Are you tired of pushing to do more and be more? Do you feel inauthentic? “True You” is a guide to healing from your false self, and the perfect way to start 2019.
The Gift You Should Give Yourself
Caught up in the holiday hub-bub, my mind is not tranquil. Here’s what I’ll give myself this season. Perhaps you need the same gift.
The Unexpected Christmas Visitor
When was the last time the events of a day seemed to be pointing to bad news for you? Did things actually turn out to be as awful as you’d feared? I shared this story with my readers several seasons ago, but this year seems as good a time as any to revisit the lessons…
From One Lit Lover to All Others – New Gift Ideas
My love affair began with Black Beauty. I was 7 years old and devoured it page by page after receiving it for Christmas, 1979. Yes, before that I had lesser crushes – The Velveteen Rabbit had nipped at my heart – but none that had ripped it wide open like this one horse’s life story,…
5 Ways to Show Love from a Grateful Heart (The Promised “Stories” Post)
November is a time to contemplate our blessings. So many of us are deeply thankful. And full hearts should spill over into good deeds in the world. Over the last few weeks – via Instagram, Facebook, and emails to my subscribers – I’ve requested stories about the many ways I KNOW you guys show love…
Contemplating Home and the Passing of Days
As fall turns to winter, my thoughts coalesce around one concept: HOME.
It’s World Kindness Day! How Are You Celebrating?
A good seed planted in darkness can burst forth to produce a tree large enough to host entire communities in its colorful branches. So how will you mark this special day?
Tomorrow’s “World Day of…”
Do you know what tomorrow is? November 13? It’s World Kindness Day. Haven’t heard of it? Neither had I. Not until I saw it on a “Content Calendar” created by Amazon for bloggers and other creatives like me. But apparently it’s been around since 1997 and even has an official flower, the Cosmos bipinnatus. Pretty…
“They” – It’s a Bad Word: My Thoughts After the Shootings at Tree of Life Synagogue
The tiniest phrase in a recent article about the latest massacre – the one at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh – infuriated me. It said the shooter “raged against Jews.” Who are these “Jews”? I’ll tell you who “they” are. Over the course of my life, people – who happen to have Jewish…
Here’s What You’re Doing Right
You might be having doubts about doing anything right. But I can almost guarantee you that’s wrong.