It's Sunday!

Hoping everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend, enjoyed and gave lots of thanks.

And feel good if you really indulged. We must always remember:

"Everything in moderation including moderation."                      

 --Julia Child   

Creedence Clearwater Fixes Everything

Periodically, I ask myself the following question: If I could do anything in the world right now--anything physically possible--what would I do? Usually my desires are reasonable enough: lying on a warm beach, having drinks with friends, going to Disneyland, getting a slew of luxurious spa treatments, taking a trip to Italy, or something as refreshingly simple as going out for ice cream.

Sometimes it's writing and getting paid for it. Ahh, sounds nice.

A few mornings back I was driving to work from an early appointment in west L.A. My newly acquired CCR CD was blasting, sunshine was streaming down through the sunroof, and despite the heavy rush hour traffic, L.A. glittered all around me with possibilities. The mountains looked clear. My window was down and the surprisingly warm November air tingled my senses. The day was young, and it suddenly occurred to me that there was no place I would rather be. 

Really? Yes. I even surprised myself.

Sunday Quoteday

Remember: most of the fun comes from the journey, not the end result. Enjoy.  

"Happiness is found in doing, not merely in possessing."

 

--Napoleon Hill

No Bad Days

Have you ever seen this sticker? I first saw it years ago on the back of a bumper and I was instantly overcome with a wave of carefree breeziness.  My shoulders relaxed as I imagined such a truly novel concept. Suddenly, there I was in a hammock strung between those white palm tree silhouettes. No bad days.

Recently someone said to me, "I don't believe in bad days. Everyone has the power to control their day, so it should never be bad."

Can you feel the island wind blowing softly against your skin? These words are so true.

It's a difficult idea to fathom. It takes work. Effort. Having a bad day--giving up and feeling powerless to circumstances--is so much easier. Oh but, how much better to live life amidst warm coconut scented breezes. It's worth it, no?

Stay positive, fearless, confident and understand that in your life, you are in charge.

Embrace it: no bad days.

Sunday Quoteday!

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." 

--Martin Luther King Jr. quoted in The Week

Star Light, Star Bright

Sometimes it doesn't matter how sunny it is or how good my hair looks--it's a bad day. Wednesday fit the bill.

And then, at the very end of the day, someone turned my mood around. 

Short, seemingly inconsequential interactions can be so powerful: a particularly nice bank teller, a stranger in the elevator, a repair man backing up his truck who says "good morning," and means it.

Positive energy radiates and when you happen to encounter someone with it, it permeates all gloom.