Deep down we all want something to believe in. The only way to know that our beliefs are not foolish is to question them. Take the Tooth Fairy or Santa Clause. Parents go to great lengths to keep these beliefs alive. I grew up thinking my Tooth Fairy was a world traveler because of the…
Snails and humans are vastly different from one another but there are a couple of key similarities. For starters both species have comfort zones. These are the places or situations that we feel the most at ease within the boundaries of. For snails their comfort zone is their exterior shell. Human comfort zones are more…
In a couple of weeks, it will have been four years since I was involved in a serious car accident. Going 75mph, I was in a head-on collision with a drunk driver going the wrong direction on the interstate. He fled the horrific scene. How or why, I am alive and well is more miracle…
Did you know that April 22nd marks the 52nd Earth Day? This is a day to enjoy our planet and consider ways to better take care of it. Beyond the obvious conserving of electricity, water and gas, what is your Earth Day IQ? What simple changes are you willing to make in order to help…
For the first time in a long time the world seems to be on the same page. What is happening in Ukraine is not okay. Few of us can imagine what being a Ukrainian feels like. We watch the news from afar, turn our attention to social media, and collectively wonder what we can do…
After living together only a few months, my husband and I were still getting used to one another’s habits. We were learning what was worth mentioning as a bother, and what was better to simply let go of altogether. There weren’t many kinks to be worked out, but there was one reoccurring issue that I…
This week I would like to enlighten you with different kinds of thought provoking messages of positivity. For some time now I have been collecting teabag tags with quotes. Some are anonymous tidbits; others are words shared by well-known people. I call it “Teabag Wisdom.” I find them to be simple, yet inspirational. Here are…
It is unfortunate to me that all four-letter-words get such a bad rap, since there are two categories of them. There are the words that we tell our kids not to use, but often are guilty of including in our own adult speech. I definitely fall into this category. Powerful in their attention grabbing capabilities,…
During a recent drive through the mountains, I spotted two large moose standing in a field. I pulled over to watch them for a moment. At first sight they appeared awkward with their long, skinny, knobby legs on top of which sits a body that seems disproportionately large. I reminded myself that their oddities are…
Living in Colorado I have the privilege of experiencing the gifts of all four seasons. Each abounds with its own abundance of wonder and joy. It seems to me that life is not so different. Just as the cyclical change of the seasons is necessary to keep its balance so must we as humans alter…