Stopping

This morning’s Bikram yoga class was not about starting, it was about stopping. Standing head to knee is still my nemesis pose. “Lock your left leg and reach down and pick up your right foot”, instructs the teacher. I reach down, fall sideways, straighten up, reach down again and this time I grab it. I’m . . . → Read More: Stopping

Shoveling Shells

This weekend my husband and I had a great time building a new fire pit in the backyard. This involved shoveling shells. Now, you may not think of shells as something to shovel. You think of bark mulch, dirt, and mostly snow when you think of shoveling something, but in our case, this weekend, we . . . → Read More: Shoveling Shells

What I Didn’t Know About Glitter

Being a kindergarten teacher for over twenty years, glitter has been a huge part of my life. Show a kindergarten child how to make a thin line with Elmer’s glue, sprinkle some glitter on it, shake of the excess and voila! you’ve transformed plain pencil lines into a thing of beauty, translates as: squirt half . . . → Read More: What I Didn’t Know About Glitter

My Favorite Kardashian

I know. Kardashian. Popular, and at the same time, not so popular, but doesn’t everyone have a favorite Kardashian? Yeah. That’s what I thought. For me The Kardashians have been the lamest thing pop culture has going. I’ve watched the show. I’ve seen them interviewed on talk shows, but it seems I’ve missed one. (Like . . . → Read More: My Favorite Kardashian

Working Through The Resistance

Working through the resistance was definitely the story of tonight’s Bikram yoga class. Once again it was my beloved teacher, Alex, who always utters just the right words at just the right time. There is always a very good chance of some resistance clogging up my practice. Tonight it was the heat, but if wasn’t . . . → Read More: Working Through The Resistance

What Have You Done?

“What have you done for YOURSELF this year to create a better life?”

– Jack Canfield

…was the question of the day. I found that question to be interesting because we are always paying attention to the things we can do to make someone else’s day better. Or, in the light of our own . . . → Read More: What Have You Done?

Happiness Is

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”

– Mahatma Gandhi

Okay. That one seemed relatively simple until I took a second look. Yesterday I talked about chronic situations that keep creeping back and stealing your peace. Let’s look at one in relation to this quote. . . . → Read More: Happiness Is

Who (or what) Stole Your Peace?

Having my peace stolen is something I wrangle with daily. An aggressive driver jumping in front of me on those famous Cape Cod rotaries grabs my peace and runs with it. A mean or hurtful comment about someone I care about twists my peace right out of my heart. When a quick peek at my . . . → Read More: Who (or what) Stole Your Peace?

Asked To Deal

Just about three years ago, when my mom died, I was asked to deal. You know – called to the carpet to face a huge thing cracking your life apart. Only I didn’t. I didn’t deal with it. I hid the hugeness of it from myself. I went through the motions and did what needed . . . → Read More: Asked To Deal

Good

I love that Allstate insurance commercial where the little girl says, “The oceans are full of sharks, but we all still swim, lots of people get struck by lightening, but we still play in the rain. A lot of bad things happen, but we all still do…good.”

We could keep adding to the list. Many . . . → Read More: Good