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What if…
Posted on November 29, 2023 Leave a Comment
We humans are conscious beings. What are some other conscious beings? Dolphins? Mice? (Nod to Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) Dogs? Animals, in general? What do you see when you play with your pet? When you observe your backyard critters? Birds? Geese families, with an adult purposely placed on each end of the swimming line? […]
Thankful. Grateful. Blessed.
Posted on November 22, 2023 Leave a Comment
Gratitude and appreciation are like conjoined twins: they can’t get away from each other. Plus, both are needed in order to be whole. Gratitude is a state of being. It’s feeling good about and thankful for the things in our lives. Appreciation is more participatory. It’s the enjoyment of this goodness in our lives. Appreciation […]
Check myself
Posted on November 8, 2023 Leave a Comment
I read this poem the other day, by the same person who wrote Autobiography In Five Short Chapters. It stopped me in my tracks. Listen to what you criticizemost severelyAnd you will hearwhat you most fearyou are. Portia nelsoon Wow. Maybe it was because I had just come off of an awareness that I’ve been […]
Worth revisiting
Posted on October 25, 2023 Leave a Comment
Being happy is not settling for less.It’s creating an entry point for more. Mike Dooley *BOOM* Yeah, me too. Right in this place. Right in this moment. We are made for this. And more.
DIY smiles
Posted on October 18, 2023 Leave a Comment
I was having kind of a crappy day, and happened to be in our local home improvement store. Rounding a corner I met another, also beleagured, do-it-yourselfer. They were pushing a door on a cart, talking to their delightfully engaging small child that was riding politely along: *heavy sigh* Yeah, we’re putting a new door […]