We all have little self-care rituals that help us feel better. But, when it’s time to do them we make excuses of not enough time, too many needs from other people, or being too tired. I feel much better when I do my full “right before bed routine.” Spraying my feet with a magnesium/lavender oil Read More
September is my busiest work time. So instead of the languid summer morning quiet time to get centered, I sometimes only have a few minutes. It turns out that’s all I need. Once I got out of the “shoulds”: I should meditate, pray, exercise, read affirmations, wake up at 6am, Bible study, oil pull, stretch, Read More
I had an errand to run. I put the windows down and opened the sunroof. The day was 60 degrees and sunny. But, I spent the first part of my trip ruminating over projects that weren’t going well and things I still had to troubleshoot. I noticed I was feeling extremely stressed. How could I Read More
We took a motorcycle ride on a beautiful evening. I noticed trees, some nice looking, others ugly. I saw foliage and birds, labeling everything. Crane – good, itch on my nose – bad, wind – bad, butterfly – good, road construction – bad, blue skies – good. When I really noticed my thoughts, it wore Read More
On Sunday, I wrote about Little Delights. On Monday, my day turned into one obligation after another. I had on my list to read my novel outside, but by the time I was able to it was dark. This morning I was complaining about it in my journal and feeling very grumpy. When I heard Read More
We took my Mom to Frederick Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids because she hadn’t seen the Japanese Gardens yet. My daughter Brea and I got there an hour early. In front of the gardens were beautiful displays of flowers. We delighted in looking at them and photographing them. We noticed that most people walked right Read More
I was sharing with a friend my new delightful evening routine. So many times routines are created to “get things done”. They are full of things like wash dishes, go through the mail or brush your teeth. What would it be like to have some decadent feeling or delightful on your list? What are some Read More
I got really tired of myself. I spent much of March in the land of hard. “There’s too much work to do.” “Not another migraine.” “Winter is too, too long. When will it end?” “No fresh fruit at the store.” I only saw the hard. I was getting more tired and more cranky as the Read More
We are a society of action. Action is necessary and helpful. But, so is waiting. Often as soon as we get the uncomfortable feeling of not knowing, we plow ahead in action. Let’s say a request was made to head up the school bake sale. There is that uncomfortable silence as you need to decide. Read More
I was standing in a really long line at the post office yesterday. Most people were settled in and calmly waiting with their packages, though you could tell they didn’t want to be there. A couple people were complaining about other places that were closed that required them to come wait at the post office. Then Read More
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