The Power of Words
It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it… This will take less than 2 minutes of your time, I promise you’ll be glad you watched! 🙂 Have a great day! 38.646991-90.224967Share the Love!EmailShare on TumblrTweetPrintLike this:Like...
Read MoreGrief is its own Medicine
“Grief is itself a medicine.” ~~William Cowper (1731-1800) I went to visit my dad over the weekend. It’s been almost five months since my mom died and Saturday morning we went to the cemetery. It was an overcast Ozark day, one my mother would have called “dreary.” Too many days in a row like that and I start to get sort of squirrely, but today I found the starkness of the country landscape beautiful. It seemed like a good day to go to a grave. My mom is buried four or five miles back on an old country road, in Clubb Cemetery, outside of Zalma, MO. The...
Read MoreYou May Say I’m a Dreamer, But I’m Not The Only One…
Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you also refuse to hate him… ~~Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor… ~~Anne Lamott Hello again! I know, I know. You don’t get a post for days on end and now two in one day. How fortunate you are! I just couldn’t let today pass without acknowledging Dr. Martin Luther King, so here it is. There has been a great deal of recent media attention about Dr....
Read MoreGetting There
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ~~Ralph Waldo Emerson Hello all 🙂 I was talking with some folks over the weekend about the paths we walk…how we think the path we are on will lead to a certain place, but part of the journey is accepting when it wanders into other areas. Staying on the path and getting there aren’t necessarily the same thing, but probably all part of the same path. It reminded me of the wonderful poem by David Wagoner, so I thought I’d post it. We’ve all earned this ” worn-down, hard,...
Read MoreDealing with Difficult Relatives
Your friends, family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing. -Jim Rohn Hello all and Happy Late Thanksgiving! Or maybe it’s Early-Merry-Happy-Whatever-You-Celebrate-This-Time-of-Year, I’m not sure. I do know I’m not wishing anyone a Happy Black Friday 🙂 Whatever this time of year means for you and your family, I do know that what most of us want is Happy-Merry and what a lot of us feel is pressure or disappointment. Contrary to what the Hallmark store...
Read MoreCompassion and Empathy
Hello all 😉 I saw this TED talk today and wanted to pass it along. Powerful stuff. Have a great weekend! 38.646991-90.224967Share the Love!EmailShare on TumblrTweetPrintLike this:Like...
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