Waiting for Patience

I went to New York to visit my brother and his GF over Labor Day weekend - we had some fun times ... so below is a post of pics in a random/backwards order! The Hammock Grove on Governor's Island Riding a Surrey in the rain ... best Sunday afternoon! The view from the Brooklyn Bridge Park Roller Skating - Just a Typical Friday Night A Moulin Rouge Themed adventure on skates The four of us on the Surrey My brother and I in Central Park A great view of the city flying home A garden rocking horse in Rockefeller Center Who knew the beautiful view from the roof of the MET Saint Patrick's Cathedral - I mistakenly thought that the scaffolding had been taken down... NOPE!  A Panorama from the top of the MET over Central Park  Van Gogh ... love this sky! Central Park!  Beautiful Blue Skies! Nate's 25th Birthday! Prospect Park Zoo - Be a Turtle! What a great visit that included a visit with S...

It's been a few months since I've read this book, but one thing has stayed at the forefront of my mind. Every once in a while I peruse her blog , but not often enough. Gretchen spends a lot of time (a year in fact - and she finds out she's not the only one who's done this) focusing on her happiness.  She thinks it might be selfish to focus on one's own happiness rather than focusing on other people's happiness.  She finds though that while you are focusing on your own happiness, you will in turn, naturally, help other people be happy. Her adventures include: vitality, marriage, work, parenthood, leisure, friendship, money, eternity, books, mindfulness, and attitude.  The twelfth money is "happiness boot camp perfect" where she tries to work on all of her resolutions for the entire month.  I read this book twice while I was on my trip to to Congo.  Why? It was pretty good and I ran out of books and staring at the ceiling of a plane is not my fa...