Today it's more likely "To Blog or Not to Blog". There are millions of blogs today online for a good reason! We all have something to say! Everyone has their own views on the world, facts we know, things we want to learn, things we question. With the explosion of the internet blogging has become a forum for us to connect with others everywhere. Blogging is and needs to remain the free and open exchange of ideas, goals, and information. A meeting of minds places to learn, be creative and share. If we don’t like the blog we're reading....move on to the next!
The reason why your favorite blogs are your favorites can be explained many ways:
Topics that interest you and want to hear more about
New content regularly posted which you look forward to reading containing the current information
They share their opinion and you get to comment and interact with the other readers
You like the format which remains consistent and authentic throughout the years
So just who is "JPKC"? Very glad you asked! I've run multiple corporations--at the same time, worked on and with many events and organizations mostly dealing with children's issues. You may have even heard of one of the many organizations I sat on the board of: NYC's own Big Apple Circus and worked on the permanent creation of the Big Apple Circus Clown Care Unit. As a Mom of two children one of whom was not expected to survive, I understand all too well how difficult parenthood and child raising issues are. Parenting is the hardest job you'll ever do kids don't come with an instruction manual!
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I have many passions including travel, history, healthy living, fitness, writing, creating recipes, entertaining, gardening, music and so much more. I'm on a quest to explore this big beautiful interesting world. Hope you'll tag along with me too because I love company!
My goal is to be your favorite place to drop in so we can exchange ideas and impressions of the world we live in. Let’s talk about everything from fashion, passions in life, travel, art, music and everything that makes this world wonderful…. and yes sometimes about the things we would love to see changed for the better too. I really hope you won't just read but talk to me and let me know what your ideas are.
Come back again soon and share your ideas with me too. Love to hear from you soon!
+Yoko Ono has a very ambitious project in the works. You can join in too! I originally heard about this when I got a note from the project on +Instagram.
What could be better than the entire world in #smilesfilm!
We need more #smiles in this world and why not? They are free and unlimited supply....so start sharing smiles with our fellow humans. They will make a difference in the world.
So get ready....set....#smile!!! Pass it on! Free smiles right here!!
We are in the heart of the holiday season and nearing the
end of 2013. It's a perfect time to reflect on our lives, our loves and
our futures as we are considering our Resolutions for 2014.
One day a woman's husband died, and on that clear, cold morning, in the warmth
of their bedroom, the wife was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes
there isn't "anymore". No more hugs, no more special moments to
celebrate together, no more phone calls just to chat, no more "just one
minute." Sometimes, what we care about the most gets all used up and goes
away, never to return before we can say good-bye or say "I love
you."
So while we have our relationships and life, it's best we love, care, fix it
when it's broken and heal it when it's sick.. This is true for marriage.....old
cars...children with bad report cards, dogs with bad hips, and aging parents
and grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth
it. Life and death is important...the rest is just details.
Some things we keep -- like a best friend who moved away or a nieces and
nephews after divorce. There may be relatives not at the top of your list, but
love them also and if not love, than at least like them for who they are.
They may be having problems or low self esteem so cut them some slack!
There are just some things that make us happy, no matter what and no matter
when. Teaching a child something new, helping people especially the
elderly, volunteering some time and not just at the holiday times.
Practice random acts of kindness. Both you and the persons you help will
feel amazing. Have you considered that just maybe they have no one left in
their life right now? Be a good human!
There really is just one race....the human race! Society needs to get
back to the Golden Rule we used to teach our children....Do Unto Others as We
Would Have them Do Unto Us. Can you imagine how just that one rule in
your life could change this world for the better??
Smile....just because you can! I have learned that giving smiles away,
(they are free and in unlimited supply) may just may make
someone's day who is having problems. Positive attitude matters in
life. If you don't believe that, just try it for a month, or even a few
weeks and see if your life doesn't change change for the better. If you
want more people in your life, be pleasant! No one really wants to hang
around with a person always saying "woe is me"! Snap out of it!
Here is just one more good reason to smile...have you ever noticed how as
people age if they are always unhappy that frown becomes their wrinkly frown
face? To age gracefully remember to smile.
Life is important. Work on your connections with the people in your life.
In our crazy too fast paced world we need to remember the most important
thing you can spend on someone is your time. That time spent is especially is
important with children. In a blink of an eye they are grown and on
their own. There are no do overs in life! Jackie Kennedy had the
correct perspective on this matter, "If you bungle raising your children,
I don't think whatever else you do matters very much."
Sometimes you think you have a "keeper" and you find out you do not.
Now it's your turn to share this with all those people who are
"keepers" in your life if you feel that way. Suppose one morning you
never wake up, do all your friends know you love them? What will be their
last memory of you? Today is the perfect time to let them know. Tomorrow
may be too late.
I was thinking...I could die today, tomorrow or next week, and I wondered if I
had any wounds needing to be healed, friendships that needed rekindling or
three words needing to be said. Don't be afraid to let people know how you
really feel about them.
Let every one of your friends know you love them. Even if you think they don't
love you back, you will be amazed at what those three little words and a smile
can do. Make peace with your enemies......and just in case I'm gone tomorrow
share this. We need to make this world a better place and as Michael
Jackson sang make the change first with the man in the mirror....yourself.
Remember always that tomorrow is Promised to no one. Appreciate your
life and everyone in it because it could be a lot worse. Be grateful and
appreciate not the trinkets and gadgets in your life but the people in your and
today is the perfect day to do just that and change your life and this world
for the better.
2014 the beginning of a better future for all of us!! I wish you all
Peace, love, prosperity and gratitude!!
