Happy New Year 2023

Happy New Year 2023

Hi all, 2022 was a tough year worldwide. However, for me, it’s ending on a fabulous note because of my engagement to Joyce. We can't fix the world's problems, but we can focus on the positives. 2023 will be what we want it to be. Not for the world, but for ourselves.

 

Last year I sent a Happy New Year blog with the positive lyrics from the Beatles song "Imagine." This year I'm sending A Happy New Year 2023 blog with the positive lyrics from Louie Armstrong called:

 

"What A Wonderful World"

I see trees of green
Red roses too
I see them bloom
For me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

I see skies of blue
And clouds of white
The bright blessed day
The dark sacred night
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow
So pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces
Of people going by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying
"I love you"

I hear babies cry
I watch them grow
They'll learn much more
Than I'll never know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

Yes, I think to myself
What a wonderful world

Oh yeah

 

Happy And Healthy New Year To All. Stay Safe And Remember You "Are" In Control Of Your Happiness.

 

Merry Christmas

 Merry Christmas

 

Last year I sent the blog below to tell everybody my feelings about Christmas. This year, with all the negative crap going on around the world, putting Christmas in your heart is really, really important.

 

My hope is we find a way to have Christmas all year long.

 

                                  Merry Christmas

 

Christmas puts a smile on my face. To me Christmas is an attitude not a religious event. Almost everybody I know sees Christmas as a time for fun, laughter, friends, family, food, drink and being merry.

 

Thanksgiving is for giving thanks. Christmas is for making others happy (especially kids). Jews love the Christmas type celebration so much they created Hanukkah that lasts eight days of giving, loving and joy. 

 

Unfortunately, some people don't like Christmas because they don't have loving people around them. They feel alone and that makes them depressed. That's why it's so important, in life, to make an effort to find love and happiness through people. If that's not possible then we all should find love and happiness within ourselves.

 

A simple phone call can put a big smile on someone's face. A simple gift or just a card can make someone happy. Having friends and or family over your house will make you happy. Giving love and happiness to others (especially those of need) will make you feel great. 

 

Happiness Is The Forgotten Ingredient In Life

 

Christmas = Happiness

 

A Holiday Quote

 A Holiday Quote

My love, Joyce, sent me this quote the other day:

"Love could be the road to happiness but most times happiness leads you right to the doorsteps of love because only happy people can really love."

I've been blogging about happiness for three years now. Becoming happy is powerful. Loving yourself and others is powerful. The world would be a much better place if everyone could find happiness and love.

Many people can love someone else without loving themselves. Happy people love themselves and others. Happy people can show their love in ways that unhappy people cannot. People who hide behind their barriers to protect themselves can't show love in the same way as someone who doesn't have barriers.

Barriers happen because some people don't want to expose themselves. Barriers happen because some people want to protect and not show their true feelings. Barriers prevent a person from getting all the happiness they deserve. Therefore, if you have many barriers, you can't have true happiness. Also, if you have many barriers and are not truly happy, you can't show all the love in your heart.

Getting rid of all my barriers has opened me up to showing all my love to the ones I truly love. Getting rid of all my barriers has opened me up to loving myself. Getting rid of all my barriers has made me a very happy person. Being happy has opened me up to true love - the circle goes on and on.

Even if it's just for the holiday season, drop your barriers, open your loving heart and most of all:

Be Happy

My Blog Update

My Blog Update

If you've been reading my blogs, you know that my Ellen died 7 months ago (May 11th, 2022). Even though, some of my blog readers and some of my friends (so called friends) believed two months after my Ellen died was too soon to start looking for a person to spend the rest of my life with. 

At 78 this month, I never believed it was too soon nor did my close friends, family and even some of the people who read my blogs. They all wished me well and were happy I was out there trying to find someone. I believed waiting one or two more years, at my age, would not have changed anything other than fighting father time.

If you recall, the months I spent trying to find someone on-line was a disaster. The women were either liars, bat-shit crazy or really didn't want a long term loving relationship. Well, two months ago, I found the woman I'm going to spend the rest of my life with. Her name is Joyce.

She's different than Ellen and that is what I preferred. She is very intelligent and we see the world (politics, religion, etc.) through a common lens. Best of all, she loves me as much as I love her. 

I'm so happy and so lucky that I didn't have to spend a year or more trying to find someone of her quality. The fact is many people looking for love via on-line dating, never find the love they're looking for.

We are already making plans for our future together. I'll keep you all updated on how this turns out. Soooo, 

Wish The Both Of Us Well

We Write The End Of Our Own Stories

 We Write The End Of Our Own Stories

For those of you who think you don't have control of your happiness, I say: "We Write The End Of Our Own Stories." Happiness isn't something that just happens to you. Happiness sometimes has a price. Happiness is something you want so much that you're willing to "Write The End Of Your Own Stories."

A simple question, are you happy? If you are, look back and find out how you became that way. If you know how, you'll always be happy. What if you're happy sometimes, but not all the time? Is life enjoyable enough to be only happy sometimes? Most people live their lives that way and have a rewarding life - I just wanted more.

What if you're not happy? Most people who are not happy don't believe, "We Write The End Of Our Own Stories." People who are not happy have two reasons. one, as crazy as it seems, they like being unhappy. They wallow in it. They love complaining to others. "Woe Is Me" is their mantra.

The second reason for not being happy is they have many excuses. I don't have enough money to make myself happy. I was dealt a bad hand because of the way my family raised me. If the outside world would treat me better, I would be happy. To make myself happy would mean a major change. I'm not willing to change the situation I'm in because it's too scary and costly.

From someone who made the changes (both personal and emotional), It is scary and could be costly. However, I realized the alternative of not changing is a life of being unhappy or only sometimes happy. Again, I wanted more and after dealing with the personal and emotional costs, my life has been full of happiness.

You can "Write The End Of Your Own Stories," you just have to want happiness so much, you're willing to do whatever it takes to live a life full of happiness.

Only You Know What It Will Take