Friday, December 12, 2008

Conscious Apparel


















What Makes Me Happy....Looking Stylish while supporting Peace

Be Love is an apparel company that uses the proceeds to support peace education. Buy a great shirt and spread some Peace, we could all use it! Check them out at:
www.beloveforall.org

"The mission of Be Love is to educate, inspire and organize communities to create justice and peace through the practice of nonviolence"

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Is Happiness Contagious?

What Makes Me Happy...learning that happiness can be infectious

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/12/05/new_reason_to_be_happy_it_may_go_a_long_way/

Wintertime

What Makes Me Happy.... Winter Wonderlands.

I peered out my window early Sunday morning, to my great surprise there was one of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen. My favorite snow was falling, large fluffy snowflake clusters were lazily making thier way down to the big blanket of perfect snow that had already landed on the ground.

Later in the afternoon I discovered that this snow turned my scenic home into a glorious winter wonderland. I trudged out to start my vehicle hearing that glorious crunch underfoot and soon realizing that the snow wasn't just a few centimeters deep, it was close to 10 inches thick and it was sticky...... which meant it was perfect for snowball fights and snowmen. I watched the kids run off into the snow piles and take off tobogganning, this brought back warm memories of my parents old wood burning stove, the smell of dry wood being eaten up by a hungry fire and making hot chocolate with marshmallows after playing in the back yard for hours on end.

Touring the town by night time it seems the holiday lights glisten gleam and sparkle all that much more when they are accented by the snow.

I think fondly of ice queens, jack frost and his many works of art, snow fairies and winter princesses.

This is a time where my imagination thrives and so many thoughts warm me up depite the cold air outside.

Grab a great big cup of tea, coffee, hot chocolate or delicious apple cider, gather up your warm blankets and your family and enjoy a beautiful evening together making new memories and sharing your old ones.