Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened

"Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened"

a quote by Theodor Seuss Geisel (American children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, and filmmaker)

All too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

Have you ever tried to hold on to a happy memory and thought so tightly that it hurt or almost made you hurt? People try so hard throughout their lives to hold on to memories of a happier time, almost to the point that that memory becomes a weight on their shoulders. 

Every time we go back to that memory, the feelings of happiness and joy come back, if only for a moment, and then they go away, because life isn’t stuck in time. But of course this isn’t exactly the easiest thing to understand, so people get sad - and yes, they probably shed a tear or two… or three, or a hundred. It's OK and it helps. That’s as simple as it gets. But please don’t over think those moments and certainly try not to compare your past to your future - look back with a favorable, lucky, and friendly view. Those memories of the past will always be there, but there are so many more yet to come that will make us just as happy and perhaps even happier than we have ever been before. 

When times get tough it is always nice to have something that will make you smile, but always seek out new things to make your day brighter, because they are out there, just waiting for you to discover them. Whether you are 15 or 30 or 55 or 85, you are never done learning.

Life is good - Life can and will bring joy - Every one is beautiful, unique and precious; is worthy of dignity and respect, and deserving of peace, joy and love from the first moment to the last.

I wrote a number articles about the positive effects of music and dancing.

And now a song only for listing and thinking of your love of your life