Weekend Smiles!

Nothing says Autumn like a sunny, leafy, ice creamy day...

1. Took our son to Kew Gardens, London and saw gorgeous autumn colours, fabulous pumpkin displays, and a pond full of cranberries. It was a beautiful day, couldn't have smiled more!

2. A peacock grabbed a sandwich off of a table at an outdoor cafe (still Kew Gardens) and he got away with a slice of bread! The woman was shocked, but managed to to laugh! We did too!

3. Laughed at an old episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond" today: Ray went shopping and bought some tissues that no one liked because they were on sale. I had to smile because every time my poor husband goes shopping he gets something, er, "wrong." Must be a guy thing! ;)

Socks, Squirrels, and You Tube

Today's laughs may not be exciting, but it is a real variety!

1. My Grandmother sent me some lovely green, fluffy house socks in the post. She knows I love them and she found a colour that I don't already have.

2. Some squirrels were running up and down a tree outside the frontroom window today. One fell off and caught himself on a leafy branch, struggled to get up, then ran up the branch onto the tree--he looked well pissed off! LOL

3. Watched "Chad Vader" on You Tube today--very silly, especially the background characters. Inspires me to do some filming...

Mid-week and still Smiling (only just)

Every day you spend without a smile, is a lost day. ~Author Unknown

Just getting over a cold, and didn't do a heck of a lot today. Finding things I smiled about isn't as easy on a day like this. Not a bad day, just sort of Blah.

1. Painted with my son this morning, he made "ghost footprints" on paper and he was laughing because the paint tickled his feet.

2. Simon Cowell on an interview today, he's just got an amazing smile and he makes me smile (sorry dear husband).

3. Shaun made me smile, just joking around with him, forget what it was, but I smiled.

(Sorry if it was a dull day, didn't excite me either!)

Start Smiling! (and why?)

I almost always end my day by laying in bed and thinking of at least three things that made me grateful or happy during my day. I've tried to keep a journal of these thoughts, but don't feel like writing late at night. I do however love the idea of blogging, and have seen some fabulous blogs in this same vein, so am finally going to put my own positive thoughts into the virtual world.

I believe that all thoughts have energy attatched to them and therefore make the effort to give myself good energy to sleep with each night. Focusing awareness on positive thoughts will not only give our own lives new wings but will bring the energy of the entire world to a new place. I often think of that theory, the Butterfly Effect: If a butterfly flaps its wings in a jungle the whole world can be affected (my own paraphrase).

Smiling at things, even our own thoughts actually makes good chemical reactions in our own bodies, so finding things to smile about seems a VERY good idea in this day and age where the mental health of humanity seems to be corroding by the day. (But don't dwell on that negative thought, please!)

What has made me smile today:

1. My son was clinging to me this morning when I took him to pre-school. He usually doesn't do this, but today he was nervous because a photographer was there taking pictures of the class. I smiled because it was sweet that he wanted me to stay, as he normally doesn't mind that I leave and I liked feeling that he needed me.

2. Two different people commented on how nice my hanging flower baskets look outside the house. I don't do a lot of gardening, so my effort on these made me proud.

3. A Robin was having a great time in the bird bath today, he was there for ages! It was a warm, balmy autumn day and the little bird seemed thrilled. Makes me grateful for the simple things (like a nice bath).

Smile about something today! I said so!