Am I a Tigger?
Does today’s world seem like a never-ending battle between the Tiggers and the Eeyores of “Winnie the Pooh” fame? Did Eeyore get a bad rap? And am I seen as a Pollyanna and annoying to be around by the more pessimistic folks? I know I have taken pride in being upbeat and rather Tigger-like in […]
Picking that first domino!
Got any dominoes in your life? The Guinness Book of World Records shows that many record “domino falls” have been recorded and then toppled. One in July 2016, as seen on YouTube, showed 10,266 dominos. The physics of dominos: since each standing “domino” represents a small amount of potential energy, the more we line up, […]
this season of life…
You know…time has a way of moving quickly and catching us unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, embarking on my life, then I was mature and making a good life. Yet in a way, it also seems like eons ago, and I often wonder where all the years […]
Shift our mindset?
Am I the only one who has caught myself in a mental loop of negative thinking? Where everyday worries seem to be overwhelming? Thinking of 5 ways something could go wrong instead of right? When the glass seems half empty instead of half full? Instead of thinking in black or white, positive or negative, good […]
a favorite of mine…
I’m currently rereading one of my favorite authors from years past…Isaac Asimov. (I’m into robots yet again!) And I have a story from him that I’ll share with you here: In 1925, one year before he entered school, Isaac Asimov taught himself to read. His father, uneducated and thus unable to support his son in […]
Start now!
Start again, start now, continue starting! As Neil Fiore in his book The Now Habit states: “…essentially, all large tasks are completed in a series of starts…Keep on starting, and finishing will take care of itself.” I read an interesting reminder that I thought I’d share today: If you start today, you’ll feel good today. […]
I’m okay, are you?
What if I don’t want a new beginning? What’s wrong with things as they are? Why are we so easily lured into the idea that something about us is broken and needs fixing? Don’t get me wrong…I’m all for personal growth and even transformation. But so many messages in January seem to point to us […]
Goodbye to 2024!
What a year it has been! One full of change as well as opportunities! Here’s some of what I’ve experienced and I’d love to hear what it’s been like for you! For example: I’ve moved from my 2 bedroom apartment (where I’ve been for 10 years), back into my house. There’s been quite a bit […]
Our revised Christmas list!
Sometimes I just need a reminder on what’s really important to me. Perhaps you do too. So here’s some suggestions for us all! 2. WRAP GIFTS (WRAP SOMEONE IN A HUG!) 3. SEND GIFTS (SEND LOVE!) 4. SHOP FOR FOOD (DONATE FOOD!) 5. MAKE COOKIES (MAKE MEMORIES!) 6. SEE THE LIGHTS (BE THE LIGHT!) BLESSINGS […]
It’s actually real!
The Golden Buddha is actually REAL! I’ve always thought it was a beautiful parable about the fact that we’re all already perfect and that all we have to do is chip away at the plaster that’s gotten in the way. (Don’t you love it when you can combine historical reality with metaphorical implications? I do!) […]