inSpirations and inSights on my pebbled garden path…
A young friend, who is a talented musician and new father, shared his disappointing Christmas with me. When asking his brother if he would like to hear the latest song he recorded, his brother's response was, "Sorry man. I can't. I have 10 seconds until the tournament starts." My friend then revealed to me that …
Have you noticed how many smiles you see? Or don't, in this overly busy time of year when buzzing around making returns, shopping, doing errands, or whatever tasks need to be done. I counted only one smile today. And it was a wide one as another customer and I passed each other at the …
Madison Avenue says Christmas is about presents. Lots of them. I say that’s a typo. It’s about presence --- lots of it. Be present with yourself, loved ones, and each moment you (hopefully) come in contact with someone. Well, anyone for that matter. This is more than sitting next to someone while staring into a …
There they were, in plain sight --- my car keys laying on the driver's seat and cell phone plugged into the charger. In the midst of holiday shopping, with several more stops to go, I wanted to get home before heavy traffic stole more time. Oh well. The biting cold stung my uncovered ears and …
“Ping!” my car doors locked as I headed toward the grocery store, dodging rush hour cars veering into tight parking spots then carts barreling into the entrance. No one was smiling. Including me. For years I’ve dreaded the Christmas holidays and for nearly as many years, I’ve sought to understand why. Dysfunctional Christmases of my …
Gazing out the window this morning, Mother Nature greeted me this way. Her vocabulary is universal. Take the time to see.
via Daily Prompt: Coincidence ...is a word I've replaced with synchronicity mostly after working through Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way book. Before that, I viewed coincidence in the sense that there are no coincidences, meaning God has a hand in everything. And I'm not referring to God of any particular religion but God as in …
wRighTing My Life 