Pack it up!

I don't know about you, but, personally, 2014 was a pretty good year for me.  It had it's up's and downs, but, mostly up's.  The world wasn't so "lucky."  So I am glad to see this year get packed up. We have no where else to go but up now, and I believe we all can see that happen if we stay in the moment, and live in gratitude.  Catboy believes that I should add frequent naps, stretching, and letting someone love and pet you often.  I believe he has the right idea!

Know that each day is a gift!

I am so excited that I woke up today!  O K, that sounds weird, but each day is a new chance to do something wonderful.  It is a do-over for what ever didn't work yesterday.  How cool is that!  So, today, I am going to pass out smiles and joy to all I see, and try and not freeze into a Popsicle. Make a ripple, share the joy, see what happens.

Another great human!

My hat is off to a gentleman who answered a plethora of questions I had this morning.  Not only was he patient, but so pleasant and willing to make sure I had all the information I needed.  I do a lot of business over the phone and I get from soup to nuts, sometimes.  This man, Rodney Ford, at DRS, was wonderful and I hope that his co workers and boss appreciate such a great employee! I certainly do.  Make a ripple, take a page, see what happens.

Now

It is the time of the year when I take inventory.  I have long ago given up on the New Year's Resolutions as we all know they don't work.  But I do try to look realistically at what the last year (s) have entailed.  Sometimes, I look too far back and get depressed about some choices I have made along the way, tho I have decided I really do like who I am. I know that is a combination of all I have been, done, and learned.  So the next time you start to feel less than happy with who you have been, remember, it has brought you here.  We all need a little tweaking, but there is goodness and generosity in all of us.  That is how we will make our ripple.  

I"m dreaming of a...

white day after Christmas.  Well, not really.  It is beautiful, and now that it is getting really cold, here to stay for awhile.  My great idea is that it might snow on the grass, rooftops, and all ski hills, but no where else. I don't relish all the crazy people who, oops, didn't get their snow tires yet, or are just stupid drivers.  It makes me think about the fact that something so light can cause chaos, slipping and sliding, crashing and banging.  It seems to me, it's the opposite in people.  When we are light, all things come to us. Make a ripple, lighten up! see what happens.

Laughter is contagious!

Have you ever noticed that it is almost impossible not to laugh around people who are laughing?  This reaction to happiness at it's best is so wonderful, and we do it so infrequently. How do you feel when you laugh?  It makes me feel so good, and the louder the better.  I know, we're so proper.  Well, for today, I am going to find lots of stuff that makes me laugh, and I am going to spread that around to all I encounter.  There is a book my mom used to read.  It was called "Laughter is the Best Medicine." Maybe we should all get a copy and read it en mass!  That would show them, and we would surely see what would happen.

Whew, that was fast!

The presents are opened, the mess is cleaned up.  Another holiday under our belts.  It always amazes me the effort put in on these types of things.  It makes me even more aware that being grateful every day is the greatest thing ever, and wanting little is a virtue.  One of the best gifts I received was a donation to a place in Africa which helps set up farms and food sources for the people.  It is named "HEIFER."  It filled my heart to receive this gift, as I have donated previously, and this year, couldn't.  I thank my dear friends for doing so for me! We all know that presents are not always things, presence is our time and effort toward other's, by staying in each precious moment.  Make a ripple, see what happens.