I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase that there are givers and takers in life. Looking through your life, you can see the difference in people. Who are the givers? Who are the takers? If you’re entirely a taker or a giver, then you’re doing it all wrong. Sorry, I have to tell you the truth. […]
We are Pittsburgh Steelers fans through and through – black and yellow, baby! Then we learned the Steelers are playing two Thursday night games this season, and you can only see them if you have an Amazon Prime membership. Wow, it hit me just how much “business” (commerce/capitalism/corporate greed) is controlling our lives. I mean, […]
Driving on the interstate today was great! There were hardly any cars on it, and at one point, I felt like I was at a theme park, driving one of those go-carts on a track. It got me thinking about drivers on the road. When I learned how to drive, I remember going out driving […]
I went for a walk yesterday. It was a beautiful day, and I wanted to feel the sunshine on my skin. My knee and shin were bothering me. (I am sad to admit it, but I have arthritis in my knee and ankle due to injuries.) I was limping along and saw a wooden bench. […]
I have this book Self-Love Workbook for Women by Megan Logan, MSW, LCSW. Megan writes, “Internalized messages from past traumatic events or childhood wounds may contribute to feelings of unworthiness, making practicing self-compassion challenging. The quickest way to create a self-compassionate response involves thinking about how you might respond to a beloved friend.” I did […]
I heard the Minimal Mom on YouTube talk about this idea of “bandwidth.” She said something like at the end of the day, she had no bandwidth left. I never heard that term before (describing the energy we have), but I got what she meant. I’ve always said, “I’m losing my steam,” which means the […]
I woke up this morning with “Crystal Ball” by Styx playing in my head. I started singing it. I couldn’t remember all the lyrics since I hadn’t heard it in a while. So, I googled them. When I read the following lyrics, it got me thinking about this blog. I wonder what tomorrow has in […]
Yesterday, I was in a convenience store and heard a customer ask the young male cashier, “How’s it goin’?” The cashier responded in a mundane voice, “Ah, ya know, livin’ the dream.” I’ve heard that expression before, and I never liked it. Doesn’t it imply that you’re not happy with your life? What about […]
I rode my bike to my daughter’s house and locked it up with a Kryptonite Keeper lock to her front porch railing. She has the white vinyl 4×4 posts that made it tricky to put the lock around my bike frame. As I was doing that, my daughter came out and told me I didn’t […]
Our souls are hungry. We may not realize just how hungry we are, but we need to start feeding it better—no more fast food drive-thru for us. No, we deserve the full-course dish with ice cream for dessert! Too many of us are depressed, anxious, and overwhelmed, and I believe it’s because our souls are […]