The secret of happiness

“The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.” -William Morris

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you find things or people in each day that interest you and/or help you learn new things. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

A sweet video for today

 I saw this video and it made me smile because it’s lovely to see kids so happy. It really made my heart feel good so I’m sharing it here in the hope it has the same effect on others. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Funny video for today

 I saw this video and because it made me chuckle, I’m sharing it here in the hope it has the same effect on others. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Live in the now

“With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you are able to enjoy and see the good things in each day and that you live life to the fullest. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Happy Sunday

 I wish everyone a very happy Sunday and I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always

Make each day a masterpiece

 “Make each day your masterpiece.” - John Wooden

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you live each day to the fullest. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Happy Friday everyone!

 This is just another quick message to wish everyone a very happy Friday from me and all my Minions!

 

How to succeed in life

 “You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.” -Vernon Howard

Wherever you are reading this, I wish you every success in life. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Be who you are

 “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.” -Bernard M. Baruch

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you have the courage to always be your authentic self. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Funny video for today

 I saw this video of a dog refusing to go home and because it made me laugh, I’m sharing it here in the hope it has the same effect on others. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

The power of ideas

 “No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.”-Robin Williams

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you are able to use the ideas you have to do good things for others and for yourself. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Celebrating Santana

It’s the musician Santana’s birthday today and to celebrate this, I am posting a video of him performing the song “Smooth” with Rob Thomas. The song makes me feel like dancing and I hope it has the same effect on others. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

I wish everyone joy

 I heard this song today and it made me smile, so I'm sharing it here in the hope it has the same effect on other people. Wherever you are reading this, I wish you much joy, love, and peace in your life. now and always. 

 

 

Dreamers who never give up

“A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.” -Nelson Mandela

 Wherever you are reading this, I hope that you have many dreams and that you never give up on them. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.  

Patience

“Patience is the companion of wisdom.”-Saint Augustine

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you have a lot of patience for the unexpected good things that can happen in your life. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Celebrating Will Ferrell

 It’s the comedian, actor, and singer Will Ferrell’s birthday today and to celebrate that, I’m sharing this video of a skit he filmed with a little girl pretending to be his landlady. The video really made me laugh and I hope it has the same effect on others. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Somewhere out there

 It’s the singer Linda Ronstadt’s birthday today and this made me think of one of the song she sang with James Ingram called “Somewhere Out There”. I like the song’s message that people we love are always with us in our hearts. Wherever you’re reading this, I hope you have many people near you who love you. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

The Big Rock Candy Mountain

 The singer, composer, and songwriter, Woody Guthrie was born today in 1912. One of the songs he’s famous for is called The Big Rock Candy Mountain. I’m sharing the song here because somehow it helps me feel at peace and I hope it has the same effect on others. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

A really sweet video for today

 I saw this really sweet video today that shows how much love a dog can have for a baby. As the video made me smile, I post it here in the hope it has the same effect on others. I send everyone beast wishes and much love now and always.

Fun bird watching

 I went on my first bird watching tour today in Malden, Massachusetts. It was really fun for me to do that because  being out in nature and to just focusing on listening and seeing birds helped me feel at peace. One of my favorite birds I saw was a morning dove, which reminded me of I used to hear them a lot by my house when I was growing up.  Plus, the people on the tour with me were really nice and a lot of fun to be with. I'm glad I went with a group because fun events are even more enjoyable when they're shared with others. Wherever you are reading this, I hope you have many activities in your life that help you feel happy and at peace. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

Happy Friday

 This is just a quick message to wish a very happy Friday to everyone for me and all my minions! I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

A peaceful place to be

“He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you have a place or people around you that help you feel at peace. I wish you every happiness and success. I also (as always) send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

A little history about Rock Around the Clock

 Today in 1955, the song Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets topped the music Billboard chart as one of the best selling singles ever. In celebration of this, I'm sharing the song here. It makes me feel happy when I hear it and I hope it has the same effect on others. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

 

 

On deep love

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” -Lao Tzu

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you are loved deeply by someone and that you choose to love people deeply in return. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Celebrating Ringo Starr

 It’s Ringo Starr’s birthday and to celebrate this, I’m sharing a song he’s famous for performing with The Beatles called “With a Little Help From My Friends”.  Wherever you are reading this, I hope you have friends that help you get by. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

On generous actions

“The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.” -Francesco Guicciardini

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you take many opportunities to be generous, even if your generosity isn’t always visible. I’ve always found that generosity does have many ways of coming back to you, at the very least as a sense of satisfaction. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

On Courage

“Courage is knowing what not to fear.”  -Plato

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you have the courage not to fear things or situations but rather learn from them. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

A lovely Day

 The singer and songwriter Bill Withers was born today in 1938 and in celebration of his birth, I’m sharing this song he sang called Lovely Day. Wherever you are reading this, I hope you have a lovely day. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Love abundantly

“To love abundantly is to live abundantly, and to love forever is to live forever.” -Henry Drummon

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you choose to love abundantly and that you receive a lot of love in your life. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

A fun song for today

 I heard this song today and because it made me smile I’m sharing it here in the hope it has the same effect on others. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.