Few things remind us about the joy of holidays past like smell and taste of our favorite treats. Cookies, brownies, warm apple pie, and more recently for me, Latkes all touch some deep part of our souls. The smell of Christmas dinner wafting through the air brings back memories of childhood and a more […]
24 More Mostly Free Ways to Spread Joy
Part of the magic of the holiday season is the increased sense of wanting peace on earth and good will towards each other. Sometimes we don’t always know the best way to get started with the good will part. If that’s you, I’ve got you covered. On our countdown to Christmas, I present to you […]
How Do You Define Joy?
If you look up the word joy in the dictionary, you will find the answer, “a source or cause of delight”. I like the word delight because for me it conjures images of people at a party talking, laughing, and having fun. They are with family and friends with wide smiles. The picture in my […]
What if the key to life is just not being stupid?
Or Maybe It’s Just be kind. We sure could use the key to life right about now because the world is in a state that I have never seen in my lifetime. Kindness is something we all appreciate. It’s normally something that is displayed the brightest during the holiday season from the end of […]
Delight How Forces of Nature Mold and Destroy Everything.
Events, small or large have the potential to change everything. Recently, my good friend Seth wrote on his blog 5 sentences. The ocean is made of drops Seth Godin That’s easy to say but hard to visualize. Even a puddle has more drops than we can count. It’s got to be difficult to be […]
The secret to happiness; it’s wanting what you get.
The secret to happiness, of course, is not getting what you want; it’s wanting what you get. – Alex Trebek I’ve been pondering this quote for three days now, since I first saw it following Alex Trebek’s death. I’m trying to understand what it means and how to explain it to you, my readers. The […]