It’s Thanksgiving. This table is used to be extended as far out as possible and often with a card table at one end to allow all the family to eat together. It’s used to having place settings set up for six, eight, or more people depending on who could come. The house smelled delicious, the …
I recently experienced “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” and I would like to say my life has been changed for the better. And yet, it goes deeper than that, so deep, it’s hard to express with words. Below is my attempt at reviewing a movie that now lives inside of me. The movie was …
Nov.23, 2019 – Tony, yours truly and I were out offering helping hugs in Chicago as Edie was sharing them in Doylstown, PA. Frank joined us on the tail end of hugs in Chicago and while it was a cold day, it was beautiful. Together we added 99 hugs to bring a little more LOVE, …
Last night I stepped out of my comfort zone and attended a concert by myself. To some people that is a no-brainer. To others, they wouldn’t go alone. I have LOVED Andy’s music for many years, but it wasn’t until losing my mom this year that his music has touched my soul in a deeper …
Where do you see yourself in five years? The question that I have never been fond of, especially in a job interview. However, yesterday my Facebook memory came up that 10 years ago, Oct. 12, 2009, I received my non-profit status for Positive Focus. It put me in a reflective mood of where I was …
I often get asked ‘how can I be kind or LOVING to unkind and hateful people,’ so I want to share what LOVE in action means to me. For me LOVE in action means: When you operate your day-to-day life by asking what would LOVE think, speak, or do in any given situation and then …
Paul has brought our hug count up to 50,850 as he has been offering hugs at the Oregon City Farmer’s Market. On the 21st – he gave and received: 42 hugs, 7 high fives, 10 fist bumps. On the 28th – he gave and received: 57 hugs, 8 high fives, 12 fist bumps. (Pic: 2008 …
Cindy gave and received 74 hugs in Guelph, Ontario, Canada bringing our total to 50,924 acts of hug kindness. She said that although there were fewer hugs than her normal experience, someone brought them hot chocolate, many thanked them for being there and a police officer gave them a thumbs up. Thanks, Cindy for being …
I LOVE music and have a variety of playlists to choose from depending on my mood. I have playlists from upbeat to mellow, melancholy to joy, and to my current favorite songs that I cannot get enough of. One song, that is on several of my playlists is a song called “Peace” from O.A.R. The …
Grief is like a vast body of water. There will be days, especially early on in your grief journey, when the waves are pounding too fast for you to keep up with, and you won’t know how you don’t sink to the bottom. There will be days when a rogue wave hits …
