Tag Archives: life
3 Things Never to be Lazy About…
It is a Sunday morning – you don’t have to work. Seems like a good time to stay in your pajamas, read the paper and slowly start the day. Or hit the snooze button…Slow lazy morning… Some things in life deserve a slow start or less energy. Others require full attention, careful thought and extra effort. Here … Continue reading
What Keeps Your Heart Beating?
“If you don’t have a good reason for your heart to keep beating, it generally won’t.” Dr. Mehmet Oz In a world focused on getting things done, we frequently loose track of the value of what we do – of our purpose. Purpose is the reason behind great performance – meaningful performance. Purpose is what keeps … Continue reading
What’s Your Style?
Style. We all have it. Our style is personal to us and is really a window to what’s inside us. And though style is personal, we follow trends, dress like others and let others tell us what our style should be. We blend instead of stand out. Here’s why I was thinking about style… Last … Continue reading
The Memory Journal – The Best Gift Ever
My dad just turned 80. He is a young 80 – still spends every possible moment in the garden and helping others learn the skills of world-class gardening. Maybe he is like this because he is Italian. Actually, maybe he is like this because he makes wise decisions about his life to ensure each day … Continue reading
Slow Down and Enjoy the View
We all (okay, I) move at full speed ahead. I walk through an airport with a mission. I read a book with a mission. I drive to work with a mission. Get there. It’s a commute, not a drive to the beach. But something happened on a recent ride home from work that reminded me … Continue reading
Memories at the Speed of Life
has been a year since my oldest daughter was married. My youngest daughter is now a sophomore in college and my middle daughter (yes, three daughters) is in graduate school. Yesterday, so it seemed, I was changing diapers, attending father-daughter dances, playing school, riding bikes, driving to dance classes, spending hours at soccer games, going … Continue reading
Complaining Attracts Complainers
Ever notice how when you start to complain, you seem to bring out the complainer in someone else. A friend of the family is like this. Anytime someone shares a difficulty, illness or challenge, she has something more severe, more unlucky, or more unfortunate – as if suffering were a badge of honor. Her slogan … Continue reading
You Can’t Be Anything You Want To Be
“Despite the American myth, I cannot be or do whatever I desire – a truism, to be sure, but a truism we often defy. Our created natures make us like organisms in an ecosystem: there are some roles and relationships in which we thrive and others in which we wither and die.” Parker Palmer from … Continue reading
