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It’s Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day!

Ever wonder where these proclamations come from? According to the National Calendar, it’s “Step in a puddle and splash your friends day!” (January 11th, 2023.) Are you having your friends over today to play in puddles? How fun would that be? I would love to splash around in some puddles. I believe I may be too old for that, or am I? Let’s start…

Are you happy to Bid Goodbye to 2022?

Another year is almost “in the books,” and we will be ushering in 2023 soon. Are you happy to bid goodbye to 2022? From a health standpoint, 2022 was a very challenging year for me. So, I am relieved to say so long to this year. I am ready to move forward and plan for a healthy 2023! I took the time to review my post from January…

Four Simple Holiday Depression Hacks You Could Use Today

This time of year tends to bring out all the “feels.” For some of us, that means holiday depression rather than seasonal merriment. But there’s no need to despair. Luckily, there are four simple holiday depression hacks you could use today. They are also relatively easy. Did you lose a loved one this year? Suffer any health challenges within your family? Perhaps you or your spouse…

Today Is the Day; Take Action, Do Good, and Enjoy!

Are you a procrastinator? What would you do if God whispered in your ear, today is the day; take action, do good and enjoy! Have you ever thought about what you would do if today were it? Call me morbid, but I think about this a lot. I am sure having breast cancer, sepsis, and heart surgery is why I feel this way. “Close calls” have led me…

Are All Mistakes Just Growth Opportunities In Disguise?

I have been focusing on staying positive and looking for good in everything. Given that, are all mistakes just growth opportunities in disguise? I’d like to place a positive spin on mistakes. Ergo, let’s call them growth opportunities instead. Is anyone else buying into all this positive thinking “stuff?” Every article I read these days says “you become what you think.” Being…