Celebrating Itzhak Perlman

 It’s the violinist Itzhak Perlman’s birthday today and so  I’m sharing this clip of him playing a piece of music I think is beautiful and it makes me feel peaceful when I hear it. I post it here in the hope it helps others feel peaceful as well. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Hey Jude

 The song “Hey Jude” was released in 1968 and because of this (and because I like the song) I am sharing it here. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Wherever we love is home

“Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. 

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you are able to find people and/or places in your life where you feel most at home. 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 here in the hope it has the same effect on others. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Q: What goes up and down but doesn’t move?
A: Stairs!

This joke and others can be found here: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a41779929/corny-jokes/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mgu_ga_ghk_md_pmx_hybd_mix_us_19597983321&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19597985697&gbraid=0AAAAADA2MEoshnmFIu--L1GNVvVcB-tAc&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_L_FBhDmARIsAItqgt5koArNwRSssabRJpVjTOkISUqfpG0zxrVqolAPV81jwtYUw_JPdWYaAm1vEALw_wcB

3 good things about today

 In continuation of my efforts to find good things in each day, here are 3 good things that happened in my day today.

1- I was able to go to a lovely art museum with my family, which was really fun.

2- I had really nice dinner with my family and some friends.

3- I was able to rest today, which was really nice.

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you are able to find good things in each day. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

A silly video for today

 I saw this video 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.

A hope for today

 Wherever you are reading this, I hope this day brings you many reasons to feel happy. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Happy Sunday!

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

Keep hopeful

"I always entertain great hopes." -Robert Frost

 Wherever you are reading this, I hope you can always find reasons to stay hopeful. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.  

Who the future belongs to

 “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams," Eleanor  Roosevelt 

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you have many dreams and that you are able to work to make those dreams realities. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Funny dogs

 I saw this video of some funny dogs 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. 

 

A silly video for today

 I saw this video of a cat being both indecisive and sassy 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.

 

 

Three good things

 In keeping with my efforts to find 3 good things in each day. Here are three good things that happened in my day:

 1. I'm visiting family and it's lovely to be with them

2. I get to play with my parent's dog which is really fun.

3. The weather has been really nice and because my parents live in a fairly rural area it's really nice to be able to take a walk outside and enjoy nature.

 Wherever you are reading this, I hope you are able to find good things in each of your days and that  you enjoy your day. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

A silly and sweet video

 I saw this video 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 to everyone now and always.

Don’t wait

“Time goes on. So whatever you're going to do, do it. Do it now. Don't wait.” -Robert De Niro

Wherever you are reading this, if there’s a goal you are working towards, especially if it will help others, I hope you choose to act on it now. I wish you every success with your efforts. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

A tale of a whale’s protection of a scientist

 I saw this lovely story about how a whale saved a scientist from being attacked by a shark. I like the story because it’s an example of how animals and humans can protect and care about each other. Anyway, the video made me smile 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.

A whale plays fetch

Apparently there is at least one whale who enjoys rugby, or perhaps just playing go fetch. Anyway I saw this video of a beluga whale playing fetch with a rugby team who were on a boating trip. The video made me smile 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.

Happiness as a direction

“Happiness is a direction, not a place.” -Sydney J. Harris

Wherever you are reading this, I hope your life journey is directed by doing things that help you and others to feel happy. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Don’t worry be happy in ASL

 I saw this lovely video of a group of  American Sign Language instructors signing the song “Don’t Worry Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin Jr. As the video 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. 

Just for laughs

 This video of babies laughing made me smile today 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.

Everything you do makes a difference

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”-William James

Wherever you are reading this, know that things you do can make a big difference. If there’s something you want to do that can help others, I hope you pursue that goal and I wish you every success. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Happy Day

 This is just a quick message to send best wishes and much love to everyone now and always. I hope everyone has a very happy day today.

A really sweet video

 I saw this really sweet video and because it made me smile, I’m sharing it here in the hope it has the same effect on others. I send best wishes and much love to everyone (especially new parents!) now and always.

A nice hug

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

A video that made me smile

 This video made me smile today 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.

Celebrating Lucille Ball

 The actress, comedian, and studio executive, Lucille Ball was born today in 1911. To celebrate this day, I’m sharing a clip of some of her funniest moments from her show “I Love Lucy. The video made me laugh and 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.

Celebrating Thr Beatles and Yellow Submarine

Today in 19 The Beatles 1966 The Beatles released a song called “Yellow Submarine”. As that song helps 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.

Be the change you seek

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” -Barack Obama

 

Wherever you are reading this, if you want to make a positive change in your life, I hope you choose to work towards making that change. I wish everyone every success in life. As always, I also send best wishes and much love to everyone now and always.

Happy Sunday

 This is just a quick message to say Happy Sunday. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Happy things about today

 I had a lovely day today. As the weather was sunny,  my friends and I went to Salem Mass and we went to the Salem Witches Museum and then we had a nice lunch and walked around and it all made me think about how excursions, while fun by nature, are extra fun when they are experienced with friends! Wherever you're reading this, I hope you have many opportunities to go to fun places with friends. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. 

My wish for everyone

I wish everyone many happy days and I hope that wherever you are reading this, that you can find happy things in each day. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.