motivation

My Top 20 for 2020

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My Top 20 for 2020.

  1. Do more things that matter not for money, but because they matter.
  2. Share smiles so genuinely that others can’t help but smile back.
  3. Hug tighter.
  4. Allow time each day to bask in gratitude.
  5. Create more. Paint more. Write more.
  6. Read more.
  7. Love myself more.
  8. Encourage others to love themselves more.
  9. Spend more time with those I love.
  10. Live each day as if it is the legacy I am leaving for my grandchildren.
  11. Embrace the wrinkles I’ve earned from a life of smiles and laughter.
  12. Treasure the tears of loss that wouldn’t happen if I hadn’t loved.
  13. Show respect for my body by eating better and moving more.
  14. Show respect for the earth by using less plastic and creating less trash.
  15. Respect myself enough to not accept disrespectful actions of others.
  16. Do not apologize for asking probing questions.
  17. Do not apologize for being a strong-willed woman.
  18. Speak kind words.
  19. Listen with an open mind and open heart.
  20. Cherish all the moments.

Happy New Year!

Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi

Tangled

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Morning Glory and Thistle – Mars, PA – September, 2018

Tangled.

So often
our lives
get tangled.

Tangled up
in the
thistly thorns

That prick
and poke
and jab.

That sting
and hurt
and try to defeat.

But doesn’t
the morning glory’s bloom
outshine the thistle?

You
can
too!

Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi

Let Each New Sunrise

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Backyard Sunrise – Mars, PA – January, 2018

Let Each New Sunrise…

Give you hope.
Fill you with gratitude.

Provide a clean slate.
Invent new explorations.

Start with a hug.
Include an “I love you.”

Not be overlooked.

Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi

Reach

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Reach…

Reach for those who love you
to support you when you are sad.

Reach for those who you love
to share the joy when you are glad.

Reach into the darkness
and find a way to glow.

Read as high as you can…
and then reach a little higher.

Reach…
that is where the magic happens.

Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi

Discover – One Little Word Wednesday

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unmapped territory

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It just came to me!  Without even realizing I was searching for it…  My “One Little Word” for 2015…

DISCOVER

My focus this year is going to be to DISCOVER…

Discover the unmapped territory within me,

Discover things in life I have feared or not considered,

Discover beauty in the small stuff,

Discover my strengths, and accept my weaknesses,

Discover the world around me!

This journey of beginning my blog about seven months ago has been such a great Discovery for me.  It has enlightened me in so many ways to discover things about myself and to discover new people and places and things.

It hit me last night after having my BFF, Jill, over for dinner and a visit and receiving this awesome gift from her…

LIB Camera Strap

Is this awesome or what?!?!  A new personalized PhatStraps Camera Strap with my blog name on it!!!!!!

It makes me feel sooooo official!  🙂

I squealed!  I hugged!  I love it!!  Thank you Jill!  I love you!

I am so fortunate to have the support of my friends and family in this journey of self-discovery, and I love discovering new things every day in this journey of life.

Thanks for sharing it with me here…. at life in between.

Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi

The beginning of anything you want

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champagne jello shots - today can be the beginning of anything you want

Don’t you love the possibilities?

Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi