Thankful Thursday: Gratitude & Loving Kindness

While this week has brought deep breaths, sighs, and a sense of resignation across this country there is still plenty of angst, discontentment, and fear among us. My first instinct is to go dark during these times because I honestly can’t stand the drama nor do I want to unintentionally elicit any negativity. This week,…

Thankful Thursday: Right Place!

When you think you’re going to have a low-key day it’s important to be sure you are as clear with the universe what you mean. When I said “Low Key”, I was thinking laid back and relaxed. The universe clearly heard: Loki (Lo-Kee) Norse God of Mischief and Trickery. You’re not familiar with Loki? Neither…

Thankful Thursday: Gratitude and Politics

We are days away from the election and I don’t want to discuss the latest political fallout, your view about the candidates,  or what you saw on anyone’s news feed. What I would like to discuss is the idea of being kind, open and compassionate to your neighbors, your friends or whomever is across the…

Thankful Thursday: My Person Part II

I recently had a conversation with “my person” in which we were discussing our changing lives.  We seem to have more time, less friends and yet we still can’t get anything done.  It left us wondering what we currently do with the hours and the age old rhetorical question of where all the time has…

Thankful Thursday: When You Are Able

This week, I found myself lamenting about “all the stuff I had to do” and “Oh, I still have to run today.” I was complaining, essentially, about all the tasks that I had on my plate. Before long I was feeling overburdened by day-to-day life. Then I had the mini epiphany: But you are able. It’s…