Let the Random Acts of Kindness/Gift giving begin...

I started my Project this past Saturday...
So far these are the small things that I have done...

Saturday
I left some quarters in our laundry room, so that someone got a load of laundry on me.

Sunday

I went through our clothes and donated anything we haven't worn or that didn't fit.

Today has been a super busy day, I'm not sure what I'm going to do for today...but I will update you when I do it.

Do any of you have any suggestions for things that I can do on this adventure????

           With much love,

                        Dana

Don't let your mind...stop you from having a good time.

I heard this today and it resonated inside of me. I do this ALOT. My mind is like a little popcorn machine. Popping ideas and thoughts and what not all day. I sometimes feel like I'm stuck on a sit and spin...while enjoyable at times....there are other times when I just want to get the hell off. lol.
Because my mind is constantly spinning I don't take the time to enjoy things as much as I should. I also let my mind talk me into feeling self conscious and there for I also fail in that respect. I think I need to make a vow to myself to just let go sometimes....not think so much ...and enjoy all that I have in this beautiful life.
Maybe you could make a vow to do the same.....
I double dog gone dare ya!  : P

So very True. I send this from me...to YOU!

Keep Your Head Up

This song brings a smile to my face....

Time to Celebrate!!!

My birthday is coming up....November 25th to be exact. I am going to be 35. I feel good about this birthday.
Something about the number 35 is exciting to me...
I've decided that I'm going to celebrate my birthday by doing 35 acts of random kindness. One per day until my birthday. I will be starting on October 22. I will post each one on here to keep you updated.
If you want to know more about Random Acts of Kindness there are several websites devoted to doing such.
This is one of my favorite ones....   http://www.secretagentl.com/

With Much Love,
         Dana

I won't give up - Jason Mraz

It's nice to know that these feelings still exist in the world.

Jason Mraz is nothing less than amazing. He touches my soul with the words he spins and weaves through the beautiful sound of the music he plays. I can feel the music within myself when I listen to it...it feels like the world is one.

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience. – Paulo Coelho

What does patience feel like? It’s a subtle unfolding with time as your ally. You feel relaxed and trust that it will all work out, even if in this very moment, there’s no clear path to the end. It feels like the subtle uneasiness of allowing all you’re uncomfortable with to be exactly as it is.” - Jackson Kiddard, author & polymath.

Another amazing song by TP. LOVE LOVE LOVE her so much

 Tristan Prettyman - Come Clean by Bleutopia

The Daily Love....

It’s Time To Let Go!

by MASTIN KIPP on OCTOBER 8, 2011

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It’s okay to let go.

True Love is letting go. Freedom and free will are the by-products of Love.

So many of us lead our lives holding on so tightly that nothing new, nothing miraculous can find us.

We have been taught for a very long time that holding on is what makes us strong, is what Love is made of and is the best answer.

But we are stepping into a new paradigm. We are stepping into a time where growth and Love lead the way. This means we are constantly changing, evolving, dying and being reborn.

What must come first is our own spiritual growth. This means listening to our intuition, trusting our gut and expressing ourselves authentically without hiding.

Holding on to a broken relationship stunts our growth. You don’t get points from The Uni-verse for how much you suffer. The Uni-verse wants to deliver to you all that your heart desires.

Our relationships have been sent to teach us, to mold us and to shape us. When we seek Love, The Uni-verse sends us all kinds of relationships that bring to the surface all the blocks we have to Love.

We must learn to identify when the lesson is over. Relationships are containers for growth, not opportunities to suffer so we can prove how much we “love” someone. And a relationship isn’t full if both people aren’t in self-love and then sharing their love with each other from a place of overflow.

Some people are sent to us for quick lessons, some are sent to us for seasonal lessons and some are sent to us for a lesson we are to be taught over a lifetime.

Let us not try to learn and purify ourselves outside of Love, but instead invoke Love in our lives and recognize that the Love of The Uni-verse IS the purifier and the teacher. The face of Love may change, but the energy of Love of The Uni-verse never changes.

Let us no longer try to prove our Love by how much we can hold on to toxic situations and people, but rather by how much we are willing to let go once the lesson has been learned. There is no rulebook for this principle. This is something we must each learn individually and grow into.

The Uni-verse is setup so that we have free will to choose to connect to Love, or not. We must give ourselves this freedom as well as all the people in our lives.

For Love does not seek to control, but rather gives freedom.

If you gave yourself or those in your life this freedom, what would that look like? Let me know:WhatImGoingThru@TheDailyLove.com

Love,

Mastin

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Let Go

My Three Beautiful Nephews

Tomorrow my Dear Friend Frank and his Fiance Lee will Celebrate their love.

They will be married.

I wish nothing but love and happiness for the two of them.

I hope they have a long and happy life together. 

Fiona Apple - Paper Bag

"When the world says, "Give up," Hope whispers, 'Try it one more time.' " ~ Unknown

These are the kinds of things I keep reading and trying to believe in....but the truth is.

I'm broken, and I'm not sure that I can be fixed anymore. 

I would like to hope so, but I'm not feeling it today.

Triple love

Trying to keep my head up.

   There is so much going on in my life...and I haven't quite figured out how to put it all on here in an appropriate manner. I am here sharing my life with you...but others haven't signed up, so I'm slowly trying to figure out how to let you in on what's going on.  Life has been up and down lately, but in the end all is well and I am learning how to see the positive in every situation. I'm learning to not let sadness overwhelm me. I'm learning that sometimes you can't make people see things the way you do. I'm learning that, that is ok.  I'm learning that I'm stronger than I thought. Most of all I'm learning to love me...just as I am    

                                                                                               With Love Always,
                                                                                                             Dana Marie

The Newest Nephew....

Born Today at 11:14 a.m.   The newest edition to the Family

Zachary Thomas Wines  

You've got to roll with the punches.

A day to remember. A day to reflect.

    I am overwhelmed with emotion today. On this day 10 years ago I woke up and felt an excitement. It was Lily's first day of Preschool. I had taken a half day off of work so that I could take my sweet 2 year old daughter to her first day of school. I remember the little pang of worry in the back of my head that morning. I was so worried  about how my little girl was going to do on her first day of preschool. We dropped her off...and a small tear dropped down my cheek as we drove away. I went to pick up some things at the drugstore, and as I got in the car to leave I heard on the radio that the 1st tower had been struck by a plane. I was instantly overcome with  emotion. I felt fear, sadness , and worry. I was in shock. I ran up to my apt to turn on the news to see if there was any information on what was going on. As I turned the TV on I then saw the second tower being struck. I suddenly out of nowhere began sobbing. The tears streamed down my face as I sat in awe. I remember the empty, hollow feeling I felt . When I saw that not only the twin towers had been hit, but the pentagon. I went into a mini panic attack. Then to hear about the plane in Shanksville, Pa. I didn't know what to do. I went and picked my daughter up from her class and saw the fear and sadness in all of the parents faces. I knew our lives were changed forever. I did not know any of the victims that lost their lives that day, but I felt as though they were a part of my family, and the loss was tremendous. I can not imagine the pain the families of the victims have felt during the last ten years.


  As I sit here, writing this blog with the memorials going on in the background on the TV, I realize that there were so many lives lost. How dare I waste the gift that has been given to me. My life. I go through my daily life taking it for granted. Not doing all that I can to enjoy the moments that I have been given. There is nothing I can do to change the tragedy that happened September 11, 2001. What I can do is to live my life to the fullest in honor of those who lost theirs that day. I'm starting today. I hope that you will join me in this adventure.


                                My heart goes out to all of those who lost loved ones .


With love Always,

Dana

So true...so true.

"we come together because we can't do it alone".

I love this concept. We need each other; we need community and relationship. Nothing great was created in isolation.

This was a small excerpt taken from an online blog that I love...called....The Daily Love.

You should check it out sometimes. It is pretty amazing.

With love always,

Dana

Congratulations David and Melissa.

This is My brother and his new, yet not so new wife Melissa.

They legally got married here in the states back in March.

Melissa is German so they decided to do a second wedding for her family as well.

How beautiful. Not one but Two ceremonies of the love they share.

I wish I was there, but my mom kept me informed by sending picture texts during the whole thing.

Cheers to the two of them!!


With love always,
Dana

Hazy-Rosi Golan feat. William Fitzsimmons

I was sitting here trying to think of something to say about this song....but the song speaks for itself.
Rosi Golan and William Fitzsimmons are amazing together. The thing I love is that the song is so simple yet so beautiful. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I do.
With love always,
Dana

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love. ~Tom Robbins

Whatever words I say....

This song has traveled with me through my life. I have so many memories attached to this song.
Every time I hear it, I go right back to the places I once was. Dancing in the rain...Retro night at Necto's....Living in Twin Lakes...and so many more.

Priscilla Ahn - A Good Day (Morning Song)

Three little words to describe this.
LOVE LOVE LOVE

And now we break for a message from your friendly JOYOLOGIST!!!

ah..fear...the original four letter word...U know what? Just fuck it. All those dang fears. Lean on in. Jump on in. Dance on in. U got this.

Today...I'm ok

Sometimes I get caught up inside my head. Sometimes I am so happy it hurts. Sometimes I fake it till I feel it. Sometimes I get lost and confused. Sometimes I change my mind a million times, and drive people crazy in the process.... but I'm ok with all of this...because this is me. This is who I am, and that is OK!!

I'll always look out for you.

One of the very first songs I heard by Coldplay.
Still one of my favorite songs. It's one of those songs that brings back amazing memories.
Makes me smile every time I hear it.

A HUGE chicken made out of hay...seriously?

Breakfast....YUM !!

A Little E3Live and Mean Green Juice. Great way to start the day.

Sunset...so beautiful.

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”

  I looked in the mirror today, and didn't even know the girl that was looking back. I've spent so much time in such a dark place that I've not only messed myself up emotionally, but physically I'm a mess.
This is a problem. So, I shall fix it. I'm going to take tomorrow to figure out exactly how we are going to fix this amazing vessel that I have been given. I know that it can be done...and it can be better than ever before.  TO BE CONTINUED...

Won't let the negativity turn me into my enemy.

I have fallen in love with this album. This is one of my two faves.

City Girl turns Country Girl

Heading to the Farm today. I've never had to take care of chickens so this should be an interesting adventure. What I am looking forward to is the change of scenery and the peacefulness that comes with being there....well that is when Abbilicious (Mom's HUGE German Wire Hair puppy) takes a nap.

Let the adventure begin!

What if I had ten good reasons to love you and to leave you better then the you , you were before?

"Life isn't as serious as the mind makes it out to be." — Eckhart Tolle

Deep at the center of my being is an infinite well of love.

It's so FLUFFY i'm gonna die!!!

It's all just a game we just want to be LOVED

Does it get any better then Lenny Kravitz. I must have listened

to this album a zillion times my Senior year of High School, and I

still have it in rotation to this day.

Destiny...

I have this magnet above my desk at work. It is an amazing daily reminder of how I want to be.

If it's a broken part replace it, If it's a broken arm then brace it, if it's a broken heart then face it.

Mat Kearney - Breathe In Breathe Out

I love you to the moon.

This morning after I arrived at work, I felt this overwhelming urge to leave. I felt like my job was too much, that I wasn't being appreciated, that things weren't changing even with all the effort I was putting in.
The  way I was feeling was quite opposite of the way I've been wanting to feel. In my quest for happiness, and being love I have been taking teeny tiny steps. After today I realize they are working.
I could have let the feeling I had this morning take over, and been grumpy all day, but I didn't.  I once again chose to let it go. Good thing I did. Shortly after my "moment", I had a friend go into emotional turmoil. She was falling apart right in front of me. Previously I would have felt helpless, I never knew what to say or do in somewhat uncomfortable situations. Today I knew what to do. I hugged her, and I don't mean a tiny little squeeze. I actually held her for a moment as the tears were streaming down her face. I then reminded her that she was one of the sweetest, most loving , amazing people I knew.
I told her that she needed to stop worrying about  what others had to say about her. I told her that it's the ones who love you that count and she had the choice to keep feeling miserable, or let it go.
I'm not sure if she got it at that point, but I knew I had done my part. I knew I had at least planted the seed.
I am so thankful that I am on this journey. I am slowly figuring it out and I love love love it.
Take care of you!

With Love,
Dana

Sunday Morning Cover (Maroon5)

Who doesn't love a good cover song?

Happiness...

I'm slowly getting it. 

say anything tristan prettyman

I instantly fell in love with this song. Tristan Prettyman has the most

Beautiful soul. It carries along into her music. You can here what

she feels in her voice. Enjoy.

Forgiveness is the final form of love. Reinhold Niebuhr

A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the perogative of the brave. Mohandas Gandhi

How Cute is this.....

Nobody can “make you feel” anything. What you feel about life and the people and situations of your life are the perceptions, decisions and interpretations that YOU BRING to life. ~ Mastin Kipp

My own little piece of heaven.....in the form of sweet sugary goodness.

I love Cotton Candy....and this is no joke.  I really love cotton candy. It is one of my favorite things in the whole world. I use Victorias Secret Cotton baby Lotion and body wash because it smells like cotton candy.

So how Freakin excited was I when I strolled into work this morning and saw this..........

If you want to be happy, be. ~Leo Tolstoy

It's true, look how they shine for you.

This song is best listened to while driving with the sun rising in the morning.... Actually all Coldplay songs are best when listening to them during sunset or sunrise.

Just me, myself , and I.

Lifes too short for what ifs and plans...

Free Hugs

Being the Huge Hug Slut that I am....I so want to do this!!!

Well, I'm the Icing on the cake. I'm the secret ingredient your missing ~ Tristan Prettyman

So tired...and feeling a bit weak.

I had an incredibly long day today. I think I worked more hours than I have ever worked. It was a good day, but as it when on and I got more tired...I started thinking and over analyzing and then I felt sad. As I was sitting at my desk on the verge of tears, I pulled it together and said to myself..."Come on really? Just breathe and let go. Stop holding on to these feelings. You are choosing to feel sad right now...why?". So I sucked it up and all was well. I think that no matter what I do I will have those moments where I have to have a talk with myself. I have to remind myself to choose happiness and love. Negative thoughts become a habit, not one that can't be broken, but one that you definitely have to work at getting rid of. I intend on working hard to help myself be love.

You Can Close Your Eyes

William Fitzsimmons has the most amazing voice. It soothes the soul like no other. He is the calm that I need at the end of a long day. He is my favorite person to listen to while in a bubble bath. If you get a chance check out some of his other music...it is all simply divine.

Triple Love...

I had a Dream ...

“Letting go doesn’t mean giving up, but rather accepting that there are things that cannot be.”

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

I'm Yours

I love love love this video. I have watched it at least a hundred times in the last year.

It always brings a smile to my face. First, how talented is this cutie? Second...who cares if you know the words to a song...make up your own and rock out proudly I say!

Third, to push through a nose itch like that...come on.. you have to give it up to the little guy. I know grown men that can't do that.

I hope this makes you smile as it does me!

No one can tell me that I'm doing wrong today...

First let me say, how can you not smile when listening to this song. It is Freakin amazing.

Ok now ...

My mom used to try to make house cleaning fun for us when we were little. She called it house a cleaning party. Saturday mornings after cartoons she would put some James Taylor on the record player and we would dance and sing while we cleaned. It certainly made the time go by much faster and made the chore of cleaning much easier.

To this day if I'm going to do any chore whether it be tidy up the living room or do the dishes ...I turn on my ipod and have my own personal cleaning party while I'm doing it.

We all have things we don't want to do...or don't like to do that have to be done in life...maybe trying to figure out a way to make it a little easier..isn't so bad.

Just a thought...

What are you reading too much into? Let it go. Clear out the headspace. Deal with it straight on or make peace with it. ~ Tricia Huffman

Sharing is Caring...

I just wanted to share with you an amazing blog I stumbled across a couple of weeks ago

You should really check it out. It is my morning paper before I start my day. It keeps me positive and really teaches me amazing lessons.
Check it out...
www.thedailylove.com

Life Only Sucks If You Do (Bring The Radness) ~Mastin Kipp

There is magic all around us...

Josh Rouse - Love Vibration

Live in the moment.

 Todays lesson for me is to learn to live in the moment. It is so easy to get caught up in the day to day life and let things pass you by. Or to keep looking at the past thinking it will help predict the future. When we are doing this we are missing out on the right here and right now. So today, this morning actually I decided to give it a shot. Live in the moment not think about all the things I have to do later...not think about all the things that have happened earlier....just live in the moment. Guess what...it was amazing. I experienced some of the most amazing things today. I saw some of the most amazing things. Things that not only enlightened me, but touched my soul. Things I would have missed out on if I was on the mission that I am usually on which is go go go. I challenge you to give it a try....you can thank me later. ; )

With Love,
Dana

ADELE - 'Make You Feel My Love'

The first time I heard this song...it went straight to my heart. I listen to it at least once a day.

To the best Support System EVER!!! I Love each one of you infinitely.