HAPPY HOLY DAYS!

Christmas is almost here!  Who knew!  Tomorrow to be exact.  And while I have no clue how this happens, it seems every year it sneaks right up on a host of us. And I know a lot of folks have a really tough time around the holidays.  Many, many people spend the...

HOW TO SHOW YOUR LOVE

I had the best visit with good friends Charlotte and Sara yesterday!  We always have a great time.  We break bread together, have an adult beverage or two, but mainly sit and visit and laugh. And it got me to thinking that’s my favorite way of showing (and receiving)...

THINGS GO WRONG. GET OVER IT 4 Failsafe ways to do it

Don’tcha just hate when things go wrong.  No question mark needed on the end of that sentence!  Because we all hate when it happens. And whether you had a career setback, a romance foiled, a friendship gotten prickly, the car won’t start or the carpet came up, most...

THE ART OF FORGIVING ME 3 Basic Steps

Isn’t this just the toughest part?  It is for me, anyhow.  I can forgive (ultimately, although some take longer than others) folks way easier than I can find that for myself.  I truly do ascribe to the theory that holding a grudge is like drinking poison and hoping...

Think Positive Just For Today

So all those statistics listed before about how optimism does work to enhance our lives weigh solid on my mind. What it mainly does is pierce my excuses with Hunger-Games’ like arrows.  Because not only do I know that when I’m being negative I’m attracting more crap,...

3 INDICATORS OF HAPPINESS IN THE MAKING

Life is so full of insanity.  As my mamaw used to say, “Ain’t it though.”  She believed in tornadoes and storm cellars, staying clear of cattle with horns.  Life on a farm in west Texas!  But I digress. Especially, though, insanity seems to reign during this time of...