Posts by Pat:
What is enough?
Enough? Plenty? Need a bigger bowl? Or maybe a smaller one?
We often “unthinkingly” think we need/want/ deserve more. We expect a coffee drink to nearly reach the brim of the cup. We become comfortable with a level of debt that’s just below our debt limit.
We are smart enough, though, to know that if we don’t want to risk spilling the hot coffee or be caught with not enough credit to handle an unexpected crisis, we can just get a smaller bowl. It’s simple.
(And if we want to do more of something, the path is just as obvious!)
If we have our bank automatically siphon off $10 a week to savings, we’ll discover that our checking account balance doesn’t change very much.
And if we put a smaller scoop in the candy dish, we’ll take less every time!
Often, the real problem is not what we have, it’s how big our bowl is. That’s why they suggest that if you want to eat less, use smaller plates! We all know that we choose the size of the bowl as well as what goes in it. So depending on whether we want to spend less money or lose some weight, we can remember that it isn’t just the wish or resolution to do it that will really make it happen. We can also choose to eat that elephant in smaller bites.
(Or is it that frog we were supposed to eat?)
I really do get that for me…
- scheduling less into my day,
- using a smaller scoop, and
- putting that money in the savings account before I even see it…
means that at this time of life I choose a smaller bowl and to experience the idea that “less is indeed more.”
So, how big a bowl are YOU choosing for your life these days?
Temporary fixes?
What do Scotch tape, Post-it Notes, paper clips and staples have in common? They each may seem to have a different function, are made of different materials and serve us well. But we admit that they do have a common purpose. Scotch Tape pieces hold things together for a short period of time. Post-it Notes […]
Notes to God from kids…
A teacher had her third grade class write letters to God and they are funny and insightful. Loved them when I saw them the first time around and hope you enjoy them too! I have to admit I have had some of the same questions…they’re not limited to children!
Balance may be elusive…
The opposite of stressed is calm and balanced, right? Work, kids, life, money, time, energy…if we could just balance it all. But balance is actually a state of constant motion. Think of a tightrope walker, a plate spinner, a bicycle rider, or a gymnast on a balance beam. If they stop moving, just stand still, […]
Got time?
Do you have “stuff” you’d love to do, but don’t feel like you have time for? Is not having enough time your excuse for not accomplishing what you say you want to do? Is there some “wasted” time in your day? Of course, this isn’t you or me (or is it?), but check out this […]
Some possible U-turns…
We say we want to live fully, to be peaceful, to be happy, to be a blessing to those around us. We know we are surrounded by universal ideas of love and beauty and wisdom, that we are immersed in the energy of life and it just waits for us to call upon it. And […]
Back to school?
But it’s okay…It’s okay to not know because that’s what learning is, that’s what life is. After all, it’s September and back to school time for all of us. Whether we’re in kindergarten or just a bewildered adult, life is all about the learning. And it’s not a waste of time! And since no one […]
The power of books!
Enjoy this delightful poem originally written for the 59th Anniversary of our National Children’s Book Week back in 1969. I like it! BOOK POWER by Gwendolyn Brooks BOOKS FEED AND CURE ANDCHORTLE AND COLLIDE In all this willful worldof thud and thump and thunderman’s relevance to bookscontinues to declare. Books are meat and medicineand flame […]
Replace those weak words!
Most of us will agree that words have power: the power to inspire, the power to hurt, the power to compel, the power to enrage. We no longer ascribe to the adage that “sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” And yet with some thought, I think we would […]
Wisdom is often funny!
The upside of being a blogger who has just passed yet another milestone birthday is that I get to spout some of my vast accumulated wisdom! (after all, this blog is called WisdomEnough.com) But my accumulated wisdom may only be, as the punsters would say, half-vast. So I’m sharing my foolproof method for acquiring all […]