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The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive you will see it. Thich Nhat Hanh

 

Hostas - springtime

 

I have been watching these hosta shoots pushing up incrementally each day, with the warm weather the last few days they have shot up from being mere bumps in the mulch. Today one is beginning to unfurl and enjoy the sunshine. Hopefully, our local deer herd will not discover them and they will give much enjoyment.

 

When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down "happy". They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life.

John Lennon

 

May Today be one filled with happiness and joy, hope and dreams, and discovery of the happiness and joy all around you. Smile at someone today, even if it is only yourself in the mirror, you will notice they smile back and that lifts your spirits and makes you smile wider.

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Nick Vandekar
Nick is a Tredyffrin Easttown Residential and Commercial REALTOR selling The Main Line, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties.

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Comments(37)

Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Ron and Alexandra Seigel they were both great quotes for the day and so true as well.

Myrl Jeffcoat I am and hopefully you are as well.

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP I took photos a few years ago of Japonica Fallopian, I think I got that right, and they grow at an amazing rate from nothing in a month to a large bush, doubling almost every day.

Will Hamm got my walk in, but today unless I want to get very wet, not so sure.

Abby Stiller that is a wonderful quote and reminded me of myself when i was a child and my outlook.

 

Apr 13, 2020 06:30 AM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Kathy Streib thank you, it made me smile when I wrote it.

James Dray lucky you, stay safe and stay healthy.

 

Apr 13, 2020 06:31 AM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Hi Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543 - thanks for the uplifting post and thanks for responding to my blog.

Apr 13, 2020 07:10 AM
Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400
The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - Plainview, NY
Long Island Condo and Home Specialists

Yes Nick, smiles are due each day. Stay positive and make someone smile, even if it's yourself!

Apr 13, 2020 08:43 AM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Grant Schneider always enjoy reading your posts, find them very interesting and educational.

Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400 there is much to smile about, every day.

Apr 13, 2020 09:45 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Apr 18, 2020 06:39 PM
Ray Henson
eXp Realty of California, Inc. (lic. #01878277) - Elk Grove, CA
Realtor

I do not have any hostas or deer to worry about, but I do love all the bulb plants shooting up and lots of new vegetable sprouting up from seed.  I do have a few pesky squirrels to deal with, though.  They plant peanuts everywhere!

Apr 19, 2020 06:03 AM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Kathy Streib thank you again so uch for a feature.

Raymond Henson, SRES, GRI the squirrels here dig up the bulbs...and throw all the dirt out of the potss as well even when empty.

Apr 19, 2020 06:26 AM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

You're absolutely right - if we smile at ourselves in a mirror, we smile back. Funny how that works!

Apr 19, 2020 08:18 AM
Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

Great post. You just dropped one of my favorite quotes on AR:

When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down "happy". They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life.

John Lennon

Apr 19, 2020 09:37 AM
Andrea Bedard
Thompson Company, REALTORS® 240.593.2860 - Silver Spring, MD
Fluent in Real Estate & German, M.A. ABR ASP CIPS

At times I'm finding it difficult to quiet the mind Nick - usually a sign of too much news consumption. Then I have to shut it all down, head outside for a walk, a run, or a hike, and just be. I am noticing the birds, the woods greening, and my tulips almost done blooming for the year. It's these moments that calm the soul, and remind us to just do today well. 

Apr 19, 2020 10:53 AM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Kat Palmiotti and your photo shows a wonderful smile, worth seeing every day.

Thomas J. Nelson, Realtor e-Pro, CRS, RCS-D, Vets love that quote, wish it was something I had said, but thinking back realize i thought like that when i was young.

Andrea Bedard love that expression remind us to just do today well....

Apr 19, 2020 10:57 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good evening Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543 ,

I'm so glad that Kathy Streib featured your post in her "Ah-ha" moments for the week. I'm very surprised not to see a gold star..the AR gods must be napping.

Apr 19, 2020 03:06 PM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Hi Nick:

Well I missed this before but glad I saw it now. The hostas bring back fond memories of many years in New England. And those quotes are particularly meaningful for me - thank you!

Jeff

Apr 19, 2020 08:21 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Dorie Dillard CRS GRI ABR we are all prolific and it is easy to miss a post here and there from each other. I am very lucky that Kathy shared it and appreciative as well.

Jeff Dowler, CRS I love Hostas, last year the local deer herd ate these all down to the ground one evening or early morning.

Apr 20, 2020 08:31 AM
Melinda (Mel) Peterson
Grants Pass, OR - Bend, OR
The Savvy Broker - ABR, CRS

Hostas and happiness go hand in hand.  Many blessings Nick!

Apr 20, 2020 07:46 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Melinda (Mel) Peterson never heard that before, but I like it, and there are so many varieties of hostas as well.

Apr 21, 2020 08:08 AM
Jan Green - Scottsdale, AZ
Value Added Service, 602-620-2699 - Scottsdale, AZ
HomeSmart Elite Group, REALTOR®, EcoBroker, GREEN

Thakn you for such a powerful post! Love it!

Apr 21, 2020 05:02 PM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Hi Nick, Thanks for the perfectly positive post!  There are so many reasons each day to think, smile, and enjoy.

Apr 21, 2020 06:27 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Jan Green thank you, better to be positive than anything else.

Bob Crane you are so right, and if we take a minute there is much to be grateful for, and it takes as much energy as being negative if not less as it usually makes tyou smile and relax.

Apr 22, 2020 05:41 AM