There is an ugly weed in my vegetable garden, and it’s pushing out all of my vegetables. It isn’t beautiful, and it doesn’t produce flowers or vegetables. It’s covered with prickly thorns. Good luck pulling it out! It grows fast and strong, and in its hardiness it has overtaken the garden. This weed does not… Read more »
Being in Santa Fe is not the only valuable part of this. For me it is the quality of experiences along the way. I don’t expect moving to erase what I need to work on. There is no delete tab there. Those things have to be addressed here and now. But, how I proceed from… Read more »
“It doesn’t matter if you see the glass as half-empty or half-full because there is a pitcher of water sitting next to it,” says Harvard happiness researcher Shawn Achor. We can not only fill up our own glasses, but fill the glasses of people around us. Happiness is a choice and a practice, and it… Read more »
I was on my way from NY to NM. A short layover in Denver, a puddle jumper to Santa Fe, arrive by 10 pm and wake up fresh the next morning. EXCEPT that when I got to the gate for my connection to Santa Fe, they said that the flight was cancelled. No more flights… Read more »
My three-year-old granddaughter asked me what was my favorite color on her new quilt. I pointed to the petals of a flower and said, “This one. It is called hot pink.” A few minutes later she said, “Ouch! My elbow hurts!” When I asked what happened, she said that she burned her elbow on the… Read more »
This is what I love about kids: they are in awe of everything. A baby is fascinated with his foot that seems to be connected to a body that seems to be his. Tasting a carrot for the first time brings wonderment to his mouth beyond anything that he has ever experienced. A cup… Read more »
Today was the first beautiful day of spring. Sunny and 75 degrees. I went to the beach, kicked off my shoes, laid on the sand, and fell asleep to the sound of lapping water and squawking seagulls. My trip to the beach was a respite from compulsive planning, organizing and the need to feel accomplished. … Read more »
Last week on Super Soul Sunday, Oprah featured Louie Schwartzberg, a cinematographer who specializes in nature films. His time-lapsed pictures of the grandest and tiniest parts of our earth create spectacular films. I highly recommend looking him up on youtube. His camera zooms in on a meadow swarming with monarch butterflies and a nest of… Read more »
I laugh a lot. It’s all so funny! Smile, grin, chuckle, belly laugh. I can be washing the dishes and burst out laughing at something that someone said last week. I laugh at myself, too. I really get a kick out of myself and the zany things I do. Yesterday I was feeling so good… Read more »
Researcher and author, Dr. Brene Brown, wrote “The Wholehearted Parenting Manifesto” which lays the groundwork for successful parenting. Whether you have children or not, we are all children, and we know how the guidance of caring, conscious parents can encourage our development into adults who make healthy choices from a core belief of worthiness. Here… Read more »