Posts by Pat:
It’s YOUR hour!
Would you rather have your hour at the start of the day or the end of the day? After all 6am looks very different from 11pm!
When you got that “extra” hour today did you use it or just sleep in?
Actually setting the clock back as we did this morning gives us a potential way to get an “extra” hour in our day. When we get up as we normally did this week, our body is fine AND the clock says we have a “extra” hour.
This might be a great time to form a new regular habit (exercise? reading? working on a project?) because
- self-control is high,
- there are fewer distractions, and
- it’s highly predictable.
(I’m thinking of going back to journaling with my early morning time, or maybe just adding an evening reading time? We’ll see if I do!)
And isn’t it rather mind-boggling to realize that somebody actually had to not only figure it out but come up with a reason for folks to buy into the idea? And it does seem like a lot of us have bought into it, willing or not.
I do admit, however, that I agree with the quote below that many of you are familiar with!
What are your thoughts on the subject?
Any changes that you choose to make that are tied to the end (or start) of Daylight Saving Time?
Lessons from Mother Nature?
Mother Nature is an effective teacher when we are willing to learn. By observing her cycles we come to understand how life dances within us. The tide reaches the power of ebbing and flowing, the moon that of waxing and waning. Both show that the expression of fullness and of lessening are two parts of […]
What are you worth?
There are people who can live their whole lives with the belief that they are worth nothing. Whether or not it is because of the message they received from their parents or friends, these people don’t know what their true value is and it makes them doubt their own skills and even the things they […]
What can you learn?
It may seem like a bit of a stretch to say there are life lessons to be learned from that jack-o’-lantern you carve for Halloween, but see what you think about these! (even if your pumpkin might be less dramatic) 1. Get inside-We need to be willing to open ourselves up to the possibilities ahead. […]
Are you a cook or a chef?
It may seem as if these words are interchangable: after all both individuals may wear a chef’s hat or coat, work in a kitchen and prepare food. However, every chef was once a cook who went on to learn new skills and create new combinations that cooks can then follow. As Wolfgang Puck, the celebrity […]
Lessons from a squirrel?
Squirrels are just small rodents to some folks, but to admirers they are high flying acrobats, fuzzy-tailed philosophers, scampering tree huggers and resourceful survivors. (They are also rather cute!) Here are 4 (+1 extra!) life lessons we can learn from our squirrel friends. 1. We all know this easy one: save for the future. 2. […]
Can you be creative?
Sometimes we think that we are not creative; that the gift has passed us by. But we have each… come up with creative solutions to family problems, figured out a clever workaround to not having the perfect tool to make a repair, said what needed to be said, but tactfully and compassionately. Here are two […]
In just 4 words!
If less is more and if a short sermon is more memorable than a long one…then here are some quotes of only four words that you might find meaningful! From some philosophical folks… From some business folks… “Aim for the highest.” Andrew Carnegie “Stay hungry. Stay foolish.” Steve Jobs “Whatever happens, take responsibility.” Tony Robbins […]
The Spare Change Principle
I saw a video from a few years ago by Jon Acuff that made good sense to me. He shared that he had run 1,000 miles the previous year. How? Short answer: he ran a lot. Long answer: he used the “Spare Change Principle.” And what was that? It was his willingness to do an […]
Response-Ability
We have the responsibility to choose. And we have the ability as well! We can respond or we can react. And the quality of our life depends on the choice we make. We know there is a difference between trying to control everything in our life and taking charge of our life. After all, haven’t […]