What fun to brighten our day.

Don't worry

Be Happy

Dona Anderson

The new year is already into the second month!

and it's Time for some Fun!

Bobby McFerrin -  Don't Worry Be Happy (Official Music Video)

 

I hope you're enjoying the gifts of winter or other season depending on where you live in the beautiful world. 

Much thanks for this song that lifts our spirits and reminds us to be happy.

The guys dancing is hilarious. 

Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy (Official Music Video)

A Great song for us to join in to smile, sing or get up and dance if you like.

Take Care

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We all need those minutes to breathe, open our hearts, ears and have a bit of Fun.

If you can,  whistle, sing or dance with them - go for it.

Have Fun.

Great reviews on You Tube.

lOVE IT lOVE IT lOVE IT

ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE SONGS.

 I sing along every time I hear it.

MERYL STREEP BETTE MIDLER CHER OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN GOLDIE HAWN 

What a Wonderful World.

Great Performance from these ladies.

It's always nice when several great stars sing together. 

In the comments on You Tube are some nice memories of Olivia Newton John.

PS.   I hope you had fun singing along with these beautiful ladies.  

It's not often we get to really feel a song like this. 

Take Care and have a wonderful week ahead.

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will love to watch this too.

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The last few days there's been visitors from United States, Canada Germany Malaysia France Ireland Belgium Brazil Hong Gong Japan Sweden and more.  

Who's your favorite singer of this Song?

The Journey from Grieving, to Feeling and Healing

Dr. Edith Eva Eger | TED...

amazing Lady and story.

We all go through feelings of loss, depression, loneliness at various times in our lives.

What we do with those feelings is up to us.

Have a look at this video and her story.

Dr. Edith Eva Eger 

Holocaust Survivor.

    

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I don't know how she had her tremendous strength to go through what she did and then go into a profession helping others to heal from their loss and traumas.

As an older person now I've lost grandparents, parents, aunts & uncles, friends, and many pets.  

As I think of what to write my eyes are full of tears.

We don't get through life with a free pass to not have those losses.

She had so much to endure from a young age and thankfully she found ways to cope and shield herself from the many dark places that could have taken her in an opposite direction.

I've gotten to experience the many gifts of being part of a family, having a mix of friends from different times and places and hear their stories to tell. 

Our differences can often be opportunities for 

learning and sharing.. 

Our time here on earth is not known, 

lets not waste it.

PS. there are many great comments on You tube for her books as well. 

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How do you feel when You wake up?

Bruce Lipton 

always has the right words to help us.

Dona Anderson 

Wake up Happy

How do You wake up?

Over the years and ages waking up has been quite different from those days of going to school and having to walk there, then to working, having kids and getting  lunches for all of us and out the door to getting the bus.

Now being retired and older it has changed again. Much more relaxing.

I usually don't wake up too energized because I don't sleep well and if I sleep through the night once a year I wake up startled and wonder what happened.

Lucy & Kelsie

But within a few minutes our Westie dog Kelsie is up on the bed for her morning kisses and rubdown.

Our Scottie dog Lucy who claims most of the bed finally moves over and is taking her time to get up then they both  head to the kitchen to wait for their morning cookie. 

I hear the kettle on for my tea and in comes my hubby to get me moving or close the door and let me rest for a bit longer.

We all probably need some help at times to put that smile on our face to go out into the world - or to pull the covers over our heads for a while longer.

Tonight lets make a plan to wake up happy tomorrow saying 3 things we're grateful for. 

We could try it for a few more days even if the 3 things are the same everyday.

Let's wake up happy and make those daily choices to pause, smile, and make the changes you need to support your day and life or whatever it is.

We have to make our lives healthy for us and the world.

I thought this might be a good ending for this post. 

It's a few lines from the meditation Living in Wellness from my book Moving Forward from the Heart on page 133.  

My wellness is determined by my awareness, my acceptance of change, my relationships, my internal and outward communication, and my knowing that love is all around me and it is there for me to both give and receive.

I celebrate my success.

I guess my 3 things are already above that puts a smile on my

face and in my heart.

PS. Soften your whole body, and invite a smile

to fill your face and your heart.

Have a great day and week ahead 😀

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Where did all this come from?

 It's not MY fault!

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It's not all my fault.

Sometimes when you start a collection others want to help and it then it can quickly grow and grow.

That's what happened, I'm sure ... (?)

Then a friend was getting rid of this holder of treasures and asked it we wanted it.

YES YES!!! and that was over 40 years and several homes ago.

It's still loved.  A few things have fallen and broken but most are still small treasures from near and far away places. 

For many years we've been trying to downsize and wonder what's next on the list to let go of. 

Boxes and boxes of stuff has left over the years and more still to go. I'm happy to pass things on. 

And I love to go with my daughter to thrift stores and others places who support local families, animals and more looking for bargains  It's our few hours together when we go to visit. 

That's where I got this music jewelry box for $5 and it plays an Elvis song!

It will become another holder of treasures.

PS. what do we do with all this stuff that the younger family doesn't want?

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"Enjoy the gift of this time to slow down, to quiet

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more holders of treasures.

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Coming Up - 

Peaceful winter scenes and calming music to soothe the Soul.

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You'll love it.

Let's breathe in peace, hope, love and kindness

 as we listen.

Happy new year 2023!

The Holidays are over &

it's time for You to

 Rest
Relax
Recover
Restore
Refresh
Rejuvenate

 & 

Rejoice.

This video lets you do just that.

Was I right?

PS. A new year is ahead of us and my wish for you is for lots of Joy this year.

Let's look forward to new life, hope, peace and success stories in our future, 

& 

Breathe in peace, hope, love and kindness 

to send out and share with others. 💖

German artist, Paul Sedout.

Thanks for your visit today!

The photo above is of a painting we have from our time in Germany.  

It's very relaxing and I thought it would go with the video. 

One more photo coming up.

Thanks for your visit today and lots of wishes to you for a Happy & Healthy New Year. 

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Mr. Buddha enjoying a snow day

What dreams do You have for the New Year?

Here comes Elvis and with this wonderful song!  -

    

 If I Can Dream - love this Song!

Elvis - If I Can Dream (Official Live Performance)

 

Some years seem to go by slow and others fly by. 

How has this one been for You?

I grew up listening to Elvis with my 2 older sisters and remember that day spent crying when I learned of his passing. 

Yes I'm that old and got to watch him on Ed Sullivan and in a few movies at the theatre.

 

I thought this song would perhaps help encourage us to keep moving on with our dreams for better and brighter days ahead. 

I hope it helps encourage us towards peace hope and caring for the people, animals and this beautiful place we all call home, our Earth.

PS. I wonder if anyone else feels this song could have been written for our current time & world these last couple of years. 

I made  a copy of the words and will keep it on my desk to hopefully read daily, and I made another copy for my night table to read before I go to sleep.

It's time now to wish You a Happy New year ! 

Stay safe, enjoy your family, friends, pets and hopefully we will move into the coming year with less fear, violence, death, lies, fighting and more honesty, equality, fairness, safety, and attainable dreams for all. 

Take Care.

 

that's it for 2022.

Thank You for your continued support.

PSS. One last thing. 

Back in the late spring I decided I needed to learn to play this song on my guitar then soon after I hurt my finger and still can't play chords.

My singing ability isn't good either but I'm hopeful and having Fun - that's what counts and Elvis does it so much better. 💖

Hopefully I'll learn to play it soon. 

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Let's welcome us all to 2023!

Bye for today

A beautiful Christmas Gift to us. André Rieu - Home for Christmas

Just in time for sitting in that cozy chair with my old favorite blanket...

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I hope you love Andrés concerts too.

This is a special time of year when we're indoors, seeing the snow fall, watching those old Christmas movies or listening to your favorite songs again and getting together with family.  

The concert above is awesome so Enjoy and share with your family and friends as well.  We all need some good entertainment to help us relax and feel like normal life has returned again.

It just might be one that becomes your every year treat. 

PS. I got to go to the movie theater several months ago for a new concert the orchestra performed that absolutely filled me with joy. The audience in the movie didn't want it to end and neither did us watching.

Honestly I don't think the musicians wanted to leave either but they must have been exhausted.

I'm hoping Santa brings me the DVD for Christmas. 

André Rieu Happy Together.

 

Too many decisions

Have you felt like we have too many
 decisions to make these days.

Dona Anderson

Back in the Summer I took on the task of reducing some of the old Christmas Cards in the cabinet.

I was surprised that they went back over 20 years. The Box was full.

Each one was opened and read and 2 piles were made - one for keeping and the others were for leaving, though it was hard to make that second pile. 

It was nice to see some family names of ones no longer here and pictures given out for children that are now adults. I loved the art and drawings of the grandchildren along with the big letters when they were just learning to make the words.  

I also loved how beautiful many of the cards were and from the pile I only had 2 that were the same. 

Christmas cards have greatly reduced over the years due to the newer ways to communicate and each year we get fewer in our mailbox. But I still do love to get a few and think that we're remembered by others after many years apart.

  This is my Card box. 

  yes it's a special box I've kept that had tea in it from Oprah for  attending her live event in Seattle years ago.

 The Tea was Great and so was the event!

 So when I was doing this post I thought of the one I wrote  last  spring - 

Here's the link. post I wrote about boxes.  

What's in Your boxes?

PS. I had to share this photo from last year.

Timing really is important.

Our Westie Girl Kelsie has many beds and she loves this spare one for some reason so every once in a while if the door is open she'll go and snuggle with the pillow and at Christmas I put out these teddies for fun.

In the photo below that's her hiding with the Christmas Teddies.

It was so cute how she played innocent and looked the other way.  

Thankfully she stayed there long enough for me to get the camera.

                     Must Love Dogs in this house.!

That's it for today. 

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Have a great day and stay well and safe over the holidays. 

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