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Embracing Light in the Depths of Winter’s Solace
As the winter solstice dawns upon us, marking the year’s shortest day, it brings both the...
I See You
The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and that in turn another, until who...
Gratitude for Self-Growth: A Path to Becoming Your Best Self
In a world constantly urging us to achieve more, be better, and push harder, it’s easy to overlook...
Building Resilience: The Key to a Successful Criticism Cleanse
In the dynamic landscape of personal and professional development, resilience emerges as the...
Recent Posts
#JOLTBlessingStoneLOVE-Giving Away a Little Piece of Hope
Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future. ~ Nelson Mandela ~ Rough on one side and smooth on the other...just like life....
Are you Living Your Life Like Punxsutawney Phil?
Alas! must it ever be so? Do we stand in our own light, wherever we go, And fight our own shadows forever? ~Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton~ Well Happy Groundhog Day! This is the day each year that we gaze towards a nervous rodent in a hole to predict the future....
The Empty Place Setting-Dealing with Loss During the Holidays
To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven. ~ Johannes A. Gaertner ~ The table is set, but something is missing. He is missing; my beautiful son Stephen. Each year, I...
You’re Just Like Your Mother….
As Mother's Day approaches, I wanted to share some thoughts with you about my Mother. Although she passed in 1991, she still sits gently within my heart and serves as a constant influence in my daily life. I remember my mother's prayers and they have always...
Mind your messaging…a response to the Nationwide Ad
Dear Nationwide, I didn’t watch the big game Sunday night, so I missed the unveiling of your ad. My husband was away and my son was watching the game with friends, so I had some “me” time. I took an hour to write and caught up on some of my favorite...
Why You Should Ditch Your Five Year Plan
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. ~Lao Tzu~ It is a glorious day, and it is shaping up to be a wonderful July 4th long...
When He’s Not Here to Read The Card…Celebrating Father’s Day Without Dad
He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. ~Clarence Budington Kelland~ Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there. I hope this has been a day of not only celebration, but reflection on the privilege of fatherhood and the gifts that are...
Sitting in the Dark With Maya…
I’ve always had the feeling that life loves the liver of it. You must live and life will be good to you, give you experiences. They may not all be that pleasant, but nobody promised you a rose garden. But more than likely if you do dare, what you get are the marvelous...
Okay, Now I’m Ready to Start…2014 On My Own Terms
Dwell as near as possible to the channel in which your life flows. ~Henry David Thoreau~ Happy New Year...almost three weeks in. I have decided to omit the word belated, because for me, mid January is when I felt like beginning this year. It's been an...
Sealed with Love and Duct Tape…The Life Lessons From My Son’s Gift Wrapping
The best things in life aren't things.~Art Buchwald~ I've been thinking all week about the happy memories of Christmases of years ago. I find this time of year makes me feel connected to both the magic and the melancholy of the season. I am so grateful that I still...
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