Finding Joy While Facing Pain

Little did I know when I fell down our wet back porch stairs at the end of September that I would break both my ulna and radius bones in my left wrist and still be in a cast two months later. There was no joy in this experience but I was determined to look for … Continue reading Finding Joy While Facing Pain →

When Life Delivers Blows, Try to Remain Positive

Me in my hospital bed On my way to a planned 9 day guided tour vacation with my husband to Sicily on Tuesday, I fell on the outside stairs and broke my wrist in several places. So straight to the emergency room we went and not to the airport for our flight to Sicily for … Continue reading When Life Delivers Blows, Try to Remain Positive →

Finding Joy in Everyday Moments

Photo by Ivone De Melo on Pexels.com The birth of a healthy child brings rapture Falling in love can do it too Of course, proposals of marriage Can be a seventh heaven As long as one is entranced by the one doing the asking Re-establishment of a formerly-fractured relationship Might make one feel euphoric While … Continue reading Finding Joy in Everyday Moments →

I Am a Writer

By Nancy Klein This piece of writing was done in response to a prompt we received in our weekly Torrevieja Writers' Circle meetings. The prompt: I am a Writer. The subsequent posts by John McGregor and Margaret Rowland were also written in response to this particular prompt. Pablo Picasso actually painted this still life Sometimes … Continue reading I Am a Writer →

Christmas Day Focus

On this holy day I turn towards joy towards beauty towards love towards peace I turn away from news from conflict from negativity from grief I listen To Christmas carols Hark the Herald Angels Sing Peace on earth and mercy mild God and sinners reconciled O Holy Night Fall on your knees Oh hear the … Continue reading Christmas Day Focus →

A Review of 2023

What positive events have taken place in your life over the past year? This is a great question because in terms of news in the world, this has been an awful year, between what happened in Israel on October 7th and what has happened in Gaza since. This is on top of the deeply disturbing … Continue reading A Review of 2023 →

Loving My Cat and Dog

What is good about having a pet? Rua and Tess sitting on my bed Just about everything is good about having a pet. They can bring us so much joy. Their love is unconditional and their needs are minimal. There are no misunderstandings or arguments with pets. They are undemanding life companions. They are so … Continue reading Loving My Cat and Dog →

Walking to Watch the World

What is your favorite form of physical exercise? Mom and baby ducks swimming in nearby canal I really love yoga and swimming as both activities use your whole body and can be quite relaxing. However, my favorite form of exercise has to be walking because this is when you can truly engage with your surroundings. … Continue reading Walking to Watch the World →

A Life of Abundance

List 30 things that make you happy. Not necessarily in order of importance. 1. Our sons 2. My husband 3. My sisters and brother 4. The good memories I have of my parents 5. Listening to music 6. Our cat and dog 7. My friends 8. Living in Spain 9. Remembering all the places I … Continue reading A Life of Abundance →

Nightly Gratitude Habit

How do you express your gratitude? Every night before I go to sleep, I give thanks for at least five things that happened each day for which I am grateful. Oftentimes I am giving thanks for a delicious meal, time with friends, getting to a destination safely, hearing from a family member or something along … Continue reading Nightly Gratitude Habit →