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| Blue sky of Spring after the rain. |
I find taking the time to notice the blue of the sky and the white of the clouds is very relaxing. These moments of quiet reflection give me the time to find the many blessings I do have in my life right here and now.
Taking time to ground yourself in the beauty of nature allows for peaceful and grateful ideas to come to the surface of your mind.
What are you thankful for? I ask myself this question in the morning and before I go to bed every day - sometimes during the day if it is especially stressful. Allowing yourself to feel thankful is the first step to true happiness.
A big part of finding joy from within me is to be the best I can be at work and at home. Finding out what it is I do well and pursuing that endeavor brings me a sense of accomplishment and success that I feel from within myself.
At work I understand reprocessing and how computers aid in patient safety.
At home I've found achievement by attending book signings where people come together to get a glimpse of their favorite authors and a signature on their latest books.
Beyond that brief meet and greet and signature there's the satisfaction of finding like minded people. As we meet in line we share favorite books and authors. In some cases we share lunch or visiting historical sites in the area or go shopping. Its like finding a safe place to play with friends like a really well adjusted school yard during exercise time. I've found Facebook friends too.
When the book signing event is by the author's home town or state you also get the unique experience of seeing some of the area that inspired the author to create the stories you loved to read. I found the landscape and historic sites I traveled to influenced me to keep on returning along with the beautiful people I met along the way.
In between my book signing trips I have been exploring the world of social media for supporting authors, books, TV and Movies with book reviews and tweets (140 character blog posts). I also use my blog here to share my personal journey as I embark on my years after the 50 years old mile marker.
One of my most rewarding TV show assisting with tweets has been with Hallmark Channel and helping to spread the word that this channel gives options of entertainment the whole family is able to watch together and tweeting is positive with these fans too.
When I tweet I like to find what is good and true about the story that made it to creating a TV Show or movie. I enjoy giving the actors and actresses and crew credit when they all work together to bring a screen play to life.
I've worked behind the scenes on plays and seen all the work that goes into hitting the right mark - not just in relation to the right place to stand in the scene but to get the right emotion and lines the same way for every take. It takes many rehearsals to get the final scene just that way it needs to be so that every time the audience sees that performance its always true to the script.
Not all of us are called to be actors, writers or producers. Some of us are the fans and supporters of what is true and lovely about the stories that move us to tweet or post that which makes us happy or sad and why.
I believe we all make difference no matter what job we hold. All of us impact one another with a smile or a gesture. I choose to make my impact on others positive and full of hope. If you work hard and believe in yourself moving mountains is not so difficult.
I find strength in times of calm when I'm able to see the light within me that is my mission in life to expose to others. If we all uncover our illumination there will be no darkness at all.
Keep on believing in the possibilities. As long as I do, I uncover beauty all around me every day.
Peace,
Missy
Melissa Blanchard.
