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. […]
So What? Now What?
We can pretty much count on getting sidelined from time to time. And it’s important to not allow a setback become part of the larger story we often create around our “life of difficulties.” So what? Now what? We only need these four words! They’re perfectly crafted to give us perspective, unleash our creativity, and get […]
World Laughter Day?!
In honor of Tuesday, January 10th, known as World Laughter Day, I submit a few observations for you! We can laugh at ourselves and let the world laugh with us! Only in America…do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can […]
Easier for some people than others…
The new year is upon us, and that’s easier for some people than others. The election has happened, and that’s easier for some people than others. The winter is here and that means more dark and cold for a while, and that’s easier for some people than others. We’re getting older, and that’s easier for […]
7 notes to God…from kids
As we come to the end of the year, I suggest we can be thoughtful about our life this year. Here are some thoughts from youngsters to think about if you, perhaps, are no longer a “youngster!” Remember those old math textbooks that had half of the problems’ answers in the back of the book? They were useful in […]
The gift of walking…
One of my favorite stories (excerpted from My Christmas Treasury by Norman Vincent Peale) is about a missionary teaching in Africa. Before Christmas, he had been telling his native students how Christians, as an expression of their joy, gave one another presents on Christ’s birthday. On Christmas morning, one of the natives brought the missionary a […]
Ouch! I get it!
Have you ever read this “Autobiography in Five Short Chapters” by Portia Nelson? It’s a delight and even has a message! Chapter 1 I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost…I am helpless. It isn’t my fault. It takes forever to find a way […]
Overcome overwhelm…
It’s a rotten feeling, isn’t it? Life can sometimes feel like it’s careening uncontrollably toward disaster-rather like the feeling you get when you’ve lost control of your moving car. It’s that feeling of complete helplessness and panic. While we may be feeling overwhelmed with everything going on in our lives right now, there are some concrete steps […]