{"id":186,"date":"2008-08-31T07:26:12","date_gmt":"2008-08-31T07:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2008\/08\/boost-happiness-serve-life-wit.html"},"modified":"2008-08-31T07:26:12","modified_gmt":"2008-08-31T07:26:12","slug":"boost-happiness-serve-life-wit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2008\/08\/boost-happiness-serve-life-wit.html","title":{"rendered":"Boost Happiness: Serve Life with A Cherry On Top (JigSaw Sundae)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nI’ll Have a Platterful of Life, Pretty Please with a Cherry On Top!<\/strong><\/big> by Janice Taylor<\/a>, Life & Wellness Coach, Cert. Hypnotist, Author, Columnist, Teacher and 50-pound big-time-loser.
\nThis week’s Jiggy JigSaw Sundae (oops, Freudian typo) is served with a Cherry on Top.<\/p>\n

faT<\/big><\/big>oid:<\/strong> The leading variety of Cherries is Bing. It was first developed in Oregon, just 100 years ago, by a pioneer grower. This pioneer named the cherry after one of his Chinese workmen!<\/div>\n

As summer comes to an end,<\/strong><\/big> and a part of me begins to feel ‘blue’ (I LOVE summer and I’m hanging onto it for dear life through October, at the very least.)<\/em>, I decided to serve up this holiday weekend with a Cherry on Top<\/em><\/strong>, metaphorically speaking.
\nIn doing so, I inadvertently stumbled upon a fun and easy way to boost happiness. Here’s how it works. You simply embrace the theme of adding a ‘Cherry on Top’ to each and every aspect of your day. Just one little extra somethin’ somethin’ <\/em>to make it a little more special!
\nHere follows a couple of thing I did yesterday to add a ‘cherry on top.’ Who knows what today will bring!!
\n1. The Sounds of Silence<\/strong>. It is my habit to jump out of bed, brew a strong cup of joe and get busy. But today, I added a silent cherry. I made my coffee, poured it into a cherry red mug and sat in silence. Wow, what a gift! The sounds of silence!
\n2. Candles Burning Everywhere<\/strong>. Instead of lighting one or two aromatherapy candles, I lit a forrest of them in my living room last night. What an extraordinary treat – the sight and smell!
\n3. Heavy on the Exotic Relish.<\/strong> I went hog wild and splurged on gourmet relish for the weekend. It was stupid expensive, but you know what … it added taste, color and fun to my veggie burger!
\n4. Leopard Spots.<\/strong> In route to a party, we passed an outlet mall and made a quick hard right. Screech!<\/em> I treated myself to a few pairs of leopard panties!
\n5. Flowers Everywhere. <\/strong> While strolling the local Farmer’s Market, I picked up 3 (yup, count ’em 3)<\/em> bouquets of flowers. When I got home I separated them into ten smaller bouquets, put them in vases and carefully placed them throughout my home. Wow! A happy burst of color, texture and nature’s beauty everywhere!! Quite the Cherry!
\nHow will you add a Cherry On Top<\/strong><\/em> to your day?
\nPlease comment below. So FUN to hear your thoughts!
\nSpread the word, NOT the icing!
\nJanice<\/em>
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