Michigan. It's funny that even though I do feel like I have a home base near Boston, I still see Michigan as home. Somehow, wherever my family is will really be home to me. Wherever you consider to be home, I hope you are surrounded by many people who love you.

Choose your joy

"We choose our joys and our sorrows long before we experience them."-Khalil Gibran

To whoever reads this I hope that you can choose to experience joy more frequently than sorrow. I wish you every happiness and much love always.

A video with otters!

I found a video that's got lots of otters because I wouldn't have it any otter way! I wish everyone the all the best this Tuesday and a  happy Wednesday to come.

Use your voice!

"A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together." -Margaret Atwood


 I'm all for having a voice and using it to promote good things. If there's something good you want to support and your voice will help make that good thing happen, then I hope that you use your voice until the thing you want to happen becomes a reality. I'm rooting for you and I send you best wishes now and always!

A fun retreat

I just got back from a retreat in New Hampshire with the Epilepsy foundation of New England. Really glad I went to the event because it was fun to see my friends from the foundation and also because it’s nice to be able to be with people that have a shared experience of having epilepsy. Plus, Before this I had never been to North Conway, New Hampshire where we stayed. North Conway is a town close to Mt. Washington and there’s a conservatory there that monitors wind speed. It was fun to go to that Conservatory’s museum.  I always like learning about new things and history in general. For visiting this museum I didn’t know that that Mt. Washington was one of the windiest places on earth. The other thing I really liked being able to do was to have an early Thanksgiving dinner as a group. It was fun to prepare and eat it together. All in all, it was a really nice weekend and I’m glad I was able to be part of it. Anyway, I send everyone much love now and always.

A little vacation

I will not be posting for the next couple days because I’m going on a retreat for a people with epilepsy. I’m really excited because I will be visiting with friends and having fun! I’ll write all about it on Sunday. In the meantime, to everyone who reads this, I send you best wishes and much love always.

Share your courage

"Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others"- Robert Louis Stevenson

Although I don't know if I agree with the first part of this quote in that sometimes I think that if you're afraid sometimes it can help to talk about it. However I like the idea of sharing courage. If enough people share their courage and strength then in my mind, there's really no telling how many good things people can do for others. If there is something good you want to do,  I hope that you can feel you have the courage to do such things and to spread the courage you have, to influence others to create positive changes. I send you best wishes now and always.

The way to get things done

"The way to get things done is not to mind who gets credit for doing them." -Benjamin Jowett

I hope that if you're reading this and you want to do something that you do it regardless of whether you get credit for doing it. The way I see it,  as long as good things get done it doesn't really matter who does them. I send everyone best wishes now and always.

Armistice Day

As it's Armistice Day/Veterans Day I started thinking about World War I and how during one Christmas in 1914 soldiers stopped fighting and actually sang Christmas carols and got out of their trenches to greet each other. I realize that a few days after this they went right back to fighting each other but for that brief time these men treated each other as human beings. It makes me think of how despite our differences we can still be united and celebrate the good things we find in each other.  Anyway, I thank all veterans for their service.  To learn about the Christmas Armistice watch the video below.

My ageless inner chiled

"I'm happy to report that my inner child is still ageless." -James Broughton

I was reminded today that my inner child is still very much alive and well preserved when my friend gave me a toy minion which made me super happy.  Plus it was officially a Hawaiian minion because my friend found it in Hawaii and put a lei on it (after all, it's got to be officially Hawaiian if it has a lei on it Although I am fully aware that minions are cartoon character there's something about them that always makes me happy. I hope that wherever you are reading this, I hope that you will always find happiness in small things and that you never lose your inner child.      

Trust yourself

“Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do.”-Benjamin Spock

I’ve found that if you’re going to trust anyone in life, trust yourself.  I know that I for one don’t always do or say the smartest things but I do trust myself to get where I need to be. I figure if I can’t trust myself, how can I trust other people? I find that I have a lot of faith and trust in people. Even if people aren’t always trustworthy, I still trust in their potential for goodness.  That’s what keeps me believing in people. In that spirit, I send much love and best wishes.

When things get difficult

"When life puts you in a tough situation, don’t say 'Why me?', say 'Try me'." — Lisa Lieberman-Wang

I hope that if you're reading this and you're going through something difficult that you can know that you will get through it and come out stronger for the experience. I send you best wishes and much love always.

A chef's surprise

I saw this lovely clip of a young girl who wanted to meet the chef Gordon Ramsay. The young girl has been fighting cancer and what helped her cope with the treatment is watching Gordon Ramsay's cooking shows. I like seeing what helps people cope in times of crisis and difficulty. People really are resilient and they find so many ways of finding happiness even in the direst of circumstances. Anyway, I hope this young woman recovers so she can have dinner with Chef Ramsay. I send best wishes and much love to her and everyone.

Music that gives me more energy

The American composer John Phillip Sousa was born today in 1854 and he's known for his stirring marches. While I know these marches sound a bit militaristic, I somehow feel more energized when I listen to them. I especially like a piece he composed called "The Washington Post March". It makes me think of parades for people that do heroic things. There's just something about that music that cheers me when I hear it because well, it makes me want to stand up a cheer!   Anyway, wherever you're reading this, I hope you have many things in your life that cheer you.  I send you best wishes now and always.

Things that brightened my day

Today I was reminded of how important it is to do things can really brighten one's day. Today those things included:

• Taking time to go for a walk with one of my friends who is also my coworker.
• Singing in the community choir I'm part of. 
• Volunteering for a candidate running for mayor of the city where I live. I was so pleased to find out later that he won the election. 

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you can always find things that brighten your day. I send you best wishes now and always. 

The only courage that matters

"The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next." -Mignon McLaughlin

It can take a lot to get from one moment to the next but it's nice to know that it's possible to get to the next moment and that next moment might lead to something better and that's what keeps me hopeful. I send everyone best wishes now and always.

Just a bit of sweetness for a Sunday

Cats can be pretty funny and very sweet so I thought I'd share a video that shows how cats have both these qualities. Plus, the video made me feel good inside and I hope it has the same effect on others.
I send everyone best wishes now and always.

Turning back time

I always thought the idea of Daylight Savings Time and the fact that we turn back the clocks an hour in the winter (at least where I live). When I was younger I thought it was kind of cool that time could go back and as I got older I felt it was just nice to get an extra hour of sleep. My point is, if you live somewhere that uses Daylight Savings Time, don't forget to turn your clock back 1 hour tonight.

Words of wisdom to end your work week

"Don’t cry over spilled milk. By this time tomorrow, it’ll be free yogurt." -Stephen Colbert

I wish everyone a very happy Friday and an even better Saturday to come!