Quote Originally Posted by Helene2013 View Post
I’ve been saying forever: you are the master of your own destiny. If you’re unhappy about something, DO something and stop whining. You’re allowed to feel some pity and the “why me” and life is not fair. NO life is not fair. We all know it. But don’t take forever to get out of it and don’t blame other people forever. No one else can do this for you. You have to take the necessary steps and life will follow its course. True, sometimes it is harder (when a serious illness like cancer get in your way). But for the most part, when a door closes, another one will open. Always keep all your options opened!

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I'm also a home lover, although I like to go out on adventures too, I never like being away from home base for long. I could not be a gypsy! It's funny how several have already mentioned divesting themselves of negative people in their lives. I've also done this a few times... life is too short to be around chronic complainers.

I love to quilt and knit and sometimes sketch... I made a wall quilt with the saying "Happy Hands, Happy Hearts". I feel happiest when I am creating something...anything really. Maybe even just a good soup on a blustery day. It gives me a deep down "soul" happiness.

Small moments of serendipity or natural beauty give me that happiness too... finding a small flower in an unexpected place. Looking up and seeing bright orange fall leaves silhouetted against the evening sky, a rainbow around the sun on a summer morning bike ride. "Beauty is God's handwriting, a wayside sacrament"... Anyway, those are the little things that give me thrills.