“Childhood smells of perfume and brownies.” ~David Leavitt There is one small patch of flowers in our back yard that I go outside to visit at least a once a day. I take a heavenly breath of..

“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” ~ Dr. Seuss Sixteen months ago I boarded a plane with my daughter and flew across the ocean to Greece for a trip that would not only..

“That’s the thing with magic. You’ve got to know it’s still here, all around us, or it just stays invisible for you.” -Charles de Lint   It was early on a Saturday morning. I awoke to a..

Guest Author today, Ken Wert! You’ve seen Ken around Life, for instance and I’m sure you’ve appreciated, as I have, his thoughtful comments. He has a wonderful blog, MeantToBeHappy.com that I’m sure you will want to visit..

Maverick: person who takes chances, departs from accepted course Thesaurus.com It was a Saturday morning late in April. I was nervous. This was the day I would research the publishing process for The Happy Place. This was..

“You miss 100% of the shots you never take.” Wayne Gretzky Follow your passion. Has there ever been a time in recorded history where we heard this advice as much as we’re hearing it now? When I..

Our Guest Author today is Elena Patrice! You’ve seen Elena around LFI before. She contributes so sweetly to the conversation we had to give her the platform so we could learn more about her! She blogs regularly here! Take..

“It is such a secret place, the land of tears.” ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince Do you cry in public? I do sometimes but I don’t like to cry in front of anyone! To me, crying is a..

“How long the road is, but for all the time the journey has already taken, how you have needed every second of it in order to learn what the road passes by.” ~Dag Hammarskjöld ~Poster on my..