Posts by Pat:
Recognize this song?
There’s some great life lessons everywhere we look!
I bet you can guess what childhood song all these” lessons” refer to!
Wayne Dyer used the childhood song “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” to emphasize that we should…
- ROW…take some action, don’t just think about it
- YOUR…not your partner’s, nor your child’s, nor your friend’s
- GENTLY…it’s not necessary to struggle, just easily expend the necessary effort.
- DOWN…go with the flow; you don’t have to swim upstream; the universe supports you
- MERRILY…lighthearted, pleasantly
- DREAM…created by and for us; it’s all temporary!
Yes, it may be a childhood song,
but it does have an adult message for us!
Where do YOU find “your” life messages?
Please share a song or poem that triggers a message to you!
“Have to” or “Get to”?
Do you ever find yourself saying I have to… I should… I must… and how does that make you feel? Wouldn’t you rather feel light than heavy? Then look at your obligations with a different attitude. Obligations: feeding your cat/dog/kids/or any living creature who depends upon you for food. showing up at your job so […]
Letting Go means…
Do you find it hard to let go? It’s a lesson I am still learning… LETTING GO(D) doesn’t mean not caring, it means not taking responsibility for someone else. LETTING GO(D) doesn’t mean cutting myself off from others, it means realizing that I can’t control others. LETTING GO(D) doesn’t mean caring for, it means caring […]
Your “Not-To-Do” list
Do you ever make a “Not-To-Do” list? A Not-to-Do list is a basic tool which seeks to reduce the amount of time we waste, and to focus our time and energy on achieving results. After all, how much time does Facebook really need?) Here’s quote I found (don’t know who said it) that you might think about: […]
Your “Ta-Da” list!
Before stressing over your 2018 “To-Do” list, use this time of the year to create your “Ta-Da” list! It’s much more fun… If it seems like you are always too busy, on overload, scattered and ineffective, then take this opportunity to change your feelings by changing your perspective. Look back at your week. When you are braver […]
The weight of a snowflake
Enjoy this winter parable! “Tell me the weight of a snowflake,” a sparrow asked a wild dove. “Nothing more than nothing,” was the answer. “In that case I must tell a marvelous story,” the sparrow said. “I sat on a branch of a fir tree, close to its trunk, when it began to snow, not […]
A holiday bucket list…
A revised Christmas bucket list… BUY PRESENTS (be present!) WRAP GIFTS (wrap someone in a hug) SEND GIFTS (send love) SHOP FOR FOOD (donate food) MAKE COOKIES ( make memories) SEE THE LIGHTS (be the light) Blessings to everyone this holiday season!
The Christmas Spider Legend…
There are many different versions of the folk legend dealing with Christmas spiders from the Ukraine and Germany. In each case the association with spiders and their webs and our Christmas tree tinsel is delightful! (Also, the fact that spiders may seem small and insignificant but, in fact, are important is also a concept to […]
Some more word play!
Here’s a lighthearted look at some more word play! Would you like to join..? ANSWER: The Peter Pan Club? Never Never The Ford-Nixon Club? Pardon me? The Alzheimer’s Club? […]
Full vs. Enough
One of the lessons of Thanksgiving is that we eat too much! We eat until we’re full, experiencing the sensation of too much. We confuse our desire for that feeling of ‘full,’ with the feeling of ‘enough.’ Even though enough doesn’t feel like full, could’t we make that be okay? Black Friday teaches us […]