Month: November 2019

Can You See the Beauty?

On Thanksgiving Day it easy to get caught up in the meal preparation, the company, the house cleaning, and the football game. It is hands down one of the best meals of the year and it is hard not to get pumped up for that. But Thanksgiving is really all about sharing and community; it is a great time to express some Tude (with a capital T). No -not attitude but gratiTude.

Thanksgiving is here and that means it is time to express some gratitude. One of my goals for this year was to keep a gratitude journal and write down at least three things every day that I am grateful for. I have done a good job writing in it every night before bed and the more I write in it, the easier it gets to think of three things.

Happy Thanksgiving! Image by Annalise Batista from Pixabay
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Are You a Magnet for Money?

Do you have weird ideas about money?

If I accumulate a lot of wealth does that mean someone else has to lose a lot of money.

If I stockpile money am I keeping it from you?

If I spend it faster than I earn it does that help or hurt you?

If I owe money does that mean I am a bad person?

If I donate money does that mean I am a good person?

If we all become super savers will the economy crash?

Can we all be wealthy?

Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay
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Yay Me!

I worked outdoors this morning in a steady but light rain. For four hours and fifteen minutes, I raked leaves, I piled leaves on tarps, I dragged leaves and I blew leaves all over the place. The temperature was 48 degrees and the sun was nowhere to be found. By the time I stopped, I was hungry, exhausted and rather wet!

Do you know what else I was? I was happy. Yup, happy. I am not the type of person to go to the gym. The thought of running scares me and taking an exercise class is not my idea of fun. Working hard in the fresh air until my muscles burn is my idea of exercise. Getting paid to do it is like icing on the cake. Would I have preferred some sunshine and a bit of warmer weather? Of course – but I can’t control the weather so why complain about it?

There is a lot of raking to do here! Image by Big_Heart from Pixabay
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What Do You Dream About?

As a kid, my parents took us camping and to lots of State Parks. New York has a beautiful park system with hiking, swimming, camping, waterfalls and nature galore. I remember loving every minute of our time in the parks. This instilled in me a love of the outdoors that has only grown as I have gotten older. Since I moved back to New York five years ago, I have returned to many of these parks and still am in awe at the beautiful scenery.

Watkins Glen State Park Image by Ted Lai from Pixabay
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