What if we don’t make any resolutions? What if we simply shift our thinking to do more for ourselves? Here’s what I mean. Resolutions tend to be removing things from our life or ‘improving’ ourselves or how we do things…. Read more
A Little Beauty
Find what brings you joy, and go there
I’ve been wanting to do this for over a year. The other day I finally moved all the furniture around in my office so my desk would be sitting directly in front of the large sun-filled window. It feels great!… Read more
General
gladness and gratitude
THE ORANGE by Wendy Cope At lunchtime I bought a huge orange— The size of it made us all laugh. I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave— They got quarters and I had a half. And that… Read more
A Story
moments of joy
A friend who lets you know they’re thinking of you. Words of true friendship always bring joy. A silly five year old Australian Shepherd who continually makes me smile. The sheer pleasure of spending time in the forest. Scanning some… Read more
General
when women were birds
“Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding that to sing at dawn and to sing at dusk was to heal the world through joy. The birds still remember what we have forgotten, that the world is meant to be celebrated.”–Terry Tempest Williams… Read more
A Story, General
observed, after the snow
An elderly man who walks past everyday, was practically trotting through the snow headed to his usual spot at the end of Johnson on the hem of the Salish Sea. It was still early though not long after daylight broke… Read more
General
what brings joy
“Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship, home… it’s your responsibility to love it, or change it.” – – Chuck Palahniuk That is how I have lived nearly my entire life. So, after moving (two years… Read more