Our own thoughts and attitudes often creates the lens through which we view the world around us. (Not by anyone famous, just something I've learned through the years.)
Category: Life Lessons
Silence – Part 1
"We need to find God, and He cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence: see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls." -Mother Teresa… Continue reading Silence – Part 1
Serenity Through Acceptance
It never ceases to amaze me what circumstances God can--and does--use to speak to His children. For instance, He spoke to me the other morning through my impatience with another's lack of willingness to try to understand and accept yet another. Confused? Allow me to explain... A dear friend has an ongoing internal struggle with what he… Continue reading Serenity Through Acceptance
Quote by Nelson Mandela
“It is never my custom to use words lightly. If twenty-seven years in prison have done anything to us, it was to use the silence of solitude to make us understand how precious words are and how real speech is in its impact on the way people live and die.” (South Africa, July 14, 2000)… Continue reading Quote by Nelson Mandela
Mental Health Days
"If someone hurts your feelings, it's unimportant unless you persist in remembering it." I'm taking the day off from work today as a mental health day. With difficult things coming at me from all directions lately, I've decided to disconnect from the world and re-connect with God. When my boys were in school, I used to… Continue reading Mental Health Days
Thankful Thursday – The Luxury of Education
I was at a COVA (Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance) Conference for work up in the mountains this week, in beautiful Keystone, Colorado. While I sat on the balcony of my hotel room writing this it occurred to me--right after I recovered from the surprise of looking up and seeing a big, fat,… Continue reading Thankful Thursday – The Luxury of Education
Thankful Thursday – Free From Pain
For anyone who has fibromyalgia, or knows someone who does, you know the toll it takes on a body, both physically and mentally. The pain can be debilitating during the day and can keep you awake at night causing your body and mind to become fatigued from lack of sleep. Even when you think you're… Continue reading Thankful Thursday – Free From Pain
PMA – A Constant WIP
"Either you control your attitude or it controls you." -Unknown Positive Mental Attitude is a Constant Work in Progress, and I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that. The beauty of it is, a little makes a big difference in how one sees the world, thus in how one experiences life. And how one… Continue reading PMA – A Constant WIP
Life Transformation Through Yoga
Practicing yoga has woven its way through various aspects of this life I live. The parallels are multiple in number, and I believe it's more than mere coincidence that it's called "practicing" yoga. It's a discipline that gives me an opportunity to practice becoming better--at yoga and at living life. Each stretch and pose, as… Continue reading Life Transformation Through Yoga
Thankful Thursday – Every Breath of Life
Every sweet breath that fills my lungs from the moment I wake up in the morning until I wake up the next. I'm grateful for every breath that isn't my last. And for the power the act of breathing holds, the benefits, the gifts, the blessings. Meditation has taught me to be conscious of each… Continue reading Thankful Thursday – Every Breath of Life
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