Be Grateful

"In our daily lives, we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but the gratefulness that makes us happy."-- Albert Clarke

OK, I know I already already written about being grateful, but it is so true it is worth saying twice. I ran across this post on becoming wealthy which led to this post on the power of being grateful.

That is really what this blog is about for me -- the power of positive thinking and gratitude.

So obviously I haven't been keeping up with this as a daily gratitude blog, but I am grateful that I have an outlet for my thoughts. While I doubt anyone will actually find this place (except my husband -- Hi Honey!), I am not concerned about that as this blog is for me, not anyone else.

I've had a lot of cynical and negative thoughts lately. So I am really going to try to be more grateful and hopefully that will lead to happiness.

Today I am grateful for the summer. It is a time when the air is warm and the sun shines until well past my bedtime. It adds a brightness to my bright star dreams.

I am grateful for my Bright Star Dreams

Be Creative

“Creativity is allowing oneself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”
– Scott Adams

I am a perfectionist, so this kind of creativity sometimes eludes me. When I do make mistakes, they tend to be big ones. The kind you wish would go away, not ones you would even consider keeping.

Lately though, I've been making a lot of mistakes. The kind of absentminded mistakes that occur due to a lack of sleep. Yesterday, I almost put the dish soap into the refrigerator! LOL If anything, these mistakes have enhanced my sense of humour. I am learning that mistakes can be fun and now I guess I need to become an artist with my mistakes.

In software development mistakes that work out are called features instead of bugs. My bright star dream is to add more features to my daily life. I give myself permission to be creative.

Bright Star Dreams