Tag: A Month of Mays

“Here’s to the fact that world is mad about you. I want you to have it all.” – an excerpt from the song Have It All by Jason Mraz These words feel different today, in a world that really seems to be going mad. People are so divided that even those...

“Here’s to you always making me laugh” – an excerpt from the song Have It All by Jason Mraz I recently started following a duo from Gaza called @omarherzshow on Instagram. Omar and Mohammad are teenage boys only a year older than my son. They have been displaced due to the...

“I toast you!” – an excerpt from the song Have It All by Jason Mraz Does time feel real to you? May is almost over, and this year’s A Month of Mays is coming to a close soon. Revisiting this challenge all month, I had many opportunities to recall memories from...

“Go! Go! Go! You can have it all!” – an excerpt from the song Have It All by Jason Mraz I don’t remember what lead me to skip a line 6 years ago, but just before this verse is another line that says: “Go! Go! Go! Raise Your Glasses”. In a...

“No matter what your path is, if you believe it then anything can happen” – an excerpt from the song Have It All by Jason Mraz Yesterday, I said two things are necessary for manifestation. First is imagination. Now let’s talk about the other, faith. Even if you have a great...

“Oh, I want you to have it all, all you can imagine” – an excerpt from the song Have It All by Jason Mraz Yesterday, I wrote about living in the moment and how that helps to increase gratitude. But as humans, I don’t think living solely in the moment is...

“May you really own it, each moment to the next” – an excerpt from the song Have It All by Jason Mraz Live in the moment. You hear that a lot. But what does that really mean? What does that look like? How do you actually live in the moment? In...

“May you win prizes shining like diamonds” – an excerpt from the song Have It All by Jason Mraz I recently got a chance to go to a gem and mineral show. While the overall theme was the same, the vendors were quite varied. They ranged from jewelers with diamond rings...

“May your educated guesses always be correct” – an excerpt from the song Have It All by Jason Mraz This is one message that I really want to get through to my son right now, who is facing a huge transition, graduating from high school. I know that times like these...

“May you get a gold star on your next test” – an excerpt from the song Have It All by Jason Mraz When you were little, did you look forward to getting a gold star or a sticker from your teacher? I grew up in Japan, which uses a slightly different...