Gratitude and Breath

Gratitude and Breath

 “They’re funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you’re having them.” — Eeyore, “The House at Pooh Corner”   When I tested myself today, COVID still registered positive. I will have to relearn how to mask — and take things more...
Late to the Game

Late to the Game

Drawing by Kei Acedera © Disney Productions “I’m late, I’m lateFor a very important date.No time to say hello, good-bye,I’m late, I’m late, I’m late” ― The White Rabbit March 27 had been circled on my calendar for months....
Two sides of the same coin: Love and Grief

Two sides of the same coin: Love and Grief

“A dog is the only thing on Earth that loves you more than it loves itself.” ― Josh Billings My Facebook page shares with me the posts from previous years. Each day I visit the label called ‘Memories’ to view what was happening in my life on this day from...
Unraveling the secrets to love, relationships, and marriage

Unraveling the secrets to love, relationships, and marriage

Many of us seek community solely to escape the fear of being alone. Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.” ― Bell Hooks   No — I am not building a dating...
For better, for worse

For better, for worse

  “I used to think that the worst thing in lifewas to end up all alone. It’s not.The worst thing in life is ending upwith people who make you feel all alone.” — Robin Williams I have no experience being a married person. I have not yet fulfilled that commitment....
Food, Mood, and Learning

Food, Mood, and Learning

“Lunch should consist of at least1/3 relationship-building talk.If you don’t have time for business talk,it was a very successful lunch.” — Jeffrey Gitomer One of my favorite things to do is to connect with someone over a shared meal. Yesterday...
What’s in a (Nick)Name?

What’s in a (Nick)Name?

“Titles are but nicknames, and every nickname is a title.” — Thomas Paine   What do you think about nicknames? Have you ever given someone a nickname? Did they know? Did that nickname carry a positive, negative, or neutral theme? What was your...
Rememeber When?

Rememeber When?

“The bad news is time flies.The good news is you’re the pilot.” — Michael Altshuler Do you find yourself having conversations that reflect on things in the past? Remember when we used the fax machine? Remember landline phones with cords? Can you remember your...
Time is the Equalizer

Time is the Equalizer

Time is the most undefinableyet paradoxical of things;the past is gone,the future is not come,and the present becomes the past,even while we attempt to define it.” — Charles Caleb Colton For years I have maintained this reflective habit. When given the gift of time...