So, it’s Christmas Eve and we are sitting in the dimly lit mountain church waiting for the candlelight service to begin. My middle daughter leans over and says, “don’t look now, but you know the guy that owns the ________ store? His wife just came in with another man and is sitting right behind us!”…
Category: Life Lesson
Christmas Spirit
Why is it more difficult to get into the spirit of the holidays during some years? This has been one of those years for me. I am not sure if it’s because I was traveling, our older girls aren’t home yet, the weather has been warmer than usual or if it’s just me. Sunday I decided…
Life Lesson: The Hardest Four Letter Word to Say
H-E-L-P. It’s one of the four letter words you can utter without fear of having your mouth washed out with soap. But it’s one that many of us avoid because asking for it feels, well, a lot like having your mouth washed out with soap. It can be hard to need others. It can be…
Life Lesson: What Are You Really Feeling?
WHAT?! Nothing good ever comes from a reaction like that. Nothing good rarely elicits one like that either. But that’s how it went down earlier this week. I was informed of a development in a class I was hosting and “WHAT?!” was my response. And, yes, all caps, exclamation point, and question mark were all…
Life Lesson: Life Cycles
You hear devastating news and everything in your body, your mind, everything says no. It’s not always direct. It’s not always obvious. But if you look closely, if you’re paying attention — you see it. The resistance, denial, pushing away, pulling away, running away. It might just be our attention or body language. It may…
Life Lesson: Needing to Be Right!
Our need to be right creates most of our life’s drama. Whoa, that’s something to think on, right? This is not my tidbit of wisdom. It was offered to me by someone wiser and saner than me but it was so simple that it got my attention. A Course in Miracles poses the question,” Do…
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