Anticipation

Anticipation… the word from the Carly Simon song keeps playing in my head while I’m writing this. Anticipation can be incredibly delicious and painful at the same time; because anticipation comes from the desires of our hearts.  Desire for someone or something can be overwhelming to our emotions. It can affect our whole perspective on … Read more

What is Happiness?

A friend recently asked this question on her FB page. There were several short answers, due to space availability, I’m sure. But, me being me, I can’t just put a short and sweet answer to this question.    The dictionary defines happiness as the state of being happy, good fortune, pleasure, contentment, joy. Then it … Read more

Grumpy Gus

   I have a little magnet on my fridge that says:  Be nice to me, I’m having one of those days. You know. Those days when you are off-kilter; when everything seems wrong, when even your favorite cup of coffee/tea tastes off, when the sun is shining but there’s thunder in your heart, when you don’t understand why … Read more