Author: Connie Perez

For the time to do all the nothing I want, and spend it with those I need, today I am thankful. What are you thankful for?“Stress is the trash of modern life-we all generate it but if you don’t dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life.” ~D. Pace “Who, on…

Us. Photo booth. Omni Mall. 1984. For the many snapshots that have followed that one, I am so thankful.                          “A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.”                                ~E. Welty “Some of the freckles I once loved are now closer to liver spots. But it’s still the eyes we look at, isn’t it? That’s where…

I’ve had this poem for years. I gotta say, with each day, and especially nowadays, it rings more and more true to me. I have so much I can do that is worth my time more than dusting (or fretting or quarrelling or…)!  And for that, and this poem, I am thankful. What are you spending your…

For transportation. It gets us to work and school, to markets and shops; gets us to our families and friends and…oh yes, to our getaway destinations. 🙂 If we want to get there, if we want to leave our footprints, we have methods. Thankfully. “If you want to leave footprints in the sands of time,…

Life is full of ups, downs, and crazy turnarounds, but I have a lot to be grateful for… because it could always be worse. And for that fact, today I’m thankful. What are you thankful for? “Bad is never good until worse happens.” ~Danish Proverb “We turn to God for help when our foundations are…

I got up, dressed up, showed up…on this beautiful, Miami-warm (more like steamy) Thursday morning. And for that, and the fact that I have a/c at work, I am thankful.  🙂 “Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is a whole cliché, but your attitude is going to determine how you’re going to…