The Year of the ___. How Would You Name Your Year?
The Chinese have the idea. Name a year. BUT, they name the year before the year even starts. For example, I was born in the Year of the Dog; this year, 2016, is the Year of the Monkey. As I…
Pros and Cons of Living a Happy Life
Living a happy life is something most people think they want. BUT, do you really want to live a happy life? I mean, really? CONS There are a few problems with living a happy life. You have to smile. And,…
Ramblings About Happiness
“Turn off anything and everything that is going to cause a distraction.” That was more of a challenge today than actually writing. The ten minutes that I thought I could be free from distraction proved daunting, so now I sit…
What Makes You Happy? Challenge
How much of what you do daily makes you happy? Does the job/career you do every day make you happy? One of the things in 2015 that made me happy was the trip my husband and I took to St.…
What Causes You to Be Happy? Here are Some of the Things that Make Me Happy.
Years ago, when my children were small, I decided that neither I, nor my children, needed more stuff to sit around or get thrown out. It was then that I decided experience presents were better. My mother took up the…
Conversation Over Coffee
Although the temperature outside registers 60 degrees, the wind could blow you away this morning. How have you been? I missed out on our conversation these last two weeks. Two weeks? Really? If we were having coffee right now ……