For three weeks this early spring we watched a mallard duck sit on her nest under a bush outside our front door. A pair of ducks has come the last several springs to this same spot. I don’t know if it is the same pair, but the same thing happens every year – the local …
Here are a couple more questions that can wake us up to a deeper and richer life. The first two questions I offered in my last two blog posts were: Read: What is it you’ve done today that you’d like to be acknowledged for? Read: What act of kindness did you see performed today? Consider …
What have you done today that you’d like to be acknowledged for? I received this question (along with four others) in an email recently. They are intended to spark meaningful contact between partners, family, friends, and even co-workers. I want to focus on this one here because it addresses a crucial need in close and …
Consider this: Over 60% of all the resolutions made in the first month of the New Year are dropped by the end of January. The airwaves and print media have been filled this last week with lots of interviews, articles, and ideas about New Year’s resolutions. (This week there’s nothing which makes the point above!) …
The light is waning outside. It’s that time of the year. What about the light inside of you? How is that doing? I’ve heard from many people about their waning internal light to match what’s going on with the sun heading south. Where are you finding light and delight in your life right now? Are …
Change Happens! I know that this is no surprise to most of us. I say most of us because it seems that resisting change is quite rampant in our culture. So many arguments on the news and so many social complaints are over changes that are occurring, suggested, or wanted. In the last few weeks …
Do you ever just want to whine?? If you’ve got yourself tuned into any positive psychology blogs, any “take charge of your happiness” message boards, or receive self-improvement tweets from anyone, you’re probably getting similar messages to the ones in my box. They go something like “make the best of things”, “sure this is a …
I just received a thank you note and the sender personally let me know the impact my gift is making. Reading it my heart swelled a bit and warmth spread into my torso. My gift benefited others, and I benefited as well. That wasn’t a conscious intention, but that is the natural action of gifting. …
Do you let yourself think about what a gem you are? And that you are surrounded by other gems? I’m using “gem” as a way of describing how precious and valuable your life is. Granted we all might have a few (or many) rough edges, but I’d like you to consider looking at yourself and …
It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are. e. e. cummings Sitting here in my front garden under the tall service berry bush and surrounded by blooming plants I marvel at the quest of nature to expand and express itself. And there are so many expressions and forms …