Have you ever gotten so annoyed at some little thing that you missed the goodness of the moment?
May I not miss beauty.
May I not miss joy.
May I not miss wonder.
Keep me awake and aware of the world.
— Ceisiwr Serith
Today’s post is about an ordinary day about to go off track. AND about an extraordinary vista I almost missed in my haste and aggravation.
This morning I organized my “out” chores and clustered them together… I aimed to get in several errands before Continue reading » I Almost Missed It…
When we are capable of living in the moment free from the tyranny of “shoulds,” free from the nagging sensation that this moment isn’t right, we will have peaceful hearts.
— Anonymous
I have reached the conclusion that part of the reason that we get discouraged is that we believe that we’re supposed to be different than we are. One of my resolutions for Lent is that I will listen to audio books by one of the Christian writers that I like for 15 minutes each day. This usually works out pretty well because I walk the dog for 30-40 minutes each day and I can easily choose to listen to something for 15 minutes – IF I PICK Continue reading » Deciding What Is “Enough”
Have you ever found that you actually got more done by doing less?
Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.
— Joseph Addison
The Luxury of a Quiet Sunday Morning
A few weeks ago, I decided to luxuriate in Sunday morning laziness which for me translates into simultaneously reading the Sunday paper, watching the Sunday Morning Show on TV while consuming oodles of coffee along with a decadent sweet roll – all while cocooned in my warm cozy bed.
The night before I’d programmed the TV to turn itself on at 6am which is when the Sunday Morning Show usually starts. As soon as it clicked on, I headed downstairs, got my coffee, my treat-for-breakfast and the paper.
Okay, the fantasy goes off track here… Continue reading » The “Yes… Damn Effect” Strikes Again!
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
— Oscar Wilde
Is it just that we become more aware as we get older or are things really getting worse? I ask this because this has been a horrible month for news. Just consider the following:
Last week, a trainer at Sea World was killed by one of the killer whales that she trained. Friends and family all stated that she would not want the whale destroyed. It was like one of her children. Well, occasionally kids do kill their parents but usually that’s a sign of something being terribly, terribly wrong. Ya think??!! This trainer was the Continue reading » Six Ways to Increase Your Hope
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