If the shoe (message?) fits…

I have often found myself being both an example AND a warning!

And here’s some other fun quotes I found that applied to me.
You might find they apply to you, too!

Ouch! I’m sure I’m not the only one who has experienced the missed moment, the words that shouldn’t have been said, and the time wasted.

Do you think we should bend like the willow tree or stand firm like the redwood?

And is the risk of remaining tight in our past more painful than opening up to life?

And being first, as this quote states, is VERY desirable!

I’m sure I find myself in good company when caught in the dichotomy below! 

And you know I can’t do one of these posts without including one about chocolate, so here it is!

(Let me know your favorite!)

We’re half way there!

How has your year been so far? It’s sometimes difficult for me to acknowledge that half the year has already passed! I’m just like this kitten-overwhelmed. But it is a good time to reflect on how the year has unfolded. We often act as if we had all the time in the world, when we really do know […]

Can You Be Like Water?

Bruce Lee originated his famous metaphor, be like water, after his period of frustration with his inability to master “the art of detachment” that his teacher was trying to impart to him. We could all use “water” as a lesson!   I am struck by his story as he recounts,  After spending many hours meditating […]

Celebrate the In-Between Times!

“Real life” most often happens during the in-between times when we are not celebrating a special occasion. This coming month’s occasions for me include my birthday and my wedding anniversary! And this month was both my grandson’s graduation from high school and my stepson’s birthday and anniversary. So, I guess I’m in one of my in-between times. […]

Time is beyond our control?

Time is beyond our control, and the clock keeps ticking regardless of how we lead our lives or what we wish it would do. Time management is an oxymoron! ( a combination of contradictory or incongruous words) Our days are identical suitcases—all the same size—but some can pack more into them than others. No one […]

Random thoughts on square pegs…

“Square peg in a round hole” describes the individual who doesn’t fit into a specified niche. Is that you? Have you tried to fit into an uncomfortable slot? Has someone tried to make you fit into their perception of who you should be?                        Was he a square peg?                        And here’s an “Einstein idea” […]

Someone’s always watching you

Whether we notice it or not, people are paying attention. Since the way we act today influences how we’ll act tomorrow those actions influence others-whether they know it or not. It could be your children, your parents, your friends, your non-friends, the neighbors, your co-workers… Are you a good example or a terrible warning? The way we […]

How good do you have to be?

If you expect perfection, you only guarantee yourself failure. Why? You’re a human being. Human beings make mistakes and sometimes they fail even with the best of intentions. The goal should not be perfection. The goal is to wake up tomorrow and do better than today. The goal is for June to be better than […]

What are you doing with YOUR chocolate?

Just like in an iron foundry, your chocolate is melted like pig iron. That which was solid becomes liquid, and is then poured into molds which are fashioned in different shapes. Neither the chocolate nor the pig iron itself chooses its own form. It is formless, ready to take any form supplied. (I personally prefer my […]

The Chocolate and Radish Experiment

What was the experiment? And, what did it mean? Psychologist Roy Baumeister, Phd, did some  groundbreaking 1998 research on self-control. He kept the study participants in a room with freshly baked chocolate cookies.  While some did get to indulge their sweet tooth, the subjects in the experimental condition, whose resolves were being tested, were asked to eat […]