 Photo credit: bjornmeansbear I run out of day before I run out of To-Do’s – how about you?Back in June I saved a Family Circus cartoon that made me smile. Cuddled in her Father’s arms, nightgown-clad little Dolly, tells him:
That pretty much describes my day: it’s late evening but there’s still so much left on my To-Do list – leftovers I ambitiously thought I’d have finished by now. Much like little Dolly, I’m just Continue reading » May You Have Enough… Photo credit: ToddMorris If you’re a proud citizen of the USA, how do you plan to commemorate 4th of July?
I don’t know what’s happening in your neck of the woods but around here folks make a pretty big deal over the 4th of July. It’s not too hard to find a parade, a community picnic or a festival of fireworks somewhere nearby. And all the neighbors show their flags and decorate their gates and cars and trucks… So, in advance of all the whoop-de-doo that’s scheduled, I’m gonna indulge in a bit of whimsical celebration with this quirky list: Continue reading » Celebrating 4th of July How do we do that?
In last week’s posts we celebrated the helpers who sprung up to assist an injured friend, a cornucopia of new beginnings for an off-the-track fitness resolution and the wellspring of hope that the habit of gratitude engenders. All of which got me to thinking about how to persist in the face of various challenges. Continue reading » Take Action — Show Your Gratitude How about you – what’s your attitude/approach to the holidays – and how’s that working for you?
Much as I hate to admit it, I generally approach Christmas rituals in a Grinch-like Call it pessimism, or realism. Definitely NOT optimism. Not yet at any rate. Somewhere on the way to Christmas Day I make the switch to some personal and perhaps, rueful version of the HO HO HO that seems to pervade almost everybody else’s Christmas celebrations. It’s a personal attitude struggle and then it’s a pleasure and then it’s back to the Grinch grind… |
 Take a short break and consider the following: “An unhurried sense of time is in itself a form of wealth.” Bonnie Friedman 
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