Look at life through the eyes of a child

There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million. ~Walt Streightiff

I count being a grandmother, to my three grandsons, as one of my greatest blessings.  I am constantly amazed at how much information they store and I love how they take that information and interpret it as they see it.  This past Christmas, I took my two oldest grandsons, who were two and five at the time, to the local festival of trees.  For them, it wasn’t about the hustle and bustle of people, the loudness of the room, the limited parking or even the rows of decorated trees; for them, it was about putting the tiny tickets in the buckets, not in hopes of winning a tree, but just to watch them fall in and of course, it was about meeting the “real” Santa Clause too. If life was only as simple as they see it….

Share your experience when you look through the eyes of a child, what do you see?

Making a promise to MYSELF and keeping it

I feel keeping a promise to yourself is a direct reflection of the love you have for yourself. I used to make promises to myself and find them easy to break. Today, I love myself enough to not only make a promise to myself, but I love myself enough to keep that promise.  ~Steve Maraboli

I don’t know about you, but I am willing to go to the ends of the universe in order to keep a promise I made to someone, so, I wonder why I won’t do the same for myself.  I’m not talking about a new year’s resolution that may or may not have been made under the influence, instead I am talking about a promise like giving myself downtime each week, taking better care of myself, enjoying life more, etc.  So, today I PROMISE to allow myself to decompress at least once a week.  I am going to shut off my phone, stay off social media, shut myself in my room and listen to music in the dark or read a good book or snuggle under the covers and watch a chick flick.  I need to remember that it’s ok to be good to myself; I am just as important as the next “guy”.

Share what types of promises you make to yourself?  Do you keep them…break them?

Staying Focused in an Unfocused World

Find your focus by seeking all that is good in your life. ~Lorii Myers

Not sure what it is lately, but I have not been able to maintain focus; even the slightest things distract me.  It’s very disconcerting since it goes against my Type “A” personality.  I’m not used to having unfinished projects or blowing past deadlines.  I’m still in my 40’s, so I refuse to believe that this is a sign of old age.  A friend of mine recommends that I take yoga classes but I’m thinking a Swedish or hot stone massage will have the same effect and I am definitely giving my theory a shot first.

Share how you maintain your focus?