What do you think is the most valuable commodity that we have or seek? Well, my cup of coffee seems pretty valuable to me first thing in the morning. But then there’s the money that allows me to buy the coffee and put food on the table, clothes on my back and a roof over... Continue Reading →
The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month. ~ Henry Van Dyke My girlfriend is visiting Ottawa, Canada right now. She’s a hockey grandma for two weeks, looking after her grandchildren, one of whom is playing in... Continue Reading →
I was at the tender age of four, when a new doctor thought he’d tell my mother that her sweet, happy little girl had a congenital defect. The way I rotated both my feet inward was not ‘normal’, but, it was treatable. My mother had shuddered at the costly cure: years of night braces and... Continue Reading →
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. ~ Denis Waitley How can this be possible? Despite all the disruptions in my life with my father-in-law’s radiation treatments, I find myself more grateful than ever. But I am. I... Continue Reading →
Melsha Shea lives on the other side of the Rockies from me. She loves snow and roasting marshmallows over the campfire. On the first day of summer this year she wrote in her blog: “For the next 93 days I’m going to do one thing every single day that brings me joy”. She chose to... Continue Reading →
I found a version of this poem on the web years ago and fell in love with the concept of ‘heart prints’. I did a google search today and discovered a few different versions of the poem, all signed Author Unknown. Here is mine. As you sail through this week, may you stop and leave... Continue Reading →
