by Kelly Buckley | Jun 29, 2012 | Grief
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. ~Mark Twain~ When I was younger, I felt that I was very good at reading people and situations. I trusted my first impressions. And they stuck; meaning if you didn’t make a good...
by Kelly Buckley | Jun 26, 2012 | Hope
The world is a great mirror. It reflects back to you what you are. If you are loving, if you are friendly, if you are helpful, the world will prove loving and friendly and helpful to you. The world is what you are. ~Thomas Dreier~ I recently had an opportunity to talk...
by Kelly Buckley | Jun 24, 2012 | Gratitude
Photo courtesy of Google Images.When we give up dieting, we take back something we were often too young to know we had given away: our own voice. Our ability to make decisions about what to eat and when. Our belief in ourselves. Our right to decide what goes into our...
by Kelly Buckley | Jun 5, 2012 | Gratitude
We cannot become what we want to be by remaining what we are. ~Max DePree~ It’s less than one month until the fourth. I always said I was not going to be one of those people who looked at the “day” with dread. So, each year, I’ve tried to...
by Kelly Buckley | May 28, 2012 | Hope
To ensure good health: Eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life. ~William Londen~ It’s hard to believe, but tomorrow we will only have 35 days left in our 100 day JOLT challenge. At first, it seemed...