2016 is almost upon us. While we start every day with a fresh beginning, there’s something exciting about the hallmark of a new year. As I’ve pulled out my calendar over the last few weeks to write down commitments for the New Year, I find myself drawn to its blank pages – seeing them for what they are: days that I can live in any way I choose.… Continue reading
Each day may we leave a legacy of our kindness, letting our actions ripple out into the world in gentle waves of compassion, sympathy, and benevolence.
It doesn’t take a huge amount of effort to have your life radiate kindness. Smile at the person you pass as you walk down the sidewalk. Speak kindly to the butcher at the market.… Continue reading
Every day is sweet if we make it so. Even the most simple and mundane of daily necessities and tasks can be a joyful meditation if we approach them as a chance to learn, to grow, and to live with delight.
“The best things in life are nearest: Breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of right just before you.… Continue reading
Let’s look for the possibility and potential in life, in other people, and in ourselves. Let’s find the shimmer of beauty and hope in our everyday lives. May we see not only what is, but also what can be.
“Most people see what is, and never see what can be.” Albert Einstein
Life sometimes throws difficult things our way. Unexpected events occur; at times these are pleasant and at other times they are not. We all face hardships in some form or another (for example, a litigious person may threaten you with an unwarranted lawsuit — see HERE). People around us will make mistakes and there will be instances when we will be negatively impacted by them.… Continue reading
The world can be a tough place. There are times when the pain and sadness seem overwhelming. But there is always good if we look for it.
While there are injustices and hardships and the deaths of those we love, there are also sweet embraces, exuberant toddler giggles, cups of freshly brewed tea, sweet grandmothers, songs to sing, kind strangers who become new friends, tall trees, and the beauty of the moon.… Continue reading
Life is full of magic and beauty. We all hope (and plan!) to live a long time, and to enjoy many more years of wonder. But the only moment we are promised is this very one.
So the time to do what you want to do is now. The time to become who you want to become is now.… Continue reading
When our hearts are quiet and untroubled, life proves to be a feast for the soul. There is beauty and joy within and around us, if we can only look and appreciate it.
When our hearts are anxious, stressed, distracted, overly busy, or caught up in taxing emotions, we lose sight of life’s beauty.
Today, let’s feast on the beauty that comes from a quiet heart.… Continue reading
When something occurs, we have the ability to choose how we’re going to react. That choice, if made consciously, can take us in the direction we want to grow. Today, let’s make the choices that take us in that positive direction.
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. … Continue reading
We’ve known that the first snowfall of the season could hit at any time for a while now. We’ve had it snow as early as September here at our Rocky Mountain home, so making it until early November without snow actually feels a bit luxurious.
Last month my 6-year-old excitedly asked if we could celebrate the first snowfall with sledding and making maple candy (recipe HERE).… Continue reading