Goodness Matters

Good Music For the Ears But Better For the Soul

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor March 5, 2013

I love it when words, music, and a beautiful visual come together. This video includes good for the ears, but even better for the heart and soul. Patrick Henry Hughes is an amazing young man. His dad is hero. They both exemplify the kind of values most of us want to have at the core of Who We Are. These men? Genuine inspiration!

Please check out this beautiful video. There are so many good things to say about it, I’d rather you watch and enjoy …

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Simple Good Ol’ Days

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor February 26, 2013

Mostly in pictures, let’s go back in time.

The simple good old days. Whatever that means to you. Because those good ol’ days are a lot different for each one of us, depending on the era in which we grew up, the circumstances, and what we did during those old days.

A ball and jacks. Who plays that, anymore? Old fashioned bicycles. With ringers on ‘em. Dinners that included potatoes, and no matter what kind they turned out to be – french fries, mashed, casseroles …

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Simple Ways To Make A Good Day

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor February 12, 2013

There are simple ways to make a good day. All of them can be based on perspective, or experience, or focus. The older I get, the more I hunger for moments to celebrate – for any ol’ reason. Or maybe it’s the understanding that when I decide to look for more goodness, there is clearly more to honor and grow.

One way I try to make my day better is by finding good things to read – good articles, good news, happy photos. I …

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Giving And Not Quitting

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor February 5, 2013

I’ve been given so many things. The concept of giving and not quitting has been rolling around in my head and heart lately, with little spotlights popping up on an event here and an experience there. A few of them have included times when I’ve been the giver.

Mostly, though, the thoughts [and the warm feelings] have been ones of gratitude for the people in my life who have made a difference. Who just showed up. And made a difference. Or moments of “What?!” when …

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Good And Cold

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor January 29, 2013

Brrr. It’s cold. Again. Good and cold. Gotta love it.

After being almost – warm – enough – to – sit – outside – for – a – few – minutes – in – the – sun. But it’s all good.

I think I finally figured out that, like Mark Twain once said:

Climate is what we expect. Weather is what we get.

It’s a lot like life. What we want and what we get are often very different. Sometimes because we make poor …

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Goodness Comes In Baby Steps

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor January 15, 2013

Goodness usually comes in baby steps for me.

I remember when my daughter had her gall bladder removed. Prior to surgery, she was in agonizing pain. When ER tests confirmed a diagnosis and told her that they could remove the culprit, she was so glad. Me, too.

An anesthesiologist put her to sleep, a surgeon removed the diseased gall bladder, and she began to heal. In short order, she was good as new – grateful it was behind her.

Isn’t life like this? Sometimes, …

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When Things Don’t Work Right

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor January 9, 2013

Sometimes things just don’t work right. Big or small, we can roll with it or let it turn us on our heads.

Technology, for instance. I know almost nothing about it. When technical things don’t work right, I have no idea what to do in order to fix it. I rely on the charitable goodness of my friend Misty to fix most things that go wrong with the website. When she can’t [and I don’t know she ever finds time with her large family …

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My New, Good Year

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor January 3, 2013

Even though I’m a few days late, today I’ve made a decision to make 2013 my new, good year. I kind of make this decision every New Year, but this time – it’s different.

If you don’t want to read my short philosophising, please skip right down to Reason Number One for why I’m set to make my new year a good one.

Maybe it’s because last year was so crammed full of good and not-so-good experiences. Maybe because I learned tons of new lessons …

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A Christmas Gift – Humor is Good!

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor December 20, 2012

One good Christmas gift we can give ourselves and the world around us? The gift of good humor.

I have laughed my way through a lot of life, so far… Having learned it is more productive, more effective, and more fun than weeping or wringing my hands. But I’ve done plenty of that, too. It’s just that the years have taught me to wring and weep less [unless they're tears of joy and tenderness] and laugh a lot more often.

It is in my …

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A Christmas Gift – Good Cheer

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor December 13, 2012

Christmas is synonymous with gifts. Giving and receiving good gifts is a beautiful thing, full of symbolism. The gift I want to touch on today is Good Cheer.

I love old fashioned traditions, happy endings, kind people, and lessons learned. So I’m kind of a Hallmark Channel groupie. I’ll take the cheer – the smiles- the Hallmark Channel brings just about any day.

Why do these things have to out of fashion? Ever? Why should we settle for less than brightness, joy, peace, and …

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