DEFINING SUCCESS AND A WARM WELCOME

How many times in your life has someone told you that you can't do something, to just quit while you are ahead, that you aren't doing it the right way, that you just aren't ready, or that it is not a possibility. 

Don't let someone else define what success is to you. Their path is not yours. Their way is not yours. Their success is not your success. 

Last week Jen at Muddy Boot Dreams and I started a Facebook group to support all of the wonderful and fearless bloggers over the age of 40. We weren't sure what kind of response we would get, but it is something we felt strongly about doing. We felt like the twenty and thirty something bloggers were defining how we should measure our success, that if we weren't in that age group we were somehow on the outside looking in. Well, we refused to be told we couldn't play in the game. 
When we started the group we said that everyone who joined this past week would be listed here this Monday. I of course was thinking that maybe there would be 15 or 20 people. We currently have 68 members and growing. WOW!!! We are referring to ourselves online as the to40's and #to40s (the over 40's) So I want to give a warm welcome to all of the first week members. We are planning lots of activities, and would love to have you join in if you haven't done so yet. The link is here.
The Over 40 Blogging World group:
Laura  (admin) simpleandsereneliving.com
Jen  (admin) muddybootdreams.com
Anne  http://cravingsomethinghealthy.com
Brenda cozylittlehouse.com
Brooke  http://www.creativecountrymom.com/ Carolynn http://aglowingember.blogspot.com/
Cathy  http://www.my1929charmer.com/
Cindy cindywirl.blogspot.com.
Connie  http://forgottenoldphotos.blogspot.com/
Connie http://farsideoffifty.blogspot.com/
Darrielle  http://ddscottage.blogspot.com
Debbie http://www.mountainbreaths.com/
Debby http://cozyblanket.blogspot.com/
Debra  http://www.frugallittlebungalow.com/
Diana  http://eefalsebay.blogspot.com/
Diana  http://thenanadiana.blogspot.com/
Donna  http://gardenseyeview.com
Donna http://www.livingfromhappiness.com/
Doreen http://www.househoneys.com
Elaine  http://rosebankramblings.blogspot.com/
Fiona  https://ladyfi.wordpress.com/
Fran  http://branchingoutthroughtheyears.blogspot.com/
Fran http://joyoustomorrows.blogspot.com/ Grace http://www.buttonsthoughts.ca/
Judy  http://20northora.blogspot.com. 
Jamie http://beyondthekitchenwindow.blogspot.ca/
Joyce http://www.whathappensatgrandmas.com/
Kathy http://www.smilefornoreason.net/ Katie http://preppyemptynester.blogspot.com/
Kelly  http://theessenceofhome.blogspot.com/
Kc  http://amaraland.com/memories/
Kerry http://lovethosehandsathome.wordpress.com/
Kim  www.exquisitelyunremarkable.com
Kris  http://junkchiccottage.blogspot.com/
Laurie  http://www.bargaindecoratingwithlaurie.com/
Linda  www.itsy-bits-and-pieces.blogspot.com
Linda  http://www.craftygardener.ca/
Lorrie http://www.fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/
Marty http://martysfibermusings.blogspot.com/
Melanie  http://www.comfyhouse.blogspot.com
Michelle  http://idylldirt.blogspot.com/
Pamela  http://www.playingwithmycamera.blogspot.com/
Penny http://www.thecomfortsofhome.blogspot.com/
Robin www.decoratingtennisgirl.blogspot.com
Sandy  http://hobnobbers-sandy.blogspot.com
Sarah http:www.thegardeningshoe.blogspot.com.
Shelia http://www.notesongs.com/
Stephanie  http://sjodesigns.blogspot.com
Susan  http://ashtreecottage.blogspot.com/
Youla  http://www.poppyview.blogspot.com/

You may recognize some of these bloggers as old friends, but I hope that you will give a warm welcome to those you have not yet met. 
Have a serene Monday. P.S. You can find more Monday Inspiration here.