Red velvet cupcake luxuriates on my tongue like the taste of sin.
Posts under ‘happiness’
What Are You Going to Do Now?
Image credit: Photo by Frank Peters on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons I shared in a meeting recently about my fear around my husband's business trips and how that fear is a reminder to me to connect with my Higher Power. After the meeting a newcomer asked me what I'm going to do now: I [...]
Recovery is Sexy
Image credit: Photo by Eternal ☼ Sunshine on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons It was raining the night I first kissed my husband. The wind was hissing and howling through the bare branches of the trees, rattling the last of the dead leaves still clinging to their posts. Before we kissed, we twined our hands [...]
My Word for 2009
Image of the Eagle Nebula from the Hubble Space Telescope At the end of last year, I decided I was done with New Year's resolutions. Instead, I picked an intention word for the year: someplace for me to set my focus. My word for 2008 was Happy. And I have to say, that worked out [...]
Christmas Shopping with Austen
Image credit: Photo by jsc. on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons Last night my son Austen and I went out shopping so he could pick out a Christmas gift for his sister Janie. He wavered between two different stuffed toys before settling on one he thought she would like. When we got to the register, [...]
My Word for 2008
This year, there will be no resolutions, no disappointments over broken promises to myself. This year, I am picking a word: a word that expresses my intention, my desire, my focus for this year. This year's word (does that big smiley face give it away?): HAPPINESS. Yep, it's that simple (and difficult). I thought about [...]
Good Intentions
Last week, as I was contemplating what to do for the random act of kindness that Mantra asked me to perform, I noticed something interesting: I found myself being kinder to everyone. The act of thinking consciously about how I could do some small kindness for a stranger seemed to make opportunities for kindness pop [...]
A Halloween Miracle
Now I know, Halloween isn't usually a holiday one associates with miracles. But maybe it's the holiday on which miracles happen for heathens like me, or maybe it's just that miracles can happen at any time on any day, without any special occasions at all. I suppose sometimes miracles just happen. A miracle happened at [...]
More Happy Places
When I posted the entries to my group writing project last week, a few folks asked if they could join in late. Oh, ok, and one (E!) was shamed into joining. But I have had such a wonderful time reading about all of these happy places that as far as I'm concerned, it's never too [...]
Happy Places
My first group writing project has ended, and what fun it has been! It has made me happy to read about each and every happy place. Now it's your turn. Read all of touching, evocative, sensual, memorable, joyful posts and make yourselves happy today: My Happy Place by Jay at Two Women Blogging, who was [...]
