Can you be like a flower?
A flower doesn’t stop being beautiful just because somebody walks by without noticing it, nor does it cease to be fragrant if its scent is taken for granted. The flower just continues to be its glorious self: elegant, graceful, and magnificent. Mother Nature has provided us with these immeasurably valuable teachers that blossom despite their […]
What can it mean for us?
The Chinese New Year started on February 1st. And it’s the Year of the Tiger! Tigers are the third of the Chinese zodiacs. According to legend, Tiger was confident that no one could compete with its speed and vigor for the celestial race that would decide the order of the zodiacs. However when Tiger climbed […]
More than enough?
There is more than enough air for everyone to breathe. No one has to choke in order for you to breathe freely. There is more than enough love to go around. No one has to be lonely and loveless in order for you to be in love. There is more than enough health for every […]
Some fun with words!
I’m a retired English teacher and bookstore owner and love playing with words, as you probably already know. Today I’ve collected some fun words, some concepts (and even some puns!) Feel free to share any that you have discovered. Have some fun with the following exercise. Maybe you could come up with a similar sentence […]
Happy or content?
Merriam-Webster defines happy as “feeling pleasure and enjoyment because of your life, situation, etc.” We all, of course, want to be happy. The question is: how? How can we be happy? Is it possible to be happy all the time? while washing the car? doing the taxes? while reading the news? For many folks being […]
Some “words of wisdom”…
I love finding reminders of truth/wisdom that can get me back on the straight and narrow! I hope you enjoy these, some of which I find poignant and some just funny. I hope you’ll share some of your own hard-earned tidbits! “There are worse things than getting a wrong number call at 4 a.m.- for […]
A moment to reflect…
As the year comes to a close, I like to reflect both forward and backwards. How will we release our 2021 year and welcome in 2022? Here are some thoughts that have given me focus and peace. I particularly love this “Note to Self.” The following two, seemingly conflicting, thoughts on life remind me that […]
We’re on the cusp!
It’s time for me (and maybe you?) to reflect on “what’s been” and “what can be.” Life is rather like an old-fashioned camera. We can choose to focus on what is important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives. And, if things didn’t work out quite like we wanted, take another shot! I’ve often […]
Some holiday thoughts
Sometimes it’s easy to forget the reason for the season! We can get caught up in the busyness, the focus that seems to be on wanting/needing/doing more. So here are some brief reminders to me (and maybe also to you?) See if any of these reflect your feelings… I believe the season is really about […]
What can we learn from all this?
Are we learning anything from this time of Covid and it’s resulting changes in our lives? I hope we are! I’m reminded of the fun little poem by Portia Nelson titled Autobiography in Five Short Chapters. It’s a delight and even has a message for us! Chapter 1 I walk down the street. There is […]