We all know what it means to go green. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Avoid toxins in our food and our environment. But think about green living as a total lifestyle. If you’re going to bother cleaning up your physical world, how about making some changes mentally and emotionally? Take a look at your relationships. Many people […]
Kindness doesn’t take much effort.It’s the act of being friendly. Generous. Considerate.And giving kindness is free. Imagine being friendly, generous, or considerate to a stranger or a friend, or anyone at all, for that matter.Would the world be a happier, more pleasant place?I think so. December is the month associated with giving.Typically we think of […]
If God wanted us to talk more and listen less, I think he would have given us one ear and two mouths. Several times a day, I’ll open the notes app on my phone and type in a thought or an idea that has just crossed my mind so I don’t forget. At some point, […]
Do you know, if you fill a bucket with crabs, one crab can easily escape? However, as it tries, the rest of the crabs will keep pulling that crab back down into the bucket. “If we can’t get out of here, neither can you.” Sometimes people do the same sort of thing when they see others achieving success. […]
Mark Twain once said, “I can live two months on a good compliment.” There is so much truth to those words. Many years ago, I was an exhausted, under-appreciated mom, and someone paid me a compliment that changed the trajectory of my life. This gal was my friend’s cousin. She was in town for the […]
I’m several days late publishing my blog this week. My excuse? I’ve been busy living in the moment. Most of us are busy not living in the moment. I remember when my kids were in school. Without fail, I was on the sidelines or the bleachers or sitting in the audience for concerts, sporting events, and graduations. […]
Why did we have to call it social distancing? People took it literally. It should have been called physical distancing. Physical means involving body contact. Social means needing companionship. I don’t know about you, but for me, the worst part of this pandemic thing is how it stunted us socially. No longer is a trip […]
Most of us will crawl through fire to keep a promise to a friend, but we will break promises to ourselves without hesitation. Why? Typically we stand behind our word. When we promise someone something, we deliver. However, when we make a promise to ourselves, we struggle to take action. For instance, when I started […]
I am a hugger.When my mom was still alive, one of her favorite things was getting a hug. I would greet her with a hug and say good-bye with a hug. Our good-bye hugs were always a little tighter and lasted a little longer.Hugging is not only a greeting. It’s a crucial part of communication. […]
I miss a lot of things these days, but smiles top the list. I have not enjoyed wearing a mask all these months. Steamed up glasses, feeling suffocated and my poor sensitive tugged-at ears are a few of my biggest mask-wearing complaints.But what masks have done to common courtesy saddens me to the core. We […]