Practice means to perform over and over again, in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
— Martha Graham
Why do some of us look at a challenge and declare that we can’t do it while others simply choose to move forward determined to find a way?
Which do you do?
What’s Your Style?
I do both. I am the person who looks at a challenge and says that I can’t do it.
I am also the person who Continue reading » One Day at a Time
Originally published on December 16, 2009.
Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.
— Dwight David Eisenhower
Last year, after Randy Pausch died of pancreatic cancer, Primetime aired Diane Sawyer’s interview of Randy, his family and friends. Much of the footage was of conversations that took place prior to Randy’s death. In addition to the phenomenal courage and the deliberate way that the Pausch family planned for and dealt with Randy’s death, one interchange between Diane and Randy’s wife, Jai, has stayed with me.
Diane and Jai were talking about how Jai was making it through each day. Jai replied that in therapy they had discussed how we humans tend to project into the future. When she watched Randy and kids play, she would go to Continue reading » Stay Here, Now!
Sometimes thinking too much can destroy your momentum.
— Tom Watson
There’s something about Americans’ expectations of life that seems to set us up for dissatisfaction. Don’t get me wrong, a little dissatisfaction is good for the soul, it motivates us to stretch – to accomplish more, for ourselves and others. But, as a culture, we seem to have trouble finding a Continue reading » Building Your Happiness Momentum
Do you have a quiet shore to rest upon?
The season of Christmas is upon us – and I for one REFUSE to let it be diminished by the holiday chaos that threatens to wear me down…
Find a quiet shore, a place you can pause and feel the stress fall off of you… a refuge you can escape to at a moment’s notice.
Sounds lovely, doesn’t it? Often, when chaos begins to wear us down, a brief rest stop will renew our spirit – and infuse us with the power boost we need to master the moment. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could Continue reading » Rest Stop
Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm.
— Anonymous
Recently, it was brought home to me how quickly things can change. It seems that a columnist from the Times in London, Melanie Reid, who had been riding horses competitively for 30 years, fell off while doing some cross-country jumps and broke her neck. In the amount of time it took her to fly through the air and land on her face in the dirt, her life changed drastically.
More Than You Can Handle
It is a measure of how important writing is to her that despite the fact that she can’t physically write or type she is still Continue reading » The Path to Serenity
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