Summertime!

The singer Billie Holiday was born today in 1915 and she sang a lovely song called "Summertime" which I've always liked. Plus, it reminds me that summer is almost here and even if summer is really hot, it's still my favorite season because it has the most sun! So here's to summer that's coming and to beautiful music! Happy Friday everyone!

Love is the best gift...

"Love means to commit yourself without guarantee." Anne Campbell
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Love has always seemed like the best of gifts and to me, gifts are things that are given without expectation of getting something in return. I like showing love to others in my words and actions just because it feels really good. Although  it does feel great if that love is returned, just seeing people happy and knowing that I might of played a role in creating that happiness, is the best feeling ever! So I send love to everyone!

Love has no limits!

"Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold." Zelda Fitzgerald
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I'm really glad no one has measured how much people can love. Clearly love has no limits and for me that's one of the best things about it! I send love to everyone!

A smile for everyone!

"If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love."- Maya Angelou
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As the poetess/author Maya Angelou was born today in 1928, and her honor, I'm sending a smile out to everyone who reads this with much love to all! Happy Tuesday everyone!

Once a year a day

I was thinking today about how nice really good days are, days when things just seem to go really well and people seem happiest. I love those types of days. Thinking of those days makes me think of this song Once A Year A Day" which is all about doing things that make one feel happiest, no matter how outlandish or silly doing those things might seem on any other day. I hope that everyone has many good days, more than just once a year, just because good days are lovely things to have!

Fairy Tales

The author Hans Christian Andersen was born today in 1805.  He of course, is famous for writing fairy tales.  I've always felt glad that fairy tales exist, if only because I like the fact that they help children dream. While I know it's not always good to dwell on dreams, it's nice to be able to imagine things. When I was very young, fairy tales really made me believe that anything is possible. Today, although I think possibility have some limits, the idea that I can make dreams realities is still really comforting.  I hope fairy tales continue to be told to children for a long time to come to hopefully show them that so much is possible and it's good to dream! PS: my favorite story that was written by Andersen is The Ugly Duckling. I saw this wonderful musical about his life when I was a child and in it, there's a lovely song called the Ugly Duckling that I still love. I hope others enjoy it as well. I wish everyone a happy Sunday!

Random thoughts for a snowy day....

So this was my thought process about going to the gym today: I should go to the gym today.....but it's cold! I should go to the gym today because then I'll feel virtuous afterwards....but it's cold AND snowing like mad! I should go to the gym today....but my apartment/bed is soo warm.....I could go to the gym tomorrow....after all, when it snows and is cold out, it's best to always put off til tomorrow the virtuous things you meant to do today!

To whoever reads this, I hope you are someplace warm and safe and happy!