Wake Up Call! – Can You Savor Time?
CAN YOU SAVOR TIME? Do you take time for granted or do you savor it? My brother visited from New York this week. We talk often on the phone and…
Read moreWake Up Call! – The Simple Choice!
THE SIMPLE CHOICE! It’s a simple choice to be kind. I was dashing out of the grocery store when I realized that the exit was blocked. A young girl was…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Looking With New Lenses
LOOKING WITH NEW LENSES Seeing the familiar with new eyes is to discover new life. Paxton- my two year old nephew – and I were on the river bank bathed…
Read moreWake Up Call! – When Words Fail!
WHEN WORDS FAIL! When words fail it is an invitation to go deeper into your heart. Words failed me at news of yet another school shooting. Each time I tried…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Watch Out!
WATCH OUT FOR THE ORDINARY! Watch out for the small ordinary acts of life that beckon you to joy and gratitude! I love to cook but like most people with…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Never Underestimate…
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE… Never underestimate the gift and power of a simple word or phrase to another. I was talking to someone I barely knew and responded to him saying, “We…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Never Erased!
NEVER ERASED! “No day shall erase you from the memory of time.” I was at the 9/11 Memorial in New York this week and those words from Virgil are on…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Unexpected Gifts
UNEXPECTED GIFTS An unexpected memory can be a rare gift. I was at a local farm stand selecting pounds of small Okra that had been picked that morning. Carrying the…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Silence?
SILENCE? Your silent presence is often a treasured gift! I was out on a long walk with one of my closest friends, Maggie. As I confided in her about a…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Angry or Grateful?
ANGRY OR GRATEFUL? When you are grounded about what matters it is hard to be angry at the small things. My phone beeped while I was stopped at a traffic…
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