Saturday is the 9th anniversary of the first attacks on US soil since Pearl Harbor. The images and stories from that day and the days that followed are burned into our brains. But in the nine years since the attacks, we have other images that finish out the story. These images are of patriotic Americans stepping up to “protect and serve.” They serve in the armed forces, the police, and in fire and rescue. They scan our luggage (which we don’t always appreciate) and work anonymously behind the scenes to locate and track threats. September 11th changed forever the level of risk involved in being on the police force or being a firefighter. In gratitude to ALL who serve we offer this video. Continue reading » Gratitude
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Have you ever had a meltdown? You know what I mean… extreme stress, the heebie jeebies, sour stomach, wanting to scream and/or beat on someone. Your mind is a jumble of useless thoughts ricocheting all over the place from one catastrophe to the next one – none of which have actually occurred. Some days, we seem more susceptible to mental meltdowns. The really uncomfortable part is the feeling that there’s nothing you can do about it. You just have to let it run its course and then, once it passes, you’ll feel better. I have an alternative suggestion – Re-Boot! Ctrl-Alt-DeleteHaving spent a significant part of my life as a computer nerd, there’s one thing I know how to do really well: Continue reading » How to Recover from Mental Meltdowns Photo credit: Loren Javier
Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Well, it seems we all are. In Love Beyond Reason, John Ortberg goes all the way back to the story of the Three Little Pigs to make a point. I know you remember the story, but just in case you want to watch the Disney version, you can see it here. Ortberg points out that every life has its Big Bad Wolves. No matter what we do, the Big Bad Wolf (BBW) comes to visit us many times throughout our lives. We never know what form he will take and there is no way to avoid him. In life, there are Big Bad Wolves and we need to deal with them. (Sometimes several of them gang up on us all at the same time — after all, wolves run in packs.) What to Do About All That Huffing and PuffingNo matter what form the BBW takes, his focus is to huff and puff and blow your house down. The question is what have we done to Continue reading » Are You Ready for the Big Bad Wolf? Photo credit: Cimm Have you ever found yourself just going through the motions?
If you’re a regular reader of this blog then you know that in my 2009 year-end post, Objects in the Rearview Mirror, I greeted the New Year with this declaration of independence:
And shortly thereafter, in an effort to supplement my not-so-daily walks, I joined a twice-a-week Zumba® exercise class. (Golly gee, do ya’ think there was some subconscious doings going on in there??) For those of you who haven’t been to a Zumba class, it’s dance-aerobics done to pulsating latin music. It’s fun, challenging and invigorating. Usually. But the other day I was simply going through the motions in class, with little or no energy and certainly no joy. My action and energy reflected a lackluster attitude of mental and psychic fatigue; I was tired. I was distracted and discouraged. I was unwittingly succumbing to overwhelm. You’ve been there – to overwhelm – haven’t you? It’s when your life circumstances demand: More, more, more! And your brain (and body and soul) cry: Enough already! Then I had a flash of great genius (Smirk): Continue reading » Make It Count Photo credit: mararie
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 HandleIt 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 |
 Take a short break and consider the following: “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” Melody Beattie 
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