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December Happy Things

December 27, 2024 by drleannamanuel Leave a Comment
person wearing santa costume holding gold gift box

It has been a very full month. Lots of things to do. But also much to be happy about too. Here is my last happy things list for 2024. December Happy Things. Do we share any similar happy things this month? My new puppy Scooby A successful harp performance Learning a new song Collaborating with … [Read more…]

Posted in: Daily Life, Gratitude, Just For Fun Tagged: gratitude, Happy things

Welcome Scooby

December 5, 2024 by drleannamanuel Leave a Comment

I have a new fur baby. On November 8th, the day after a huge snow storm, I brought Scooby home from the animal shelter. I totally fell in love with him on the internet – it was his eyes. (See internet picture on the right. That was my first look at Scooby.) We had been … [Read more…]

Posted in: Daily Life, Dogs Tagged: dogs, Scooby

Saving Seamus

December 2, 2024 by drleannamanuel Leave a Comment
Seamus

Sick dogs can be scary. In mid-October I woke in the morning to find that my black lab, Seamus, was very very sick. He was unable to stand up, lift his head, or anything. I was very scared. He had been fine when we went to bed the night before. I didn’t want to panic, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Daily Life, Dogs Tagged: dogs, family life, Seamus

Harp Journey

November 18, 2024 by drleannamanuel Leave a Comment
brown wooden harp on garden

I love playing my harp and I wanted to share just a little more about my harp journey. I’ve been playing since March of this year. When I made the decision to play I didn’t realize how much I would really love playing. That doesn’t mean that my journey thus far has been effortless. I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Harp, Music Tagged: Harp, music

September Happy Things

November 14, 2024 by drleannamanuel Leave a Comment
woman surrounded by sunflowers

I just found this post that I started, but never actually finished. Ooops! It happens. If my routine changes, things tend to slip through the cracks. I’ll share the list of September Happy Things that I started, but I’m sure it is incomplete. I try not to beat myself up too bad when I slip … [Read more…]

Posted in: Daily Life, Gratitude Tagged: happy things; september

August Happy Things

September 5, 2024 by drleannamanuel Leave a Comment
sea shells on body of water

August was a very full month. I experienced highs and lows, pretty much like every other month, except August is my birthday month. It the spirit of these blogs I am choosing to focus on the happy things, although some days it would be much easier to focus on the negative. There were many August … [Read more…]

Posted in: Daily Life, Just For Fun Tagged: Happy things

Jolie

August 26, 2024 by drleannamanuel Leave a Comment

I’ve got a new Jolie hybrid harp. In March I started learning to play the harp. I rented a 26-string Dusty Strings Ravenna just to see if I really liked it. Less than a month into this grand experiment I knew that I wanted a harp of my own. The process of choosing one was … [Read more…]

Posted in: Music Tagged: Dusty Strings, Harp, Jolie, MusicMakers, Ravenna

Happy Things July 2024

August 3, 2024 by drleannamanuel Leave a Comment
silhouette of child watching fireworks display

It has been a very full month. In July I experienced high highs and low lows, somewhat more than is usual for me. It the spirit of these blogs I am choosing to focus on the happy things. It does very little good to focus on the other things. When you read my list there … [Read more…]

Posted in: Gratitude, Just For Fun, Personal Growth Tagged: gratitude, Happy things

Happy Things June 2024

July 1, 2024 by drleannamanuel Leave a Comment
closeup photography blueberry fruits

It is the end of June. Its hard to believe that half of 2024 is over. There have been many happy things to acknowledge and be grateful for. Of course there have also been things that I found annoying, uncomfortable, unfortunate, irritating, bothersome, or scary. That’s just real life. I am working hard not to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Daily Life, Gratitude Tagged: gratitude, Happy things, June

Amplifying The Bad

June 26, 2024 by drleannamanuel Leave a Comment
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I woke up this morning wondering if people amplify the bad in their lives out of habit or for some other reason. What I was noticing is that many people use really dramatic language to describe the annoyances, frustrations, and misfortunes that happen in a day, week, or month. Instead of saying “I didn’t like … [Read more…]

Posted in: Communication, Daily Life, Gratitude, Personal Growth Tagged: communication, language, neuro-linguistic programming, overwhelm, stress
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