Start the New Year with a (genuine) smile.

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I’ve always railed against the fake kind of happiness whose intent is to diminish, belittle, and avoid responsibility or compassion, but there’s certainly nothing wrong with a little authentic positivity. When you really think about it, there are always things to be grateful for, no matter how seemingly insignificant they are.
So let’s start the new year thinking of things to be grateful for.

(via Tessa over at Tessa Can Do It.)

My list of 10 things that make me happy:

1. My relationship with God
2. My church
3. My empathetic therapist
4. My incredible son and daughter
5. My 2 cats
6. my small but cozy home
7. my 2 blogs, one which has grown enough I make a little money from it (about $40 a month from ads)
8. my ability to write what I feel and write it well (most of the time)
9. music — almost all kinds
10. my insight into myself (even my therapist is impressed)

Music always lifts my soul, so here’s a few of my favorite mood-lifting songs (this is by no means all of them!)

This ’90s rock hit, meant ironically or not, always makes me feel better even when I’m at my lowest.

I think James Taylor was talking about God here:

This emotional ballad helped me get through some really rough times.

I never grow tired of this huge dance hit from about 2 years ago because it’s just such a great song with a positive vibe and it makes me want to turn somersaults all over my house (which I can’t do but I still want to!)

10 thoughts on “Start the New Year with a (genuine) smile.”

    • Read this article Lucky. This one hits home with me. It brings us back to the Illuminati and how we are slaves. They have stolen our lives.

      The guy that we always refer to as my Narcissist told me all this and more. He wasn’t a bad man. It just took me some time to realize he was a blessing in my life. He was a different kind of a man who was able to open the doors of my life and give me and understanding as to who I am.

      I still feel trapped in my life because I am/we are slaves to a paper currency system. We are spending most of our lives,…living to barely get by. Everyday my life begins when I leave my job and when I spend time with myself,..and when I write music or just do whatever I want with my time.

      The system steals a majority of our lives. I’m not much of a Television person. I don’t watch the meaningless shows and I pay no attention to designer things or materialism. Years ago I did. I could care less 😈😈😈 about the evil stuff that keeps us in human bondage.

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      • I hope I don’t sound like I have some kind of odd Stockholm syndrome or something, but a good friend of mine, this German woman whom I became friends with and we mutually consider ourselves soul sisters is teaching me something. She continues to tell me that every person you meet is sent to you in the universe simply because the mirror you. They answer you.

        Looking back 2 years ago, I remember I was completely overwhelmed. Some would say that would put me in a vulnerable state, but for me I was overloaded. I had a full time job. I was in the church choir. I did social justice work and a VP in my feminist organization. A Rotarian member and running for public office. I was studying ballroom dancing in which I was forced to drop at of because of my other activities. I had so much going on I barely had time to breath. Meditation wasn’t possible because I hadn’t a free hour that belonged to myself.

        Than I went to my dads military reunion and it was so quiet on the military base and the few soldiers I met on the base were very nice. I stayed on the military base for 3 days and I did not want to leave it. When I went home I spontaneous signed onto the date site just because I wanted to talk to a nice soldier and that is when he came to me.

        So it true I asked the Universe to send me someone to teach me how to take my life back and how to live for me and how to set boundaries and say no to people. And there I had the guru of innersperience. It felt like a cloudy dream…and I remember becoming isolated from everyone and everything. I became 3/4 unplugged from the insanity. I have my band…my music…myself… My heart…my knowing and my creativity.

        I haven’t found a way to become unplugged and independent from the corporation.

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      • I never even watch TV anymore The illuminati symbolism is everywhere and most shows suck anyway. The more obvious the symbolism gets, the more dumbed down it gets too. Ever notice that? The ever increasing levels of stupid on the boob tube?

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