In my opinion there’s not a more important skill than communication. Communication is key to identifying and expressing our personal needs and wants. To be able to speak truthfully and honestly is more than necessary, it is vital. Applying this vital skill with a firm but gentle delivery is an art. One must keep in…
Alcoholics Anonymous defines insanity as “doing the same thing and expecting different results.” You don’t have to be in the program to see the logic of the statement. The concept is pretty simple, yet people (myself included) continue to behave insanely around the holidays. Cooking, cleaning, present wrapping, and people pleasing is exhausting. Come January,…
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…
We could all use a boost to our spirits lately. Tensions are high, tolerance is low, patience is next to nothing. A collective sense of feeing l depleted and overwhelmed exists. There is no certainty in making plans. Joy sounds like a word, not a feeling. What if I could guarantee you at least a…
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…