merry christmas

Merry Christmas! One Christmas, my grandmother made a Christmas tree out of costume jewelry. Some single earrings, pendents, broaches, etc… When I saw it hanging on the wall of my recently deceased aunt’s home my heart went down memory lane. There were so many...

proactive vs. reactive

“Stuff” happens all the time. It’s our response to the “stuff” that counts. Obstacles come in all shapes and sizes, whether it takes the form of a traffic jam, an unhappy client or boss, a disgruntled coworker, health issues, a friend yelling at us, or a past due...

our unique assignment

Viktor Frankl in his book Man’s Search for Meaning talks about how each person has his unique assignment in life. He writes, “Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man...

every day is a good day to love

Wouldn’t it be great to have the Christmas Spirit all year round? We can! The Christmas Spirit is about giving, so today I challenge us to be creative and set a plan on giving. For many, unless it is on the calendar, it doesn’t happen. So how can we be...

black friday

Why do they call today Black Friday? Is it because people get out in the dark of the night to go shopping? I love this time of year. Today is a day that a lot of people are out shopping for loved ones. It’s a time of thinking of others rather than ourselves, a time of...

surrender

Surrender is not about giving up, yet it is. Surrender is about giving up the illusion that we have all the answers. It is about ridding ourselves of the desire to control our world and everybody in it. I struggle with knowing what’s right for me, how in the world...