Day 6 of the Life Is Good Challenge

I’m on day  6 of the Life is Good Challenge! ( The challenge involves people talking pictures over the course of 10 days of things that make them feel happy.) So today I wore the hat in this picture as it brings me joy! As always I send much love and best wishes to all who read this.

Day 5 of the Life is Good Challenge

It's officially Day 5 of the Life is Good challenge that one of my friends challenged me to do! (Again this challenge involves posting a picture a day of 1 thing that makes me feel happy each day over the course of 10 days.) Today seeing these posters above my bed made me feel happy! They are pictures of places in England which reminds me of my family as my Mum is from the UK so it makes me happy! To all who read this I hope you are well and I send you much love always.

Day 4 of the Life is Good challenge

Today is day 4 of this challenge I've accepted of taking a picture each day for 10 days of something that makes me feel happiest.  So today I found that a nice cup of tea and reading a good book made me happy.  To all who read this, I hope that you're doing well and as always I wish you every happiness and much love always.

Day 3 of the Life is good challenge

I am still doing the Life is Good Challenge where you post pictures of something that made me happy each day for 10 days. I'm on day 3 now and today I was happy to receive some stamps from the postal service. I know it seems like a little thing but I think stamps are fun and they help connect me with people I can't be physically with right now so they are happy things. Plus, these stamps had flowers on them and flowers always make me happy. Anyway, I send much love and best wishes to all who read this.

A challenge

A friend of mine challenged me to, over the course of 10 days post 1 picture on Facebook of something that makes me feel happy each day. Then, on the first day of the challenge you need to challenge someone else to 10 pictures over 10 days of things that make them happy.  So I accepted the challenge and I'm so far on day 2 of the challenge. I've posed the pictures below as part of the challenge. Even if you don't have Facebook or the ability to post pictures, I hope you can find something to be happy about each day.  I send you best wishes and much love always

The only thing better than singing

"The only thing better than singing is more singing."-Ella Fitzgerald

I really like this quote because I love singing  (or listening to people singing) as it always helps me feel happier. In that spirit, I am posting the song below as it's by Ella Fitzgerald and it's pretty.  To all who read this I send you best wishes and much love always.

Don't rain on my parade

It's the singer Barbara Streisand's birthday and this makes me think of a song she's famous for singing called "Don't Rain on My Parade". In thinking of that song's theme it seems appropriate for this time because it reminds me not to let things get me down and find new ways to live life to the fullest extent possible. These thoughts help me feel better somehow. Plus, it's kind of fun searching for new ways to make life better. Anyway, to all who read this I send you much love and best wishes now and always.

Penguin hugs

Although we humans are strongly discouraged from hugging currently,  penguins don't have to follow such restrictions.  I thought this picture was really sweet so I had to share it here. Anyway, I send best wishes and much love to all who read this.

Photo from: https://www.timeout.com/melbourne/news/these-cute-fairy-penguins-were-snapped-hugging-in-st-kilda-042220?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&cid=%7Emelbourne%7Enatsoc%7Efacebook%7Eechobox&fbclid=IwAR0t00IoQX8ewhxQPVU6FV9n43nbTJuctOrLD-MHEoabU6O4TiNLV4argbg#Echobox=1587519426

Be like the turtle

"Try to be like the turtle-at ease in your own shell."-Bill Copeland

I've always rather liked turtles mostly because they can take their homes with them wherever they go. Plus, even if they are slow they always get where they need to go. There's also something nice about being comfortable in one's own skin. Although I can't carry my home wherever I go physically, I know that my family is always with me at heart and they are my home. With that in mind I'm always home. To all who read this, I hope you are safe and well. I send you best wishes and much love always.

When "I" is replaced by "we"

I saw this picture of a lovely sign that said when "When 'I' is replaced by "we" even "illness" becomes 'wellness'." It was taken by a nurse who worked at a hospital Boston and I'm posting it here as it reminds me of how together people can get through anything. I believe we will get through this difficult time and we'll come out stronger for doing so. I send everyone best wishes and much love always.

Impossible is difficulty

"It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow. -Robert H. Goddard

To me there's something funny about people saying things are impossible. Every time someone says that people find a way to prove them wrong. Anyway, my point is, good things shouldn't be impossible to accomplish. If there's something good that you want to do that could help other people I hope that you do it. I send you much love always.

To all healthcare workers

I'm writing to send best wishes to all healthcare workers. I saw this video that pretty much sums up all I have to say. Thank you for all you do. I send  you much love always. Keep fighting the good fight!

A Saturday wish

I hope that if you're reading this you were able to have relaxing Saturday and that you and your family are all well.  I send you best wishes and much love always.

Me when quarantine ends.....

I saw this video and it helped me plan an activity for when quarantine ends! To all who read this I send you best wishes and much love always.

A song that helped me feel brave

I felt like I needed to feel brave today and I heard this song called "Champion" which did actually help me fee brave. (Plus it's a song that's fun to dance to). I feel like there's a bit of a champion in all of us. I believe everyone is good at something and it's just a matter of finding the thing you're good at and pursuing it and using it to do something good. To all who read this, I believe in you and your potential and I encourage you to find reasons to dance and stay fabulous. I send you much love and best wishes always.

Something all storms have in common

"Every storm runs out of rain"-Maya Angelou

I like this quote because it's comforting to know that things pass and things can improve. These ideas are what I hold onto so I can stay hopeful. Wherever you are reading this I hope you are well and safe and that you keep hopeful. I send you best wishes and much love now and always.

7 things to make life better

I saw this post on Facebook and I thought I'd share it here because it made me feel happy

1-Wake up every morning and say "this is going to be the best day of my life" and it will be.
2-The moment you realize that you are responsible for every aspect of your life is when you're completely free.
3-You don't have to be in a relationship to be happy. You just have to understand yourself.
4-To love ourselves, simply be ourselves.
5-Life is in constant flux. Savor the moments we enjoy and know that those we don't will pass.
6-The self is always changing. What matters is how we create the self we wish to be every moment.
7-We only have so much time. It's ok-and crucial-to cut things that are unnecessary.

I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Being thankful

"I'm thankful for every moment"-Al Green

I like the idea of being thankful for every moment. Even if it's not the best moment I still figure it's an opportunity for growth. I live for the happier moments because they make life better. If you're reading this I hope your life has many good moments and that you can enjoy all of them.

I send you best wishes now and always.

Happy Easter

I wish a very Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates this holiday.  As always I also send much love and best wishes to everyone now and always.

Cherish happy moments

"Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age." -Booth Tarkington

Happy moments are nice because they can live forever in memory. Sometimes when I get sad I think of moments that were happy in my life and often doing that does help me feel better. I hope that wherever you are reading this you have many happy times you can think on when things are more difficult. I send you best wishes now and always.

A very happy birthday

Happy things about my birthday: My parents found a way to send me cake (it was a dark chocolate masterpiece! So good!)  My coworkers were somehow all convinced to sing happy birthday. It was so nice and lots of lovely phone calls and messages. The only downside was that I found out the next Minions movie isn't coming out till  next year (grr) and well there's that virus thingy too but really it's the Minions that count! Anyway, regardless of everything, I believe each birthday reinforces to me how much I love people and how much I'm loved in return. I feel truly blessed. I send love sand best wishes to everyone.

Some sunny day

Today I kept thinking about the song "We'll Meet Again" that was a song from World War II  and was sung by Vera Lynn (who is still alive by the way). I know this song is old but I was thinking about it today because it is so lovely and it reminds me to keep cheerful and look forward to meeting again. I said love to everyone.

Slightly amusing thought for the day

If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk? -Laurence J. Peter 

I kind of like quotes like this because it seems like it should be either a very deep thought or just plain nonsense. Anyway, I thought I'd share it here as it made me chuckle for whatever reason and I hope it has the same effect on others. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

Some Good News

I saw this YouTube video made by the actor John Krasinski and his wife, actress Emily Blunt that really made me smile. Apparently Emily and John have started broadcasting a show on YouTube called “Some Good News” or SGN for short. In the show, John and Emily report on stories that are happy from around the globe. The episode that I saw today featured a story about how John and Emily arranged  a surprise for a young girl in getting her tickets to see the Hamilton when quarantine ends. Also, as a further surprise, actors from the musical performed live over zoom chat for the young girl to enjoy. It really is lovely to see people made happy. If you would like to see the performance, watch the video below. I send everyone best wishes and much love always.

After this physical distancing thing ends.....

So because I love Minions and this clip from a Minions movie made me laugh, I had to share it here. This clip is what the first shopping trip might be like after social distancing ends. I send best wishes and much love to everyone now and always.

A source of strength

"Faith gives you an inner strength and a sense of balance and perspective in life."-Gregory Peck 

There's something nice about having faith in something whether it's a higher power and/or yourself. I've found a lot of comfort in having faith that no matter the circumstance, things do get better and that helps me to be hopeful. Wherever  you are reading this I hope that you have faith, especially in yourself and perhaps in a higher power. Whatever situation you're in, the idea that things will get better is one of the best things to have faith in. I send you best wishes and much love always.

Having a bad day?

I send everyone much love now and always.

A fountain of gladness

"A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles."-Washington Irving 

I'm all in favor of being kind if only because so many good things come of it and so many good things come from it and are spread by it. If there's something kind you want to do I hope you act upon that urge and do it. I send everyone best wishes and much love always.

 

Don't worry

"Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy." -Leo Buscaglia

 

It's easy to say don't worry but the fact that being joyful feels so good that it's worth not worrying.  Anyway, to everyone who reads this I hope that you can find things, however small,  that bring you a lot of joy in your daily life. I send you best wishes now and always.

Just sending best wishes to everyone

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you and your family are safe and well. I send you my very best wishes and much love now and always.