1000 happy days - Day 334

Had brunch with MJ today and she gave me this from Vid:

It's by "goods of desire" in HK.  Pretty cool!

Xo :)

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I'm one-third through....! Cool!

I just relaxed today people.  I saw my naturopath who was so supportive and that was lovely. :)

Here's what I did with what I learned from Wayne Dyer on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday:

I ate ice cream, too:

I found a cool CE course to take in January!  Yeah!  It's coming together....!

Is this Joseph Gordon Levitt on Family Ties??? I think so! He played a pint-sized bully!  

Happy Birthday to my very precious Penny, I love you!  I'll post a Penny-pic in the near future of us celebrating her! 

❤️ :) xo

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Sleeping in and finding my sister has snuck into my room and is fast asleep and snuggling next to me. ❤️ :) :) :)

And this is reassurance that I was right to give my mom my BB while staycationing this Christmas:

http://www.success.com/blog/10-ways-successful-people-stay-calm

I learned from Oprah and Wayne Dyer today to say these things to myself:

"I am happiness.

 I am healthy.

 I am love. "

All my love to you all. :)

xoxo ❤️

1000 happy days - Day 331

Blessed with this view:

Got through yoga day #4, and feeling it!

❤️ :) xo

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Some things I'm happy about:

Today was Day 3 of my personal yoga challenge! I have one more day to go, and then breaking for the weekend.  Maybe I can find a class in Durham for Sunday...... :)

All my love, friends. :) ❤️

xoxo

1000 happy days - Day 329

First day of vacation, and I got a lot done!

I went to yoga today and the instructor told us about the solstice and that it was just a few hours away.  It was the end of the Sun's decent.  She said that today's ending meant that tomorrow there would be a beginning as we move towards the light.  This made me tearful, and I felt hopeful.

That's my happy moment for today. ❤️

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This:

❤️❤️❤️

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Long week!  

Today, some of the first Syrian refugees arrived in Toronto.  I am one proud Canadian!  Definitely my happy moment. 

❤️❤️❤️

:)  xo

1000 happy days - Day 326

Happiness:  the pita chips on top of my chicken shawarma sandwich. :)

1000 happy days - Day 325

:) xo

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Happy things:

That video of the pediatrician putting babies in a hold to get them to stop crying.  Soooo cute! ❤️

My work neighbour's lame jokes and our silly banter. :)

Dinner with Rohit and Mandeep.  Dinner with Jason at La Carnita.

Talking with Rohit about real things.  ❤️

My family is awesome.

That moment when your work is no longer critical path.

Reading the Alchemist.

Crawling into bed after a looooong week. ❤️ :)

Xoxo

 

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:) 

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Today at work we celebrated a significant achievement by having a big cake and fruit party.  It was the first time I got to stand in front of everyone and be proud of them as a team.  I like being part of a leadership team.  It made me happy to serve people cake!  I felt connected to them again, it was nice.  And I'm pretty sure they enjoyed it, too. :)

Remind me to do this more in the future. :)

Xo ❤️

1000 happy days - Day 321

Lots to be grateful for!

Team effort at training with some old friends!

Love this guy ❤️:

Throwback to Halloween when I tried my best to dress up like MJ:

Posing at the Illmuslims event in the 6 with my squad:

Adele performed on SNL, pretty solid weekend update, too.  Amazing announcement on an up-coming host!

Ready for gift-giving at the charity campaign Eid Lunch in Friday ❤️:

That Bieber-fever is hitting an all-time-high!  He's all over my iPod now, crazy but so fun!

And last, but definitely not least, this little bit of hope became apparent to me this weekend.  I'm happy for this because I think it means I'm clearing up:

"There is one great truth on this planet: whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth.....When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream." - The Alchemist

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Happy moment:  wearing white and red lips and blue jacket.  I felt so crisp today! 

I got a few things underway today.... Hope to create something wonderful for our team soon.  

Saw Rakhi today and that's always great 💛!

And this:

Thanks Dean for being so kind today. :)

❤️ :) xo

1000 happy days - Day 319

Today I am thankful for a decent day at work where I had a couple of small wins. It feels like things are coming together, little bit by little bit.... Make du'as, please!

Eid lunch kids are pulling this charity event like old pros!  I'm so glad to see this come together.  Again, make du'as please!

Watched the voice ❤️ and I really loved that hotline bling cover. I have a couple of stand out artists in my mind but my favourite is definitely Jordan Smith.  He's the perfect singer.

Also, Pharrell over everything ❤️❤️❤️:

:) ❤️ xo!

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Brunch and a gift from my family❤️:

And my dad modeling my new jays hat:

:) xo

1000 happy days - Day 317

Today's happy moment was sitting with my dad over dinner, talking shop, listening to him talk about his dad.  I love how my dad's dad represents comfort to him.  

My dad is my comfort, too.  God bless my parents. ❤️

:) xo

PS here's my Halloween costume from the weekend:

1000 happy days - Day 316

I cheated on my liver cleanse:

That's liquid nitrogen poured into dolce de leche to make the creamiest ice cream I've ever had.... Yummmmm.  Origins at Bayview Village - worth it!

And this:

http://www.projecthappiness.org/what-stops-us-from-being-happy/

So important to remember.....

❤️:)

xo

1000 happy days - Day 315

I think what I enjoy most about my role right now is the opportunity to affect the careers and well-being of others.  I love that moment, after explaining and opening them up to think outside the proverbial "box", when I see a lightbulb go on. And then I know I've got them, connected with them, maybe caused them to think about themselves differently.  They deserve the best.  Their manager should invest time and effort in them. Help them help themselves.  

I'm happy to be that person. It makes my heart happy. ❤️ 

:) xo

1000 happy days - Day 314

Happiness is relief after a massive emotional expiation.  I'm grateful for this, I feel lighter.

Happiness is also seeing this beauty of a manly man on the CMAs tonight ❤️:

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Today's happy moment was when I ate the salad I bought at Yorkdale from that Illy place.  It's so good.  Can't wait to eat it again tomorrow. :)

xo

1000 happy days - Day 312

Come, come, whoever you are.

Wonderer, worshiper, lover of leaving.

It doesn’t matter.

Ours is not a caravan of despair.

Come, even if you have broken your vows a thousand times

Come, yet again, come, come.

-Rumi

1000 happy days - Day 311

Guys.  I know I've said this before but...

I LOVE THE VOICE!!!

Yeah this week's episodes made my night tonight.  ❤️

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A quote by Rumi:

Hear blessings dropping their blossoms around you.
I have lived on the lip of insanity, wanting to know reasons, knocking on a door. It opens. I’ve been knocking from the inside.
Something opens our wings. Something makes boredom and hurt disappear. Someone fills the cup in front of us: We taste only sacredness.






❤️ :) xo

1000 happy days - Day 309

Today I woke up relaxed.  I visited Meez and baby Eric - so cuddly! :)

And Mai's bear Anand was there!

Pretty adorable...!

Also, fixing up my iPod playlists made me happy.  I like being organized. :)

Gnite my loves. ❤️

:) xo

1000 happy days - Day 308

Today I'm so proud to be Canadian!!!

Election night.  We watched with baited breath.  I'm pretty excited that my fellow Canadians banded together and voted out the Conservative government.  Glad there's a Liberal majority.  

Hate and prejudice will never win in my beloved country.

"My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world."  - Jack Layton

❤️

Na na na na

Na na na na

Hey hey hey hey

GOODBYE!!!

Oh and specifically, Ajax went Liberal after a heated battle:

Yeah!!! Thank God for my beautiful Canada! ❤️ :) :) :)

1000 happy days - Day 307

Got some good time in under the "self-love and self-care" category today!  Looking forward to starting a liver cleanse after next week.  Hopefully this will help kick start some healthy habits. :)

Celebrated Nafs today for being a superstar and getting promoted to partner at a prominent Bay Street law firm.  Very proud of her!  Pic of the babies from the get-together:

Spent the evening with my beloved Rubes. Meditated, ate organic dark chocolate PB cups, and drank peach camomile Starbucks tea.  ❤️ 

Blessed. :) ❤️ xo

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Pajamas at the end of a long day.  By far my favourite moment of the day.  :)

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Being with my Beanie Baby today.  She's all grown up, mA, but I still see us like this:

Ha. :)

xoxxo 

❤️

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More fun times with my bruuuuus (and their kids):

❤️

And this:

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. 

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be critical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy.

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Just so good:

Rubes at brunch ❤️:

Wedding fun with Mandeep!

:) xoxo!