remember this

as sappy as it may sound. I wasn't going to post today because it is 9/11. a day of respect for so much. so many. lost. it is not the only day that requests the honor. but it is today.

but the more I thought about it. I am posting out of respect. and to share a humble wish (soapbox please).

spurred on by the book I am reading. I wanted to share the author's Twelve Commandments. her principles on being better.

The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
1. Be Gretchen.
2. Let it go.
3. Act the way I want to feel.
4. Do it now.
5. Be polite and be fair.
6. Enjoy the process.
7. Spend out.
8. Identify the problem.
9. Lighten up.
10. Do what ought to be done.
11. No calculation.
12. There is only love.

I say being better vs being happy. I think one leads to another. go hand in hand. and lift us up. to a level. conscious. unconscious. that takes on an attitude. perspective. realization. revelation. that is good. true. kind. sincere. and yes, happy.

I was. am. highly motivated by another campaign. The 90-Day-No-Negativity-Challenge (the art of being human). and by the works of Brené Brown. common sense. of course. common practice. of course not.

the notion to be kind. pay it forward. love not fear. let me rephrase. the act to be kind. pay it forward. love not fear.

that's better.

'by doing a little bit each day, you can get a lot accomplished.'