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? 🤷♂️[…]
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 🕸[…]
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.”[…]
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[…]
“Hey Joel. I’m a middle school teacher in a rough neighborhood and I have been dealing with a lot of burnout issues. I want to quit bad. But a student came in yesterday morning and wrote me this note I want to share with you and, if you’d like, your readers.” Above story + photo Read more about Ps. I love you[…]
Good morning everyone! LOVE is in the air. 💕 Here are the results from the marriage advice survey this week. 27 couples ranging from 6 years all the way up to 50 years happily married. Thank you to everyone who participated. Here we go!… ***** Marriage Advice Quotes: “Friendship, Communication & Honesty” – Yvonne & Read more about Marriage Advice Quotes – From 27 Real Couples…[…]
Yesterday was my wife’s parents’ 42nd wedding anniversary! I asked my mother in law what is the secret to a happy and successful marriage… Her answer was: “Independence and interdependence. We are both independent — every day we go out and do what we have to do — but we always come back together. I Read more about 42 years of happiness…[…]
I received this beautiful email yesterday from a reader, Nesrin, and wanted to share it with you all (with her permission, of course)… 👇👇👇 ***** About changing the world , I have this one friend that did change my world .. Her name is Mayssa , and she’s literally the kindest person you can ever Read more about Appreciating true friendships…[…]
Happy Saturday, lovely people!! This morning my wife and I are driving to Las Vegas!! 🎲 …then to Salt Lake, then Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, up to northwest Montana, then back home to California! A friend of mine commented… “That’s like 40 hours of driving time! Won’t you get bored? Why don’t you fly, it’s quicker!?”… Read more about Enjoying the journey![…]
This past weekend I was the officiant at my friend’s wedding ceremony in Los Angeles. Rather than using a canned officiant speech script, I wanted to write a custom ceremony that meant something to me, as well as the bride/groom. It might be the only time I’m ever officiating a wedding speech, so i wanted Read more about Officiating my friend’s wedding – [Officiant Speech Script][…]
Happy Saturday, beautiful people 💕 Today, my good friends are getting married!! And they asked me to officiate the wedding ceremony. It’s a big mistake on their part… Not because I’ll say something embarrassing – but because I always cry like a baby at weddings. And while practicing my speech over the past few days, Read more about Love is in the air… 💕[…]
Good morning everyone and happy weekend! We talk a lot about self improvement and constantly bettering yourself, etc. But I hope you also know that you are loved just the way you are. No changes, no upgrades, no additions… you are already enough. And people love the raw you. Striving for better is great, but Read more about Just the way you are[…]
Sometimes I feel like a horrible son. My Mum sacrificed everything to raise me, taught me everything she knows… and I repaid her by moving across the globe and only coming home every few years. I am the worst! But then I remember the 1 thing my Mum is best at: Unconditional love. She understands Read more about Unconditional Love[…]
If you want others to be happy, practice love and understanding. If YOU want to be happy, practice love and understanding. It’s a win/win. Have a lovely weekend! – Joel ☕️ Sunrise over Lake Washington, Seattle.
Last Friday on my volunteering shift, I got a special assignment… One of the clients has been requesting some pie for several months. The standard issue meals can get a bit bland, so he’s been asking constantly if meals on wheels can bring him some pie – to change things up. So last week, one Read more about A few Friday love stories for ya…[…]
Starting this Friday (Nov 6th), it will be exactly 100 x days until Valentine’s Day 2021. Woohoo! Now, if you are hopeless romantic like me, you’re probably trying to think up new ways to impress you’re partner, lover, crush, baby boo or main squeeze… So here’s an idea that I used last Valentine’s Day that Read more about 100 x Days Until Valentines Day! 😍 – Gift idea[…]
Yesterday I saw someone texting while driving and they nearly hit a bicyclist! 😠 Later, I saw another driver throw a cigarette butt and some trash out of their window. 🤦♂️ Last week, one of my friends posted an extremely insensitive comment on social media.😞 I came across this comment recently… “It’s okay that we Read more about Showing love when someone’s being an asshole…[…]
Every one of us has an infinite supply of love and happiness. It’s like an energy source- it never runs out. And because it never runs out, you don’t ever have to hold back or be stingy when expressing your love and happiness. You can use as much as you want, as often as you Read more about An infinite supply of love and happiness[…]
My neighbors’ Mum just had a kidney transplant. Surgery went well, she is now in recovery. But the cool part of the story is how she got her new Kidney… It’s called a 3-way kidney exchange. Her daughter donated a kidney to person 1. Person 1 donated their kidney to person 2. And person 2 Read more about Love, Actually, is all around.[…]
I can’t wait until my wife wakes up! 100 days ago I got a tiny notebook and started writing 1 love letter each day. So this morning I’m gonna give her 100 x little love notes. ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ And for you guys… my dear friends… I hid a message for you in the last Read more about 🥂I Love Valentines Day🥂[…]
Love thy neighbor means: Love thy black/brown/yellow neighbor. Love thy LBGT neighbor. Love thy neighbor that goes to a different type of church than you. Love thy different political views neighbor. Love thy homeless guy that lives at the dog park neighbor. Love thy dress different neighbor. Love thy moved here from another country neighbor. Read more about Love thy neighbor…[…]
When I was little, my Mum used to sneak love letters into my lunch box. It was embarrassing as a kid… I’d pull out my sandwich at school and the wrapper would have a big “I LOVE YOU” written across the top. Sometimes she’d draw love hearts all over my bananas and oranges with a Read more about Some Friday Love…[…]