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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 MoreAll work and no play…the secret to society’s failings?
“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” ― Plato Mac and Nano are two funny fellas. When we arrive at Nano’s to visit, Mac is literally wiggling like a worm in his excitement. As soon as the leash is unlatched from his collar, Mac […]
Read MoreRight Here. Right Now.
“If you want to get something done, ask a busy person.” Benjamin Franklin “What is the biggest obstacle facing the family right now? It is over-commitment; time pressure. There is nothing that will destroy family life more insidiously than hectic schedules and busy lives…” James Dobson Is my to-do list ready for tomorrow? Is […]
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 MoreJust looking for my place in the world
“He could not return to living full-time with the Dursleys, not now that he knew the other world, the one to which he really belonged.” ― J.K. Rowling If we can utter the words I’m a member, we are also saying that we are not outsiders, not visitors, and that we belong. It would […]
Read MoreAllowing for (gasp) Imperfection
“Don’t pointless things have a place, too, in this far-from-perfect world? Remove everything pointless from an imperfect life, and it’d lose even its imperfection.” ― Haruki Murakami, Sputnik Sweetheart Picture an ad for the latest life-changing medication, with a few key changes: Is a mismatched life getting you down? Does living with pet hair on […]
Read MoreBe a Part of the Continent, a Part of the Main
“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.” John Donne, No Man Is An Island – Meditation XVII The young woman struggled with the sign that had fallen. She had a broom in one hand and a portion of the sign in […]
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 MoreTaking an Inventory
“Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it.” ― Marcus Aurelius, The Emperor’s Handbook “Why, Mr. Magruder? Why do we have to count all the towels?” Every January, just before the white sale […]
Read MoreFinding Freedom
“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.” ― Thích Nhất Hạnh, The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation Two women sat watching their sons […]
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Thoughts to Encourage
Nothing helps like a good nap…
Birds are Beautiful
A Dog is Faithful…
