"57 Ways to be Happy Now"

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Here is a blog post with a list of 57 ways to practice self care. What are your favorites?

http://www.fitwoman.com/blog/2016/05/24/57-ideas-be-happy-healthy/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2016-05-24+57+Ideas&utm_campaign=Social+Media+-+May+2016

[Christinamo7 4,041]

they are all good! and many of them I practice regularly.

thinking of #37 though - many times, since my children were little when we bake Cookies we batch up some to give away. When you give a homeless man homemade Cookies, be prepared for tears. I can not tell you how many men have told me that no one has made them cookies since their (Grandma, Mama, Aunt so and so)

some would say keep these for your own kids (not being mean, just feeling like they didn't deserve it) and my kids would say, nah. she makes us cookies ALL the time, these we made for YOU.

now adays I just usually participate in room at the inn when I have a chance, which is a local program where different churches or civic groups in the area sign up to host 8-10 men one night a week during the fall/winter months. Our church does Tuesday nights. Several of us sign up and provide a meal which we share with them. Always try to fix what I would fix for my own family dinners, and it is a good thing, a nice evening every time. Hearing people's stories, sharing yours. 2 of the guys from the church stay all night and we send them off with Breakfast and a bagged lunch the next day. The program helps a lot of people get back on their feet.

I was homeless with 5 kids following my divorce 20 years ago, so it matters to me.

This was our sunset last night.

Can I just add another one? when you can do so safely and the weather is lovely - go for a walk by moonlight. It is soothing to the soul.