Three good things

 In keeping with finding at least 3 good things in each day, here are some things in my day today that were good.

• I learned the power of forgiving myself. I see that as a good thing because even though it's easy for me to acknowledge that I have ever so many faults, as long as I can forgive myself for these faults, learn from them and figure out solutions to my faults/problems, it helps me to eventually feel better.
  
• I was able to give people hugs today which was really comforting.
• I had a nice dinner of chili which was a nice thing to eat on a cold day.

Wherever you're reading this, I hope you can find the good things in each day. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Happiness in achievement

 "Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort"-Franklin D. Roosevelt

Wherever you are reading this, I hope that you can look back at all you've accomplished and how far you've come to get where you are in life and be proud of all the things you've done. I hope that you can find a lot of happiness in knowing that you've come this far and that there's always hope for the good things you can do. I send you best wishes and much love now and always.

Happy for no reason

 "The happiest people seem to be those who have no particular cause for being happy except that they are so." William Inge

I've found that one of the things that helps me sometimes is to decide to feel happy, even if there's not a tangible reason for being happy. Doing so helped me in times when I needed something to hold onto. In the spirit of this quote, wherever you are reading this, that you  have times where you can feel happy for the sake of being happy.  I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Used to loving

 "We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving"-Friedrich Nietzhe 

I really like the idea of love being something that's a natural state of being that people are used to. When things are difficult and I feel a bit down and as though very little is going well,  it's comforting to know that there is always love and people that are caring. I'm glad loving is something that will always exist so that everyone can be accustomed to love and being loved. In spirit of spreading that love more, I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Fridays and puppies

As I like Fridays and puppies, I was delighted to find a video that celebrates Fridays and puppies at once. I wish everyone a happy Friday and I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

Happy Thursday

 I'm just writing to wish a happy Thursday to everyone with best wishes and much love now and always.

A happy thought for today

 I was just thinking today about how helpful it is to have a nice/happy thought to focus on in times of need. Today my happy thought was that I can listen to an audiobook after work. It's just really nice to have something to look forward to. Wherever you're reading this, I hope you can focus on things that make you happy and that the thoughts of those things help you in times of need. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

spreading the light

 "There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."-Eedith Wharton

Wherever you go, I hope you decide to spread the light that is in you, whether you are someone bringing the light or reflecting  spreading the light from others. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

A great cure

"Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives."-Louise L. Hay

In the spirit of this quote, I hope you can find many things to love about yourself and that you can see all the good things in you and the all good things that you can do. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Happy Chinese New Year

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

Just some funny music

 The British comedian and singer, Benny Hill was born today in 1924. When I think of Benny Hill, I think about this piece of music that was used in the Benny Hill show. For whatever reason, this music always makes me laugh so I thought I'd share it here. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

Happy Friday

 Happy Friday from me, all the Minions and the penguins!! I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

There's always a need for more I love yous

"There are never enough I Love You's." -Lenny Bruce

 I say I love you as much as I can to people I care about because I figure I'll never know when someone really needs to hear they are loved. In that spirit, I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Have the life that's waiting for you

"We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us."- E. M. Forster

 I've found that most of the time if I make plans they always turn out rather differently. I think that's the fun in life, really not knowing where things may lead. Anyway, if you're reading this, I hope many unexpectedly good things happen in your life. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

 

Remembering Betty White

 The actress Betty White was born today in 1922. I've always thought Betty White was really funny and watching her perform comedy routines cheered me up in times of need. I saw this video of her being interviewed by various people and the video made me laugh so I thought I'd share it here. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

Having a voice

 Today I spoke on a panel with members of the Disability Commission that I'm part of and we all talked about our work on the Commission and our experiences having disabilities. I don't usually like public speaking but the issues we were discussing were really important to me so it made public speaking less intimidating. Having that experience made me think about how important it is to have a voice and use it to do good.  If you're reading this and you have something you'd like to support, I hope you speak out about it. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

Taking the first step

 "Faith is  taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."-Martin Luther King Jr.

If you're reading this and you want to start do something good, especially if it would help other people, I hope that you take the first step, even if you don't know where it might take you. I wish you the best of luck, every happiness and much love now and always.

Into each life...

 "Into each life some rain must fall."-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

If we all have to have some difficulties in life, it's comforting to know that we can also have rainbows. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Rubber Duky Day!

 It's National Rubber Ducky Day and I celebrate this day because rubber duckies are fun and they make me feel happy. Wherever you're reading this, I hope that you have things in your life (even if it's not rubber duckies) that make you feel happy. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

A nice thing

I was feeling a bit down when I came home this afternoon and after I'd been in my apartment for a few minutes, my neighbor randomly came by to bring me a cupcake. It was so nice and it was just the thing I needed to feel better. It made me think of how little things make me happy. Wherever you're reading this, I hope you have little things in your life that make you feel happiest. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

The secret of success

"Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success."-Swami Sivananda

I've found that if I put a lot of focus and love into the things I do, I feel better when I'm doing those things. If there are activities or projects you're working on, I hope that you are able to put a little of your heart into the things you do, just because it feels good. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

My random things that make me happy

 I was thinking today about random things that I have that make me happy. Here are a few of them.

• Hot chocolate-my parents got me quite a lot of hot chocolate mix and it's just nice to know that when I want some it's there and I can drink it and feel good.
• A blanket shawl-I like it because when I put it on, it's like a big hug wrapped around me which is a really nice feeling. 
• Little minions in random places in my apartment-seeing them makes me smile.
• Access to lots of music-I like that I can always find some music to listen to because it does my soul good. 

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you have things around you that make you feel happiest. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

More good things in my day

 As a follow up to yesterday's post here are some good things that happened in my day.

• I wore my favorite earrings today, which I like because wearing them helps make me feel good.
• I made myself a nice dinner with a new recipe I hadn't tried before-it was open faced sandwhiches which was really nice.
• I'm going to bed early because rest is good.
  

I hope that wherever you're reading this, that you find the good things in each day. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Three good things that happened todayIn

 In keeping with my goal of finding the good things in each day,  here are 3 good things that happened in my day.

• I was able to bake cookies and give them to my friends.
• I had a lovely dinner with a very good friend.
• I was able to watch the start of a new season of a TV show I enjoy.

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you have many things in your day that make you feel best. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

Happy day

I saw this musical once where they had a song about how people have once-a year-day where they do wild fun things. Today is sort of that day for me because except instead of doing wild crazy things, I'm going to rest because resting can be wild. Wherever you're reading this, I hope that you have days where you can do things that make you feel best. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

Happy Friday

 To all who read this, I hope you had a very nice Friday and I send you best wishes and much love now and always.

Happiness Is....

"Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony."-Thomas Merton

Wherever you're reading this, I hope you have much balance, rhythm, order harmony, and consequently much happiness in your life. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

 

 

Odd trivia item

Apparently today is National Trivia Day and because I like random facts, here is a random fact that may come in useful sometime, did you know that your body glows? Every human body sends out a small amount of visible light which changes throughout the day. The  lowest level is at 10am and the body apparently sends out the most light at 4PM based on changes in metabolism. So wherever you go, I think it's nice to know that a light shines with you. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.   

Courage in unlikely places

 "Courage is found in unlikely places"-J.R.R. Tolkien

I found that courage is just a matter of deciding to do something needs to be done even though the task might be difficult. I hope that wherever you are, that if you're going through something difficult, that you always find the courage you need to keep going until your task is reached. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Genius ideas

"Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together."- Georg C. Lichtenberg

To all who read this, may all your genius ideas (especially those ideas that can help other people live better)  come quickly and very close together!

Best wishes for this New Year

 Wherever you are reading things, I hope this new year brings you much love, happiness and rest. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.