Goodness: Three Simple Rules

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor May 7, 2013
Goodness: Three Simple Rules

Here are three simple rules to bring a bit more good (Or maybe a lot more good) into your life, and mine.  I really like the ‘simple’ part, since most of us are just bout up to our ears in things to do places to go, and ideas to try to incorporate into our daily living.

1.  If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never get it.

Okay, so that’s pretty obvious. But what is neither as obvious or as easy, deep inside, …

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Good Music For the Ears But Better For the Soul

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor March 5, 2013
Good Music For the Ears But Better For the Soul

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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My New, Good Year

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor January 3, 2013
My New, Good Year

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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Dig Out. Climb Up. Pry Open. Be Happy

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor November 6, 2012
Dig Out. Climb Up. Pry Open. Be Happy

 

Digging out of the dirt. Climbing up from the hole. Prying open a window [to let in sunlight] during a moment when everything seems [or is, for real] dark and contrary. My Happy has been temporarily displaced.

Most days I’m in a pretty good mood. If I don’t start out that way, I’ve learned a few tricks to flip it around. But sometimes… sometimes, the gray cloud seems to seep into the pores of my body and invade the warmth and sunshine of my …

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Supercalifrag…. Never Mind

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor October 30, 2012
Supercalifrag.... Never Mind

 

Supercalifrag…never mind. Trying to be Super All That is such a myth. Whoever started the whole “I can do everything!” needs to stand in the corner with their nose touching the crevice. Don’t be crowning me  Queen of Goodness – or anyone else.  We’re all working stiffs here, shoring up as best we can, and dealing with Stuff. Trusting, hoping, praying, working so that the Stuff doesn’t do us in.

Does this sound negative? Sorry – I don’t mean it to. Just the opposite.…

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Good Quotes. Good Mood. Good Day.

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor September 26, 2012
 Good Quotes. Good Mood. Good Day.

I’m am a quote-aholic. Good quotes can often help make, for me, a good day. They boost my mood, give courage, and deepen my understanding.  Sometimes, they just make me laugh.  It’s all good. Words are important. So we should take care to verbalize good ones. It can make a world of difference in the quality of our journey.

With gratitude to those who were inspired to share good words, here are a few quotes you may want to add to your file:

1.  Henry

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Simple 1, 2, 3′s For a More Joyful Day

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor September 18, 2012
Simple 1, 2, 3's For a More Joyful Day

Some days don’t feel joyful. And they don’t feel simple. But here is a plan with simple 1, 2, 3′s to, on many occasions, build a more joyful day.

They’re not hard to do. [Which is a nice little extra.]  They require attitude adjustment, some carry-through of action, or both. But not in exhausting ways. One is, actually, really fun!

They’re freeing. And who doesn’t want a little more freedom? At least, from tiresome, heavy, bothersome issues?

Here are today’s 1, 2, 3′s:

1.  Throw

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It’s What You Feed

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor August 8, 2012
It's What You Feed

It’s what you feed. What you feed is what will grow.

Hungry? Find goodness and inspiration to feed your spirit, just like you need nourishing food to feed your body.

That’s a lesson I’ve learned a number of different ways over the years. The lessons that mean the most are the ones that have involved direct inspiration, or have come by way of  personal instruction from those I love most.

When I was a kid, my parents and I were driving to visit some relatives. …

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Four Powerful Things To Say

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor June 21, 2012
Four Powerful Things To Say

There are four powerful things we can say that may change everything. Well – not everything. But we can see some things change in wonderfully good ways. We should use them daily, all the time. They are really short. Really simple. And really effective.

Fact is, most of us are taught them as little children. They sometimes work like magic!  Sometimes the overgrowth of mortal weeds along our life path might cause us to put them in our backpack, not pulling them out as often …

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Five Tips To Make A Good Day

by Vickey Pahnke Taylor May 11, 2012
Five Tips To Make A Good Day

Can we really make a good day with just five tips?

I think so.

I’ll take any good, positive, helpful tip, if it grants more joy and less stress. Looking up into a blue sky, it lifts my spirits. And makes me want to build a better, ya know?

In my loooong list of tips for good days with less storm clouds, here are five of them:

1. Feed the body. Eating breakfast in the morning is something I’ve had to work at. I don’t …

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