Making It Last…
I've been having this conversation with myself and with some of you over the past few weeks--how to take the amazing feelings we get on vacation and bring them into our "regular" lives. You know, the calm, the freedom, the happiness, the peace of mind, the lower...
I’LL TAKE MINE WITH A SERVING OF FEAR –OH, AND MAKE IT TO GO…
"If one man can cause so much pain, imagine how much love we can create together.”--Gannestad. By now, we have all been inundated with images and stories about the shooter in Aurora, Colorado. The tragedy is beyond understanding, the “whys” will likely go on...
Don’t Save It!!
A few months ago, my 9-year old daughter received a fabulous pair of shoes. She hunted these shoes, longed for them, and generally stalked them. Moments after she opened the box, she slipped these pinkalicious sneaker shoes on her hungry feet, a extra spring in her...
Love Yourself!
Who hasn't heard, "Love your neighbor as you love yourself" ? But if we stopped and thought about it, how many of us really love ourselves well? Perhaps, the truly radical suggestion, the one that would actually pull us out of this struggle, is to love OURSELVES as we...
WHERE’S YOUR SWEET SPOT?
Where's Your Sweet Spot? "I have so much time on my hands now. I'm actually looking for ways to fill my days". My dear neighbor, whose children are now grown and in college, mentioned this to me over the weekend. He continued, "The house is so quiet now". A ton of...
THE FROST IS ON THE BLOOM
"No Way!", my three kids protested, as I half-heartedly offered them mittens and hats on this cold spring morning. "Okay, then", I sigh, and console myself with the memory of our pediatrician's good wisdom about "natural consequences"---which, of course, should have...
