“Being a mother is learning about strengths you did’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.” –Linda Wooten, from Mom’s the Word, by Allen Klein I’m thinking a lot about my role as a mother. Trying to figure out my place in all of it. Sometimes, it seems as though [...]
I’m often struck by how great a gift it is to be able to laugh at ourselves and the predicaments we find ourselves in. I realize that this isn’t always possible. Sometimes when we’re most in need of humor, it sits outside the perimeter of what we can reach, which—in a sort of cruel way—can [...]
We can become so caught up in our expectations – the plan we set for our life – that we miss living this life altogether. When we expect things to go a particular way, we are fast forwarding from beginning to end without experiencing the good stuff, yes and the tough stuff, in between. This [...]
It was a great weekend. Family and friends. Fun activities, good food – and not at all what I expected. For awhile then, instead of soaking up all the good things that did occur, all the surprises and opportunities – I lamented what didn’t happen. There was never any plan. No agenda, but still I [...]
We are all powerful and just by being all of who we are we can change the lives of others — often without our even knowing it. Leadership Development coordinator at the University of Toronto, Scarborough, Drew Dudley shares this story about his “Lollipop Moment.” Makes you think.
It’s never easy to lose – anything. We are a people that become attached and clingy to our bodies and our titles and our money and our stuff. Part of becoming enlightened then, is to detach from those things. Even if enlightenment isn’t your ultimate goal, letting go of your need to control and manage [...]
My grandmother died Wednesday. She was 95 and brilliant. She traveled the world and brought back ideas – instead of souvenirs – for the kids she taught in her English and Social Studies classes in the 432-person farm-town where she lived and worked. I’m already missing her. But, she was always so curious and interested [...]
I heard a guy talking about how he lifted a burning plank of wood and carried it outside so the whole house wouldn’t burn down. He caught fire and was seriously injured in the process but he saved the house and others inside. Now that, takes courage, I thought. I’d be more likely to run [...]
Feeling down? Hurt and distressed? I t could be time for a little spiritual rehab. I wrote about this in August and talked about the importance of making a course correction in your life when we’re feeling off-kilter and unhappy. Spiritual rehab is a way to get back to your core self. It’s a way [...]
My computer went down yesterday. It just shut off in the middle of the project. The whir of the fan quieted. The screen buzzed and went black and no amount of plugging and unplugging and rebooting would get it going again. So, I called my computer guy. Then I started cussing. And blaming. And whining. [...]
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