A little vacation

I will not be posting for the next couple days because I’m going on a retreat for a people with epilepsy. I’m really excited because I will be visiting with friends and having fun! I’ll write all about it on Sunday. In the meantime, to everyone who reads this, I send you best wishes and much love always.

Share your courage

"Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others"- Robert Louis Stevenson

Although I don't know if I agree with the first part of this quote in that sometimes I think that if you're afraid sometimes it can help to talk about it. However I like the idea of sharing courage. If enough people share their courage and strength then in my mind, there's really no telling how many good things people can do for others. If there is something good you want to do,  I hope that you can feel you have the courage to do such things and to spread the courage you have, to influence others to create positive changes. I send you best wishes now and always.

The way to get things done

"The way to get things done is not to mind who gets credit for doing them." -Benjamin Jowett

I hope that if you're reading this and you want to do something that you do it regardless of whether you get credit for doing it. The way I see it,  as long as good things get done it doesn't really matter who does them. I send everyone best wishes now and always.

Armistice Day

As it's Armistice Day/Veterans Day I started thinking about World War I and how during one Christmas in 1914 soldiers stopped fighting and actually sang Christmas carols and got out of their trenches to greet each other. I realize that a few days after this they went right back to fighting each other but for that brief time these men treated each other as human beings. It makes me think of how despite our differences we can still be united and celebrate the good things we find in each other.  Anyway, I thank all veterans for their service.  To learn about the Christmas Armistice watch the video below.

My ageless inner chiled

"I'm happy to report that my inner child is still ageless." -James Broughton

I was reminded today that my inner child is still very much alive and well preserved when my friend gave me a toy minion which made me super happy.  Plus it was officially a Hawaiian minion because my friend found it in Hawaii and put a lei on it (after all, it's got to be officially Hawaiian if it has a lei on it Although I am fully aware that minions are cartoon character there's something about them that always makes me happy. I hope that wherever you are reading this, I hope that you will always find happiness in small things and that you never lose your inner child.      

Trust yourself

“Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do.”-Benjamin Spock

I’ve found that if you’re going to trust anyone in life, trust yourself.  I know that I for one don’t always do or say the smartest things but I do trust myself to get where I need to be. I figure if I can’t trust myself, how can I trust other people? I find that I have a lot of faith and trust in people. Even if people aren’t always trustworthy, I still trust in their potential for goodness.  That’s what keeps me believing in people. In that spirit, I send much love and best wishes.

When things get difficult

"When life puts you in a tough situation, don’t say 'Why me?', say 'Try me'." — Lisa Lieberman-Wang

I hope that if you're reading this and you're going through something difficult that you can know that you will get through it and come out stronger for the experience. I send you best wishes and much love always.