Happy New Year’s Eve!

 I am just writing to wish everyone a very happy New Year’s Eve! I send best wishes and much love to everyone now and always.

Hugs

“They invented hugs to let people know you love them without saying anything.” -Bil Keane

In the spirit of this quote, I send many virtual hugs with best wishes and much love to everyone now and always.

Some fun music for a Thursday

 I was listening to Harry Belafonte's "Jump in the Line" today and because it made me feel like dancing I thought I'd share it here. I hope wherever you're reading this that you have many opportunities to dance in your life. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

Puppy and hedgehog

 I saw this video of a puppy and a hedgehog playing together and it made me smile so I felt I needed to share it here in the hope it has the same effect on others. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

Best wishes

 I’m just writing to wish everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Happy Kwanzaa

 I'm writing to wish a happy Kawanzaa to all who celebrate it. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Happy Christmas

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

To all who celebrate Christmas

 Wishing everyone who celebrates it a very happy Christmas from me and all the Minions!

Love has its own rainbow

"Let no one who loves be unhappy, even love unreturned has its rainbow."-James M. Barrie

 Wherever you're reading this, I hope that you can remember that love is never wasted, it always has a purpose and it can do so many good things. I hope you have people in life who show love to you and who you love. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Favorite Christmas music

 As it's almost Christmas, I thought I'd share some Christmas music that I like best. It's a song called O Tanenbaum and I like a version of it that's jazzy and fun. Plus, it reminds me of home somehow. Anyway, wherever you're reading this, I hope you have music in your life that makes you feel happy!

Something to remember

"Every gift which is given, even though it be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection."- Pindar

 I like this quote because I figure that as long as something is given with love, it's the nicest thing to give. In that spirit,  I send best wishes and much love to everyone now and always. 

Sending love

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

A sweet video for a Monday

 I saw this really sweet video and I had to share it here to send best wishes, much love and laughter to everyone now and always.

Happy Hanukkah

 This post is just to wish a very Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate this holiday. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Some soothing music for a Saturday

 The composer and musician Ludwig van Beethoven was baptized today in 1770. When I think of Beethoven, I think of this piece of music he composed called Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 Adagio Un Poco Mosso. I like this piece because it makes me feel at peace when I hear it.  I post it here in the hope it can bring some peace to others. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Three more good things

As I'm continuing to work to find good things in each day, here are some good things that happened in my day today.

 

• I was able to having a singing lesson which was really fun.
• I made myself a nice dinner which was really good.
• I accomplished everything I set out to accomplish today
   

Wherever you're reading this, I hope you had many good things happen in your day. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and best wishes now and always.

Happy International Tea Day

 I was rather delighted to find out that it is International Tea Day. Since my Mum is British, there is always tea in my family's house. It's basically the cure for all ills, disasters and it also makes me feel happy. Recently I've developed a liking for chamomile tea as it helps me feel calm. Wherever you're reading this, even if you don't like tea, I hope that you have many things in your life that make you feel calm, safe and happy. I send everyone best wishes  and much love now and always.

Three good things for today

 In keeping with my efforts to find at least 3 good things in my day, here are some things that happened in my day that were good.

• I accomplished everything I set out to accomplish.
• I was able to do some research on an interesting topic, which is something I enjoy doing.
• I was able to have a zoom chat with a friend and it was lovely to see and talk with them.
  

Wherever you're reading this, I hope that you experienced many good things today. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Home

 "Home is the nicest word there is." -Laura Ingalls Wilder

I find I feel safest and most at peace when I'm home. I'm grateful that I've always had a physical place to call home but I do feel that I feel at home when I'm with people I care about. Wherever you're reading this, I hope you're with people that make you feel at home and/or that you are in a physical home. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Young at heart

 The singer Frank Sinatra was born today in 1915 and this makes me think of a song he sang called Young at Heart. I've always liked that song because it reminds that good happenings are always possible.  So I post this song here to encourage people to stay young at heart and enjoy life to the fullest. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

There's a place for us

 It's the actress and singer Rita Moreno's birthday and this got me thinking about a song she performed called "Somewhere". I like the version of this song below because it's sung in English and Spanish and it's all about how there's always a place for people to be accepted and loved. I also like the song because it's pretty and it makes me feel good to hear it. So I post it here to send best wishes and much love to everyone, now and always.

Just some fun dancing

I saw this video of a little kid dancing with a dog and I had to share it here because it made me feel good inside. Wherever you're reading this, I hope you can find many reasons to laugh each day. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

 

Happy National Llama Day!

 Apparently it's National Llama day!! I'm excited about this because llamas make me smile. I found this video of llamas dancing that made me feel good so I thought I'd share it here. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

Two choices

 "You always have 2 choices: your commitment versus your fear."-Sammy Davis Jr.

I rather like this quote because although I've been afraid of many things,  but if there was something I really wanted to do and I felt really firm about doing it, I found I didn't have time to feel afraid because there was something I needed to do and it just had to get done. If there's something good you want to do, especially if it helps other people, I hope you do it and not stop until it's done.  I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

A sweet video for a Wednesday

 I saw this really sweet video with a dog showing its love for a baby. It made me smile so I had to share it here. I hope it has the same effect on others. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

Sunshine in a song

 I heard the song "Sunshine by OneRepublic and I felt I had to share it here because it's happy and it encourages things like smiling and dancing, two things that happen to make my soul feel good. Anyway, I hope each day brings you many reasons to smile. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

Why I say I love you

 

Someone asked me why I so often tell people I love them as saying it so much might make it seem as if I'm being insincere. I so frequently tell people I love them, and I mean it very much when I say it, because I never know how much a person might need to hear someone loves them. I've heard too many stories of people who have felt so much despair because they don't feel loved and each time I hear about that, I just feel it's the most awful thing. I've resolved to tell people I loved them so they might feel that love in a time of great need. I wish telling someone you love them would be something that's even more widely said and felt. All we have in this life is each other. To me, it just seems/feels better to love people and tell them so.

A simple smile

 "We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do."- Mother Teresa

I do find that I feel better when I smile. I hope that wherever you're reading this, that you have many reasons to smile each day. I send best wishes, much love and many smiles now and always. 

A lovely concert

I just got back from singing in a concert with Polymnia Choral Society in Melrose, MA. I really enjoyed it because I love singing and it's so nice to sing with a group of really great people. One of my favorite songs we sang was called Lead Kindly Light arranged by Dan Forrest. I like it because it's really pretty and it makes me feel good to sing it. Below is a recording of a choir singing the song. I couldn't post a recording of Polymnia because it's not released yet. I'm still sharing a recording of the song here because I feel that beautiful music is best shared. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

 

 

Happy Friday!

 This post is to wish everyone a happy Friday from me and all my Minions!!!

Funny quote for the day

"As far as I'm concerned, 'whom' is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler." -Calvin Trillin

This quote made me laugh today so I thought I'd better share it here. Even if you might not sound like a butler, always stay articulate! I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.