Saturday, April 13, 2013
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Monday, April 8, 2013
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Happiness Fridays - How Do You Remain Happy?
New Happiness Friday post at www.thoughtfullnessbysharon.com Please join me and have a Happy week!
Fear of Failure is Not an Option, is it?
I have talked about fear in the past and about not giving in to it but going through it and coming out on the other side a better person. I am feeling that fear now and am fearful of failing.
I have chosen to make a change to my blog location. My son, who I visited for a week and a half, is a whiz at web design. He has talked to me a few times about switching my blog over to word press because it has a more professional look and he thinks it's better.
On Easter Sunday Google, who owns blogspot and a million lots of other sites as well, chose to honor Cesar Chavez's birthday. I'm not opposed to someone not celebrating a religious holiday, but in our country that was founded on "God we trust" when a company blatantly chooses to honor someone who represents something opposite of what our Country was founded on, that bothers me.
I may be a little rebellious, but that's what it took for my son to convince me to make the change.
Now I am feeling fearful; hoping that I will not lose readers or followers. I know that things usually work out well, but the fear is still there.
So, this will be my last post on blogspot. I am not closing my blog down at the moment; I am not sure I can do that without my son's help. I have worked on my blog for longer than anything else and have not totally given up on the idea of writing; I would hate for the change to be the end of me.
As I write this post, I can feel the emotion well up inside with a few tears just short of falling. That is what fear feels like to me! How about you? How does fear feel to you?
I am taking a deep breath and pushing through. Hopefully coming out on the other side will feel amazing and continue to feel happy as I continue to explore topics and look for ways to continue to be happy and fulfilled..
I am asking if you would still follow me? If you'll change my link in your blog? I still have much to explore and learn and would love it if you'd come along with me! I will still continue to follow blogs on my list and I have had my son add them to my new blog at www.thoughtfullnessbysharon.com .
Thank you for your support so far and I hope to see you again!
I have chosen to make a change to my blog location. My son, who I visited for a week and a half, is a whiz at web design. He has talked to me a few times about switching my blog over to word press because it has a more professional look and he thinks it's better.
On Easter Sunday Google, who owns blogspot and a
I may be a little rebellious, but that's what it took for my son to convince me to make the change.
Now I am feeling fearful; hoping that I will not lose readers or followers. I know that things usually work out well, but the fear is still there.
So, this will be my last post on blogspot. I am not closing my blog down at the moment; I am not sure I can do that without my son's help. I have worked on my blog for longer than anything else and have not totally given up on the idea of writing; I would hate for the change to be the end of me.
As I write this post, I can feel the emotion well up inside with a few tears just short of falling. That is what fear feels like to me! How about you? How does fear feel to you?
I am taking a deep breath and pushing through. Hopefully coming out on the other side will feel amazing and continue to feel happy as I continue to explore topics and look for ways to continue to be happy and fulfilled..
I am asking if you would still follow me? If you'll change my link in your blog? I still have much to explore and learn and would love it if you'd come along with me! I will still continue to follow blogs on my list and I have had my son add them to my new blog at www.thoughtfullnessbysharon.com .
Thank you for your support so far and I hope to see you again!
Monday, April 1, 2013
A Quick Note and a Reflection
I have a quick thought to post today; I don't have a schedule with being out of town, but I have a minute so I"d like to make a note:
I was riding in the car with my son and his family today, running errands and having lunch. As I looked down at my hand laying on the arm rest I noticed that it looked just like my Mom's hand! I know there are quotes and comical observations about becoming our Mothers and seeing our Mothers in the mirror as well as our Mom's voices coming out of our mouths (I have had that happen while raising my children), but for some reason seeing my Mother's hand today made me think.
When we are younger we do not value our Moms as much (well, maybe that's a teenage thing); however, as I get older I have observed my Mom and the things she's gone through in her life as she was a child and the sacrifices she has made for me and my family all of these years.
I will get to visit my Mom and Dad next this week and am looking forward to it! When I was younger and had seen my Mom's hand while looking at mine I may not have loved the idea, but now as I see her hand in mine I am honored. I can only hope that my daughter feels the same about me as she gets older.
I was riding in the car with my son and his family today, running errands and having lunch. As I looked down at my hand laying on the arm rest I noticed that it looked just like my Mom's hand! I know there are quotes and comical observations about becoming our Mothers and seeing our Mothers in the mirror as well as our Mom's voices coming out of our mouths (I have had that happen while raising my children), but for some reason seeing my Mother's hand today made me think.
When we are younger we do not value our Moms as much (well, maybe that's a teenage thing); however, as I get older I have observed my Mom and the things she's gone through in her life as she was a child and the sacrifices she has made for me and my family all of these years.
I will get to visit my Mom and Dad next this week and am looking forward to it! When I was younger and had seen my Mom's hand while looking at mine I may not have loved the idea, but now as I see her hand in mine I am honored. I can only hope that my daughter feels the same about me as she gets older.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Happiness Fridays- What are Your Happy Thoughts?
This week I am in Dallas at my oldest son's family's home. They had their fourth baby on Monday and my husband and I flew here from meeting our 10th grandchild in California. It's a little more difficult for me to blog being away from home and finding the time; I don't like taking my attention away from family since I'm not around them more than a few times a year. Being a long distance grandparent has its challenges.
Still, even while I'm not in the most perfect writing condiditons, I continually think about the subject of happiness and my Friday blog post that I have committed to. I know that not everyone of you who read this are waiting for it on pins and needles, but it is good for me to practice being consistent.
This week, still being without Dennis Prager's book, I have been wondering what aspect of happiness to cover in today's post. I have thought about the definition of happiness; since in the book Happiness is a Serious Problem, it is not covered. Dennis Prager chooses to not define happiness. I actually looked it up in the dictionary this morning and the definition is intermingled with the definition of joy.
Today, maybe we could explore things that add to our happiness? I know that being happy does not always come easily; sometimes we have days that we need to control our thoughts to maintain our happy feelings, but there are some days and some moments that add to our happy thoughts.
So, what are experiences or people that contribute to your happy thoughts? I'll list a few of mine and maybe this is a subject you might want to explore, especially on days that we need to search for happy thoughts.
Yesterday my husband and I took 2 of our grandsons (6 and 8 years old) bowling. I love our grandbabies but it's a whole new experience as they grow older and are able to participate in more adult activities. That's a happy experience for me. Holding a new grandchild is a happy experience, being in the city is a happy experience for me (there is something about the hustle and bustle and then at nighttime, there are so many lights!), being at the beach, having meaningful conversations, being outside just before the sun is going down, thinking about doing fun things with my children as they were growing up, and traveling are some things that make up my happy thoughts. Aren't happy thoughts what helped Peter Pan to fly?
So, what are some of your happy thoughts that help you to fly on days that your wings just cannot seem to catch the wind? It is good to remember them, write them down and store them up for a rainy day, but today the sun is shining and the moments that are contributing to my happy thoughts are flooding in.
Happy Friday everyone!
Still, even while I'm not in the most perfect writing condiditons, I continually think about the subject of happiness and my Friday blog post that I have committed to. I know that not everyone of you who read this are waiting for it on pins and needles, but it is good for me to practice being consistent.
This week, still being without Dennis Prager's book, I have been wondering what aspect of happiness to cover in today's post. I have thought about the definition of happiness; since in the book Happiness is a Serious Problem, it is not covered. Dennis Prager chooses to not define happiness. I actually looked it up in the dictionary this morning and the definition is intermingled with the definition of joy.
Today, maybe we could explore things that add to our happiness? I know that being happy does not always come easily; sometimes we have days that we need to control our thoughts to maintain our happy feelings, but there are some days and some moments that add to our happy thoughts.
So, what are experiences or people that contribute to your happy thoughts? I'll list a few of mine and maybe this is a subject you might want to explore, especially on days that we need to search for happy thoughts.
Yesterday my husband and I took 2 of our grandsons (6 and 8 years old) bowling. I love our grandbabies but it's a whole new experience as they grow older and are able to participate in more adult activities. That's a happy experience for me. Holding a new grandchild is a happy experience, being in the city is a happy experience for me (there is something about the hustle and bustle and then at nighttime, there are so many lights!), being at the beach, having meaningful conversations, being outside just before the sun is going down, thinking about doing fun things with my children as they were growing up, and traveling are some things that make up my happy thoughts. Aren't happy thoughts what helped Peter Pan to fly?
So, what are some of your happy thoughts that help you to fly on days that your wings just cannot seem to catch the wind? It is good to remember them, write them down and store them up for a rainy day, but today the sun is shining and the moments that are contributing to my happy thoughts are flooding in.
Happy Friday everyone!
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