Everyday I have the power to choose who I'll be. When I wrote my book, After Rain, I chose to balance this serious effort with playfulness and ease. I knew these intentions were essential to creating the magic became After Rain.

Is it possible to make today the best day of my life? Actually I'm the only one who can! My fate is not determine by the events of the day but by my perceptions of them. It's true - I have the power to create my day.

Gratitude is the song I want to sing all day long. When I open my heart wide to the present moment I hear the song and join in. I send it right back out, singing to you in a spirit of generosity.

When I arrived for a visit with my three-year old grandson, Birch, he was stamping his feet, hiding in the corner and whining that today is “the worst day of my life.” I get it. Bad moments can quickly become bad days. And it all happens when our thoughts and emotions trap us into one point of view and then there we are, victims of a “ruined” day.

Be still and notice the thought in your head. Yes, that one. It usually begins with "I can't," "he shouldn't," "the world is a mess." Now hold onto it before the next thought rushes in. Be curious.