Changing Others
Have you ever wished/prayed/ exhorted/pleaded for someone to change? “If only he would get a job.” “If only she would start exercising.” “If only he would stop smoking.” Yes, I know we only want them to change or realize their potential because they will be happier, more productive and achieve greater fulfillment. Right? But […]
The Blackboard of Your Life
Have you ever thought of your life as a chalk board? One on which you consciously or unconsciously write those messages which govern you, your choices, and your behavior? Do you realize that you also hold the chalk and the eraser in your hand? You don’t have to be a “victim” of circumstances. What you are currently experiencing you don’t need to […]
“Ben & Jerry’s” graveyard!
Who knew? I didn’t! Ben & Jerry’s has a graveyard where discontinued flavors go to die! You know how sad we feel when our favorite food gets discontinued? Well, the guys at Ben & Jerry’s feel our pain. So much that they’ve created a graveyard where folks can go to pay their respects to all their favorite discontinued […]
Time for your inner spring cleaning?
While you’re cleaning out closets and garages, think about this: spring house cleaning, while worth the effort, will only last for a season. But personal, inner, spring cleaning can have a long-lasting influence. So don’t just dust behind those book shelves! Give yourself the gift of taking that spring cleaning to the deeper level, your […]
The race has officially begun!
Like it or not, the race has officially begun! It doesn’t matter whether the person belongs to “your” party or not. If you thought the mud was slinging before today, just wait. It’s only going to get worse. Why? Because that’s the nature of politics in America, particularly for a presidential race. But this isn’t about […]
From buds to blossoms
Let’s take advantage of our spring! We can see the process of birth, growth, then disintegration everywhere we look in nature depending on the season, but for now it’s the time for buds to blossom! Flowers and leaves (and even us people!) begin life as organisms so tiny we cannot see them with the naked eye. With […]
Perception Colors Everything
Remember this old perception test where you can see a white vase or two faces in profile? Or what about that picture where you could see an old woman or a beautiful young woman? Once you were shown a different way of looking at the picture, the image shifted. What you saw depended on your […]
Life’s a two-sided coin?
“Can’t have one without the other?” Coins have a front and back side; can’t have one without the other. Breathing is both inhaling and exhaling; can’t have one without the other. Circulation is both giving and receiving; can’t have one without the other. The tide is both incoming and outgoing; can’t have one without the […]
Chocolate AGAIN?
We’re half way between two major reasons/excuses for chocolate! And since it’s been over a year since I focused on chocolate here, I decided it’s time to share one of my favorite topics again! This year’s first major chocolate holiday was Valentine’s Day! And when my sister and I had our chocolate store in Seattle, it […]
Spring Forward or Bloom Where You’re Planted?
We all have two choices as we move our clocks forward an hour for Daylight Saving Day. Although the image of cutting off a foot at the top of the blanket and sewing it on the bottom of the blanket doesn’t really make much sense, we still do it! Choice One: Spring Forward Today! […]