Skillful Means for Staying Sane
Skillful means for staying sane… this title occurred to me recently, now into our second week of Advent, and into almost a year of Covid, with the countless roller coaster restrictions and many people are at bending and breaking points, financially, physically, emotionally… and in many other ways. Those of you reading this note,...
How Can We Be Grateful in Challenging Times?
How can we be grateful in challenging times? We all know that gratitude is transformative. But these are challenging times indeed. While Covid drags on and on with all its attendant problems, restrictions, consequences, it sure seems hard to call up gratitude easily. And what’s more, Thanksgiving in the US is coming in a couple...
Is Goal Setting a Bane or a Boon?
Is goal setting a Bane or boon, a curse or a blessing, a deep affliction or of great benefit? For sure goal setting can be a double-edged sword. I have been a list-writer all my life, and there’s a way in which list writing and goal setting are closely linked. I realize that for...
Sprinkle Joy Whenever You Can, Inside and Out
“Sprinkle joy whenever you can, inside and out.” I love the word sprinkle…it evokes summer days in Oklahoma, playing and cooling ourselves in the garden sprinkler, the pleasure, the carefree delight, the ease, the lightness. Joy and delight, enthusiasm and lightheartedness are good for our health, our immune systems, and have trickle down benefits for...
Seven Times Down, Eight Times Up
Seven times down, eight times up… I came across this intriguing title in an article in the ToDo Institute’s publication, 30,000 days issue I highly recommend the piece. It is an exhortation and encouragement to develop resilience, compassion, courage… And if there ever was a time that we need to these qualities, now it is certainly...
