As The Rascals once sang, “IT’S A BEAUTIFUL MORNING!” And…now that I have that song stuck in your head for the rest of the day, let’s continue with some inspiration in the form of motivational quotes, shall we? I’ve been finding this is a really happy and healthy way to start the week!! I hope you feel the same way — there’s just something about getting going on a positive note that helps to set the tone for the rest of the week, you know?? Well, maybe I should just stop prattling on and let the words do the talking for me…

Hello, my friends!!! And a cheery Monday to you as well. How was your weekend?? I’m so excited to have Ms. Bear guest post this afternoon!!! She’ll be reminiscing a bit about her 40th wedding anniversary — you all know she always has something inspiring and uplifting to say!! Speaking of motivational quotes, I’m super stoked about today’s Monday quotes!! With the suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain last week, I think it’s important to focus on mental health now more than ever. Here are five quotes that highlight the importance of how we all should be talking, perceiving and treating mental health…

Good morning, friends!!! Hope your day is one gigantic ball of sunshine so far!! Speaking of sunshine, it’s June, which kicks off my three favorite months in a row, so you can probably imagine how happy I am! And because it’s summer, I thought I’d change things up a bit on here on the blog. For almost 10 years now, I’ve featured Man Candy every Monday morning and I’m sure you’re probably looking for that this morning. But, how about we try something new for a change, at least for the summer, in the form of motivational quotes?

Truth be told, I think this change has been a long time coming. With things like the #MeToo Movement and lots of men behaving in lots of very-inappropriate and downright disgusting ways, I’m just sort of losing my faith in men at the moment, so I feel like it’s disingenuous to continue Man Candy. At least for now. I’m sure you understand, right?

Anyway! I’m constantly saving random quotes on my camera roll, so I thought I’d start posting five motivational quotes every Monday! What do you think? And what should I call this thing?? Here are the first five…

And always, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this change — and, frankly, anything else that’s percolating in your mind these days! You can email me (mellow1422@aol.com) or tweet me any time!! Let’s chat, friends!!! xoxo