Lightarted Living: The Sweetness of Life and Friendship

Lightarted Living: The Sweetness of Life and Friendship:     

The Sweetness of Life and Friendship

 

 

If you're struggling with the hardships of life

try to find little ways to ease your burden today. 

Take a break from your struggles and

engage in a little play.

Look for your life's sweet spot 

and try to live in it a little each day.

Find a way to sweeten your friendships

with kindness, love and play 

even if it's just for today .

So What's in Your Life's Sweet Spot?

Try looking for the answer in words that rhyme with "SWEET".

Here are mine to get you started thinking about yours: 

My Sweet Spot

making my home cozy and neat

cooking for others delectable eats 

going for hikes and moving my feet

reaching out to others by making them treats

gifting my friends honey or artwork because they're so sweet

Engaging a new person on the trail to 

enjoy a brief moment of a meet and greet

Letting my Honey know he makes my life complete

Taking a moment to color and draw to let my mind slow down and retreat

Listening to music with my favorite beat

Enjoying a moment in the sun and garden to soak up the heat

Taking a nap in my favorite seat

Sleeping with the smell of freshly laundered sheets

Making a batch of sourdough bread with wheat

Listening on walks for the sound of bird tweets

Hearing the pitter-patter on the trail of my dog's feet

Watching my dog enjoy a play date 

in the ultimate fun meet and greet

Spending time with my Peeps

Making an inviting environment for my kids and grandkids

when they come for a visit so we can make delectable eats and treats

and move our feets, listen for bird tweets, and generally retreat to sweet

moments of family life together--Isn't that neat?

Love one another

Love your peeps

Live each day to the fullest by filling it with life's little sweets. 

Fill it with honey, friendship and plenty of sweet and fun treats.

A Sweet Spot of Friendship

Today's sweet spot thoughts were instigated by my dear friend, Debi Blair. When she took a trip to the coast she found a man selling clover honey and she remembered that was my favorite type of honey so she brought me home a quart of the sweet stuff. 

Today's post is dedicated to Debi for being such a good and thoughtful friend who sweetened my day.

Original Photo by Diane Offenbacher

Many thanks to Diane Offenbacher for allowing me to discover the sweetness of life and friendship in her stunning floral photo. Looking at her photos hits the sweet spot for me!

The Sweetness of Life and Friendship

 

 

If you're struggling with the hardships of life

try to find little ways to ease your burden today. 

Take a break from your struggles and

engage in a little play.

Look for your life's sweet spot 

and try to live in it a little each day.

Find a way to sweeten your friendships

with kindness, love and play 

even if it's just for today .

So What's in Your Life's Sweet Spot?

Try looking for the answer in words that rhyme with "SWEET".

Here are mine to get you started thinking about yours: 

My Sweet Spot

making my home cozy and neat

cooking for others delectable eats 

going for hikes and moving my feet

reaching out to others by making them treats

gifting my friends honey or artwork because they're so sweet

Engaging a new person on the trail to 

enjoy a brief moment of a meet and greet

Letting my Honey know he makes my life complete

Taking a moment to color and draw to let my mind slow down and retreat

Listening to music with my favorite beat

Enjoying a moment in the sun and garden to soak up the heat

Taking a nap in my favorite seat

Sleeping with the smell of freshly laundered sheets

Making a batch of sourdough bread with wheat

Listening on walks for the sound of bird tweets

Hearing the pitter-patter on the trail of my dog's feet

Watching my dog enjoy a play date 

in the ultimate fun meet and greet

Spending time with my Peeps

Making an inviting environment for my kids and grandkids

when they come for a visit so we can make delectable eats and treats

and move our feets, listen for bird tweets, and generally retreat to sweet

moments of family life together--Isn't that neat?

Love one another

Love your peeps

Live each day to the fullest by filling it with life's little sweets. 

Fill it with honey, friendship and plenty of sweet and fun treats.

A Sweet Spot of Friendship

Today's sweet spot thoughts were instigated by my dear friend, Debi Blair. When she took a trip to the coast she found a man selling clover honey and she remembered that was my favorite type of honey so she brought me home a quart of the sweet stuff. 

Today's post is dedicated to Debi for being such a good and thoughtful friend who sweetened my day.

Original Photo by Diane Offenbacher

Many thanks to Diane Offenbacher for allowing me to discover the sweetness of life and friendship in her stunning floral photo. Looking at her photos hits the sweet spot for me!

Lightarted Living: Sunday Solitude Soliloquy

Lightarted Living: Sunday Solitude Soliloquy:  

Sunday Solitude Soliloquy

 

Soaring on a Sunday

Looking for a quiet place to land--

a place no one can find me;

a place where there is no plan.

The silent flap of my wings

barely makes a stir

until voila! 

Sweet and soft I land.

Oh Joy! Oh Joy!

I found a place of calm and silence just for me.

My own gentle moment of peace and quiet 

to calm the beast in me.

I bask in this soft, sweet moment

to refresh my tired mind. 

Tomorrow is another day, 

but today is the day I unwind.

Sunday Solitude Soliloquy

 

Sunday Soliloquy

Soaring on a Sunday

Looking for a quiet place to land--

a place no one can find me;

a place where there is no plan.

The silent flap of my wings

barely makes a stir

until voila! 

Sweet and soft I land.

Oh Joy! Oh Joy!

I found a place of calm and silence just for me.

My own gentle moment of peace and quiet 

to calm the beast in me.

I bask in this soft, sweet moment

to refresh my tired mind. 

Tomorrow is another day, 

but today is the day I unwind.

Lightarted Living: Upbeat People: What Sets them Apart?

Lightarted Living: Upbeat People: What Sets them Apart?:   

Upbeat People: What Sets them Apart?

 

What Sets Upbeat People Apart?

Face it--some days you wake up ready to enthusiastically dive into the day, while other days you wake feeling the need for a pep talk. 

Upbeat people are no different in that regard. They too experience the full gamut of emotions and difficult life experiences. And some days upbeat people need a pep talk too.

What sets upbeat people apart is they have a low tolerance for sitting too long in the doldrums of life before they jump into actions steering them into a more positive frame of mind. 

Upbeat people assess the difficult situations and their options, and then do what they must do to improve their chances for achieving the most positive outcomes. 

Upbeat people's thinking and acting habits put them in control of things that matter most to them.  They trust they always have another action to take that empowers them and lifts their spirits.

The Upbeat Realist

You might think upbeat people must live in La La Land and see with rose-colored glasses. But upbeat people are just realists who struggle to find the best way to get through the tougher times in life faster. 

Upbeat people accept the realities of life and find a way to deal with them.

Before you're quick to to accept you're not an upbeat person, ask yourself if you'd like to live your life more upbeat than not. If you desire to be more upbeat most of the time, a small tweak in your behavior is all that's required.

Becoming the Upbeat Person You're Meant to Be

What are the small tweaks you can make in your approach to life to become a more upbeat person?

💓Turn your disappointment into a time for active discovery.  Take Action.
💙Take positive actions without concern for the outcome. Don't think about it; just do it.
💚Turn failure into learning experiences. 
💛During the tough times, do what you must do without dwelling on it.  Step into the water at high tide.
💜Find a way to endure what you cannot escape. Develop a go-to mantra or affirmation to get you started when things go awry. 

Decide on the most important course of action and begin. Once you begin, keep going.

Finding 'The Happy' in the Delicate Dance of Life Unfolding

Over the years I've enjoyed an ongoing dialogue with my sister-in-law, Lee, about LIFE unfolding. She sends me a mantra, I send her a picture of LIFE unfolding with her mantra in it. She sends me a photo of peonies unfolding and more renditions of her mantra and I send her a new picture out of her peonies with new affirmations. 

When you DO SOMETHING with a mantra or affirmation, you instill a positive frame of mind into a dynamic way of living making it easier to be upbeat faster.

Let your life surprise you. Try out one of Lee's unfolding affirmations or create one of your own. Choose your upbeat and life affirming mantra, and then live it.

Life is unfolding in a relaxed and peaceful way.

Life is unfolding in the most humorous way.

Life unfolds with great ease and calm.

Life unfolds in the most delightful and centered way, with many happy surprises!

Everything is playing out in the most happy and delight-filled way

Happiness has spread like peanut butter thick upon me, penetrating and soothing my rattled heart. 

Upbeat People: What Sets them Apart?

 

What Sets Upbeat People Apart?

Face it--some days you wake up ready to enthusiastically dive into the day, while other days you wake feeling the need for a pep talk. 

Upbeat people are no different in that regard. They too experience the full gamut of emotions and difficult life experiences. And some days upbeat people need a pep talk too.

What sets upbeat people apart is they have a low tolerance for sitting too long in the doldrums of life before they jump into actions steering them into a more positive frame of mind. 

Upbeat people assess the difficult situations and their options, and then do what they must do to improve their chances for achieving the most positive outcomes. 

Upbeat people's thinking and acting habits put them in control of things that matter most to them.  They trust they always have another action to take that empowers them and lifts their spirits.

The Upbeat Realist

You might think upbeat people must live in La La Land and see with rose-colored glasses. But upbeat people are just realists who struggle to find the best way to get through the tougher times in life faster. 

Upbeat people accept the realities of life and find a way to deal with them.

Before you're quick to to accept you're not an upbeat person, ask yourself if you'd like to live your life more upbeat than not. If you desire to be more upbeat most of the time, a small tweak in your behavior is all that's required.

Becoming the Upbeat Person You're Meant to Be

What are the small tweaks you can make in your approach to life to become a more upbeat person?

💓Turn your disappointment into a time for active discovery.  Take Action.
💙Take positive actions without concern for the outcome. Don't think about it; just do it.
💚Turn failure into learning experiences. 
💛During the tough times, do what you must do without dwelling on it.  Step into the water at high tide.
💜Find a way to endure what you cannot escape. Develop a go-to mantra or affirmation to get you started when things go awry. 

Decide on the most important course of action and begin. Once you begin, keep going.

Finding 'The Happy' in the Delicate Dance of Life Unfolding

Over the years I've enjoyed an ongoing dialogue with my sister-in-law, Lee, about LIFE unfolding. She sends me a mantra, I send her a picture of LIFE unfolding with her mantra in it. She sends me a photo of peonies unfolding and more renditions of her mantra and I send her a new picture out of her peonies with new affirmations. 

When you DO SOMETHING with a mantra or affirmation, you instill a positive frame of mind into a dynamic way of living making it easier to be upbeat faster.

Let your life surprise you. Try out one of Lee's unfolding affirmations or create one of your own. Choose your upbeat and life affirming mantra, and then live it.

Life is unfolding in a relaxed and peaceful way.

Life is unfolding in the most humorous way.

Life unfolds with great ease and calm.

Life unfolds in the most delightful and centered way, with many happy surprises!

Everything is playing out in the most happy and delight-filled way

Happiness has spread like peanut butter thick upon me, penetrating and soothing my rattled heart.