Who We Become Along the Way

Simply Celebrate Newsletter: August 2010 One night my beau, Ian, and I were talking about happiness. I was getting all passionate about “happiness practices” and wondering whether it’s possible to “create” happiness. What we came to in...

Sweet Tweaks.

I thought about just posting this photograph, without any text. When I first saw it,  I was so struck by how magnificent the towers are. And how brilliant the artist was who designed them. But I knew I had to give some credits and well, heck, in that case, maybe...

I wish for a birthday cake.

I’ve been thinking about something I posted on the Simply Celebrate Facebook Page earlier this morning: “My beau and I were doing the morning 10-10 list together. (Things we’re grateful for/things we invite in). When my son walked in, I...

A man walks into (or rather, upon) a bar…

All day long I’ve been pondering whether I’m too ambitious or too lazy. The question in my head has been, “Are my expectations too high for myself? Are my expectations too low for myself?” I’ve been draggy. Tired. Wanting ease and rest....

Try It; You’ll Like it!

It’s sunflower season! I don’t know about where you are, but ’round here, we can buy bunches of ‘em for $5. Five for $5 usually. Last week, on a whim, I bought a bunch and put them in five separate vases all around the apartment. One in the...