Hey there friend!

I wanted to share with you a few thoughts I shared in my most recent magazine article for Living Your Best Life 60+ online magazine.

The article hasn't published yet, so you'll get a preview today. The thing I'm sharing is a new thing I'm doing that has really improved all the important relationships in my life. I think you might like it too. If you have any questions about it, just hit reply and let me know. I'll do my best to answer.

I'm still deep in art learning - today I'm just finishing up a 2-day workshop down in Tubac, AZ, on Intuitive Painting with Kristin Harvey I'm learning so much and enjoying every minute of it. (Here's one piece I did today.)

Anyway, here's the article I wanted to share. I'll just cut and paste it here:

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February: My New Month of Love

Yes, Valentine’s Day has come and gone. We’re deep into the Winter Olympics and settling into what I like to call the dog days of winter…

So tell me — how was your Valentine’s Day? Lots of chocolate, roses, and cards professing undying love?

No?

Me neither. 😊

But that’s actually okay. Because this year, I’ve decided to call February my Month of Love — and for a very different reason than just one day of celebration.

What I’ve been doing this month has put me in a whole new frame of mind about the people I love most.

In fact, today I feel more in love with my husband and more appreciative of my family than I have in years. And it all started with one simple exercise I’ve been faithfully practicing.

Want to know the secret?

It’s just one powerful question:

“What do I want to think and feel about this person?”

Let me give you an example.

When I think about my husband, here’s what I choose to focus on:

• He loves me and cares for me so well.
• He loves the Lord.
• He is slow to anger and incredibly patient.
• He is wise and thoughtful.
• He shows his love in the many small things he does every day to make life better for our family.
• He is reliable, steady, and a wonderful provider.

Now here’s the beautiful part…

When I think these thoughts, look at what I feel:

I feel grateful.
I feel thankful.
I feel secure.
And yes — I feel deeply in love with this wonderful man.

Doesn’t that feel good just reading it?

That’s the quiet magic of intentionally setting your mind on what is good.

Now, could I think irritating or annoying thoughts about him?

Of course! He’s human… and so am I. 😊

But here’s the real question: How do I feel when I focus on those thoughts?

Not great.

And at this stage of life, I don’t want to feel “not great” any more than necessary. I want to feel peaceful, grateful, and connected.

So I’ve made a simple but powerful choice:
​I intentionally choose the thoughts that create the feelings I want.

Here’s the fascinating part — God designed our brains in an incredible way. Whatever we consistently think about begins to feel more true to us. Psychologists call this confirmation bias.

In simple terms? Your brain starts looking for proof of whatever you tell it to look for.

So when I fill my mind with these loving thoughts about my husband, my brain goes to work finding evidence everywhere:

“Oh look — there he is being thoughtful again.”
“There he goes, taking care of us.”
“Yep… still that steady, reliable man.”

And the bonus?

The loving feelings naturally follow.

So let me ask you, sweet friend:

What do you want to think and feel about the people you love?

Why not try this simple little exercise and see what shifts for you?

You just might find — like I did — that February becomes your own beautiful Month of Love.

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Love you! Hope you have a geat weekend ahead.

Cheering you on,

Christy :)