Tell Me Something Good #105

Isn’t that the truth… and when we fall we start thinking about getting up again instead of just doing it… So enough now. Let’s get up and move…

It’s easy:

• Mention something that you consider being good in the comments

• Or write a post about it on your blog (please don’t forget the pingback if you do so I don’t miss out and also share the link to it in the comments below). Something good that happened to you recently, or something good you will experience in a little while, or something good you know will happen soon. Something that makes you feel good.

• Share this post and invite your followers as well.

It before we do, as always, let’s do a little happy dance… even if you are chilling on the sofa…

Are you sure you are done? Are you sure you don’t want to dance a bit longer? It might make you feel good… See! Just another little round… And when you are done, here is what I’d like to share with you today…

“I find it difficult today to be all cheery. Some not so good news in relation to a close friend play with my mind and my feelings. And it’s almost numbing. At the same time though it shows how important it is to live your life to the fullest and create a life you are happy with. Because you really never know what cards you are dealt with. It all can change so suddenly. So live in the now. Enjoy the moments. Don’t be grumpy for too long and with the people you love the most (I know sometimes it’s hard). Look at the positive there is in your life and cherish it. Today the sun is shining. The weather is simply stunning. My son is here with me, my husband and my daughter are out at the moment. We hugged and we kissed. We laughed together already today. There is a lot of love between the four of us and we have a good time together. Little things? Simple things? Maybe. But aren’t they the most important things ever???”

#atozchallenge – X for Xanthic and Y for Yellow

Have you heard of the word xanthic? Or the color xanthic? You probably have… I never did. Until I stumbled across it while looking for cool X words to write about. And it actually offers me a wonderful possibility to combine two days of the #atozchallenge (to chatch up…) as xanthic is a shade of yellow… Can you see the xanthic in the yellow in my pictures?

 

 

Lines

I see “lines” and I think of something manmade. But there are all natural ones out there too, just like the branches of trees or stems of plants…

… or the sun reflecting on water…

Be Patient With Yourself

#atozchallenge – W for Water

It was long overdue! I haven’t been for a walk along water for a long time. And I craved it! I so needed it! So yesterday I packed my son and the dogs in the car and drove to my favorite beach for walks.

The moment I stepped out of the car I knew it was the right decision. It was windy and colder than I thought it would be but the air was fresh smelled and tasted of fresh saltwater and my energy level spiked immediately.

It’s little things that sometimes give you the most. Just like a walk along the beach, listening to the waves, watching the water and feeling one with everything…

Blast From The Past – Obstacles

Life always presents us with some obstacles. It’s just the nature of it. And it’s good. It keeps us on our toes and it keeps us growing. I’m enjoying a smooth ride at the moment which was long overdue. I know that eventually there will be some sort of challenges coming up and so I try to gain as much energy and knowledge to be able to ride them out as comfortably as possible. Today I’d like to share a Blast From The Past about obstacles with you. I hope your obstacles are the kind of challenges that are fun to overcome. Keep your eyes on the horizon and just keep swimming 😉

#atozchallenge – V for Veterans

My thoughts go out to all the veterans today and the soldiers still serving. The moment they join the army they also join a roller coaster of life and they take a risk for everyone of us.

My thoughts also go out to their families. The mother’s who see their children take on the responsibility to protect their country and its people. The mother’s who will be immensely proud but also deeply worried. My thoughts go out to their spouses. The ones that have to see their partners leave, hoping for a safe return. The ones that saw them leave and thankfully got them back home. To the ones who support their partners through their trauma. My thoughts go out to the children who love their parent so much and have to say goodbye when they are deployed. Some understanding what it could mean others just worried because everyone else seems worried. My thoughts go out to the kids who have never met their parent because war took them from them.

I am so very grateful for soldiers and veterans who sign up to stand up for our freedom. To fight for it. And I’m grateful for their family, standing behind them and supporting them.

Lest we forget!

You’re The Queen

Share Your World – April 16th and 23rd, 2018

I was so focused on the #atozchallenge that I totally forgot about Cee’s amazing Share Your World Challenge! So I’m just combining the last two weeks in one post and hope you check out her series of challenges she offers on her blog.

#atozchallenge – U for Unicorn

No, I’m not on the wine again. Actually it’s morning here while I type this and I’m having a coffee. So blame it on a coffee. But I want to write about unicorns because unicorns are magical and wonderful.

You might think that’s all nice but unicorns are not real. And you might be right. But then I wonder: Do we really know that? Can we be 100% certain?

While we think we have our planet all figured out, there are still spots that we have not been to. There are places we have not seen yet. There are parts in the Amazon nobody has been to, mountain tops nobody has conquered yet and areas of the ocean that are unknown to us still.

So how can we be certain that some magical creatures don’t exist? How can we claim we know?

Some might call it crazy but I refuse to stop believing in magic. I refuse to stop believing that there are creatures our there we have no clue about. I believe in magic. I believe in the unknown. I want to see the world with the wonder of a child. I want to be able to imagine the fairies and unicorns out there. Because it puts a smile on my face. It’s a good thing. A beautiful thing. And while our world is beautiful as such, there is a lot of not-so-nice out there too. We need a bit of magic in our life…