This Makes Me Happy

Overcoming Obstacles

So while I was in the shower today I suddenly began to sing the song Three Blind Mice. Don't know why, or what would have triggered it (I love a mystery) but there it was. Seems such a brutal children's song and the mice really get the short end of the stick. Following that thought was The Itsy Bitsy Spider. Now he faces some adversity, certainly, but after the rain washes him out, he is at least able to stage a comeback and it's not because he is a cute, cuddly creature. You don't see that kind of optimism in Three Blind Mice and they aren't that bad to look at. So the mice can't see the danger they are headed for and in they end they are both blind and butchered. If I'm looking for the bright side I suppose they at least have eachother.

Red, Red, RED!

What is my fascination with, my passion for this color? Sometimes I stray but never stay far from a box of the bright delight. There were auburn's dark and burgundies and even ginger snap - which let's face it, is really orange. Now is the time for phoenix flames to rise. This week the search is on for the color of my dreams - the spark of LIFE - the crimson crown. Can you believe I once wanted to be blonde? Me neither!!

On A Good Day

All That's Old Is New Again

There's a phrase I came up with long ago that I was really focused on this morning which is "to see with new eyes". I have always loved seeing new things even if its as simple as driving down different streets to get to the store or to work. I don't have to be in a far away land to be able to appreciate experiencing something new. To see with new eyes takes this a bit further and applies it to the everyday and the familiar.

So this means that while driving down the same streets I take most days, I suddenly take notice of elements I haven't focused on before. Today on my drive to work I caught myself paying attention to things I had not seen before - or perhaps I have always seen them but not acknowledged them. Driving past the Golden Lion I really looked at the sign and there is a huge head of a golden lion atop the sign. I mean HUGE. How had I missed this? I also noticed the colors painted on buildings and saw things like the scoreboard at the end of the high school field and the decoration on the sign for an apartment complex. What I saw was pleasing, as if my eyes were drawn to what I wanted to see and not what I considered ordinary, mundane or boringly familiair. Just a little reminder to me that there is always something good to see out there, everyday, it's all new if you're really looking and wanting to see something good. See with new eyes and see what you want to see.

Goes Ding When There's Stuff

Alerts.
We have them on our cell phones to let us know when we have email, texts or a missed call. The microwave beeps when it's done as does the coffee maker. The car dings at you when you leave your lights on or the door is ajar. So many items in our daily lives have indicators of something that needs our attention, it only makes sense that as beings navigating our way through life, we should also have alerts, signs to point us in the direction of what is best for us, what makes us happy - what we desire. What are these signs? Well its our emotions. If it feels good, do it - if it feels bad, don't. There's a bit more to it but those are the basics. Pay attention to your feelings, they have a lot to tell you about where you are going.

Sugar Spun Whirlwind

Lev-i-ty

n.

1. Lightness of manner or speech; frivolity

2. Inconstancy; changeableness

3. The state or quality of being light; buoyancy

4. A force, opposed to gravity, once believed to be a property inherent in certain bodies or materials

So here I am, intending to be all that is lighthearted, jovial, uplifting and fun. What more could one ask to be in life? One big, shiny, helium filled balloon that a child has lost hold of and now floats free up in the sky with the potential to land anywhere. Of course at that point there might be some deflation involved but I’m sure levity could still win the day. You may be wondering why I am so concerned with all that is light and airy and while I’m sure I could spout a plausible explanation I think it’s more important that we just grab hold of the idea of it, the feeling it inspires, so we can just feel good. I want to feel good and I think there might be a lot of other people that want to feel good too. The explanation might just unroll itself in the process. Let’s give it a go shall we?