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...

what is a weed?

Earlier this week, I was pulling weeds out of my garden. I noticed a lovely “weed”, with purple flowers, and wondered; what constitutes a “weed”? Definition: noun – a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants. verb...

Happy Mother’s Day

Sunday, May 8, 2011 Happy Mother’s Day to all those mom’s and all those men and women who have been caring towards someone. I am thinking – that encompasses everyone. Let’s face it – everyone deserves some “motherly love”. We all want to feel heard. Anyone...

animal spirits*

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 God is speaking to us all the time. Are we listening? One of the ways God speaks to us is through the spirit of animals. I love animals and birds! Whenever a particular species shows up, I am first grateful and then inquisitive. I wonder...

it’s a choice

Choosing happiness is not always easy. “Stuff” happens every day! People say things and our feelings can get hurt. We can get angry or frustrated or both. There is traffic “stuff” and there’s that government “stuff”. We have friends, family, spouses, children...

trashing thoughts*

Tuesday, October 26, 2010 Some thoughts don’t serve us. Why do we obsess over thoughts that we really do not want to have? These unwanted thoughts usually have their roots in our addiction to what other people think; creating in us feelings of unworthiness or...