We can’t help it
Resolutions get a bad rap, especially this time of year. It may be true that most New Year’s resolutions are soon ‘forgot’, but that doesn’t mean we should abandon resolution making all together.
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No minor miracle
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein The rational me says there’s a plausible explanation for everything in my world. The spiritual me…
Put me in, coach!
“There are three kinds of people in the world. Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who have no idea what’s happening.” – John Madden Even though I don’t watch nearly as much football now as I did when I…
What, me afraid?
“Do the thing you are afraid to do and the death of fear is certain.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson When I look at my list of goals for the day I often find myself starting with the easy ones first. Human nature I suppose. Checking off…
Befriending stress. Say what?
Every day we encounter perceived threats (people, places and situations) which trigger the release of hormones which cause our heart to race, our palms to sweat, our breathe to quicken, etc.). This evolutionary mechanism has enabled us to withstand existential threats quite successfully.
A moratorium on seeking
If you’ve been with me for a while you know that one of my favorite children’s books (what a pleasure it is to be reading them now to my grandchildren!) is The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz.