Life Is Like A Butterfly

Life really is like a butterfly. The harder you try to catch anything or do anything in life, the more elusive it becomes. Whereas if you turn your attention to the many areas that make up your life, giving each it’s due focus, that butterfly will come and land softly on your shoulder – and . . . → Read More: Life Is Like A Butterfly

Those Mundane Days

Yesterday I said life was made up of trials, triumphs, and the mundane. The days of trials and triumphs are hit n’ miss. The mundane connects them. Today was one of those mundane days. You know – the rare day when you don’t move too fast, accomplish a lot, or even have anything peak your . . . → Read More: Those Mundane Days

Improving Things

Sitting here watching Romney and Gingrich lambaste each other on the noontime news, assures me of two things. One, I could never be a public figure. I don’t have the skin for it. Tell me one bad thing about myself and poof! – my campaign would be over. This first thing tells me the second . . . → Read More: Improving Things

Cut!

Today was a day filled with the aftermath of the big game. While the Pats weren’t down ten at halftime, I did have the rest predicted right and those that made the big mistakes in the last fifteen seconds, lost – my team, the Patriots. I’m not going to focus on this most painful loss, . . . → Read More: Cut!

I Need To Vent…Again!

I had a perfectly wonderful blog written in my head for today about my philosophy of life and people. Then I sat down to watch The Talk. Since the show changed two of the hosts this season I have been so unhappy with it that I couldn’t even write about it yet. I sit here . . . → Read More: I Need To Vent…Again!

Yes, It’s the Month of Love

February is the traditional month of love, as if the tv commercials and store displays would ever let us forget this. I got hit over the head with the message while doing valentine shopping today. I’ve had my share of pink and red hearts – enough to last all month long. During my browsing I . . . → Read More: Yes, It’s the Month of Love

Finding That Power Within

Resetting the Compass, the Final Day – Day 31

How fitting that on the final day of my compass resetting, Victoria Azarenka, who just this week became the number one tennis player in the world, was on Ellen. I had just written the title of today’s piece when I was drawn to the interview going . . . → Read More: Finding That Power Within

Whomp! II

Resetting the Compass – Day 30

The last few days of resetting the compass for 2012 are slamming. (me, that is, with “life changing” wisdom) The latest gem that flew across my Twitter was:

“Never beg for that which you have the power to earn.”

I can’t walk around that one today. It is another . . . → Read More: Whomp! II

Whomp!

Resetting the Compass in the last days – Day 28

There are things that go bump in the night and things that go Whomp! in my life. Some things that cross my path can be put away, left to niggle around the brain for another day. Once in while something is dropped splat in the . . . → Read More: Whomp!

Linked In – Not Sociallly

Resetting the Compass – Day 26

Today was my first day back to yoga in five days after being laid up with a cold. On the way there I was thinking I felt pretty good and I could handle this today. When I got there, I found a new teacher I’ve never seen before. I . . . → Read More: Linked In – Not Sociallly