The other day as I was leaving the grocery store, I saw a woman helping an older lady who was struggling with the groceries. She smiled gently and gratefully. Two strangers had a nice conversation on the way to the car. I felt inner joy at the
Personal Growth
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I’ve always been sensitive to criticism. I was re-reading an old journal and it contained an entry about some criticism I endured. I was so angry and writing about how it was unfair. Rationalizing all the good stuff I did. Noticing all the
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When I think of my future self, I often picture a sage, wise woman. Someone calm who realizes all the little things I worry about don’t matter in the long run. Everything passes. You live through it all until you don’t. A being that
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True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. Seneca It is
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For the longest time I set up my life so no one would get mad at me, instead of following Spirit, guidance, or intuition. Truth is I still do life this way more than I want. When that happens I am not doing what is true for me to do. I am not
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I often have people complaining that they are overwhelmed and have too many things to manage. When we say yes to buying something or doing something or reading something, we forget the consequences. Now we need to take care of that thing. Every
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It’s in times of crisis that you hone in on what is most important to you. You notice what you wished you had been doing. Or realize you need to write Grandma because she can’t have visitors. Or see how needed your caregiver is. Or how