It’s nice to be important.. But it’s more important to be nice. – John Templeton This is your Wednesday morning reminder to say please and thank you, let others go first, be extra patient, and give others the benefit of the doubt today. Being nice = you’ll go further Happy humping day 😉 – Joel Read more about Be nice![…]
Try this… Can you name the last 3 people who won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize? What about the 3 fastest marathon runners in the world? Do you know their names? How about the last 3 winners of the Miss America Pageant? (me neither 🤷♂️) OK, now try this…. Name 3 school teachers who taught Read more about Charles Shultz Philosophy[…]
“how do you spell ‘love’?” – piglet “you don’t spell it — you feel it” – pooh ***** Happy Sunday! Wishing you a joy filled day, feeling the love 🙂 – Joel 💙 I’m down in San Diego this weekend. That’s my little bro on the left, my big brother in the middle, and I’m Read more about Feel the love[…]
Woohoo! I officiated another friend’s wedding 🙂 And I want to share the speech script in hopes that it helps others out there if they are asked to be a wedding officiant. Before creating this script, I did a lot of googling, talked with older married couples, and pondered a lot about marriage. It took Read more about I officiated another wedding! Here’s my speech script…[…]
“If every single person who has liked you in your lifetime. were to light up on a map, it would create the most glimeringly beautiful network you could imagine. Throw in the strangers you’ve been kind to, the people you’ve made laugh or inspired along the way and that bright network of YOU would be Read more about Trailing a bright pathway[…]
An old man sat down to teach his grandson about life… “There’s a fight going on inside me,” he tells the boy, “a fight between two wolves.” “One wolf is evil. It’s full of malice, anger, greed, self-pity and false pride. The other is good. It’s full of peace, love, joy, kindness, and humility.” “This Read more about Feed your good wolf 🐺[…]
Morning everyone! 😎 Yesterday some good friends of mine got married!!! And I had the honor of officiating the wedding! (I’ll share pics and my ceremony script soon if y’all are interested :)). Anyway, maybe it’s the sappy wedding vibes (or maybe i’m still drunk from last night) but I’ve been thinking a lot lately… Read more about Love drunk 😍[…]
You probably know the Golden Rule (treat others how you want to be treated)… but have you ever heard of the Platinum Rule? It’s: Treat others how they want to be treated. It’s a subtle difference, but a huge one because it requires willingness to learn the other people’s situation before speaking and acting. Assuming Read more about The Platinum Rule[…]
Yesterday I found a lost puppy! This poor little guy was in the Trader Joes parking lot, belly covered in fleas and had an infected eye :(. Luckily I had a spare towel in my car, gloves, and the animal shelter was only a 5 min drive away. The shelter worker scanned his back and Read more about Lucky little puppy[…]
This weekend: Less is more! (unless it’s kindness, love, laughing, intimacy, compassion, generosity, happiness, creativity, fun activities, sunshine….) Hang on a sec, I change my mind: More is more! Wishing you a great weekend, packing it with stuff you love. 😎 Love, Joel “There was no one here at 6am” — From my buddy Cullen Read more about Less is more? 🤷♂️[…]
I just learned that today is “National Kiss and Make Up Day” Kind of fitting for a quote someone sent me yesterday: Happy is the person who has a friend. Happier is the person who is a friend. Happiest is the person who has a friend and is a friend. – Fred Lowrey With today’s Read more about Happy is the person who has a friend[…]
I stayed up way too late last night… Everything started out fine — I was in bed at 9pm and tired and stuff. But then I accidentally stumbled across a news article on my phone about how humans are all made of stardust. Then that led to an interesting Ted Talk video. Then another one Read more about We are all made of stardust[…]
Happy Sunday, y’all! My parents arrived from Australia yesterday! From left to right, this is my wife, my brother, Mum, Dad and me 🙂 👇 I’m gonna shut the laptop now and give them my full attention. 🙂 Wishing you all a lovely Sunday filled with sunshine and laughter. Life is good! Love, Joel
Tuesday morning I was walking with my kid in the neighborhood. A nice lady stopped us and said, “hello, would you like some art supplies?”… We followed her to her house 1 street away and she gave us these… I know there’s a lot of nastiness going on in the world right now… But there Read more about Kind humans of the world…[…]
I’ve been thinking a lot about death recently… (not in a weird way, just trying to make sense of it somehow) A friend told me about an app called WeCroak… It sends 5 x notifications at random times each day with messages and quotes about death (and life). It’s a little strange at first, but Read more about Pondering life and death ☠️[…]
Good morning and Happy Mother’s Day to all you awesome Moms out there!!! ❣️ It’s a big day for the O’Learys… This is my wife’s first Mothers Day! And I plan on spending every waking second with her today and smothering her with love and a million compliments. (🤔 On second thought, maybe the best Read more about “Mama Liked the Roses”[…]
The beauty of life is, while we cannot undo what is done, we can see it, understand it, learn from it and change so that every new moment is spent not in regret, guilt, fear or anger, but in wisdom, understanding and love.” – Jennifer Edwards ***** Good morning dudes!! This is your Friday morning Read more about Moving forward, with composure 🧘♀️[…]
Today — you could be standing next to someone who is trying their best not to fall apart. Smiling on the outside but collapsing inside. So wherever you go and whatever you do today, lead with kindness and compassion 🤗 Have a lovely day! – Joel From Leila K… “Today is my last day in Read more about You never know who needs it…[…]
Happiness is momentary. Anyone can feel happiness, it’s quite easy. Give someone their favorite food and they’ll be happy in that moment. Joy is a deeper, longer term satisfaction. Joy is more balanced, as it often comes with struggles, sacrifices and selfless acts. For example, raising a child or falling in love gives you joy. Read more about Happiness vs. Joy[…]
Everything and everyone in our world is connected by a large invisible web. 🕸 So each action we make in life affects others (as well as ourselves) in a positive or negative way. –> When we put someone down, we are weakening ourselves. 👎 –> When we lift someone up or encourage someone, we are Read more about The Web of Life 🕸[…]
In 1963 a scientist named Edward Lorenz proposed a hypothesis. It was that… A butterfly could flap it’s wings and set molecules in motion, which could move other air molecules, which move even more molecules, and the ripple could grow and grow to eventually form a huge hurricane on the other side of the planet. Read more about Everything you do (and don’t do) matters 🦋[…]
I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you. – Paulo Coelho Today (and every day) the universe is on your side, conspiring to place amazing people in your life. Let’s all celebrate love today. It’s what makes life worth living 💕 Happy Valentines Day, beautiful people! Love, Joel Pacific City, Read more about Happy V Day! 💕 I love you.[…]
The subject tonight is Love And for tomorrow night as well, As a matter of fact I know of no better topic For us to discuss Until we all Die! (Poem by Hafiz) Morning, guys! Sorry I’ve been a little mooshy lately – all these lovey-dovey emails and whatnot… I guess it’s just been Read more about The Subject Tonight is Love[…]
Ever heard of the “Grant Study“? It’s one of the longest running studies ever done on human development… It started in the 1940’s when researchers at Harvard Medical School followed 268 college graduates, and studied them for next 75 years! They met with these people regularly through life and measured a bunch of psychological, anthropological, Read more about “Happiness is love. Full stop.”[…]
“One regret, dear world, That I am determined not to have When I am lying on my deathbed Is that I did not kiss you enough.” – Hafiz ***** Just a quick reminder to kiss, hug, and love everybody and everything today 🙂 Hope you’re all enjoying the holidays! Soak up every moment. Love, Joel Read more about Kiss the world[…]
Happy Friday, beautiful souls! This is your annual reminder that starting tomorrow (Saturday Nov 6th) it’ll be exactly 100 days until Valentine’s Day 2022! So if you want to try making the most romantic (and FREE) Valentine’s Day gift of 100 love letters, tomorrow is the day to start. About ~15 people did it last Read more about Reminder: 100 days until Valentines Day 2022[…]