What’s MOLO?
Want to work less and get more done? The MOLO principle is simple, though maybe not easy! MOLO=More Of, Less Of It’s an impactful lifestyle design idea. To use it, take out a sheet of paper and draw a line down the middle. On one side, write “More Of” and the other side write “Less Of.” […]
Thankful for the fleas?
In her book, The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom tells of a time she discovered that God was working even in the most horrific circumstances. Corrie and her sister Betsie had been imprisoned by the Nazis for hiding Jews. In the midst of their suffering, the women prisoners found comfort in the secret Bible studies they […]
Is the dark unappreciated?
Dark is just not appreciated enough! Light and dark clothes? We don’t fear the “dark” when sorting the laundry! Dark is not bad! In Genesis, the author informs us that creation was balanced with both the dark and the light. And…once the balance had occurred, there was order and… they both were called “good.” We, however, often attach […]
Ain’t English Funny?
As an ex-English teacher, I easily relate to how frustrating our language can be. If you’ve ever felt stupid, then just read on. (This little treatise on the lovely language we share is only for the brave!) Here are some sample reasons why the English language is so hard to learn (and to teach!) The bandage […]
Be the Hedgehog
Are you the hedgehog or the fox? The concept is drawn from a Greek poem in which a cunning fox tries and continually fails to eat a seemingly simple hedgehog. The fox keeps plotting the perfect attack. He keeps coming up with new ideas to eat the hedgehog. The simplistic and somewhat dowdy hedgehog goes […]
A dozen kind ideas!
It’s easy to be kind! It’s smart to be kind! It’s fun to be kind! Are you up to a challenge? If you missed the opportunity to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness last week, take this next week and perform some acts of kindness. These suggestions won’t take long and you’ll be amazed at how good you’ll […]
9 Amazing Kindness Quotes
This week, Feb 12-18, is National Random Acts of Kindness Week. It’s so easy to forget those ever-so-important small acts that can make someone’s day, as well as making ours great too! I’ve selected some of my favorite inspiring quotes on kindness to share with you. Please let me know which ones are your favorites! 1 […]
Use the Physics of Dominoes
Got any dominoes in YOUR life? The Guinness Book of World Records shows that in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, the world record “domino fall” fell! With the lining up of more than 4,491,863 dominoes in a dazzling display, the record came tumbling down. In this instance, a single domino set in motion a domino fall that cumulatively unleashed more […]
3 reasons why today can be awesome!
Yep! You can be even more awesome than ever. And, that will make your day (and other folk’s day) more awesome too! Thank goodness that we can do this awesome bit day by day. It does feel more reasonable than trying for a longer stretch of time! So why do we know that today is […]
It’s sometimes hard to be happy
We’re “supposed” to be happy! And sometimes we try really hard to be happy and it still doesn’t work. Maybe it’s better not to try so hard to be happy? Maybe it’s okay to just feel okay. Maybe we could just become aware of moments when we’re not miserable! That would be a good start. […]