How in the world do cords get tangled when they are simply sitting in your computer bag? It is a mystery to me! Gotta love the Universe – I’m writing this at a coffee shop and looked up to see a woman untangling headphone cords from her purse! Life is like that, too. How do relationships get […]
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The Holiday Spectrum – Joy and Stress
Where do you fall on the holiday spectrum with joy on one end and stress on the other? Let’s see if we can help tip it more to the joy end and less to the stress end. It can change moment to moment. There are two big reasons why we slide to the stress end. […]
Unlike Humans, Water Always Follows the Path of Least Resistance
I was sitting by a creek last week, watching the water. Once again I was struck by how water always follows the path of least resistance. When it encounters a block it simply slips around another way or settles in to the stillness of being where it is. It doesn’t try to force itself to […]
Do You Make Things More Difficult for Yourself?
Here’s the big question of the day. Do you make things more difficult for yourself? Or, am I the only one? This particular dilemma is seemingly simple and yet it is reflective of many things in life. So, here goes. We were in Colorado last week and I took tons of beautiful pictures. In my last […]
Cucumbers to Pickles – Transformation
We made pickles over the weekend and it started me thinking about transformation. There is the obvious transformation of cucumbers turning into pickles when you add garlic, peppers, dill, and brine. Then there are the not so obvious transformations that occur in our lives. One transformation, for me, this weekend was letting go of feeling like […]
Random Thoughts
I have been struggling to come up with a really good thought of the week that’s related to the holidays and have started many blog posts, but still haven’t come to the one that sticks. So, here are some random thoughts, not particularly related to any one thing. I hope they spur some thoughts for […]