Spoonful of positive: Aging “The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes.” ~ Frank Lloyd Wright “There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.” ~Sophia Loren "I think it's your mental attitude. So many of us start dreading age in high school and that's a waste of a lovely life. Oh...I'm...

Spoonful of Positive: Compassion"Three things we need to learn: simplicity, patience, compassion. These our greatest treasures." --Marjorie Farrington  "As I get older, the more I stay focused on the acceptance of myself and others, and choose compassion over judgment and curiosity over fear."   --Tracee Ellis Ross "We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that." --Ellen DeGeneres  "Let u...

Spoonful of Positive: Pets"Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet." ― Colette  "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." ― Mahatma Gandhi   "I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being." ― Abraham Lincoln "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." ― Anatole France    

Spoonful of Positivity Monday : Love  Love is all you need Love, love, loveLove, love, loveThere's nothing you can do that can't be doneNothing you can sing that can't be sungNothing you can say, but you can learn how to play the gameIt's easyNothing you can make that can't be madeNo one you can save that can't be savedNothing you can do, but you can learn how to be you in timeIt's easyAll you need is love, all you need is loveAll you need is lov...

 Your Spoonful of Positive -- Sunday

Saturday Spoonful of Positive!

There is a lot of focus on positivity, which is awesome. There is a lot of emphasis on kindness. Include yourelf. Compassion for yourself is not selfish, it is self care. “Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.”– Deborah Day   “Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.”– Christopher Germer   “Learning to lo...

Today's Spoonful of Positive ; Kindness                                           photo credit: Marjorie Farrington     A random act of kindness, no matter how small, can make a tremendous impact on someone else's life.” ― Roy T. Bennett   “A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.” ― Steve Maraboli,   “Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.” ― Horace Mann   “If you're not making someone else's life better, th...

Quotes to Live By -- Words MatterWherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. Anthony J. D’Angelo Joy is not in things; it is in us. Richard Wagner  I will go anywhere as long as it’s forward. David Livingston     Walk slowly but never walk backward. Unknown The road to success is always under construction. Lily Tomlin The energy of the mind is the essence of life. Aristotle

 "Minds are like parachutes, they only work when open."  - Thomas Dewer   "If the plan doesn't work, change the plan, not the goal." Marjorie Farrington   "Don't think too much. You'll create a problem that wasn't even there in the first place." - Unknown   "People who do not understand your silence will never understand your words." - Unknown   J

North Carolina This Day in History -- History has been made with the election of 127 women in Congress. On this date in 1921, history was made, the first woman to hold legislative office in the South.   NC DN On January 5, 1921, Lillian Exum Clement took her seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives, becoming the first woman in the South to hold legislative office. Clement was born in Black Mountain in 1886, and she worked in the Buncom...

Sart Your Way in a Positive Way!"Live Your Life, Forget Your Age." -- unknown  "Life is Too Short to Wait." --unknown   "I hear what I need to hear when I take a moment to listen to silence within me." -- Lou Rivera  "Confidence is silent. Insecurity is loud." -- unknown  "Become a Priority in Life." -- unknown    

Lighter Side of Life. Happy New Year Resolutions!                What exactly is a new year's resolution?" "My goal for 2019 is to accomplish the goals of 2018 which I should have done in 2017 because I promised them in 2015 and planned them in 2014."  Its a 'to do' list for the first week of January."  I can't believe it's been a year since I didn't become a better person. ~ Unknown  " I made a resolution to get healthy jogging. Then I read that...

2018 Stories you may not know....I found the following story I did not know about, I watched ER on a regular basis.  Yahoo News August 30, 2018 Vanessa Marquez, a series regular actress on NBC’s hit drama “ER” from 1994-1997, was shot and killed by a South Pasadena PD officer during a welfare check early Thursday afternoon. She was 49. During the welfare check at the 1100 Block of Fremont Avenue, Marquez was having seizures and possibly suffering...

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Asheville -- Did you know Mission Hospital has a Health blog? You can search for a health topic you are interested in, they also have a podcast!

My Griswold Christmas 

Holiday Time, where are your thoughts, where is your heart? 

Penny Marshall dies at age 75, complications from diabetes Monday night. 

"There is no life without pets!" They are family! That is exactly how I feel! Have you hugged your pet today?