Posts by Pat:
What are the Dog Days?
It’s summer time (and the living is easy? You know what that means…lots of fun, vacations, picnicking, sunbathing, lazing around.
But also, potentially, the utter collapse of any of our momentum and productivity.
It’s true, the dictionary even defines the “Dog Days of Summer” as “lethargy, inactivity or indolence.” And it’s from early July to early September.
This is just the part of that normal cycle that we forgot about temporarily this last winter. The ebb and flow of activities, emotions, ideas, decisions are all just part of our summer shift in energy. It’s the tide moving both in and out. It’s natural! It’s even healthy!
Let’s give ourselves permission to enjoy it…I have!
After all, it is the best way to be in the moment, which is the best time to be in! (And it’s not all that long before fall and school time arrives.)
So…if you are being bugged by your
- to-do list that is still undone,
- lethargy and laziness,
- urge for distractions, any distractions, or
- chatterbox voice in your head that’s berating you for all the above,
…then just kick back and take a lesson from your pup, your kitten, or your youngster and revel in this brief season!
Life is good, very good, and especially our lives, right now!
So share what you are doing to enjoy this gift of the season, this warm but relaxing time of year before time moves on to fall!
Food for thought…
“One song can spark a moment. One flower can wake the dream. One tree can start a forest, and one bird can herald the spring. One smile can begin a friendship. One hand can lift a soul. One star can guide a ship at sea, and one word can frame the goal. One vote can […]
Summer and the sun…
Summer has finally arrived and it’s time to celebrate! Recent graduates are beginning their new lives, the summer solstice brought the longest day of sunlight to us and the gardens are growing. Let’s commit to enjoying this season. (I recently saw an article that talked about the power of one ray of sunlight. Did you […]
Why your June 22 is so important…
Today is June 22. In 8 days , 2025 will be halfway over! That seems hard to believe! It seems like just yesterday we were making our plans for the year and feeling motivated about the future. Question to think about: what have we accomplished in this near-half-year? Have we achieved what we set out […]
What’s a Dad?
“A dad is someone who wants to catch you before you fall but instead picks you up, brushes you off, and let’s you try again. A dad is someone who wants to keep you from making mistakes but instead lets you find your own way, even though his heart breaks in silence when you get […]
Were YOU ever grounded?
Does that question ring a bell with any of the rest of you? When I was growing up, getting grounded meant that I wasn’t allowed to do the things that I valued most at the time. It means something different to me at this stage of my life! These days I often feel called to […]
Time for a new beginning?
Divine discontent happens when something new beckons, and we are hesitating. It’s when we’re trying to find satisfaction in a world that’s too small for us, yet we want to stay there because it’s familiar even though it no longer serves us. It’s like a chick in the egg. First it is comforting and then, […]
Eastertime musings…
In our current circumstances, this might be a very expensive Easter bonnet! But it is a safe bet that if we see any Easter bonnets today they’ll adorn the head of someone under 8 years or over 80. (I think they went the way of white gloves and black patent leather shoes!) But candy? Chocolate […]
Let’s spring into action!
We can come out of our hibernation. We can grow anywhere when we take the opportunies presented to us. We can bloom where we are planted! Let’s take advantage of spring! As the days go by, seeds move to buds and with the proper warmth and moisture, they unfold little by little, revealing their new […]
Not there…yet?
The next time insecurity rears its ugly head, instead of being paralyzed by it, we can use that very feeling as the trigger to tack on the word yet. This word will make all the difference. Yet takes things from the world of “forever and always” to the world of “temporary and transient.” After all, […]