My mama always tells me, when you are having
a really bad day, just think that someone else
isn't quite as fortunate as you are . . .
OK, I feel better now . . .
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Monday, March 4, 2013
Monday, February 4, 2013
Growing Day by Day
Suffering is the sandpaper of our life.
It does its work of shaping us.
Suffering is part of our training
program for becoming wise.
Ram Dass
We understand that we want to be better but have no clear definition of what better means and that is part...
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Creative Thinking
“Visualize yourself standing before a gateway on a hilltop. Your entire life lies out before you and below. Before you step through, pause and review the past; the learning and the joys, the victories and the sorrows -- everything it took to bring you here.”
-- The Book of Runes
Creative...
Monday, December 31, 2012
New Year Resolutions . . . if you must!
Through the years I've written many posts regarding New Year Resolutions. In my opinion, this yearly ritual is a set up for failure. They don't work for me, so I try to make incremental changes throughout the year as I deem them necessary.
How about you?
Facebook...
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Finding Hidden Gifts
"We need to make friends with what we reject, what we see as "bad" in ourselves and in other people. We must not only tolerate what we find painful, but actually approach it more deeply, more wholeheartedly rather than trying to escape from it. The only way to do this successfully is with an...
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Sad season!
Being a news junkie with all the bad news of the world made for a very depressing holiday season.
Each year that passes holds the promise that "this will be the year" that I enjoy the holidays again. However, the blue funk starts right around Halloween to coincide with Christmas being...
Friday, November 16, 2012
A Time for Blessings
Sometimes when I'm feeling down, I go back to my old blogs to revisit where I've been to appreciate where I am now. The following writing spoke to me today . . . I need to go back to the basics of a simple abundance lifestyle.
I didn't write it and I have no idea where it came...
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