The following post is from the chapter titled “Gratitude” in my book,”Love Your Life And Expect The Best”:     The title I chose for this book is the short version of my definition of gratitude: “Love Your Life and Expect the Best”.  You may be wondering how a person canContinue Reading

Thriving -VS- Surviving:   Perhaps you, like I, have been told by others that you are a survivor.  And, maybe you, like I, have even said to yourself, “I’m a survivor.”  We pull through a difficult situation and soldier on saying, “there, I managed to survive that!”  Surviving implies we areContinue Reading

Embracing Vitality:   I love the word ‘vitality’.  When I hear, say, or write it, I get a very clear mental image of a life lived with positive energy and to the fullest!  As a matter of fact, two of Webster’s definitions of vitality are; “capacity to live and develop”, andContinue Reading

Why Energy Matters:   Let’s talk about energy–human energy, that is.  We all generate and receive it.  It’s what moves us forward in a positive direction, attracting and creating the lives we love, or holds us back in a place of negativity.  Here is an important fact to remember; the choiceContinue Reading

Magical Places:   Have you ever visited, vacationed, or happened on a place that felt positively magical?  It may have been close to home, or at least in the USA.  Or, perhaps it was while traveling in another country.  This morning, as I was journaling, my thoughts took me on aContinue Reading

A Unique Time:   It’s true.  This is a unique time.  Most of us have not lived on the planet long enough to have experienced anything like this pandemic.  Yet, it has been our reality long enough for us to learn just how flexible we are–or, are not.  There was noContinue Reading