These ponderings originally appeared one per day via MailChimp. This weekly version keeps them in one place for people who missed the daily postings. If you would like to sign up to get them daily, you can do so by filling out the Mailing List Form HERE. Ego(less) I had a startling experience yesterday at …
I love seeing the bumper sticker, ‘Practice Random Acts of Kindness.’ (Among other things, it beats most of the alternatives on the bumpers of pick-up trucks and SUVs here in Colorado.) I love the idea of random acts of kindness. But the fact is, 99.44% of them are not random at all. A week ago, …
There are seasons of our life in which it is easy to be thankful, and seasons when it is difficult. However, gratitude – like love – is not really an emotion; it is a practice. We all know them: the people whose life is radiant with gratitude. They shine with blessing, and that blessing is …
Before I start I want to wish a Happy Birthday to my beloved son-in-law who begins a new year today. First: If you have not read last Wednesday’s blog, please click through here and read it [Harvesting (sometimes elusive) Courage] I don’t want anyone wondering what happened! Second: If you think you have signed up …
Someone recently remarked – with what sounded like a good deal of irritation – that the little slips of paper in fortune cookies are no longer fortunes, they are aphorisms. Personally, I hadn’t noticed because I am still carrying the fortune (not aphorism) I received five years ago that promises, ‘You will receive some prestigious …