When I pay attention to what is working instead of what isn’t, I have a better chance of winnowing out the wheat from the chaff of seeing what’s important and what’s not in life. And in seeing that everything grows with love. A friend recently passed away after a battle with cancer. There were aView Post
This one is a big HIT for kids, but adults like it too. Have a variety of pre-sized paper available along with the instructions: The young guests (and adults too) will have a ball making and/or floating these boats in the bathtub or a collapsible, small kiddie pool. It’s also a great activity that encouragesView Post
Here are some simple ideas and crafts and projects that you can feel free to use at a Joyfestival or just for calm and joy and happiness in your own life! Hopefully they will lead to time spent in pure enJOYment: Crafting Bags of Gratitude I was once inspired by my friend, Lois, toView Post
It's the start of a new week and the clocks just shifted to spring us all forward in our lives. I'm sure a lot of us are thinking about the new week and all that we'd like to do and how we'd like to be and I'm no different. These are the times I work extra hard on Raising my Joy Quotient.
You Can be Right or You Can Be Happy Do you ever think about how, in certain situations, you could be right or you could be happy? Our own attitude and choice of how to feel is up to us, even if the other party is acting the way they are. It’s a conscious decisionView Post
I’m attracted to a positivity bias. In fact, I just read a book with that title! Often though, I find I don’t necessarily default with going to the best outlook on my first thought out of the gate. But then I hopefully remember I can choose differently and try to do so for thoughts thatView Post
Dealing with Life's Challenges or crummy stuff in a delightful way isn't easy. But it’s a great skill for navigating life with moxie and more happiness
Do you remember hearing about the controversial studies that show how plants that were told nice words and loving words grew better than those that were talked to harshly or negatively? Which do I choose more often: to speak kindly or harshly to myself? Do I try to look for the good in that whichView Post
This one is a big HIT for kids, but adults like it too. Have a variety of pre-sized paper available along with the instructions: The young guests (and adults too) will have a ball making and/or floating these boats in the bathtub or a collapsible, small kiddie pool. It’s also a great activity that encouragesView Post
Sometimes in life, we want friends, colleagues, and people we need to be accountable to in a variety of settings to be things they are not. We’d like parents (or whomever) to be “one-stop shops.” Often, we have a way of doing things that is different than the way others do things. Sometimes we can compromise,View Post
"Courage and faith can be revealed during those moments of stress when we can fall back on that place of “aah” even if we feel under attack."
When working on goal-setting for the New Year, sometimes the best thing you can do is to take time to celebrate past victories.
'The hardware store doesn't sell bread” is a mantra to help shift perspectives and accept that oftentimes people can't be who we'd like them to be.
It’s human nature to feel better when we help other people. And when we help others, we feel more connected to them, to the greater world and to the universe as a whole in positive ways. Whatever your talent is, if you can find a way to use it to give someone else a lift,View Post
I seem to have had a bumper crop of things come up in life lately that felt less than stellar. During these hectic times, I know I need to take baby steps forward in any positive, healthy direction and work in ways to help ease the blues in little ways.
Dealing with Life's Challenges or crummy stuff in a delightful way isn't easy. But it’s a great skill for navigating life with moxie and more happiness
The majestic is all around us. Despite all sorts of truly awful things that have happened since the COVID-19 crisis started, I hear people every day saying good things they’ve noticed. “I saw the butterflies,” “I saw dolphins near the shore,” “our planet seems to be healing,” “I’m grateful I still have a job,” “ItView Post
Lavender is a calm way to soothe oneself and lavender sachets are a nice portable way to put them under your pillow, in your drawers or anywhere you would like that calm and pleasant smell. To easily make your own lavender sachets: Dried lavender can be purchased in bulk from Amazon or at your localView Post
"Courage and faith can be revealed during those moments of stress when we can fall back on that place of “aah” even if we feel under attack."
When we look at our time and figure out where it’s going and how we spend it, it’s often helpful to see if the agenda items and the projects, the commitments or the activities we’re involved in, the service providers we use or the extra volunteer work we take home still “fit” with who weView Post
On any given day lately, I can look outside my sliding glass patio doors and see the GRATITUDE mural that was recently painted on the side of a store on my block. The daily reminder holds a powerful motivation and message for all to see.
Gratitude may not take away things that aren’t so great, but it may make you feel happier about those things that are great. When you share those feelings about things that are going well with others, you multiply everyone’s good feelings, whether you do that in person, on the phone, online or you shout itView Post
Here are some simple ideas and crafts and projects that you can feel free to use at a Joyfestival or just for calm and joy and happiness in your own life! Hopefully they will lead to time spent in pure enJOYment: Crafting Bags of Gratitude I was once inspired by my friend, Lois, toView Post
I’ve been thinking about choice for the last few months. There’s always a choice in my thoughts, but do know I have a choice before I just make one or take one without thinking about it? There’s a choice about how I take care of myself and a choice about how and what I chooseView Post
"Courage and faith can be revealed during those moments of stress when we can fall back on that place of “aah” even if we feel under attack."
Sometimes in life, we want friends, colleagues, and people we need to be accountable to in a variety of settings to be things they are not. We’d like parents (or whomever) to be “one-stop shops.” Often, we have a way of doing things that is different than the way others do things. Sometimes we can compromise,View Post
During the winter months, it can be hard to raise our joy quotient. Sometimes all we need to do to recapture happier times is to remember our childhood.
When working on goal-setting for the New Year, sometimes the best thing you can do is to take time to celebrate past victories.
Feeling a need to focus on other projects I care about, I took a break from much of social media and blogging since last spring to listen to myself. And I was able to use that time to make some real headway in other arenas and goals I wanted to take some time to moveView Post
Everyone needs a haven for self-care and that looks different for each individual. We often yearn to find an oasis of calm or joy in the midst of our busy and/or stressful lives in order to find a sense of personal wellness. This can be a much-needed space in our workplaces and in our educationalView Post
'The hardware store doesn't sell bread” is a mantra to help shift perspectives and accept that oftentimes people can't be who we'd like them to be.
When living a disease like Spondylitis, finding and retaining a joyful attitude can feel like the flipping back and forth of old-fashioned circuit breakers.
Think of a positive memory and let yourself bask in it. Soak up the calm and use the good memories to chase the dark moods away.
Life moves fast and we need top make time to take our dreams off the back burner and do it now. Your SUCCESS lies in your future.
How to Make a Thanksgiving Day Keepsake Plate For this Thanksgiving holiday, think about creating a beautiful decorative plate to display when you gather with loved ones on this holiday of gratitude, or for other upcoming winter holidays. Here, I’ll explain how to decorate a beautiful keepsake to finish in time to display for theView Post
Life moves fast and we need top make time to take our dreams off the back burner and do it now. Your SUCCESS lies in your future.
We are often creative beings even when we don’t think we are. When I read this book by Tera Leigh, I saw my creative self in a whole new light.
Here are some simple ideas and crafts and projects that you can feel free to use at a Joyfestival or just for calm and joy and happiness in your own life! Hopefully they will lead to time spent in pure enJOYment: Crafting Bags of Gratitude I was once inspired by my friend, Lois, toView Post
So often, we say, “I’m busy,” or “I’m so busy,” and hopefully we’re blessed and able to add in the small line after that says, “well, at least I’m busy with good things.” Do we often stop to contemplate some of what is making us busy and assess if they’re all things we needView Post
Think of a positive memory and let yourself bask in it. Soak up the calm and use the good memories to chase the dark moods away.
C3= Cards, Crafts & Connection Do you love to receive mail or send mail to others? Snail mail that is! Are you into handmade cardmaking or papercrafting? If you follow this blog or website, you know I am…that’s for sure. I often joke that I’m personally supporting the U.S. postal service, but time and again,View Post
It’s human nature to feel better when we help other people. And when we help others, we feel more connected to them, to the greater world and to the universe as a whole in positive ways. Whatever your talent is, if you can find a way to use it to give someone else a lift,View Post
