The truth in a leaf…
Have you ever really looked at a leaf? This is the perfect season to do it! Not only are the leaves of fall gorgeous, but they can be lessons in truth! The shape and color, the way the leaf feels in your hand, its delicate veins and the stem that once held it fast to […]
What’s your attitude?
Our attitude can be based on the weather, politics, the way people treat us, or a whole lot of other things. We’ve all seen our attitude rise and fall, sometimes surprising us…and sometimes not! Or… our attitude can be exactly what we choose it to be. When we allow our attitude to be determined by […]
Do it all or don’t
Every life form except human beings operates by instinct in its genetic code. It has no multiple choice, no other options. In the winter, the goose flies south. Why? Because he’s a goose. He couldn’t fly west. If you said to the goose that it’d be better to go west, he’d ignore that advice. Why? Because […]
Diverted or Distracted?
We saw the repeated television coverage of Sully Sullenberger’s jet plane landing on the Hudson River due to that flock of Canadian Geese disabling the engines. (or maybe just saw the movie “Sully”..?) Diversions are a choice we make (to head for the airport or to land in the river?) Being diverted is not the same as […]
9 Life Lessons
Did you ever see the email that went viral on the internet called “Life Lessons from a 90 Year Old Woman?” Now, this is a gal I can relate to! And, no, she was not 90 years old. Regina Brett wrote the list the night before her 45th birthday after being diagnosed with breast cancer. She […]