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Survive the Guilt-Ridden Holidays with the “5-Word Prayer”
'Tis the season for pleasing and perfecting…. We shop to fulfill every wish. We bake everyone’s favorite dish. We decorate trees and string lights. We sign cards and mail seasonal greetings. We light candles, recite prayers, and attend services. But so much of our...
3 Ways to Laugh Your Way to Happiness
Do you remember the section in the Readers’ Digest called “Laughter is the Best Medicine”? These humorous quips captured the absurdities of life. The recounting of the ridiculous, the irrational and the illogical of life would push the mind to call “uncle” while the...
Sister Mary Vodka’s Pumpkin Martini Recipe
Thanksgiving is my all-time favorite holiday...simply filled with loving family, supportive friends, and abundant gratitude. Every year when I count my blessings, wonderful friends and supporters like you are always at the top of the list. Let's make EVERY DAY a...
Would Storyboarding Increase Your Happiness?
Would you like to have complete control of your life? Although many of us work desperately to orchestrate a plan, and direct our lives, the point is that our situations cannot be scripted or controlled to the extent that some may covet. I recently enjoyed the “Making...
Why Not Choose the Higher Road?
In life we are given many choices along our journey. We can take the low road or choose the high road. It’s up to each of us. Having recently moved into a new home I confronted these choices – literally. Our new home sits on a hillside, so in venturing out for my...
Tales of a Little City: Angels Among Us
From time to time I like to publish a response to one of my blog posts. I met Lisa Pardini at the New England Book Festival in Boston and would like to share her story. I think many of you will relate to her experience. Here's Lisa..... Last week I was reading Patty...
Are You Missing the New Wonderful?
Our lives are filled with ‘wonderful’, but sadly many of us miss it. Happiness is not the end goal, but it is THE PATH filled with everyday choices. We recently moved into a new home with many positive amenities, but lacking of many of my former comforts. As I...
Moving in Angelic Time
Angels surround us and are as active in our daily lives as we invite them to be. Since we have a free will, angels wait for our requests to help with almost anything. But we must ask. Joe and I have been busy moving into a new home. You know the drill: disassembling...
3 Essential Ingredients for Happiness
I believe that our happiness and spiritual development go hand in hand. When we are on the “right track” fulfilling our destiny of why we are on this earth, our true happiness level rises. Somehow we are “in sync” with the Universe. Is there one person, a particular...