Finding fun and joy in life

This past week or so, I have been going through over 30,000 pictures. It was a lot of fun and I so many fond memories! It also had times that I got frustrated, but I am so glad I did it.  Laughter and fun  special times  Birthdays  Christmases  and the fun then Halloweens and parties and the crazy costumes  big and small furry friends  winter fun  and summer fun  springs out side and falls relaxing and of course travel. The above are just a very few of the pictures that brought me smiles when going through the massive file I had on my computer. They are not the best or favorites, but the ones that came to me fast as I was doing this blog. They and many more helped me to remember so much fun and joy that I have experience so far. I am looking forward to the new ones I can enjoy that will be coming up yet!

I have been working on being kinder to all in my thoughts and in my actions. This is part of the 30 day kindness challenge I am taking part in with a group my cousin set up. I have been trying to pay attention when someone does something for me and to be sure and thank them. Also I have been working on having more positive thoughts and saying more positive things to people. Also trying to pay attention to my moods and if I find myself getting negative or down, then I am working on changing that so I am feeling better. I have been working at going through somethings I have brought when we moved here deciding what things I might really want and what things re just taking up space. I go through most of my craft stuff and have two boxes of stuff. I am not sure just what I will do with it all yet, which is part of the reason I think I put off going through it so long. I have also given myself permission to fall into some books as of lately. I really enjoy reading. I love to immerce myself i...

My cousin invited me to do a 30 day kindness project with a group she started. Today is the first day. I listened to the video and decided who I was doing it for. I am especially focusing on my oldest son's wife as she and I have had several misunderstandings over the years and I truly have never meant to hurt her, but she has been hurt at times nevertheless. I have always thought of myself as a kind person, but in listening to the first video and thinking about it I realize that I have more work to do to be a kind person in thought, word, and deed. I took the assessment on the website and tried to answer them as honestly as I could. It turns out by doing that I come up somewhere in the middle of the group on kindness. I have a just do it type of personality and sometimes I guess I don't think of the people involved as much as the project and getting things done. Also I know I need work on not being negative in words or thoughts. Often I will try to not show my negative feeling...