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I choose to be happy.

 "The unhappy person resents it when you try to cheer him up, because that means he has to stop dwelling on himself and start paying attention to the universe. Unhappiness is the ultimate form of self-indulgence. When you're unhappy, you get to pay a lot of attention to yourself. You get to take yourself oh so very seriously"―Tom Robbins, Jitterbug Perfume

I choose to be happy.  Making cards makes me happy.  I don't care if I am ever published or if I am a "known" name in the industry.  I care about giving my cards to dear friends and family who love them and love me.  Card making is an inherently charitable hobby--a loving and kind hobby.  How ridiculous it is that so many who profess to be avid card makers are spewing hatred toward others all across the web.  Just comes down to selfishness, I suppose.

Thank you, ladies.  I had over 200 pageviews yesterday.  Happiness always wins.

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  1. paulaMarch 16, 2012 at 8:10 AM

    And, "Happy girls are the prettiest"! ~Audrey Hepburn

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  2. Mara CampbellMarch 16, 2012 at 12:08 PM

    I look forward to seeing more of your cards Cheryl! I love Paula's (above) quote...Happy girls are the prettiest. It's a great one!!

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  3. MelissaMarch 16, 2012 at 1:34 PM

    I love you, Cheryl. I was just trying to teach this message to Colin this morning. Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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  4. BethieJMarch 16, 2012 at 3:45 PM

    LOVED this post too!! You state things just how I think. so thanks for reading my mind and putting it into words! LOL!!
    Have a WONDERFUL weekend!!!
    HAPPINESS ALWAYS WIN!!!!

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  5. Rogue ScholarMarch 19, 2012 at 10:01 PM

    Hi! I stumbled on your blog by chance and I just wanted to say that your cards are AMAZING! You have a wonderful talent for them. G'day!

    -R

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  6. Chris SimonMarch 27, 2012 at 11:40 AM

    Hi Cheryl, I saw that you had sent me a message on the forum, but as you might have gathered, I can't log in to read it. Feel free to email me if you like. Address is on my blog.

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