Only The Good Friday

I'm trying to start an "optimism virus" on the internet. You can join me in posting, if you'd like. Seriously, if we practice thinking about "the good," it becomes easier to see. Thanks for the visit.

Seek And Ye Shall Find

February 5, 2010

Some of you know that on this blog I only post good things on Friday. By that, I mean “not negative.” As I told you in the beginning if we look for the good, we are likely to find it. Some days it is harder to find good than on others, but [...]

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Optimism Virus to Battle the Cold Virus

January 29, 2010

My “optimism virus” has been outgunned this week by a cold virus. I tell you what, it has been hard to see “Only The Good!” When things are going wrong, it’s probably the best time to practice optimism, eh? Let me try to shoot down that cold virus with some optimism. [...]

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Gimme Shelter

January 21, 2010

It’s not Only The Good Friday, yet, my friends. I know that, but this can’t wait. I bet when you look at the television news you aren’t seeing a lot of good. Images of the suffering in Haiti are overwhelming, aren’t they? I feel helpless. Those people have lost their [...]

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One Million Acts of Kindness — A Lifetime Goal

January 15, 2010

Kindness. Do you think that the trait of kindness is innate, or is it something that we “learn?” I’m not sure that everyone is born with it, but I think that most people can learn to be kind … although it takes practice. By practicing simple acts of kindness, I think we [...]

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All Warm Inside

January 8, 2010

Is it cold at your house? Around here it is the coldest it’s been in thirteen years! If you live in the north, I know you snicker when we complain about a couple of days of wind chill in the teens, but Texans aren’t always physically or mentally prepared for the Arctic blasts.
Last [...]

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A Different Side of “House”

January 1, 2010

When I watch British comedy, I get the same feeling I have when I eat Fritos dipped in applesauce. I know that it’s odd, and that there’s something “wrong” about liking it, but I do like it and I just can’t explain it. It is an acquired taste. If you are British, please [...]

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Leavening

December 18, 2009

Have you ever watched bread dough rising? I have. Trust me on this, it’s boring! When my Mamaw baked bread, she always told us kids to be quiet or the bread wouldn’t rise. I don’t know if that’s true … I think she was just making a feeble attempt to shut [...]

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A Week of Feasting

December 11, 2009

Food has been the focus of my week … not for me (because Lord knows I could stand to slow down on eating a bit — I’m already a member of The Sisterhood of the Grappling Pants), but for others. That is my good for this Only The Good Friday. If you are [...]

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Come Heck Or High Water — Or Snow Flurries — Only The Good

December 3, 2009

Have y’all ever noticed that it is easy to put a positive spin on things when life is running along smoothly? When the road gets rocky, being optimistic is much more difficult. However, that’s exactly when we need to practice seeing Only The Good the most.
These past few weeks, I am struggling more [...]

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Helping Others To Dress For Success

November 20, 2009

If I show up for work dressed in an outfit that is a bit wacky, it never raises eyebrows. In fact, people expect that a storyteller would dress in a way that is “out of the norm.” I’m an artist, after all, and I have to meet the expectations of my audience. [...]

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Another Opportunity For Folks With Big Hearts

November 13, 2009

Holidays are around the corner, and I’ve noticed that people open their hearts to others this time of year. Especially I see that knitters and crocheters all over the internet keep their hands busy creating items to give away. But, you don’t have to be crafty to give … just creative. You [...]

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My Optimism is Challenged

November 6, 2009

Euphoria overwhelmed me yesterday as I finished my day of work. I had painted most of a closet and had my accounting paperwork close to orderly. My blog post of the day had been one for Mimi’s BlogBlast for Peace. In unison with thousands of other bloggers across the world, I had [...]

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The Knight Studio in Kilgore, Texas

October 30, 2009

The internet constantly amazes me. I suppose it can be used for good or evil, but this is Friday, so I’ll focus on only the good. That isn’t hard so hard to do, is it?
I enjoy having an encyclopedia at my fingertips, although I am sometimes overwhelmed at the massive amounts of information [...]

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A Year Of Optimism

October 23, 2009

I almost missed the anniversary! It was a year ago (October 17th, 2008) when I first decided to post only the good on Fridays. I can’t believe it has been that long, and I’m flabbergasted that I stuck with it. I am NOT a “goody two shoes” and optimism does NOT come [...]

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Dream Big And Then Run Like Thunder

October 16, 2009

As I rummaged around the office this morning, searching for something to tell you for Only The Good Friday, I came across a colorful crocheted granny square that was left over from a project that was coordinated on this blog two years ago. I sat down and cried. Don’t worry, they were tears [...]

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Only Good is served at Café Garibaldi

October 9, 2009

With a name like “Café Garibaldi,” one might think “Italian food.” One might be wrong! The menu includes Mexican food and on Wednesday nights Peruvian food! This schizophrenic little restaurant in Denton, Texas is a hidden jewel. It is my “good” for this Friday.
Truthfully, I wasn’t going to tell you about [...]

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In Emergencies, The Red Cross AND Facebook Are Good

October 2, 2009

My blogging friend, Sophiagurl, believes that Life Is What You Make It. The beauty of her spirit shines through when she writes. She lives on the “busy streets of Manila” with two beautiful children and a loving husband. She likes “weaving dreams and magical things.”
Manila …
Ondoy!
TYPHOON! [...]

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Timing Is Everything

September 25, 2009

I want you to look at this very unremarkable picture and see “Only The Good” in it. Before I began posting Marcia had begun the meme. She posted a picture, and we all tried to see what was good about it … because you have to practice to be able to find [...]

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Make A Difference Day — It’s Good!

September 18, 2009

I’m looking forward to Saturday, October 24, 2009. It’s called National Make A Difference Day, and it’s a “celebration of neighbors helping neighbors.” That seemed like a “good” thing to share with you this Friday. At least y’all mateys it’s probably better than the International Talk Like A Pirate Day that I [...]

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Only The Good: Tracing Family History

September 11, 2009

From out of the clear blue sky, a “long lost” relative contacted me. Actually he wasn’t from the sky … he lives in France. And, in truth he probably wasn’t lost! I figure he knew where he was all along. He e-mailed me because he is tracing our family history, and [...]

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