It happened to me just the other day. I was recalling a time when I made some terrible choices. Then my mind told me to stop. To pretend that it didn’t happen. But I told my mind off! “Don’t deny experiences,” I yelled at myself. Don’t Deny Experiences I reminded myself that those choices, those […]
Coffee Cup Wisdom
I’m always in two minds as to whether I like Oprah or not but there’s times without number I’m inspired by her. This is one of those times! Yes, I’m talking coffee cup wisdom here. Coffee Cup Wisdom I love my coffee – tea too, if you really want to know. However, I’m not talking […]
Tomorrow
At a time when tomorrow – our future – has become a question that’s hard to deal with, I found this quote from Audre Lorde speaking to me. I hope it speaks to you too. Tomorrow Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of […]
The First Words
I read The Tale of Peter Rabbit when I was young. But I discovered the story of its author, Beatrix Potter through a lovely movie called Miss Potter. This image brought to mind her words about the first words of a story. “There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You […]
A New Serenity Prayer
I recently discovered A New Serenity Prayer by the famous Jesuit priest, Fr James Martin, and I knew I just had to share it with you. God, grant me the serenityto accept the people I cannot change,which is pretty much everyone,since I’m clearly not you, God.At least not the last time I checked. And while […]