Carry Sunshine with you

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Spreading good cheer.......

 

Wherever you go,

 No matter what the weather,

 Always bring your own sunshine.

 

.......is always a great daily activity. 

 

My word for today is "cheer!"

 

 

Giving, sharing, gratitude.

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Giving and sharing

 

How do we say thank you
 for sunshine, good health......
For beautiful weather, for falling rain,
 for being happy, for having joy and love? 
 We can say thanks by 
sharing things that we have.
 We can say thanks and make the world
 a better place to live in, in tiny meaningful ways.
                                                                                   Soul Writings
Blessed are they who give......

We can put smiles on faces,
 bring flagging spirits to life,
 reinforce with positivity, 
            make an impact on the life of another.....
          .......it need only be the simplest act. 
                                                                                                           Simple Tom

So go out and give! 

 

 

 

Food for the journey

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A recipe for sustenance on the way.....

1 cup of confidence:

  1 cup of love;

In a pan of happiness

Mix the above;

 Add a pinch of tenderness,

1 tablespoon of trust:

Stir well in the sunshine,

 Roll out a loving crust,

Flour with contentment,

 Keep all free from strife,

Fill with understanding, 

And bake well for all your life. 

Stay well equipped to continue the journey with strength.

 

The sunshine of a smile

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You are the sunshine in my smile

You are the laughter in my eyes

for you always make my life worthwhile

 With the sunshine of your smile.

 

How lovely if you are this person in somebody's day.

The very best smile,

 is a smile  that transforms the world that surrounds you

 and touches the heart of someone.

Another Ray of Sunshine

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Smiling is infectious

When you smile at someone today, your smile

 may be the only ray of sunshine that brightens

that person's day. 

Chase the shadows away

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Let the sunshine in:

Keep your face turned towards the sunshine....

and you will chase the shadows away.

Let the sunshine in.



A red rose for love



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Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others 

cannot fail to shine with it themselves. 

Back home

Since we,ve been back home there has been very little sunshine. I need sunshine to brighten up my day and my outlook. It will brighten if we get some rain. Rain to water my garden is always a positive outcome.

My heart is open. I speak with loving words.

Today is the first day of the rest of my life.

 We have made a bag for our first aid  items for when we travel.  I am trying to have things as light as possible. We have to take medication and vitamins, and all the bits and pieces for our camera and computer, as well as our clothes. I am a heavy packer with clothes and shoes. It's hard to be sensible with packing when things will be so different from being at home and if I need something it won't look like what I would get at home- may not even be called the same thing. That happens here in other states in Australia, So I can imagine what it will be like in a foreign country. That's the kind of stuff that makes me homrsick and  we will be gone for such a long time.

 I am excited about seeing new places, especially Holland where our beautiful daughter- in law was born, making our grand children part dutch as well as Australian. On our side of the family our grand children are 6th generation Australian and on their Mother's side they are first generation. What a rich heritage they have. Mine is very rich too thanks to my cousin's research. How grateful I am to my cousin's efforts to give us this wonderful proud knowledge.

The fog has gone and the sun has come out. What a difference the light has given to the day.

 husband's work shorts wrote lots of letters, letters, posted my letters, started a chain scarf I found instructions for in the new BHG magazine { I can use up some of my wool leftover from other knitting projects), watched" Marley and Me", a movie starring Jennifer Aniston, which  I enjoyed. So now I feel I had a positive day with all those projects completed.

 So on to having the rest of my day continue in a positive vein. Hoping that everybody else has a positive and peaceful, loved filled day too. C

A new week begins

Good Morning, Sunshine!
What a difference the bright shining sun makes to one's outlook - positive begins to look and feel differently. The same goes for a smile- not only does it light up a face, it lights up hearts too.

Today is the first day of the rest of my life!

I close my eyes, think positive thoughts, and breathe goodness in and out.

This morning was so pleasant. We had rain again last night. And when I awoke the birds were screeching loudly with joy of a new day , sunshine and - (lorikeets, and honeyeaters) scoring their hit of nectar from the native trees that grow all around us. And awakening joy in my heart  with their happy sounds.

Today we had Sunday Mass, the 2nd Sunday after Easter. The gospel was about good old doubting Thomas. He wasn't believing without seeing. Everybody knows about doubting Thomas. Many of us know a doubting Thomas. Doubt no more my friends: being positive is going to make our lives light up like sunshine and beautiful smiles.

I am also reading "You Can Create an exceptional life", by Louise Hay and Cheryl Richardson. I do this whenever I stop for a cuppa or a meal. Today I found some really inspiring words that I want to share. I'm sure those ladies won't mind if I share their inspirational vocabulary. I love words especially inspiring ones.
Simplicity- focusing on small and manageable steps instead of making things complicated
Optimism - placing attention and energy on solutions rather than sweating out problems
Patience - Experiencing the journey fully and conciously rather than rushing  to achieve the end result
Trust - Learn to trust life. Perceive the perfection and opportuinity for growth in everything we experience.
Growth - See our life as a classroom where we use our experiences as reason for change and self realisation
Service - Honing in more on how to help others in need, rather than focus in on our own search for success
Action - Committing to being there and walking through the doors of opportuinity that open for us in the Journey of life
Faith - Be willing to take a risk and move forward without knowing the end result
MAGNETISM - Develop and tap into the ability to attract what we need by placing and keeping ourselves in the right state of mind.
 I can do that! 

Tonight I watched "Dancing with the stars" Pretty good for the first night/

What was good today?
The sunshine and bird song

What I was grateful for today
The rain held off for our 4 mows today

God in my life
Attending Mass this morning, Joyful hymns, taking Eucharist,

Reading my son's blog today about leaving his family to go back to work in another city. I could tell he was going to miss them.  I miss my family. They are all grown up with families of their own. I have the memories of how much fun it was. Memories help me to be positive and be happy in the moment.
And so to the end of another good day. Peace be with you. May God wrap you in His love. C