“Complaining does not work as a strategy. We all have finite time and energy. Any time we spend whining is unlikely to help us achieve our goals. And it won't make us happier.”~ Randy Pausch One beautiful evening when we were out for a nice long hike, a man pulled up beside us on the country road. He rolled down the window of his truck and asked...
"Let the little things amaze you. That's how you'll remember life is a miracle" Alexandra Wolf My husband is German on both sides of the family. Farm born and bred, he's never met a potato he didn't like. We've been married close to 50 years. Wow! (Yes, I was twelve.) And, I'm absolutely certain I've peeled truckloads of spuds in the course of holy matrimony. In fact, I...
"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”~Max Planck I cross paths with lots of people on a daily basis. And, I love engaging in conversation with the folks I meet. I relish finding points of connection, common ground, similarities in thinking. The Gallups Strength Finder model calls this tendency WOO. Simply put, I'm energized by talking to strangers...
So sorry friends, internet issues have me completely stalled on a post for January 4. Will be defrosted and back January 5!!...
“I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left them.”~ Andy Bernard My mom had delicious sense of humor and latched on to witty sayings she'd hear. As I grow older, I'm beginning to see this with new eyes. She adopted some of them and used them often enough we weren't sure which ones were original to her...
“Your greatest danger is letting the urgent things crowd out the important.” ~ Charles E. Hummel Things were getting a little crazy in my life the last couple of weeks. I hate it when I don't listen to the advice that rolls off my own tongue. Hate. It. And I absolutely cringe when I realize I'm sporting a big old busy badge, you know, the one I warn...
"There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child."~Erma Bombeck When you're a kid, Christmas is the Super Bowl, the Indy 500, the World Series, the pinnacle of the year. It's pure adrenaline and it takes forever to arrive. Yep, it's great being a kid at Christmas. Second best is having kids at Christmas, especially little ones. Especially freshly bathed ones in...
“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach!”~ Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol A funny thing happens to our Christmas seasons through the years. Some are bright and others less so,...
I'm not sure where to start this time. You see, life amazes and inspires me. Every single day. It's overflowing with wonderful lessons to ponder. And, there's a gift I want very much for you to receive this Christmas. I'd like you to see your life with new eyes so you can be amazed, too. This is a story about a gift we opened more than fifty...
“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.”~Laura Ingalls Wilder I've got a great story and I can't wait to share it with you. It brought a smile to my face and uncorked a flood of memories and emotions! However I veered off my simplicity/hygge mode this weekend. We...