Stay true to who you have always have been, don't change for others... I have never really changed in who I am, even in times of transition ~ A small example: I turn down lots of invitations, am not much for small talk and spending nights or days going places I do not want to be...I feel my free time is very valuable and I have always chose how I spend my my free time wisely, and while I appreciate my many friends, I am not here to see how many I can accumulate...and while I also enjoy the many friendships I have (and it is really nice knowing them) I like to very much limit my time that is free to be spent mostly with family only, occasionally seeing few very close friends when I can..I love my quiet time ~ love spending it listening to music, writing, being in and enjoying nature, also sometimes watching movies...Never been big on being somewhere just to fit in socially, or engaging in small talk or going to dinners when I don't want to be there with random people....Always stay true to who you are, it is amazing the gift of inner peace...Have a wonderful day or night~Diane

Anyone can hold a grudge, but it takes a person with character to forgive. When you forgive, you release yourself from a painful burden. Forgiveness doesn't mean what happened was OK, and it doesn't mean that person should still be welcome in your life. It just means you have made peace with the pain, and are ready to let it go. - Unknown

Go easy on yourself first, it is never okay for someone to deliberately hurt you~ Diane Masi

Say Something - Great Big World & Christina Aguilera COVER - Chloe & Halle

Today-Is a Better Day :) Wake up with Gratitude*Pray and Give Thanks* Meditate*Eat Healthy* Stay Active* Keep A Positive Attitude*Make Someone Happy*Look At the Beauty Around You*Think Happy Thoughts*Drink Green Tea*Walk Briskly* Give More* Smile Much*Cherish Your Values* Be Gentle with Yourself* Give Your All, Whatever Your Day Holds*Control Anger* De-Stress*Soak In The Tub*Accept Success*Count Your Blessings*Try Less Technology, More Nature*Plant A Garden*Go Out To Lunch*Forgive & Forget*Daydream*Look At Old Photos*Bake Something Sweet*Learn something New*Read Something Uplifting*Play With Your Pet*Be Flexible*Don't Dwell On the Past*Take A Vacation* Celebrate Life* Love Others* Love Yourself~Be Peaceful~Get Plenty Of Sleep~ "Cinnamon and Honey mixed together or turmeric or ginger on anything cures all~ Natural Herbs are best for everything~ HEAL as naturally as you can" Diane Masi

"I fear the selfless generation has raised a selfish generation " Diane Masi

Everyday heroes are people who do what needs to be done, when It needs done, regardless of the consequences. I consider myself an everyday hero. I consider all of you out there everyday heroes. Why? Because those who live an honorable life, earning their own living (honorably) not those who are lazy and take or just mooch from others, those who get up everyday to help others, or those who just show up period, those who take care of their families daily and defend them to the hilt (God forbid anyone get in your way) those who try in little ways daily... cooking, shopping, cleaning, doing the best they can everyday, even when tired, just to provide....those who go to school everyday to educate to make a better life for themselves...those who help people and animals, those who know struggle and pain but just keep on going, those who even in exhaustion show up for everything, everyday.... I value these amazing everyday heroes. I value myself, I consider myself an ordinary everyday hero as I know I give all I can, all of me, in every way possible, just as you do too. After all we are the one's who looks at ourselves in the mirror everyday, we are the one's who walk in our shoes.... we know our story's......When people abandon you or devalue who you are, or people who walk in your life and now judge.... hold your head high.....know you are an everyday hero, know you walked in those shoes, lived your life, and looked in your own mirror daily on your journey, not the Judges~ I love ordinary, everyday heroes~ Diane Masi

One of the essential tasks for living a wise life is letting go. Letting go is the path to freedom. It is only by letting go of the hopes, the fears, the pain, the past, the stories that have a hold on us that we can quiet our mind and open our heart. We do not need to fear letting go. We can trust the courage and vulnerability of our heart to meet life as it is; we can rest kindly where we are. As we let go, the tender ground of honesty, healing and love will carry us through the very-changing world. ~ Jack Kornfield ~ When it comes time to let it go, let it go.

Photo By: Diane

Strong people always have their life in order.Even with tears in their eyes,They Still manage to say "I am okay," with a smile :)

I Wanna Be Free~ One of my favorite childhood songs I sang a lot! Not much has changed....still love the words.

If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy. Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present~

Photo By: Diane A Daily Walk with the Pup

In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life. What is it you would let go of today?” — Marilyn Manin Morrisey

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” “Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.....Martin Luther King Jr.