.. and as you all can see, the ball has stopped half way to its perch. it’s suspended there to remind us before we pop the champagne and celebrate the new year, to stop, and reflect on the year that has gone by, to remember both our triumphs and our missteps, our promises made and broken, the times we opened ourselves up to great adventures …
Always Kiss Your Children Goodnight
As we come to the end of the day when we send the little ones to their beds, do we remember to also give them a goodnight kiss?
Enjoy Today, Mama
You will never have this day with your children again. tomorrow, they’ll be a little older than they were today. This day is a gift. Breathe and notice. Smell and touch them; study their faces and little feet and pay attention. Relish the charms of the Present. Enjoy today, Mama. it will be over before you know it.
The Man Who Loves Me the Most in this World
He liked me without any makeup on, liked my long ponytail, He asked me everyday what I had for lunch and what I wanted for dinner, He would frown and say, “Bought clothes again,” and then complimented, “Beautiful,”
Simplifying Your Life
Inspired by a reading yesterday, I would like to share these ways to simplifying your life.
108-year-old Wisdom from Alice Herz Sommer
Alice Herz Sommer, a Czech pianist and a music teacher, is an amazing lady with superb positive outlook in life. She was not only a survivor of the Theresienstadt concentration camp but also remains resolutely optimistic in her whole life. And now at 108 years old, Alice lives by herself in a tiny London flat with no assistance.
Re-making Love in Marriage
What would you have done if your house is on fire and you are trapped on the second storey? Probably you would have done exactly what 81 years old Jim Hodkins did, he broke out of his second storey window and jumped out. But what he did next would inspire you!