Hillary, Lyle and Darren This activity of blogging is really an interesting experience. My son and my brother suggested I do so to create the persona of the Smiley Lady. They felt that the website lacked the goofiness of its…
Strawberry Smiley One of about a dozen Strawberry Smileys. Slicing strawberries for the Spontaneous Smiley Project. That make them the tastey-est business expense ever? What is the opposite of play? Is it work? I don’t think so. What is the…
Live in Anticipation Having something to look forward to, gives your spirit such a lift. Wouldn’t it be great if, everyday, you did have that special something you were anticipating? I think we all do, but that we often don’t recognize that…
Soda Can Smiley Remember the Dr. Pepper song: I’m a pepper, he’s a pepper, she’s a pepper, we’re a pepper, wouldn’t you like to be a pepper too? That song can easily be changed to reflect this week’s topic of…
Creativity lies within us all. Sometimes we simply have to wake it up, call it to the fore and give creativity a place on your TO DO list. It’s the doers that get called creative. Today’s practice: Be a Do-er!…
VINEY TREE SMILEY It is often said that a creative person sees things that others do not. But everyone is a creative person! Everyone can see more, if they decide to become the person who is observant. Become a noticer.…
Often people feel that creativity is something they simply do not have, something you either you have or don’t. What if instead you viewed it as something you ignited or did not ignite? How do you ignite it? By doing!…
Curled Up Smiley Kitty “I dwell in possibility.” Emily Dickinson Possibility. It’s a cool place to dwell, full of hope and imaginings about the future. Dwell there and you think things are possible. I guess that’s a duh kind…
Smiley A’s Bag Talking to Strangers, Part 2 I was motivated to write a blog about this way of life by something that happened at the Ball Park. Then I wrote yesterday’s blog and completely forgot this anecdote. After…
Tractor Smiley as I was walking along the road. But, talking to strangers is my hobby. These wise words were spoken by my dear daughter Hillary, then 3 and a half, in retort to being scolded by a woman in…