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January 2022

1/1/2022

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Hope-filled


​How do we Begin 2022 filled with hope, when 2021 began hope-filled 
and ended pretty much the same...
hope-filled.


Why do we hope? What do we hope for?
Is being hope-filled a good thing?
What does the word "Hope" really mean?
According to my Google research, the meaning of "Hope" is "a feeling of expectation and a desire for a certain thing to happen." What are our expectations and desires for 2022?  How do we learn to see things in a positive grateful way in a world that's in turmoil and sickness? 
​That's a big "Hope-filled" order.
So, how do we do it?
It's hard to condition ourselves to be positive and grateful all the time especially in our world today with the new Omicron Variant currently spreading like a wildfire across the world.  I find it a daunting job and one that, at times, can be very challenging. I really don't think that being positive and grateful 24 hours a day is a realistic expectation. Now, don't get me wrong, there are those people who manage to do just that. Take the late Betty White for example who said that her key to being optimistic is to "always find the positive."*  For me, personally, I find it very difficult to "always find the positive" as Betty did. However, I've also found that, being positive and grateful leads to happiness and a hope fulfilled. I guess I must try harder every day to be like the "cockeyed optimist" Betty White described herself as.  A very brilliant man once told me that we're not expected to be happy go lucky all the time. At times we will lose it but recognizing this unraveling in our lives at that moment in time can give us the opportunity to then bring ourselves back "lovingly and gently" to a positive beautiful grateful place...a place that helps us to be hope-filled again.  Sometimes we may have to do this repeatedly to achieve a feeling of complete satisfaction and gratitude.  I've found that trying moment by moment is the "success" key to this exercise.  If we try... it does work. It really does!  To me the two pivotal words that he spoke of are bringing ourselves back "Lovingly and gently." We must first love ourselves to then feel grateful for the blessings in our lives. The word I've always found interesting in what he told me is "Gently." It's so very important to be gentle with who we are and what we expect of ourselves.  
Making a "Grateful" List...
Perhaps, if we take moment by moment every day to recognize the beauty that surrounds us, we may find the hope we desire. That may be a help. Or... if we fill our hearts and minds with a spirit of gratitude and kindness that may also be a help. I find that making a list of some of the things that I'm grateful for helps too. Your list may be completely different than mine. It's your gratitude list...personal and unique to you alone. If you'd like to share your "Grateful" List with me, post it in the comments below. I'd love to read yours...

​Here's just some of my "Grateful" List...
  • I'm grateful for my husband, my kids, grandkids, grand dogs, and DAGGER!!
  • I'm grateful for technology and the ability it affords me to FaceTime and Zoom with my family when we are unable to see one another during the Pandemic,
  • I'm grateful to be able to hug my kids and grandkids ...I LOVE to hug! 
  • I'm grateful for YOU and YOU and YOU!
  • I'm grateful that I can wake up in the morning and know that Dagger and I can create, learn, and inspire together as a team in our studio.
  • I'm grateful for the feeling that I get when Dagger is pleased with his work and his tail wags in a circle like crazy.
  • ​Did I say that I'm grateful for DAGGER!!! LOL                                                     
My grateful list could go on and on. In essence, I can clearly say that the things that I'm grateful for are mainly the simple things in everyday life. They're priceless gems, yet they cost nothing. 
As I close this new Blog for 2022,
I've come to realize that being hope-filled is a good thing. We all have our expectations and desires for 2022. Just keep in mind as you look to the future to stay in the moment lovingly and gently. Be good to yourselves...
​It makes it much easier to be good to others.
Happy New Year, everyone!
May you find the time to reflect
​on your life's hopes and dreams for 2022. 
And may they all come true!!
Happy Tales to you!

xoxo
Yvonne

In Loving 
memory of Betty White
​Friend and Animal Advocate

{Unfortunately, as I was finishing writing this Blog,
I learned that sadly Betty White had passed yesterday (December 31, 2021)
​just weeks before her 100th Birthday on January 17th. May she Rest in Peace❤️)

Top Positive Quotes
  • “The best is yet to be.” – ... 
  • “Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.” – ... 
  • “Do good and good will come to you.” – ... 
  • “A positive mindset brings positive things.” – ... 
  • “Positivity always wins… ... 
  • “When things go wrong, don't go with them.” – ... 
  • “Live life to the fullest and focus on the positive.” – ... 
  • “Keep looking up...There just may be a cloud in the shape of a heart just waiting for your to see❤️
*Taken from: ​9 Powerful Phrases Super Positive People Always Say | Inc.comhttps://www.inc.com › peter-economy › 9-powerful-phras...​
​ *Taken from People Magazine January 2022




3 Comments
Marc Wortsman
1/1/2022 06:35:29 am

...and I'm grateful for YOU!

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Veronica Perrone
1/1/2022 08:08:58 pm

I’m grateful to call you my Sister❤️

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Yvonne link
1/2/2022 05:25:35 am

Thank you for your comments, Marc and Ronnie!
Each one means the world to me❤️ Yvonne

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