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Enjoy every minute of your life

Today’s Sunshine:

“Learn to enjoy every minute of your life.”
Earl Nightingale

So today we are starting off with a joke. I got this from this from Laugh Factory.

Teacher: “If I gave you two cats and another two cats and another two, how many would you have?”
Johnny: “Seven.”
Teacher: “No, listen carefully… If I gave you two cats, and another two cats and another two, how many would you have?”
Johnny: “Seven.”
Teacher: “Let me put it to you differently. If I gave you two apples, and another two apples and another two, how many would you have?”
Johnny: “Six.”
Teacher: “Good. Now if I gave you two cats, and another two cats and another two, how many would you have?”
Johnny: “Seven!”
Teacher: “Johnny, where in the heck do you get seven from?!”
Johnny: “Because I’ve already got a cat!”

That is cute and funny. I decided to add a joke because I went “Googling” for topics to write about and I found a list of 101 blog ideas and #29 was tell a joke – so I thought why not. I had to come up with something!

We had a very nice Christmas day. Quiet, simple and just the two of us sharing presents, taking our walk, going for a cup of Chi Tea at Starbucks and then we read books and watched TV. One of the nicest Christmases ever actually.

And finally . . . I am starting something new with Buddy. I have been putting his food dish up on the counter in the bathroom so that the dogs would not help themselves to it. This has worked fine for a long time. But now Buddy is getting older and not able to jump up that high anymore. Which is fine during the day as we just pick him up whenever he “meows” for a lift and he munches away to his heart content. The problem is Buddy likes a snack about 2:30 in the morning and another one about 4:30. This is getting old.

I have now switched his food station to a side table next to the couch in my office. He jumps up to the couch just fine . . . so technically he should be able to do this during the night. Technically.

So far he has not done it on his own yet. I think he likes being picked up. That is what I think! So we shall see.

Today’s Three Sunshine (Gratitude) Moments:
1. A very warm, soft sweater from Jon for Christmas. I hate to take it off. Ever.
2. Jon made Christmas dinner. Simple and yummy. The best kind.
3. A couple of phone conversations with family. Christmas connect time.

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For unto us a child is born

Christmas, Daily Sunshine

Today’s Sunshine:

“For to us a child is born”
Isaiah 9:6

Merry Christmas!

It’s a tiny bit after eight in the morning (Christmas Eve) as I write this. The mailman just came to our door with a package from Secret Santa for Jon. In our family we still draw names and send a present as Secret Santa to whoever we get. Worked when we were kids and still does. Anyone else still do this?

I read a few days ago that it’s best to drink coffee later in the morning or day than when you first get up. Something about natural Cortisol in the body that is reduced if one drinks it too soon. I have been trying it – and I think it is helping. Some days though (like today) I don’t wait quite as long to have my first cup!

I read an article this morning about the power of gratitude for mental health. I think I have been practicing that a bit more lately and it does help as well. Gratitude Practice.

And I may even use this as a theme for one of my puzzle books. My SCORE coach suggested that I do a book that has wider appeal for one of my puzzle books. I have been thinking and praying what topic I could use for that. Maybe something along happiness, gratitude and friendship? Hmmm? Not sure what I would do for words for that? Maybe poems, bits of essays, and things like that?

Will think about it.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas – with lots of love and happiness sprinkled throughout the day!

Today’s Three Sunshine (Gratitude) Moments:
1. Christmas packages that come with wrapped Chocolates sprinkled through them. I must do that next year. Nice.
2. Every day we watch an elderly neighbor lady go by taking her big dog for a walk. She does this several times a day. We always comment when she goes by. She is an inspiration to us – also very nice person.
3. Seeing Jon sitting in his chair with his feet up reading a book. Just nice.

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Behold your King is coming to you

Christmas, Daily Sunshine

Today’s Sunshine:

“Behold, your King is coming to you”
Zechariah 9:9

Just one more day to Christmas.

Today’s Three Sunshine (Gratitude) Moments:
1. Warm and dry inside on a cold, gray, rainy day.
2. Finally, finally finished the first puzzle book for Amazon. Waiting on proof.
3. Oooh. We bought a Cyrus O’Leary – Coconut cream pie for desert. Yummy.

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The Happiness gift

Christmas, Daily Sunshine

Today’s Sunshine:

“Since you get more JOY out of GIVING to others,
you should put a good deal of thought
into the HAPPINESS that you are able to GIVE.”
Eleanor Roosevelt

So today I did something radically spiritually different – that I would never even have thought of before Pope John Paul II came out with the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary. I decided to create my “own” set of mysteries for meditations that would be more in tune for praying for my business endeavors.

I call them the “Encouragement Mysteries.”

Come Follow Me – meditating on how God calls us to follow him – no matter how big or small our life seems to be.
Water into Wine – God can turn the most ordinary of things in our lives and transform them into something amazing.
Call to Serve – What matters is that we keep trying and moving forward the best we can with the talents and gifts we have.
Taking time out – It’s sort of about Jesus being tempted in the desert but also about looking within to discover what “negative voices” are turning us away from moving forward.
Shake the dust – If people don’t accept what we our doing, put a bad interpretation on our life choices – it’s not something to let us get bogged down with. Shake the dust off our sandals and move on. This also can apply to not dwelling on past mistakes, choices or even beliefs that turned out not so good.

Today’s Three Sunshine (Gratitude) Moments:
1. Jon driving me all over town to find a Christmas present for a family member. After all our driving we found it about a mile from home. Isn’t that the way?
2. Learning a tiny bit more of patience with myself.
3. Yummy sampling at Costco. Bit of cheese, a chocolate, a ham and cracker. Munchy munch.