HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! Oh wait …. Tomorrow is March 1st; three months into 2013. But it still is a New Year! How are those resolutions coming along? Do you even remember them? Have you held strong and kept those resolutions? Sit back and think about where you stand with those changes you wanted to make…
Month: February 2013
Monsters
It’s 2 a.m. and little Sally runs to her parents’ room exclaiming that there is a monster under her bed. “Momma! Papa! There is a monster under my bed!” Grunting, her father shuffles down the hallway toward her room. Sally follows close behind, holding tightly to the back of his shirt. He reaches for…
Paper Tigers
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.” Those inspiring words come from one of my biggest heroes,…
The Orange Principle
It’s the height of orange season here in Arizona. Wherever you are, I hope that you’ve been the beneficiary of one of these beauties. Because, let’s face it, there is no pleasure quite like partaking of a perfect orange. The moment you peel it, when that sweet mist hits the air, you know it. …
The Art of Self Sabotage
I was huddled in a corner of the SDSU track field (above a parking garage) in torrential rain and strong gusts of wind, trying to figure out when my sister was going to be doing the Triple Jump for Utah Valley University (UVU). I was on the phone w/ my mom, who was across the…
The Great Gray Area
Sometimes, there are obvious distinctions between the right and wrong choices we’re faced with in life. Running a stop sign because you’re feeling careless is a bad choice. Returning the purse an elderly woman left in her shopping cart at the grocery store is a good choice. Continuing to date someone because you just don’t…
Live From The Indwelling Light
Live From The Indwelling Light There is something intrinsically wrong with me… I am a bad person… All I ever do is hurt people or let them down… I can’t do anything right… I’m a failure… I don’t deserve beauty, love or happiness… My suffering is punishment for my iniquity. ~* ~* ~ “It…
Gratitude, Respect and Love
Last week I ran into a very touching poem by Dave Griffid titled “Too Soon Old”. I also found out that this poem has been floating around internert for some time, but I couldn’t resist sharing it with you in case you haven’t read it yet. TOO SOON OLD. What do you see nurses? …..
Don't Sweat The BIG Stuff: Of Disneyland and Mosaics
I just returned from a 5 day trip to sunny Anaheim California to visit Disneyland. With a star-struck 2 year old, a heat struck daddy (yours truly), sick 9 month old (he slept the whole time), a first timer mommy, and grandma The Disney Tour Master (seriously, she should be getting paid); we all hit…