I Don’t Do Boxes
I recently watched a child climb into a box, snug and tight, smiling with glee. I’ve seen that many times. What is it with children and boxes? I remember my own childhood experience—feeling warmth and security, tucked into a box.…
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Why I Like Vision Boards
This week I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts: The School of Greatness with Lewis Howe. I always feel uplifted and encouraged when I listen to him and his guests. And, quite often, what I hear is quite…
It’s About Relationships
I’m thinking about relationships. People I have known. Some for many years, some for only a short while. I began thinking about them when someone I know retired this week and in her farewell message she reminded us that our…
Why Can’t I Get Motivated?
Someone asked me this question a few weeks ago: Why can’t I get motivated? She’s not the first person who’s asked this, and I’ve asked it a few times myself. Sometimes we’re going along, following our passion and feeling excited…
Small Steps, Big Changes
There’s something nice about change. Sometimes it’s because it makes us more aware of what it is we’re changing from and more intentional about what we’re changing to. Kind of a mindfulness thing. My current change is to move my…
Let’s Talk Artificial Intelligence
I hear talk about AI everywhere I turn these days. Like it or not, it’s here with us. Here are some of my thoughts on it which I shared on the podcast The Quill and the Quantum with author and…
Waiting for May Flowers
I was just sitting and gazing at my new back yard, appreciating the beautiful green foliage edging the house in a few key places. The fragrance given from my lilac tree lingers ever so lightly now that it already bloomed…
A Spa Day Musing
I enjoyed a special treat this week – a body scrub and massage at a Korean Spa. Absolutely wonderful! The technician scrubbed my whole body with a brillo pad. Well, it wasn’t really a brillo pad, but that’s what it…
Jaw-Dropping Awe
You wanna know what makes my jaw drop in awe and my eyes grow moist? It’s the realization that the dream I seek, seeks me, too. I’m not alone in the dreaming. To know it’s not a one-way stretch, to…
Are Failed Commitments Hurting You?
I’ve been wondering about the negative fallout of unfulfilled commitments. Like I recently committed to myself to go to the gym at least every other day. Then three days in a row I meant to go, but I didn’t. That…