As many of you know, my sweet dog-ter, Xena, died three weeks ago. And while she was 14 and had many health problems, I thought she would be with us for at least several more months. I was (and still am) in complete shock and complete sadness that she’s gone.
In this time of grief, I’ve learned so many things about myself and my life and my friends and my world.
I believe that there is a beautiful gift in every experience. I have
A Shared Wisdom Guest Post Featuring Akemi Gaines
The day will come when, after harnessing space, the winds, the tides, gravitation, we shall harness for God the energies of love. And, on that day, for the second time in the history of the world, humanity will have discovered fire. – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Somehow life doesn’t always throw a nice ball. When you are criticized unkindly or treated badly, how do you deal with it?
In some cases, speaking up is just what it takes.
Dan and I were both in pretty crappy moods the other night. It happens. We were tired and overworked and grumpy and felt completely depleted. It was really late, and we were just getting started for another shift of work. And neither of us was happy about it.
So for about 15 minutes, we complained. We vented. We shared our frustrations. We stewed. And then we got back to work and tried to push through it. But I could still feel it sitting in the pit of my stomach. Like an angry knot – wanting
As I type this, my computer is making a horrible grinding/buzzing sound. The fan isn’t happy, and it’s hard to concentrate.
I will admit that I banged my laptop around probably harder than I should have to try to get it to stop. I said a few words that I don’t care to repeat here. And I have spent the last few moments fuming. Technological issues are one of my hot buttons and, for whatever reason, when things aren’t working properly, I can quickly spiral downwards into a
We all know that gratitude is good for us. We all know that being appreciative makes us feel better. We all know that a daily gratitude practice would be a great addition to our days.
But…taking time to remember what we’re grateful for and being able to stay in this place of appreciation doesn’t always happen, right? We get so busy with “have tos” and “to dos” that we forget to be thankful for our life, our loved ones, our health, our spirit, etc.
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