Tragedy in Japan - what to do..???

I know that we should be mindful all the time.. But with the big earthquake in Japan just makes me think. Should I talk about this with M. So last night he got upset over something that I felt was nothing. And here's the 'higher being' telling me that here's your chance to teach your son about giving and helping out others in need. To teach him that I understand you are upset over mommy not going to daycare to pick something up that you feel is important. But is it really going to harm you to wait until the next day?? Probably not. And that there are worse things going on in our world.

I then started to tell him about the BIG earthquake that happened in Japan. Mind you he is only 4.5 years old. So after I went to You Tube and showed him a couple videos and we watched. He asked me if this is real and what happened. I said that this is not something that we could control or have prevented. Mother earth had a huge earthquake and that there have been many deaths. And that we are praying that more people are found. It was something very sad but we can't dwell over what has happened. All we can do is do all we can to help out with whatever we can. And understand there is a bigger picture. And sometimes that we maybe upset over something but there's always something worse that may have happened. So is it really worth wasting all this energy on negativity? And that was all I could get in.. he was zoning out.

So this morning I continued with what do you think we can do to help out? What can you and mommy do to help the people in Japan? He had no idea and of course looks at daddy and asks him what does he think. And daddy says nothing. So thank you to B for suggesting that we donate on iTunes. But I am going to go a step more and do what C suggested. That M walk around and collect cans and bottles. We go to the recycle place and get cash for all that we have collected. And I will match whatever he makes and we can donate on iTunes. Plus I also bought a couple bracelets from my little sister's school.

10 Happiness Quotes We Love per Oprah

Thought if I put this hear it would help me remember to come here so that I can read when need be. I hope that if anyone reads this it will help you too. We all deserve to be happy. :-D And we need to remind ourselves that everyday is precious and to appreciate all that we do have in our lives. It may not seem like it but someone out there thinks we are lucky. :-D


1. "Happiness depends upon ourselves." —Aristotle

2. "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." —Mahatma Gandhi

3. "The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us." —Ashley Montagu

4. "Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it." —Jaques Prevert

5. "One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats." —Iris Murdoch

6. "The only joy in the world is to begin." —Cesare Pavese

7. "It is only possible to live happily ever after on a daily basis." —Margaret Bonanno

8. "The pleasure which we most rarely experience gives us greatest delight." —Epictetus

9. "Remember this, that very little is needed to make a happy life." — Marcus Aurelius

10. "I wake up every morning with a great desire to live joyfully." — Anna Howard Shaw