1. False misconceptions
2. Timely directions
3. Allowing for now
4. Feeling the wow
5. Quotes perfect to borrow
6. Letting go of my sorrow
7. Discovering myself
8. Books on my shelf
9. Overdue visits from best friends
10. Justifying means to the ends

1.Keeping it together when your seams feel a little loose

2.Small accomplishments

3.Connection by list

4.Persevering

5.Dusting off your chutzpah

6.Smooth skin

7.Good lighting

8.Canceling the pity party

9.Giving a gift

10.Finding 10 things today

on this Wednesday, I am grateful for:

1. morning smiles before coffee
2. cooler temperatures and less dust in the air
3. taking a risk and telling the truth, even after many decades, still…
4. a friend who caught me up on things at my alma mater
5. being asked
6. being understood
7. medicine: miracles held inside plastic bottles
8. relief
9. better breathing

In a world where everybody is out for himself, the winning strategy is to be forgiving. ~Martin Nowak

1.) Kisses that make our toes curl up.

2.) Walks in the early evening with my husband.

3.) A well cooked meal, that leaves everyone wanting more.

4.) That it has finally stopped raining.

5.) The wild little violets that are growing in my yard.

6.) A really good book to read.

7.) Laughter, and a warped sense of humour

8.) Egg white omelets at Subway !

9.) The words, Zippity Do Da

10.) Clean sheets on the bed.

1.  World Laughiter Day is Sunday, May 1

2.  The Laughing Clug of N.E. Ohio is celebrating at Hardesty Park in Akron, Ohio

3.  At 3 p.m. the public is invited to join us in a huge laughing circle!

4.  This annual event is celebrated all over the world in stadiums, fields, with parades, and more!

5.  It’s “Laughter for World Peace”

6.  see laughteryoga.com for more information

7.  The Laughing Club of N.E. Ohio meets every Saturday at Cuyahoga Falls Library (Ohio)

8.  at 10 a.m., we do laughng exercises (no jokes) for almost an hour!

9.  laughter is good for your heart, lungs, lowers your blood pressure, releases endorphins for good mood and more!

10.  Our Mary Ellen is the most enthusiastic laughing facilitator for the Laughing Club of N.E. Ohio

11.  We are doing a “giggle box” for an “Inventor’s School” for children tomorrow night — hooray1

1. Just trying to figure out all the in and outs of my MP 4 player. It does more than I thought but since I’m not technological I deleted a song trying to turn it off.

2. Why do worry about money? There is always enough.

3. Why do things have to cost so much? A bump on a car door will have to be turned into insurance but at least we have insurance.

4. Just wondering  why life is so complicated. Like waves on the ocean things settle down and then swell.

5. Just wondering why life is so busy at times.

6. Thinking about things I’m sad about and trying to see the silver linings

7. Hypersensitivity and being glad I’m not most the time.

8. What word would I put on my shirt that defines me and holds me back? (This idea is from Glee last night.)  What is my power word?

9. Why do people say hurtful things when they love you?

10. The power of journaling I  will discuss all my issues with someone who knows me and loves me, ME.!

1. God

2. Catharine’s recovery

3. Bruce offering us “express worship” since we spent most of Sunday at the hospital

4. Leslie for hanging in there

5. John K for being a good sport

6. John C for teaching me about anger when it was not his intent to do so

7. Connecting Carol L with someone who can help her

8. Abby for her success and wonderful suggestions and smiles

9. Everything going green, and the magnolia has blooms

10. A walk in the old neighborhood and time to reflect

1.  What a difference a day makes…

2.  Getting creative with leftovers

3.  Telling my son stories about when he was a baby

4.  Feeling lucky

5.  Passing a test

6.  Fate

7.  Library books

8.  God

9.  Giving and receiving second chances

10.  When the weather forcasters are wrong

1. Asking frankly
2. Not letting unknowns cause fear
3. Clearing the mist
4. Inspiring friends
5. Trying to chronicle all the books I’ve read- it’s an impossible task, but fun to try
6. I am a loyal reader- when I read an author I like, I’ll read EVERYTHING I can find by him
7. Getting lost in book memories- I remember where I was when I read one, sometimes what library I checked it out from (I’ve moved a lot in my life and I have had library cards in many states)
8. Acceptance
9. Gina’s rhyming lists
10. “Any healthy man can go without food for two days – but not without poetry.” -Charles Baudelaire