Thanksgiving 2020
Anything with 2020 in it automatically brings up Covid and all the shifts and downright big changes that have occurred in our lives in the last 9 months. Everything familiar simply has changed so much regardless of where you happen to be in the world. Thanksgiving is...
Are You Ready for New Beginnings?
Are you ready for a new beginning? Do you want to move beyond where you are and where you’ve been to get a fresh start? They say when one door shuts, another one opens. Are you ready to walk through a new door? The question that immediately pops up is, what will...
Living Forward from Today with a Perspective of Yesterday
I’m writing this on election day 2020. It is a big day from today’s perspective. Lots of energy and emotions tied to the outcome. What will happen in the hours, days, and weeks to come after we learn the outcome of the election? As I think about the importance of...
Darkness and Our Light of Hope
They say, no amount of darkness can put out a light. It’s an uplifting and inspirational quote, but how can you apply it to our current situation? If you look at today's political climate, it appears there are equal parts of lightness and darkness. It doesn’t matter...
Differences in Birds and People
When we look at birds, we don’t wonder why the crow doesn’t fly south like the goose or ask why a hummingbird is happy sipping from the flowers rather than hunting for a squirrel like a hawk. Do you expect them to all behave the same way? Do you expect the tiny...
So Many Choices
This past weekend Beth and I drove around some of the areas she often rides her bike to get a sense of the damage caused by the wildfires. Would it be safe for her to get back out on those roads? What we saw was amazing. We were taken back by the scale and scope of...
Are You Thinking in the Past, Present, or Future?
Where do you spend your time? Do you spend your time thinking about where you’ve been, where you are, or where you are going? You have a choice. And how you choose to spend your time has a huge impact on how you live. When you think about the past, you are destined to...
Are You Afraid of the Future?
There seems to be so much to fear in the world today. Fear of the pandemic. Fear of the economy. Fear of the election. It all comes down to being afraid of the future. As Franklin Roosevelt said, "let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear...
Gaining Perspective While Driving Across the Country
Beth and I recently took a road trip across the country. We had lots of time to think. As the hours went by, we alternated from listening to an audiobook, to having lively discussions, and admiring the scenery as we quietly drove by. One thought that kept coming up...
What Are You Asking For?
When you say you want some ‘thing,’ it is much more than the ‘thing. Say you want a new car. It’s not just the new car you want. It’s the feeling of getting a new car and driving along your favorite road. It’s the joy of talking about your new car with friends and...
Ask What It Means, Not Why
When something happens to us, our first reaction usually is to ask, “Why me?” Why did that guy just cut me off? Why did I miss the meeting? Why is it so busy here? We wonder why things happen to us. A better question to ask is, “What does it mean to me?” What are...
You Create the Crisis
One of our biggest challenges in life is learning not to react to a confrontation. We see or hear something, and we often react automatically. We are taught to confront an issue head-on. It sounds simple, but the best way out of a situation is not to fight it but to...
Now is a Good Time to Question Yourself
Last week we talked about how we are not our beliefs. We've accumulated and developed our beliefs over the years, and they impact much of our lives. But we don't have to hold on to them forever. We are separate from our beliefs, and we can drop, add and change them...
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