Joy.
Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.
~ Marianne Williamson
Daily Thought.
Happiness is a place between too little and too much.
~ Finnish proverb
Snag this wallpaper from Real Simple.
Quote Of The Day.
~snagged from allposters.com
A Lesson In Life.
Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, if they be events, illnesses or relationships, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere.
If someone hurts you, betrays you , or breaks you heart, forgive them. For they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to who you open your heart to.
If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because they are teaching you to love and opening your heart and eyes to things you would have never seen or felt without them.
Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again.
Talk to people you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don’t believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you either.
You can make of your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it.
Appreciating Our Past.
It is easy to be negative about past mistakes and unhappiness. But it is much more healing to look at ourselves and our past in the light of experience, acceptance, and growth.
Our past is a series of lessons that advance us to higher levels of living and loving. The relationships we entered, stayed in, or ended taught us necessary lessons.
Some of us have emerged from the most painful circumstances with strong insights about who we are and what we want. Our mistakes? Necessary. Our frustrations, failures, and sometimes stumbling attempts at growth and progress? Necessary too. Each step of the way, we learned. We went through exactly the experiences we need to, to become who we are today. Each step of the way, we progressed. Is our past a mistake? No. The only mistake we can make is mistaking that for the truth.
Today, God, help me let go of negative thoughts I may be harboring about my past circumstances or relationships. I can accept, with gratitude, all that has brought me to today.
This is nice. Works for me. No, I’m not telling anything. 
Happy Easter.
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1 John 4:9-10
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Celebrate.
celebrate the temporary
don’t wait until tomorrow
live today
celebrate the simple things
enjoy the butterfly
embrace the snow
run with the ocean
delight in trees
or a single flower
go barefoot in the wet grass
don’t wait
until all the problems
are solved
or all the bills
are paid
you will wait forever
eternity will come and go
and you will
still be waiting
live in the now
with all the problems
and its agonies
with its joy
and its pain
your despair
your anger
it means you’re alive
look closer
breathe deeper
stand taller
stop grieving the past
there is joy and beauty
today
it is temporary
here now and gone
so celebrate it
while you can
celebrate the temporary.
A very nice reminder. Snagged off from mod*mom.
Welcome 2008!
“Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.” - Og Mandino
Just a quick note.
Enjoy your weekend.
~Frame from Meredith Fenwick’s Punk Rock Kit
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