Pausing
In last week’s blog, Benefit of the Doubt, I included the following anonymous quote: “You cannot control everything that happens to you; you can only control the way you respond to what happens. In your response is your power.” Like the five others before, I wrote the blog in early April. In the last few […]
Benefit of the Doubt
I couldn’t initially put my finger on why what I was experiencing was so confusing and painful. I could not understand how the situation had gotten so out of hand. Then I heard a message from someone I respected that included the statement and explanation of the benefit of the doubt. It was as if […]
Flood of Grace
Here is a Flood of Grace. This statement greets me almost daily when I read my devotions as part of my morning routine. Every time – every single time – I read this first statement leading into a prayer, I feel a weight lifting off of me. Grace is love and kindness freely given. Think […]
Get Uncomfortable
“Change happens outside of your comfort zone.” I anticipate you are familiar with this quote or some variation of it. It’s a quote I had in my fitness journal, used on my training sheets, and wrote on my mirror for encouragement. As true as this has proven to be, there is a quote I read […]
Two Lists
I’d like you to consider the lists you start and those you use. List-making is an organizational tool most of us were introduced to around the time we started school. We had to keep track of homework assignments and chores at home. The lists could be on lined pages, within a calendar, or on whatever […]
Hard Truth
Are you open to and able to hear hard truths? Reread the question and pause before you answer. Quiet your immediate knee-jerk first reply. You are the only one who will know your answer, so please be honest with yourself. Unearthing is work. Part of that work is to open yourself to hard truths and […]
Someday
Someday. Some Day. Day. Today. How often do you think of a day or time in the future when you can ___ (fill in the blank)? Most of us can answer this question fairly quickly. Why is that? Before you answer that, let me redirect your focus. Why do we have the answer to what […]
Make Way for Ducklings
Again, this morning, I woke feeling emotionally off. And, like most mornings, Sunni and I enjoyed our morning cuddles, got dressed, and headed out the door for our first walk of the day. Today, more spring is popping through, and the night rain has passed, leaving wet grass, a few puddles, and earthworms on the […]
Mugs
I love mugs. Anyone else love mugs? Some people love stickers, bumper stickers, salt and pepper shakers, t-shirts, or something else that expresses self (I’d enjoy hearing yours 😊 ). For me, it is mugs – oh, and cards. In last week’s blog, Encouraging Words, I asked you to look at how you surround yourself each […]
Eat the Donut
Not too long ago, I had a serious craving for a donut. When I was younger, friends and I would do a Dunkin Donut run when the spirit moved. Even early in my marriage, I recall doing the same to enjoy a weekend morning savoring the sugar delight. My favorites were glazed and lemon or […]