The Honeybee's Lifestyle

Tag: Purpose

  • 20 Things That Make Me Happy

    Hello Honeybees,

    Sometime in September I wrote a list of 20 things that make me happy and after this past week, which I still can not comprehend, I was glad to run across that list.

    Wanna read it?    Here ya go?

    • My relationship with God
    • My sons
    • When my sons say I love you
    • A moving worship experience
    • Spending time with my friends
    • A great night’s sleep
    • When I see a successful child
    • A confident woman
    • A fresh hair do
    • Perfectly arched brows

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    • A good pedicure
    • A long bubble bath
    • A perfect Spring day
    • A perfect fall day on a college campus
    • A day at the beach
    • A clean house, that I didn’t have to clean
    • Checking off everything on my to do list
    • Not keeping up with the Joneses
    • A Steelers win, especially the Super Bowl
    • Knowing that my life makes a difference in this world

    Some of these might be small but it doesn’t always have to be something big to make me happy. For me it really is the small things that make me happy.

    What makes you happy?

    Belinda Bee pic

    Beewisdom –  It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.”      Lucille  Ball

  • Happiness or Success

    Hello Honeybees,

    I have been debating this question: What do I want more out of life happiness or success?

    Is this an either or?

    Can I not have both?

    IF I HAD to choose between the two I would choose HAPPINESS.

    Success does not guarantee happiness!  You can be successful at a lot of things but they might not make you happy.  There are a lot of people that are extremely successful in their chosen career but are not happy at all. The money is good and the title is impressive but happy…NOPE.   You might be successful in college, making the grades, but you might not be happy. We all know someone who graduated from college but are not happy because they picked a safe major. You know the major that would ensure that they found a “good job” after graduation but it stifled their natural creativity.

    When I think of happiness I think of people, places and things that put a smile on my face People, places and things that make my heart all warm and fuzzy.

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    For me happiness is seeing my children smile, or when they give me a hug & say I Love You.  Happiness is having a career that lets me make a difference in the community.  Happiness is knowing that I am blessed.  Happiness is having an amazing support system of family & friends.

    So YES I choose Happiness over Success and guess what…..

    That makes ME happy

    What makes you happy?

    Belinda Bee pic

    Beewisdom-Happiness is the highest level of success-author unknown

  • Stay on YOUR Game

    Hello Honeybees,

    I have really enjoyed watching the Rio Olympics.  So much drama, so much happiness, so much teamwork, so much patriotism and for the US Olympic team so much GOLD. 28 as I right this post.  One thing that I have learned from watching all of the athletes is how focused they are. These athletes didn’t just wake up last week or last month and decide that they were going to compete in the Olympics, they have put in years of hard work and dedication. 

    Here is the lesson that I am taking away from these games.

    Stay focused on YOUR game.

    If I want to accomplish my goals I have to stay focused on ME.  I can’t worry about what the other person is doing.  When I start worrying about them that’s when I start losing focus. I’m only slowing down my progress. That’s wasted energy.

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    You have to plan your work and work your plan. 

    Sometimes we get so competitive that we spend all our time trying to figure out what the other person is doing so that we can get a leg up.  But what we are missing is that the other person is focused on their own goals and moving forward.  They aren’t wasting their time or talent on you and your actions.  So now who is moving forward and who is standing still?

    The only person i compare myself to is myself.

    Stop looking back!

    Look forward!

    Move forward!

    Go for YOUR gold!

    Belinda Bee pic

    Beewisdom- “I’m not the next Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps, I’m the first Simone Biles.”