A Toast to all of my BP Friends...Wishing you all a Successful and Prosperous New Year..May all of your dreams and goals be fulfilled Dee

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Everybody, everywhere seeks happiness, it‘s true,

But finding it and keeping it seems difficult to do,

Difficult because we think that happiness is found

Only in the places where wealth and fame abound--

And so we go on searching in “palaces of pleasure”

Seeking recognition and monetary treasure,

Unaware that happiness is just a “state of mind”

Within the reach of everyone who takes time to be kind--

For... (continue reading)

Because we judge, we get stuck in what should have been done or should happen. We hold on to old hurts and past pains, because we believe we know the way things should be. The truth is, we don't know and we don't always understand. We want as much pleasure as possible and as little pain. When events, situations, and people create pain in our lives, we get angry or frightened. Holding onto the memories of events is what keeps us stuck in the pain. When we want to move beyond the pain, when we... (continue reading)