What Sticks #282
Do you believe that someone’s smile can be seen as a beacon in another person’s stormy day even if that individual is in the rain as well? Do you believe that a song, through its lyrics, notes and tempo, can give voice to the feelings that a variety of people just...
The Same #281
Throughout our lives we are aware of people, places and things that we think are in need of fixing, including ourselves. What’s not there, though, is the understanding that how we approach the knowledge that change is necessary determines whether we see ourselves as...
Just Right #280
We like to be happy not just because it feels good but for the reason that it doesn’t require the presence of hope nor the sun in order for its warmth to be felt in our hearts. Even the memories of our joy from long ago experiences can bring a smile onto our faces...
Under the Sun #279
Yesterday holds our unified and yet isolating accounts that haven’t felt good nonetheless tomorrow contains the unmarked pages waiting for us to color ourselves differently including the black and gray hues that can represent our favorite pigments. Yesterday carries...
The Forecast #278
Joy is not an item on the outside of ourselves that we need to pursue but rather an emotion on the inside that our techniques in living aren’t always the greatest at recognizing so we have to keep learning all the ways it can be felt in our hearts in order to get...
Black and Gray #277
The sun can be seen every day even when our view is blocked and it’s warmth is suspended by the biting cold. Moments are bittersweet in the symphonies that cross our minds because part of the beauty of love is that it doesn’t always feel good in our hearts or our...