I sit by the pool, warmed by the sun caressing my pale skin. A trickling waterfall, babbling with playful birds has been my social network. I close my eyes and breathe in oxygen that does not have toxins of technology and To Do lists. I am alone. Unplugged and at peace. My Zen-filled fingers dip a loaded brush filled with ever-changing… Read More
Focusing on First Things First
There is the saying: I got out of the wrong side of the bed today. A rather silly saying, but used to mean, “I didn’t get the day started off properly” and once things started off in the wrong direction, well…down the hill it went, like Jack and Jill, and no one could quite get it back the rest of… Read More
Dirty Dishes in the Sink
Does life get you down? Is it easy to forget your blessings and harder still to forget your troubles each day? Take a few moments to contemplate your dirty dishes. Amazingly, our dirty dishes can remind us how much we have to be grateful for: THANK GOD FOR DIRTY DISHES; THEY HAVE A TALE TO TELL. WHILE OTHER FOLKS GO… Read More