Happy Happens. Just like the proverbial shit happens, happy happens.™ Happiness, it’s definition, and the possession or the elusion of it in our lives is an age-old saga, Neighbor! I am sure that you can recite any number of quotes and cliches you’ve encountred on the subject. And something tells me you can easily conjure moments when you’ve felt happy … Read More
Ask Annah: Where is MY Miracle?
Dearest Neighbor, I can relate to your feeling of helplessness, sadness, confusion, and desire for some promise, for anything, anything that will give you hope. Miracle? How can you think of the possibility when your life is a disaster and riddled with the worst pain you have ever imagined? I know how that feeling and those thoughts affected me. I … Read More
A Love Note from The Universe
This week–shit, the past two years, even!-has evaporated into a vortex of…I don’t know what, Neighbor… Actually, yes I do… I’ve been working hard on healing and moving myself forward following several significant Life Loss events. Working hard on loving myself after years of feeling invisible… Working hard staying on top of a mountain of divorce paperwork; a “gift” that … Read More
The Circle of Life
Happy Sunday, Journeyer! I know you will understand and appreciate the brevity of this post. I spent this past week preparing projects for this work, to train and certify five of our neighbors in the Integrated Energy Therapy® modality, and working my Outside Job. Today sums up so much of what Life is all about. In a matter of hours, … Read More
Magic is Coming to Your Neighborhood
Happy Sunday, Journeyer! And for those who celebrate the holiday, Merry Christmas to you. Many of this week’s happy moments have been centered around this celebration, Journeyer… from wrapping each gift and adorning each with festive ribbons… Warren and Big Guy helping me prepare our three-season room to accommodate the fourteen family members who would join us Christmas Eve day… … Read More
Happiness Lives Between Me and I
Happy Sunday, Journeyer! This past week has been a combination of everything. Excitement! Fear. Flu-like symptoms. Friendship. Learning. Love. Laughter. Reading. Sadness. Worry about loved ones who ran into some difficult times. Writing. Strange as it might sound, my week hasn’t felt like the roller-coaster ride you might think after reading this list above! It’s a good thing because some … Read More
It’s All About You
Happy Monday, Journeyer! As you read this post, may you recall some of the moments that fed your happy last week. Did a sunrise or sunset bring peace or a sense of awe and wonder to your soul? Did the sight of a hummingbird or butterfly or baby bunny bring you a childlike joy? Did the whiff of fresh flowers or … Read More
Be Good to Your Sons
I recently had a conversation with a man who believes that boys/men shouldn’t cry. It was likely ingrained in him as a child. We’ve all heard the expressions: “Boys who cry are sissies/weak/wimps. Boys DO NOT cry.” Though this man says that’s what he believes for himself, he proclaims that he didn’t try to influence his boys of such things. … Read More
Clarity, Joy, Wisdom
Happy Monday, Journeyer! I’m totally exhausted, the good kind of fatigue that follows an emotional high. It was another full week filled with appointments and preparations; but thankfully we had the week off, which gave me so much more productive time. Big Guy had a college visit on Monday and Tuesday. Check out this old barn along the route. It’s … Read More
Love is…
Happy Sunday, Journeyer! Do you have a Love hangover today? All I can say is I’m glad the best cure for a hangover is “the hair of the dog that bit ya,” ‘cause I’ve got one more meme to add to the mix… Love is the warmth that fills our insides when we give to others… Love is the warmth … Read More