Happy Despicable Halloween

 Happy Despicable Halloween to all who celebrate Halloween!! I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

 

Funny dogs

As this video made me smile today, I'm sharing it here. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Joke for the day

 Just because I felt like a laugh today,  and this joke succeeded in making me laugh, I'm sharing it here. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

What is a ghost's favorite day of the week? Fright-day! This joke and others can be found here: https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/holidays-celebrations/a36741274/halloween-jokes/

A song for a Saturday night

 For whatever reason, jazz music always makes me think of Saturday nights and so, as it's now Saturday night where I am, I'm sharing this jazzy song because it made me happy. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

Funny Halloween joke

As this joke made me laugh today, I'm sharing it here. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

 

 Why do witches wear name tags? To tell which witch is which.

Everybody needs a best friend

 It's the singer, actor, animator, comedian and filmmaker Seth McFarlane was born today in 1973. In celebration of his birthday, I thought I'd share a song that he composed and sang because the song makes me happy and I hope it has the same effect on others. I send best wishes sand much love to everyone now and always.

Sending love

This is just a note to send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Just some beautiful music

 I was listening to this piece of music today and because it helped me feel happy I feel like sharing it here. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.  You can listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G4NKzmfC-Q

A sweet song for a Monday

 I heard this song today and it made me feel calm so I'm sharing it here. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

Keep the stillness

"In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you."-Deepak Chopra

 Wherever you are reading this, I hope that, if you're facing a time of trouble that you always find peace inside of yourself and that that sense of peace helps you through whatever comes. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

Silly Halloween joke for the day

I'm posting this joke here because it made me laugh and laughter is always something that cheers me up. 

Why does a witch ride a broomstick? So she can make a clean getaway!

 

You can find this joke and others here: https://www.countryliving.com/entertaining/a32963261/halloween-jokes/

Sending best wishes

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

Just a bit of laughter

 I saw this video today and because it made me smile,  I'm sharing it here. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Success

"Success isn't measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace."-Mike Ditka

 I hope that wherever you are reading this, that you can find peace within yourself and that it helps you to thrive. I wish everyone every success, much love, and best wishes now and always.

Joke for the day

 Just because it made me laugh, I'm posting this joke here to send best wishes and much love now and always. 

Why did a scarecrow win a Nobel prize?
He was outstanding in his field!

This joke and others can be found here. https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/parenting/g28581033/best-jokes-for-kids/

In honor of Oscar Wilde

 "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken"-Oscar Wilde

The author Oscar Wilde was born today in 1854 and in honor of his birthday I felt like sharing the quote above. I hope you always stay true to yourself and love yourself for who you are. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Resting before you get tired

 "Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired."-Jules Renard

Although laziness is often frowned upon, I do think a bit of resting in preparation for being more active is sometimes called for. Anyway, wherever you're reading this, I hope you are able to rest and feel refreshed before you have to do something difficult. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

International African Penguin Awareness Day

 Today is International African Penguin Awareness Day, which is meant to raise awareness of the importance of preserving African penguins and ensuring their population grows and flourishes. In celebration of this day, I am sharing the clip below about how these penguins commute. Yes, apparently rush hour traffic impacts penguins too. Anyway, I like the clip below because penguins make me happy! I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Silly joke for today

 This joke made me laugh today so I'm sharing it her.

Q: What do you call a spider with 20 eyes?
A: A spiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiider.

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

This joke and others can be found here: https://www.rd.com/article/halloween-jokes/

Quick mood booster

 I saw this video today and it actually really helped me feel good so I felt the need to share it here. To all who read this, I hope there are many things in your life that help you feel good and relaxed. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

 

 

To err is human

"To err is human; to forgive, divine." -Alexander Pope

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you always realize that mistakes can be good things and that it's best to forgive yourself and others and remember how far you've come in life. People go through so many things and that idea gives me hope that if everyone goes through so much and can survive all those things, then I can do so as well. Plus, I find  that it's helpful to forgive myself for the mistakes I make-it's not always easy for me to do that, but it does help. I've also found that things do turn out ok even if that "ok" result isn't exactly the way I planned. Anyway, I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

The roundness of Friendship

 "The world is round so that friendship may encircle it."-Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

 Wherever you're reading this, I hope you have and/or make many friends. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

In honor of Indigenous People's Day

 It's Indigenous People's Day in the US and as this day is meant to celebrate indigenous people and for supporting causes that impact the lives of indigenous people. In the spirit of this day, I am sharing some resources that support indigenous people and some resources about Indigenous People's Day generally.  As always, wherever you are  reading this, I send you and everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

Donate to the American Indian College Fund: College fund for Native American students. Learn more here.

This website has background on Native American history.

There is a restaurant in Rhode Island called Sky Fox Den Too that is run by a family of individuals from the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe. Learn more here.

Seeding Sovereignty is a community building organization that seeks to provide assistance to the Native American community through its different programs. Learn more here.

Donate to the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women. The organization advocates for social change to stop violence against Native American women and children. Learn more here. 

Having someone to count on

 It is this singer Bruno Mars's birthday today and this makes me think of a song he sang called "Count On Me". I hope that wherever you are reading this, I hope you always have people you can count on for love and support. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always . 

Some peaceful music for a Saturday

 It's the cellist Yo Yo Ma's birthday and in celebration of this day, I'm sharing this piece of music that he is famous for playing called  Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, Prélude by Bach. I like it because it makes me feel at peace. If you are reading this and it is your birthday as well, I wish you the happiest of birthdays. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Happy Friday!

This is to wish everyone a very Happy Friday from me and all my Minions! I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

Hope is making sense out of uncertainty

"Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out."- Vaclav Havel

Wherever you're reading this, my hope is that you always have hope and even if things don't turn out the way you planned, I hope that you can make sense of how things turn out. Often I've found that although things might not go the way I expect, the way things turn out somehow to work for the best. In any case, I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

The best thing in the world

 "Love is the best thing in the world and the thing that lives the longest."-Henry Van Dyke

In the spirit of this quote, I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always as love is the best thing there is.

Fragile

 It's the singer Sting's birthday today and in celebration of this day,  I'm sharing a video of Stevie Wonder singing the song "Fragile" with Sting. It's not necessarily a happy song but it is beautiful and I like it. Plus, it has a powerful message that we are all fragile and this performance was especially powerful because Stevie Wonder performed it with Sting. I post it here to send best wishes and much love to everyone now and alway.

Confidence

 It's the actress and singer Julie Andrews's birthday and I thought I'd celebrate this day by sharing a song she sang called I Have Confidence. I like the song because it's always good to have confidence. Anyway, wherever you're reading this I hope you have confidence in yourself and all that you do. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.