Sunshine & Sarcasm, Lowi & G
Category: Being365
The Thief
Theodore Roosevelt said that comparison is the thief of joy. While I believe that to be true, I also believe that comparison robs us of much more. It takes away our time, peace, confidence, self-esteem, gratitude and overall mental well-being. Comparison has become so much more than a sideways glance, fleeting desire or wishful thought….
Relinquishing the Armor
Wednesday morning I was posting the quote we shared on our blog and it proclaimed that self love is not selfish. And I had this brush, this whisper of inspiration and it went like this: We must go inside and honestly figure out how to love ourselves — right now, as we are. How else…
Self-Love is NOT Selfish
Sunshine & Sarcasm, Lowi & G
What’s Your Language of Love?
At this point, most of us have heard about Gary Chapman’s book, The Five Love Languages. The premise is that we all have a language in which we speak and give love to others. Our job is to understand our partner, child or other loved one’s language so that we can love them in the…
What Do You Practice?
I’ve been thinking about what it means to practice. What do we practice? This was prompted by listening to Ultrarunner Rich Roll talking about part of his commitment to recovery. He said the two main components were the practice of gratitude and service. He said that gratitude didn’t come to him naturally, that he has…