the return

It has taken me far too long to write this post and even longer to publish it! Can you believe my Word document last revised date is May 4th.

I could go into all of the reasons (and there are many and some may even be valid) as to why I disappeared over the past two years. I may over time. But if I am being wholly honest and speaking the absolute truth, the fact of the matter is that I got scared!

I was afraid and I still am!

People I know and people I didn’t know were reading this thing, commenting, and saying how much they enjoyed it! Fortunately, I hadn’t come across anyone who said that it was awful and that would have scared me even more. I began to feel pressure, admitted entirely of my own making, to post something wonderful and witty and funny and insightful all the time.

And in my fear, I didn’t post a thing!

Instead, I read about fear, talked to my friends about fear, and attempted to analyze my fear, and quaking in my boots, I came to some conclusions.

One of my problems was I forgot why I started this blog in the first place: (1) To share my experiences and my thoughts (for what they are worth) on things that make me happy and, I believe, could make you, the reader, happy as well. (2) To make me happy, too!

 This blog did make me happy. Once! And then I became afraid. But, I have decided to write in spite of my fear. And, as it turns out, doing something in spite of fear is essential if you want to…

enjoy life…

friday’s “secret” – eat your own grass

Today’s “secret” is about greener grass.  You know, “the grass is greener on the other side.”

I have been thinking and praying about what to do with my life, what career to pursue, etc. and while talking to my sister, I was admiring her career and based on her comments it seemed she could appreciate what I am doing.

It dawned on me that often in life, we often always wish for what we do not have. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Well, in order to be happy, I have learned that I must eat my own grass! I can’t be happy while I look around me seeing what other people are eating. Gratefulness is one of the major keys! I must eat my own grass! And be thankful for it!

enjoy life…

friday’s “secret” – “a negative mind”

Quote - A negative mind

You know how there are times when you read something and it hits you like a ton of bricks. Even if it is something that you have “known” all along. Well today’s “secret” was like that for me.

“A negative mind will NEVER give you a positive life.”

NEVER!  It will NOT happen! It CAN’T happen!

So if you’re doing “everything” to be happy but you are harboring negativity (about work, people, things, etc); guess what? Not going to be happy!  So, change your mind and change your life! I’m doing it.

enjoy life…