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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
close up of text on black background

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

A Thought Can Be Changed

June 10, 2024 by drleannamanuel Leave a Comment
shallow focus photo of change

“The only thing we are ever dealing with is a thought, and a thought can be changed.” ~ Louise Hay “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” ~ George Bernard Shaw Introduction People have a tendency to believe that their thoughts are facts, even though getting distance … [Read more…]

Posted in: Anxiety, Daily Life, Personal Growth, Stress Tagged: change, cognition, distancing, Mindfulness, thoughts

Happy Things May 2024

June 1, 2024 by drleannamanuel Leave a Comment
white daisy flower

Its that time again. Here is my Happy Things list for May 2024. I’ve started keeping a running list, much like the one in the book that inspired me, 14,000 Things to Be Happy About, by Barbara Ann Kipfer. I’m not as faithful with it as I aspire to be, but am getting better. I’ve … [Read more…]

Posted in: Daily Life, Gratitude Tagged: gratitude, Happy things, Julia Cameron, The Artist's Way

Happy Things April 2024

May 3, 2024 by drleannamanuel Leave a Comment

Once again I feel blessed with a wonderful month of happy things. Composing, singing, playing the harp, playing the piano, are definitely highlights of every month. These things were also the heartbeat of my life in April. In addition I was able to get out of town for a long weekend to see family and … [Read more…]

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