Tag: Inspiration
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Hello Self, Are You There?
“My friend…care for your psyche…know thyself, for once we know ourselves, we may learn how to care for ourselves” Socrates I’ve been thinking about a meditation I did this morning led by Jay Shetty. A former monk and a well known life coach, he was named in the Forbes 30 under 30. Impressive, however I…
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Sacrifice
To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold. Aristotle Winter, as often happens, didn’t wait for the calendar to make its arrival official. Earlier this week we awoke to a landscape of icy white. Heavy coats, boots, warm gloves and wooly hats were pulled out of closets…
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Inspired by Synchronicity
And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: it is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential to the eye. Antoine de Saint-Exupery What or who inspires you? Most recently, it’s been my friend, Barb. letitgocoach.com She magically appeared in my life through my blog and she has…
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Home
There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort. Jane Austen A family Fourth of July table. Demitasse for a European feel. Ann Estelle, dressed for March, looking down from the side of refrigerator. Cupcakes made during one of my rare moods to bake something. Postcards from art exhibits I’ve been to, hung from…
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Waiting
Patience is something I can’t wait to have. Todd Stocker On my past birthday, that little voice that whispers in my ear said, “Don’t be concerned about the future. Give it six years. Looking back, you will find there is little reason for concern.” So, a couple of things come into play here. First, in…
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Don’t Worry, Be Happy
It ain’t no use putting up your umbrella till it rains. Alice Caldwell Rice Are there people who never worry? I’m sure there must be, although it seems inconceivable to me. I have spent too many hours, hours that I will never get back, worrying about things that didn’t matter or never happened. As the…
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Loss
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer “The angels share or les anges partagent” is a French term that refers to the percent of wine that is lost due to evaporation through the wooden sides of the barrel. The moment I read this expression it resonated with me.…
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An Attitude of Grace
The feature image is part of, Cross-Pollination: The Moth Migration Project by Hilary Lorenz. The installation is currently exhibited at the Denver Botanic Gardens. We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. Maya Angelou Often I read something in a book that…
Aging with Grace 