Wake Up Call! – Wowed!
WOWED! What happens when you allow yourself to be wowed by the beauty of nature? My daily walks through the cherry orchards that surround our home are different right now.…
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loving mindfulness Every task is an opportunity to engage in loving mindfulness. My best friend was ill for weeks and not eating much. He wanted to eat Shepherd’s Pie which…
Read moreWake Up Call! – How do you speak to yourself?
HOW DO YOU SPEAK TO YOURSELF? Do you speak to yourself with the kind and compassionate words you use with others? I felt like I was in the path of…
Read moreWake Up Call! – A Busy of Full Life?
A Busy or full life? Is your life “busy” or “full”? I often describe my life as full – filled with a wonderful spouse, treasured relationships, satisfying work and finding…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Nothing Is Wasted!
NOTHING IS WASTED! Nothing is wasted in life. Everything belongs. I was mesmerized as my friend Sharon displayed the individual parts to be assembled for a silver necklace that she…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Life’s Curriculum
LIFE’S CURRICULUM Life is a curriculum waiting to teach you new insights and wisdom. My friend Lena said that her eighty-four year old dad suffered a major medical issue and…
Read moreWakw Up Call! – Loves Does!
LOVE DOES! Loving yourself, others and the world is an ecosystem of vibrant life! Kay told me about the interior work she’d done to love herself and how it transformed…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Hard on Yourself?
HARD ON YOURSELF? Letting go of being hard on yourself is one of the most important things you will ever do. There was a time when I was particularly hard…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Sweet Surprises
SWEET SURPRISES! Life’s unexpected challenges usually offer sweet surprises. A friend and I were reminiscing about our shared experience as adolescents who experienced long periods of hospitalization. We knew only…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Good to Yourself
GOOD TO YOURSELF Be good to yourself; other things can wait I was anticipating dinner with a woman I admire. We had rearranged our schedule to make this happen. And…
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