Saturday is CHRISTMAS..... even though CHRISTMAS is WEDNESDAY this year

     Tomorrow may not be CHRISTMAS yet but.... IT'S going to be OUR FAMILIES CHRISTMAS DAY CELEBRATION TOGETHER.

     Since everyone couldn't be here on the actual traditional December 25th CHRISTMAS DAY......we have made SATURDAY December 21st our OFFICIAL FAMILY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION DAY at least for this year.

     In LIFE you have to GO WITH THE FLOW like.... ENJOY whatever DAY YOU CAN with your LOVED ONES.

     Whether you are able to gather on a MONDAY, OR A WEDNESDAY or a SATURDAY.... it doesn't matter as long as you GET TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE.

     It's actually a BONUS CHRISTMAS because we are still going to RECOGNIZE the REASON FOR THE SEASON on the ACTUAL CHRISTMAS DAY.

     We have planned a SPECIAL CHRISTMAS BONUS DINNER of a TACO BAR and we are going to make it a more casual WAY TO ENJOY CHRISTMAS DAY.

    If you are PLANNING on TRAVELING this CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY be sure to PACK some EXTRA PATIENCE because it's going to be BUSY and FULL OF INPATIENT PEOPLE around you.

     If you want to stay HOLLY AND JOLLY you just got to RELAX AND GO WITH THE FLOW.

    If you know someone who is going to be ALONE on CHRISTMAS, remember that you can visit them ANY DAY IN DECEMBER and CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS WITH THEM. 

      TODAY is yours to ENJOY if you CHOOSE TO ENJOY IT.

   

     

      

HONESTLY.... just BE HONEST.

     Being HONEST makes being HONEST easy to do because the TRUTH is HONESTLY easier to remember.

     Have you ever known someone who FORGETS what they ALREADY TOLD YOU?

     They CAN'T REMEMBER the LIE they TOLD YOU so they CAN'T REPEAT IT TO YOU.

    Then they have to LIE to try to COVER-UP their LIE by spouting out MORE LIES to CONVINCE you that now they are being HONEST.

     The LOOK on their FACE when you CONFRONT them with the FACT that they TOLD YOU something different is HONESTLY the LOOK OF a DISHONEST PERSON.

     They begin to try to BACK PADDLE on what they said to TRY and WIGGLE their way out of being CAUGHT IN A LIE.

    I PURPOSELY ask them the SAME QUESTIONS to SEE what LIE they will come up with next. 

    Unfortunately no matter how many times I OPENLY let them get CAUGHT IN A LIE, they still can't be HONEST.

    LUCKILY I don't BELIEVE a word they say anymore but I am ENTERTAINED by seeing the LOOK ON THEIR FACE as they LIE RIGHT TO MY FACE.

    As long as you know WHO THEY HONESTLY ARE they can't HURT YOU with all of THEIR LIES.

    If you want to KNOW if someone is BEING HONEST with you then ASK them the SAME QUESTION and SEE if they give you the SAME ANSWER.

    

    

    

It's not all about your CIRCUMSTANCES... it's about how you LOOK at your CIRCUMSTANCE

     You may only have a FRACTION of what you NEED......yet you can still have ENOUGH.

    You may not get everything you WANT.....yet you still can have everything that you NEED.

    You may be going through TOUGH TIMES... yet you can still ENJOY the MOMENT you are in.

    You may not be as YOUNG as you once were....yet you still have a lot of LIFE TO LIVE.

    You may not UNDERSTAND WHY.....yet you UNDERSTAND that it doesn't always matter WHY if it FEELS GOOD to you.

    You can EITHER be your BIGGEST CHEERLEADER or your WORST ENEMY..... It's up to you to CHOOSE to CHEER YOURSELF ON.

    You may not make all the RIGHT CHOICES in life....yet you can LEARN from your MISTAKES and CHOOSE TO DO things DIFFERENTLY NEXT TIME.

     Life is like a ROLLERCOASTER.... and like it or not It can be SCARY at times....yet you can still ENJOY THE RIDE.

    There is no PERFECT DAY....yet you can still have a PERFECTLY GOOD DAY.

     LIFE is HOW YOU LOOK AT IT......PERIOD.

    

    

You can have a GOOD DAY even on a BAD DAY

      Your first thought could be that today was a BAD DAY.......but your second thought should be.....at least we had a GOOD TIME TOGETHER today.

     Your first thought could be that today was a BAD DAY........ but your second thought should be.......at least it was just a flat tire and the car didn't break down and we made it HOME SAFELY.

     Your first thought could be that today was a BAD DAY.....but your second thought should be.....at least I have a WARM HOME to come home to.

    Your first thought could be that today was a BAD DAY today...... but your second thought should be although it isn't a steak dinner.....our BELLIES are full.

    Instead of filling your mind with THOUGHTS of everything that happened that was NEGATIVE today..... make a list of things that you are THANKFUL FOR that happened today to THINK ABOUT.

     You CAN'T have a FEELING without FIRST having a THOUGHT.

     Take all the NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES that you had today and JUST FLUSH IT out of your mind and FOCUS on all the POSITIVE EXPERIENCES that you had today.

    

     

Every PIECE of the PUZZLE is NEEDED

     You are FORMED by many PUZZLE PIECES that it takes to MAKE Up the "BIG PICTURE" of WHO YOU BECOME.

    Step back and realize that it took Your GRIEF which was NECESSARY to SOFTEN you.

   It also took your HEARTACHES because they were NECESSARY to WISEN you.

   Through your SUFFERING you were STRENGTHENED.

   DESPITE everything....YOU STILL GREW to WHO YOU ARE and you should be PROUD OF YOURSELF.

    It wasn't ALWAYS EASY but through your HARD WORK you BECAME an AMAZING PERSON.

    When things get CHAOTIC and CRAZY in your LIFE remember that you can make LIFE HARMONIOUS.... DESPITE ALL THE NOISE. 

    When LIFE gives you NOTHING BUT LEMONS..... You just have to LEARN how to MAKE the BEST LEMONADE EVER!

    Just ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF LIFE WHILE YOU ARE LIVING IT because we ONLY HAVE THE TIME WE HAVE SO.... ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF IT.

    The ROLLERCOASTER OF LIFE is full of UPS AND DOWNS as well as TWISTS AND TURNS......... ENJOY THE RIDE. 

    

You can make someone's day by SIMPLY......

    What a POSITIVE DIFFERENCE you can MAKE by SIMPLY MAKING someone SMILE 

    Taking a MOMENT OF YOUR TIME to SIMPLY LISTEN to someone can help them FLUSH AWAY A BAD DAY.

   You can ENCOURAGE someone by SIMPLY saying some WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT to them.

    ANY RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS can have a POSITIVE IMPACT... even if it is SIMPLY BEING KIND to them 

   During the CHRISTMAS SEASON my husband and I look for a STRANGER that we think could BENEFIT from a GIFT of a $50 dollar Bill.

    It doesn't take long to spot someone..... The hard part is trying to get them to take the money. 

   Most of the time they say no.... there are many OTHERS who need it more than they do. 

    We usually have to CONVINCE them that it is a GIFT FOR US for them to TAKE IT.

    WE really get a FEELING during the weeks leading up to CHRISTMAS... out of the blue when we SEE THEM.... even if we are wrong it FEELS GOOD and it's just one of OUR CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS.

   Another CHRISTMAS TRADITION is to drop off CHRISTMAS TOYS at our local DONATION DRIVE CENTERS for the CHILDREN in our town.

   Every RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS no matter how big or how small nor what time of the Year.... will SPREAD KINDNESS.

   Be KIND to everyone you meet because you have no idea what they may be facing.

    Remember that a SMILE says PEACE in any language. 

    

    

    

It's cold outside...... so BUNDLE UP if you want to be WARM

     If you KNOW what is COMING then PREPARE for WHATEVER is COMING.

     If you WANT to get UP a SET OF STAIRS then you KNOW that you will have to TAKE the necessary STEPS UP if you WANT to GET to the TOP OF THE STAIRS.

     If you SEE that there is a BOULDER in your pathway then WALK AROUND IT so you can GET AROUND IT.

    If you FEEL an UNEASY FEELING in the PIT OF YOUR STOMACH remember that it is NOT ALWAYS GAS.....Sometimes it's your BUILT-IN WARNING SYSTEM trying to WARN YOU that you are ABOUT to make a MISTAKE.

    If it is WINTER WEATHER outside then you should WEAR YOUR WINTER COAT so you can STAY WARM or STAY INSIDE where it is WARM.

    If you SEE TROUBLE COMING....GET OUT OF THE WAY.

    If you KNOW that you SHOULDN'T DO IT then DON'T DO IT.

    If you want to FEEL COMFORTABLE in the SKIN you are in then make sure that you are COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT YOU ARE DOING in the SKIN you are in.

    As long as you DO what you NEED TO DO then you will be PROUD OF YOURSELF for DOING WHAT YOU THOUGHT you SHOULD DO regardless of HOW THINGS TURN OUT.