Viewing life as a glass half full or a glass half empty seems to be a limiting approach in my opinion. The options are left to nothing more than a positive or negative outlook when really there are other perspectives to consider. Instead of assigning negative connotation to a glass half empty, I choose to…
I don’t pay much attention to “pop-up holidays” as I call them, but I think this Thursday is one worth noting. Thursday is National Chocolate Day! Milk, dark, white they are all delicious if you ask me. Pop a cholate in your mouth and savor the sweetness. Forest Gump coined the sentiment, “Life is like…
“Mom are we rich?” was a question my brother and I occasionally asked our mother when we were little. She always offered the same answer, “We’re rich in LOVE!” In our innocence we took those words to the bank, well one of the words anyway. Rich to us meant money. If mom said we were…
I have learned not to begrudge my hardships, because of the insight they provide later. Each experience of life is preparing me for whatever is next. This idea is a reminder that no matter what comes my way, or how bad a situation is, there is ultimately a good reason. Recently this notion became abundantly…
The simple beauty of life is not so different from that of a kaleidoscope. With every turn of a kaleidoscope the pieces fall into place perfectly. The colors and shapes arrange themselves in beautiful combinations, unique to themselves. It is the beauty that always leaves the viewer wanting more. Life presents us with situations where…
After living together only a few months, my husband and I were still getting used to one another’s habits. We were learning what was worth mentioning as a bother, and what was better to simply let go of altogether. There weren’t many kinks to be worked out, but there was one reoccurring issue that I…