kindness
It Takes Patience and Wisdom Not to Break that Zipper
“I believe managing is like holding a dove in your hand. If you hold it too tightly you kill it, but if you hold it too loosely, you lose it.” ~Tommy Lasorda It was just a thread, just a tiny thread, and I really couldn’t see why it was posing such a problem. Patience […]
Read MoreAfter the Storm…
In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful. ~Alice Walker As we walk through the neighborhood, my husband asks “Which kind is this?” Elm? I reply with some hesitation, as I look at the leaves and the bark. “If you had had Mrs. Ross, you’d […]
Read MoreStop Assuming the Worst. Invite the Best of Life into Your View!
“Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won’t come in.” ― Alan Alda Growing up in a tiny Tennessee town with a mother who was a sweet Sooner from Oklahoma and a father who was a brilliant Boilermaker from Indiana, I was exposed […]
Read MoreYou Never Know Who’s in Your Rear View Mirror
“Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.” — Thomas Jefferson Do you remember the John Grisham novel, The Firm, where the husband and wife were having to write notes to each other rather than speak out loud in their house? Their home had been bugged, and everything they said could be overheard […]
Read MoreCollaboration vs Competition
“Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than the one where they sprang up.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes You sit in your office and the younger gentleman or woman comes to you for advice on a project. Will you help them? You cook a wonderful dish and your friend wants to know how to […]
Read MoreEvery Member of the Cast
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else – Charles Dickens As I went through the photos of a play I attended recently, I was reminded of something I’ve known for a long time: every member of the cast, the team, and the community matters. In the […]
Read MoreDon’t be Mean
“She said, ‘I walked out of Auschwitz into life…I will never say anything that couldn’t stand as the last thing I ever say.” ~Benjamin Zander, Lessons from Auschwitz Today, I will speak good words. It’s that simple, after all, isn’t it? I just decide I want to speak kindness into others’ lives, and it […]
Read MoreFollowing the Stepping Stones
“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself.” ~Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass Our neighbors laid a beautiful stone path in their back yard not long ago, and I love to look at it when I am standing in my own yard, which is scattered with […]
Read MoreLonely in a Crowd
“Where are the people?” resumed the little prince at last. “It’s a little lonely in the desert …” “It is lonely when you’re among people, too,” said the snake.” ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince There was a beautiful wooded area behind my house when I was a little girl. Beyond the woods was a […]
Read MoreSharing it All
“When we fully understand the brevity of life, its fleeting joys and unavoidable pains … the consciousness of it should make us more kindly and considerate of each other. ” ~Clarence Darrow Recently, as I was going through the news feed on one of my social media pages, I came across a Facebook friend who is […]
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Thoughts to Encourage
Nothing helps like a good nap…
Birds are Beautiful
A Dog is Faithful…
