A silly joke for today

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

Q: Why don’t bananas ever feel lonely?  A: Because they all hang out in bunches!

This joke and others can be found here. 

A cheer for all the Marathon runners!

 As the Boston Marathon was run today, I’m dedicating this post to all runners! Wherever you are reading this, I wish you every success in your running either physically or metaphorically towards your goals in life. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Three good things in my day

 In keeping with my efforts to find at least 3good things about each of my days, here are three good things that happened in my day today.

• I was able to spend time with my Mom which was really nice.
• I rested today, which was needed.
• I had a nice talk with a friend that I hadn’t spoken to in a while so it was lovely catching up with them.

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

On roses, thorns, sorrows and glades

“The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.” -Saadi

Wherever you are reading this, I hope that you have more gladness than sorrows in your life and if you enjoy flowers, that your life has many roses in it. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

What we are all born for

“We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.” -Benjamin Disraeli

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

Stick with love

“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

Where to start

“Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” -Francis of Assisi

Wherever you are reading this, I hope that you are able to do many great things in your life and that nothing seems impossible to you. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

A life spent making mistakes

“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” -George Bernard Shaw

Wherever you are reading this, I hope that you do a lot of things with your life and even If or when you make mistakes, you are able to see the lesson in the mistakes and grow from them. I wish you every success in life and I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Believe you can

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” - Theodore Roosevelt 

Wherever you are reading this, I hope that you always have faith in yourself and that you use that faith to accomplish great things in life. I wish you every success and I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

On the need for help

“All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people.” -Alexis Carrel

Wherever you are reading this, I hope that you are always able to receive advice or help when you are in need. I also hope that you’re able to give advice and help when people need you. As always, I wish you every success in life and I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Start where you are

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” -Arthur Ashe

Wherever you are reading this, I hope that you are able to do what you can to help other people and to enjoy life. I wish you every success and all that you do I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Celebrating Tom Lehrer

 The singer and comedian Tom Lehrer was born today in 1928 and so I’m sharing one of the songs he is famous for singing called “The Elements”. The song makes me smile so I’m sharing it in the hope it has the same effect on others. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. You can listen to the song here.

Focus on the present

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. -Buddha

Wherever you are reading this, I hope that you can focus on the present moment and find happiness in it. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Celebrating Billie Holiday

 The singer Billie Holiday was born today in 1915.  One of the songs she sang is called The Very Thought Of You. I like the recording of her singing this song because it sounds cheerful and it makes me think of the people that I love. I include it here in the hope that It has the same effect on other people. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. You can listen to the song here.

Resting before you get tired

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

Wherever you’re reading this, I hope you can take time to get some good rest today. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

On learning and living

 “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” -Mahatma Gandhi

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you Choose to never stop learning in your life. I wish you have a success in life and I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. Also, for those to celebrate Easter, I hope that you have a very happy Easter today!

Happy Saturday

 This is just a quick note to wish everyone a very happy Saturday and I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

The secret to happiness

 “The secret of happiness is something to do.” -
John Burroughs

Wherever you are reading this, I hope you are able to find many things to do throughout your life that help you you feel happy. I wish you every success in life and I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always.

Celebrating Marvin Gaye

 The singer, songwriter, musician and record producer Marvin Gaye was born today in 1939 and so, to celebrate this day, I’m sharing a song he’s famous for singing with Tammi Terrell called “You’re All I Need To Get By”. I like that song because it’s all about telling people you love them and how good it is to recognize that you have people that help you get by. Wherever you are reading this, I hope you have many people in your life that help you get by. I send everyone best wishes and much love now and always. You can listen to the song here. 

On kindness

“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” Lao Tzu

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