My Mama - My Hero :)

Jun 02, 2018 Posted by: Lisa Mckelvey #alzheimers, #AlzheimersAwarenessMonth, #awareness, #bestfriend, #brain, #dementia, #EndAlZ, #EndAlzheimers, #family, #findyourhappy, #justhappytears, #love, #mom, poetry, writingastherapy

My beautiful mom has Alzheimer's Disease... but it doesn't have her.

She will always be my hero, my inspiration and my best friend.

She cared for us... now we care for her. We're honored to.

We're going purple to raise awareness of Alzheimer's this June.
Please join us...

Green Hearts... Irish National Poetry Day

Apr 27, 2017 Posted by: Lisa Mckelvey findyourhappy, Happiness, Ireland, Irish Gifts, Irish National Poetry Day, Irish Poetry, Irish Writers, Justhappytears, mindfulness, poetry, strength, Therapy, World Poetry Day, writingastherapy

As a proud Irish women, we have no choice but to honor Irish National Poetry Day at Just Happy Tears.

I miss and love my home country. I'm proud to be a part of it.

Resetting your Happiness...

Apr 18, 2017 Posted by: Lisa Mckelvey courage, findinghappiness, findyourhappy, Happiness, Justhappytears, mindfulness, poetry, strength, Therapy, writingastherapy

Happiness... a beautiful thing. But how do we know when we have it? Or hold on to it? Is it fleeting? Should it be? Without the unhappy times can we appreciate what we have?

I came across this wonderful Ted X talk recently by an amazing lady. An accomplished journalist among many other things, I met Janet Wu through an amazing non-profit I support here in Boston, Self Help Africa. From the moment I met her, she filled me with a renewed enthusiasm and thirst for life. I hadn't realized the difficult times she'd been through. Her interpretation of happiness is an inspiration to all...

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