Be-Do-Have?
Most people believe that they must first have something (money, time, love) Before they can do what they want to do (travel the world, write a book, have a romantic relationship) Which will ultimately allow them to be something (happy, peaceful, motivated). Paradoxically, this have-do-be paradigm must be reversed to experience happiness, success, or anything […]
Here be dragons…
“Here be dragons” (hic sunt dracones in Latin) means dangerous or unexplored territories, in imitation of a medieval practice of putting illustrations of dragons, sea monsters and other mythological creatures on uncharted areas of maps where potential dangers were thought to exist. Though only on one historical map, this famous phrase may well have served […]
Rules for chocolate?!
Before sharing some of my favorite “chocolate rules” I need to acknowledge (as a previous retail owner of a chocolate store) that I really do know that it’s important for us to be somewhat discerning about the chocolate we eat! After all M&M’s are only a last resort and most of those milk chocolate bars […]
When is enuf, enuf?
What is enough? We are intelligent enough to know that we don’t know everything–that most of our experience falls somewhere in between the black and the white, the right and the wrong, the truth and the lies. When will we know enough, though? I sometimes feel like Goldilocks, with the porridge choices being either too […]
the little things…
Have you ever let the “little things” in your life get you down, make you mad or take the joy out of your life? If so, then this little story I found is for you. The Lesson of the Eagle and the Crow “The only bird that dares to peck an eagle is the crow. […]
Why humor?
For those of you who are old enough to remember Red Skelton, I think you’ll enjoy this post. For those of you not old enough, you can see what you missed! Red Skelton had a lot of great one-liners and was known for his clean humor. It wasn’t sophisticated humor. It was the good old […]
What’s Your “Quarantine 15”?
We don’t have to bring everything from last year into this year of 2021. And I’m not just talking about those possible extra 15 pounds! What about the “15” piles of clutter that resulted from all our homebound activity and working from home? What about the “15” projects that we started and never finished? What […]
And the good news is…
Here’s some very good news: beliefs are malleable. They can be changed. In the end, it takes some time to create new beliefs, but what you are really doing is creating a new you. Tossing out those old beliefs (like I’m too old, I don’t know how, I don’t deserve it) and carving out new […]
Our journey together is so short…
This beautiful message came from a number of blog posts online. It’s for all of us. A young lady sat in a bus. At the next stop a loud and grumpy old lady came and sat by her. She squeezed into the seat and bumped her with her numerous bags. The person sitting on the […]
See yourself in this story?
I’m sharing this wonderful story yet again about the great violinist, Itzhak Perlman! On November 18, 1995, in Lincoln Center in New York City, Perlman was ready to play when suddenly one of his violin strings broke with a snap as sharp as a gunshot. He could not hop up and run off the stage […]