There is always something to demand our attention. The question remains: is that what we want to focus on? In our busy society, full of diversions and distractions, it is sometimes a moment by moment choice to return our attention to what genuinely matters.
May we all be able to focus on that which is truly important.
And every day, the world will drag you by the hand, yelling, “This is important! … Continue reading
Frequently, we put so much energy into defending the things we know that we fail to listen to the voices around us. When we do this, we are allowing our certainties to blind us to what may be obvious (or not so obvious) truths.
Whether it’s listening to people question a social norm, to people on the other side of the political spectrum present a policy, to a scientific notion that changes as our knowledge grows, or even listening to our quiet inner voice when the world around us is proclaims widely-accepted orthodoxy, we need to pay attention. … Continue reading
What a great perspective as we head into the New Year. May we all look upon each day as a gift we get to unwrap and experience.
This is not to say that days are without their trials, but to remind us that there are also, in each day, unexpected joys. And if we consciously look for those moments of happiness, we will find them.… Continue reading
We’ll soon head out of town to visit my family. As I reminded my boys about our upcoming trip (so they won’t be surprised when we load them into the car for an 18-hour drive), the first question out of my son’s mouth was, “Have they opened that library near [great-grandma’s] house yet?” At least we’re all clear on our priorities.… Continue reading
Everything has its beauty. What singular beauty have you noticed and enjoyed today?
“To the attentive eye, each moment of the year has its own beauty, and in the same field, it beholds, every hour, a picture which was never seen before, and which shall never be seen again.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature… Continue reading
We can make any act beautiful if we set about doing it with love. We can make any endeavor into a meditation if we set about performing it with mindfulness. In this way, we can be conscious of the actual moment in which we are living.
Focused on the now in which we exist, we come face-to-face with the one bit of life in which we can participate at any given time. … Continue reading
To find happiness and joy in our days doesn’t require something big or exciting. We simply need to look for the beauty in the thousands of moments that generally just pass us by.
It is the small things: the feel of your child’s hand in yours, the aroma from your favorite cup of hot tea, the exquisite creamy texture of a bite of good ice cream, the feel of your barefoot feet in the soft grass, the soft warmth of your favorite blanket.… Continue reading
This week we were reminded of the preciousness and fragility of life. Yesterday is already gone, and none of us has a guarantee of tomorrow. Today is the day to live, love, and do.
May we all value our todays. May we all live, love, and do with passion.
“There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done.… Continue reading
Isn’t it nice to know that each day we can start over again? Every night we go to sleep, and the next day we have a chance to begin anew. Lovely.
“Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?”
From Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery… Continue reading
A very Happy Mother’s Day to all of you Enchanted Mamas. You make every day fascinating, and the world a better place.
Screaming and Yelling, by Maurice Sendak
When everybody screams and yells
Who calms them down?
Who rings their bells?
When everybody screams and yells?
The enchanted one. That’s me.
When everybody screams and yells,
There’s nothing to do!… Continue reading