by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Aug 17, 2021 | Experiences, Peter's Voice, Tool
Why I Use the Hawaiian Prayer When I’m Confused When things start to spin sideways in my head, I have two go-to tools. The first and most useful is to redirect what I’m thinking about to “What do I want?” Almost any situation can be...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Aug 10, 2021 | Observations, Peter's Voice
The Courage to Say No Quite a long time ago, Beth told me that Black women are going to lead big changes in the world. We need to look no further than the 2020 Olympic Games for evidence of that. When Simone Biles stepped back from her chance to win another gold...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Aug 2, 2021 | Experiences, Peter's Voice
You Don’t Need It Until You Need It The other day, Beth and I were coming home from a nice walk with the dog. On the way back, we have to cross a wide road where traffic is a combination of cars, trucks, more trucks, and very big trucks. Most of them go faster...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Jul 27, 2021 | Observations, Peter's Voice
Learning to Look Behind the Reflections The way that we experience life is mostly physical. We use our external senses to know what is going on and measure our place in the world. We interact with people, we do things, we experience pleasure and pain through our five...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Jun 8, 2021 | Experiences, Peter's Voice
I Needed $50 – in Cash, Right Away On the last day of my recent trip to Mexico, I needed fifty dollars in cash for an unexpected expense. I had my credit cards, so it wasn’t like I was stranded, but I had to come up with the cash before I left for the airport. I...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | May 31, 2021 | Observations, Peter's Voice
Are You Patient Enough To Get What You Want? The English poet Lady Mary Montgomerie Currie said, “all things come to those who wait”. When you rush, you push. When you push, you resist. You resist what is and what the possibilities could be. You are trying to make...
