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Glass Half Full
Posted on September 21, 2012 Leave a Comment
You may know you already choose to see the cup as half full. Okay, some moments I fully know I am immersed in the half-empty mentality–and then it’s my job to flip that thinking. In just ten more minutes…. Seriously though, I recommend forcing that thinking once you are aware of it. Just today I was […]
Holy Crap!
Posted on August 25, 2012 Leave a Comment
There I was, answering one person about another with a less-than-complimentary but truthful comment–and Surprise! That person I described was in the room and heard me. Remember the awful feelings of grade school playground dramas? Yep, suddenly I did too. The thing is, I know better than that. And I act better than that.What I said […]
Be What You Love to Do
Posted on August 15, 2012 3 Comments
Here’s a quote from Rumi that stopped me in my tracks: Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. We call what we love our passions, our hobbies–and we look to retirement when we can then devote singular time to them. Because of course I can’t quit my job and pursue my […]
The Sacred Grace of Shutting Up
Posted on August 7, 2012 3 Comments
Recently I was in the position to righteously and rightfully say “I told you so!”–and didn’t. Don’t get me wrong, I was all over spewing the words. My mouth opened up wide with the retort right on my lips for the group to hear–and I swear an angel snapped it shut for me. That same angel then transformed my growing […]