What a Wonderful Life

I am sooo darn lucky, blessed, fortunate...pick a word that best fits your frame of reference.

Among the many other great things about my life, Chris (the MOST FABULOUS HUSBAND/DADDY IN THE WORLD!) has taken BOTH the kids on the scout campout today (overnight in Tishomigo State Park in Mississippi) and I have the entire day & night to myself and tomorrow morning too!! Is he just so terrific, or what!?!?! Be jealous ladies, oh yes, be VEWRY jealous b/c HE's MINE--ALL MINE!!!

all for now...i'm feeling very emotional lately...think it's all this raging discourse in our country that is breeding really ill feelings....as well as,

the closer to home stuff like my cousin having surgery this week to catch the stage 1 pancreatic cancer (he's only 50!),

AND Quinn having her VCU on Monday that will be the last (of 3) to determine whether or not her urinary reflux has healed or if we will need to have surgery,

AND the stress of trying to raise money in this economy,

AND....well, there's other stuff but no sense in spiralling down when this was supposed to be a HAPPY POST!

Really on balance, the scales tip toward positive more than negative (because I'm leaning hard on the positive side) in my life.....

Advice to Myself

Here are the things I tell myself constantly...i call it advice to myself. It's that little tape recording that is running in my head all the time.

It is not original thinking (some of it is paraphrased from well known quotes), but it is what I truly believe and try to live each day. I WROTE it in the car on the way to work yesterday -- i know, I KNOW THAT WAS MUCH MORE DANGEROUS THAN TEXTING!


Advice to Myself:

Choose to do something to make the world a little better.

Let your actions speak for themselves.

Be Brave & Bold.

Don't give a "HOOT" about what others think --- they don't know JACK!

Your best beauty secret is CONFIDENCE---rock it no matter what you are wearing.

Thank God for your EXCELLENT, AWESOME, WONDERFUL, EXTREMELY FORTUNATE life.

Choose Your Battles Wisely (thanks Audra for teaching this and reminding me).

Honesty is the BEST policy--always do the RIGHT thing.

Music can lift your mood.

Think Positive, Good Thoughts.

Seek out and embrace all opportunities to learn.

Don't make decisions or judgements based upon opinions or feelings -- get the facts and do some research FIRST!

Give your love freely and don't expect anything in return.


new addition, today from Rabbi Micah Greenstein (who I was soooo lucky to get to hear again today!!!):

Admire those who are kind, generous, honest and brave NOT those who are wealthy, smart and famous.