When I hear the phrase Healthy and Happy it reminds me of when families are expecting a baby and they say, “I don’t care what sex it is as long as it’s healthy.” But when it comes to Christmas celebrations we forget those basic things, we forget the reasons we’re celebrating, we forget that there are certain core things that can create a happy Christmas.
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reduce stress by shaping expectations
Posted in Christmas, Happiness, Mindset, Planning, tagged enjoy my holidays, happy Christmas, holiday expectations on December 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A Free Choice
Posted in Inspiration, Mindset, Personal Growth, tagged change, choices, choose, goals, inspiration, self-care, wisdom on August 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Perhaps I should have published this a few days ago when the holiday of the day was Bad Poetry Day. Unfortunately it didn’t occur to me then. But it’s here now so I’m sharing it with you.
I never claimed to be a poet. In fact, I never write poetry. This just came to me and I had to share it. I take responsibility for releasing it out into the world but I am making the disclaimer that I do not consider it to be poetry or a work of art. I do however deeply believe in the message it proclaims. I also believe that understanding this and using it to your advantage is one of the keys to great happiness in your holidays and every day.
I invite you to read, enjoy, chuckle and then take matters into your own hands.
Creating Happy Celebrations
Posted in Celebrate, Inspiration, Mindset, Planning, tagged change, holiday, love my holiday, mindset, planning on August 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Seth Godin had a great post with one simple point … each new thing is usually a step in a journey. (Read the post here.) When you are redesigning a holiday, doing things differently, learning new skills and all those other things that go into creating a wonderful life you absolutely love, remember that any [...]
A Great Life in Spite of Lousy Weather
Posted in Change it!, Mindset, tagged attitude, choices, choose, happiness, happy, mindset, perspective on August 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My daughter hit the nail on the head a few weeks ago. We got in the truck to go somewhere and it was hot from sitting in the sun. She started to complain then looked at me and said, “And in a few months we’ll be complaining because we’re cold. Maybe I should enjoy the heat now.” Bingo! That’s it! One simple way to be happier is to choose to enjoy things even if you need to shift your mindset or your circumstances a bit to do it.
Present time! Present Time! Open the present and see what’s inside!
Posted in Gifts, Mindset, tagged birthday gift, Christmas present, gifts, giving, handmade gift, homemade gift, perspective, present, respect, self-care, wisdom on July 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What do you do when you receive a gift? Do you say, “Oh, you shouldn’t have” or “Don’t waste your money on me”? Do you set it aside to open later? Or do you allow yourself to experience the real joy of receiving a gift?
Are You Making an _ _ _ Out of Yourself?
Posted in Change it!, Mindset, tagged celebrations, choices, choose, communication, family, holiday, perspective on July 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The other day I experienced one of those blinding-flash-of-the-obvious moments. It had been really hot and humid so we had been running the air conditioning for several days. Then, in the early afternoon, I went out to run some errands…and it was gorgeous! It was 76 degrees and sunny with a nice breeze. And here we had spent the morning inside the house, complaining that it was kind of warm in there, when we could have opened the windows and enjoyed the wonderful weather.
Not that red, this red!
Posted in Inspiration, Mindset, tagged celebration, choices, choose, goals, holiday, inspiration, love my holiday, planning, wisdom on June 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As I was cleaning out my sideboard this weekend I noticed that my candle collection had candles in two different shades of red. One was a bright and cheery Christmas red and the other was a little deeper and more of a mulberry. Both are red. Both are pillar candles. And yet, that slight nuance, that minor difference changes everything.
A cold, wet, wonderful way to build a memory
Posted in Mindset, Relationships, tagged choices, family fun, fun, goals, kids, memories, perspective, relationships on May 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I ran my first 5k race. My daughter had signed up for Girls on Track which is a program for middle school girls (Girls on the Run is the elementary school version) that is designed to get them running while building self-esteem and hopefully begin a love of activity.
The girls have been training and doing other fun activities and it all culminated in a 5k run. We were supposed to arrive at the race by 5:00 with opening ceremonies at 6:00 and the race starting at 6:30. The only problem was that it was about 45 degrees and raining.
Four-leaf clovers are everywhere, if you know how to look for luck
Posted in Inspiration, Mindset, tagged choices, perspective, wisdom on May 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
After my run the other day I stopped to stretch. I was leaning over, looking at the ground and saw a four-leaf clover! I was so excited that I leaned right over to pick it and discovered something – it was really 2 three-leaf clovers. One was sitting over the other allowing one leaf from the bottom clover to peek through.
Four dollars worth of perspective
Posted in Mindset, Time management, tagged goals, love my holiday, perspective, planning, stress-relief, time management, traditions on May 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I was looking at gas prices today and noticed myself getting excited about gas being $4.00/gallon. I never would have expected to have that feeling and it was actually a little shocking. But it was a great reminder that “it’s all about expectations”. After seeing gas at $4.50, and expecting it to go up from there during the summer, suddenly $4 sounds pretty good.
