It’s always better when you realize you’ve overcome a major nemesis when you least expect it. When I first started Bikram yoga ten months ago, camel was my fear from day one. I was always scared I’d be left in it too long or I couldn’t breathe and I’d have to lie down for the . . . → Read More: Conquered!
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“There is no situation in life that can’t be improved by laughter. Sometimes humor can help us get through situations we couldn’t possibly endure without it. Sometimes laughter isn’t superfluous; it’s essential.” ~ Melody Beattie Did you ever have something awful happen and hear someone say, “Someday we’ll be laughing over this”? My husband is . . . → Read More: Cherish the Gift of Humor Today I came across a small quote that has a big message. It was by Julia Cameron in her daily meditation book, The Artist’s Way…Everyday. Today’s passage ended with: “When we stop playing God, God can play through us.” For me, the term “playing through” was always associated with golf. Being a golfer of the . . . → Read More: Playing Through …that are spent on the beach letting time and tides carry me to a place of peace. Hope all of you are finding tranquility and a bit of space between Friday and Monday. Take it for face value – weekend – the end of the week, time to stop and replenish for what next week . . . → Read More: One Of Those Days… …that “there really is no best in a world of individuals”*, a quote I offered my thoughts on some days ago, exists in the GPS that God uses. God’s GPS doesn’t stand for global positioning device. It stands for God Positioning Scripture.* Every once in awhile God throws a piece of bible wisdom down on . . . → Read More: Proof…. “Breathe steady and try to outwait your reflexes to be angry or anxious or envious or resentful.”~ Mark Nepo This was at the end of my morning meditation yesterday. It has been stuck in my mind since I read it. I think the part that fascinates me is that being angry, anxious, etc. are just . . . → Read More: Reflex? Really? Growing up Catholic, sin was preached to me since I was "knee high to a grasshopper", as the saying goes. When I was seven and had to do the weekly confession/communion thing, I could never see the point. I didn't sin. Sin was a huge, ominous word. It meant doing REALLY bad things, like stealing . . . → Read More: A Word (mine) About “Sin” Tonight I heard on the John Tesch show on the radio that we don’t realize how much influence our inner voice has on our thoughts and our energy. The things we tell ourselves direct our energy even more than what other people tell us. He said instead of telling yourself how fat you are, start . . . → Read More: The Inner Voice Speaks Loudly When an insect is buzzing around our head, what do we do? Swat! Smack! We do it almost instinctively without thinking. Today I read something that made me stop and think, why? Obviously we are afraid the insect is going to hurt us, so we start waving and smacking them away. Could this instinctive . . . → Read More: Swat! Smack! Gottem’! If this is truly a world of individuals, how can there be a “best”? is the question posed for me in this quote by Hosea Bellou. One definition of individual is “separate and distinct from others of the same kind”. I admit I did succumb to the BFF world of Facebook, but over the . . . → Read More: There Is No Best In A World Of Individuals |
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