I like to spend a few minutes every morning listening to the beautiful harmonies of all the songbirds that live in our backyard. Robins, cardinals, chickadees, and even common sparrows have the sweetest morning songs and sounds. It doesn’t take much for these chirps and whistles to drown out all of the other sounds that surround me – and that gives me great peace and joy! Simple Beauty Novelist and children’s writer, Kyo Maclear wrote, “OK. It’s possible that birds may sing j

More than 40 years ago, Drs. Frank Minirth and Paul Meier wrote a wonderful book titled Happiness Is a Choice. They wrote, “happiness can become a way of life if we choose the right paths to obtain it.” We live in such troubled times that happiness seems to be blocked by so many things: illness, social unrest, political and economic uncertainty, only to name a few. And yet, in the middle of it all, it seems like the surest path to sanity is to make happiness a way of life. Wi

I don’t know about you, but when I think of someone I love, a smile comes across my face! It’s almost like it’s a law as inexorable as gravity. Rasheed Ogunlaru wrote, “in many ways (love) is innate – just watch and see what a small child effortlessly does… You can be invited to it and reminded of it.” It brings a sense of refreshing focus when we dwell in the love we have for another. You can close your eyes and almost see them, feel their touch, smell their sweetness, and b