The Grass Is Green Enough

During the month of December, I read the book, Wild , by Cheryl Strayed.   I won’t say that I enjoyed it.   Not even a little.   Truth is, I had to force myself to finish it.  ( I just HATE wasting my hard-earned money on books that I bought on a whim after reading a rave review).   Wild is the true story of a young woman’s journey hiking more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Coast Trail - all by herself, with zero hiking experience. The book is gritty and harsh and shocking at times.   Definitely not warm and fuzzy! On the other hand, I embarked on a warm and fuzzy journey of my own during the holiday season. It was a journey to the fabric store.   I bought several yards of soft, fuzzy fleece (sailboats, SF Giants, SF 49ers) to make no-sew blankets for all the boys in the family.   The week before Christmas, I made a total of five fleece blankets, which involved cutting and tying about a bazillion knots.  But here's the surprising part: it  was actually quite therapeutic

Thank you, Patti LaBelle, for releasing one of the best pick-me-up kind of songs ever written back in 1985:  " New Attitude” “I'm feelin' good from my head to my shoes Know where I'm goin' and I know what to do I tidied up my point of view I got a new attitude…” As my year comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting.  I ’ve looked at photos.   I’ve skimmed my journal.   All in all, I’ve come to one conclusion: I need a whole new attitude!! Unlike the song, I haven’t always known where I’m going, or what to do.   Heck, most of the time I felt like I walked around in the dark and continually stubbed my toe.   I started this new blog (The Grass is Green Enough) because I wanted to focus on contentment and gratitude.   That was in August.  I guess it was a whim, and I petered out before I even wrote another post.   That about sums up my year.   Very.   Petered.   Out.   So, 2015, my goal is to keep aiming for that new attitude of gratitude.I want to tidy up my

con·tent·ment No un \kən- ˈ tent-mənt\ : the state of being happy and satisfied : the state of being content Happiness and contentment. Of course, we all want to experience these things. Right? But sometimes that's a lot easier said than done. Is happiness dependent on what we have, or what we do, how we look, or how we feel? According to the Mayo Clinic, the bulk of what determines happiness is personality and — more importantly — thoughts and behaviors that can be changed. Well, that's encouraging. In other words, we can learn to be happy! No matter what our circumstances. Many people think that happiness comes from being born rich or beautiful or living a stress-free life, but the reality is that people who have wealth, beauty or less stress are not any happier than those who don't enjoy those blessings.