A friend sent a bag of books over to contribute to little free libraries. Some may actually stay on my ToBeRead pile before making a little free library.

January 7 "Friends have been taken for granted...wonderful world full of strangers just waiting to make connection (while we turn our eyes away)....How many of us go through our days parched and empty, thirsting after happiness, when we're really standing knee deep in a river of abundance?"

January 14 "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." ~Melody Beattie

January 17 "Usually, when the distractions of daily life deplete our energy, the first thing we eliminate is the thing we need the most: quiet, reflective time. Time to dream, time to think, time to contemplate what's working and what's not, so that we can change for the better."

January 19 "What if you began to expect the best from any situation? isn't it possible that you could write new chapters in your life with happy endings? For many of us this is such a radical departure from the way we have been behaving that it seems unbelievable. Yet it is possible. Suspend your disbelief. Take a leap of faith. After all, what have you got to lose but misery and lack?" This hit especially hard because I've been fretting over something for the last week, replaying the worst possible scenario over and over in my head.

January 25 Scatter Joy

March 3 "Anybody can observe the Sabbath but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week." ~Alice Walker

March 21 When I turned to this page, there is a handwritten note saying "Happy Birthday, Kathryn! you are loved! You are fearfully and wonderfully made! Salm 139:14" I often give Daily Devotionals as Christmas gifts. I'm writing this here as a reminder to personalize devotionals in the future.

April 11 " ...never forget the most essential fashion accessories, the ones no woman can afford to do without, come from within. A generous heart, a spontaneous smile, and eyes that sparkle with delight can be part of any woman's signature look..."

April 14 "Whenever we're anxious, worried, nervous, or depressed, without thinking, we instinctively swallow food and drink in order to push away the uncomfortable negative experience we're feeling in our guts. We hunger and thirst, but it's not for a bowl of ice cream or a glass of wine. It's for inner peace and deeper connection."

April 15 " [women] who exercise seem to have more energy, less stress, fewer weight problems, and generally a more positive and optimistic outlook on life. Women who are fit will tell you that regular exercise is the single most important thing they have ever done to improve their life."

April 29 "Taking joy in life is a woman's best cosmetic." ~Rosalind Russell

June 22 "It's Difficult to think anything but happy thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato." ~Lewis Grizzard

June 29 "Another important lesson the garden teaches is sowing and reaping, as well as seedtime and harvest. Whatever you sow, you will reap. If I plant lettuce, I will not harvest tomatoes. If I sow only positive seed in my subconscious-thoughts of plenty and not of lack-abundance will sprout in the garden."

September 6 "No matter what we do, we can make it our ministry....No matter what form our job or activity takes, the content is the same as everyone els's: we are here to minsiter to human hearts. If we talk to anyone, or see anyone or even think of anyone, then we have the opportunity to bring more love into the universe."

September 15 Success is living each day with a heart overflowing.

To the Finder:
WELCOME TO BOOKCROSSING!
Please make a journal entry. You may remain anonymous. If you are new to bookcrossing and decide to join, please consider using SOUTHERNFRYED as the referring member. Enjoy!

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