Posts by Pat:
A blank calendar…
I love putting up a brand new calendar! As I look at the pictures and the day the holidays and my birthday will fall on, I love seeing all the white spaces.
Each square is ready and waiting for me to write in whatever I want.
Before we begin filling in those white spaces, we need to make sure
- our mind is clear,
- our heart is ready, and
- we have nothing holding us back.
The New Year sits before each of us like a big, blank canvas.
And this is a perfect time to reflect on our lives as they unfolded in 2022. It’s a perfect time to decide what baggage we want to release as we move into 2023.
As we know, learning to let go is the first step to creating our new life.
A blank canvas (a clean slate, a new page!)…
- begs us not to waste it,
- not to clutter it up with minutia,
- not to let it become dreary or boring.
We can add
color and contentment and
peace and plenty, and
harmony and happiness.
If change seems difficult, it’s only because we don’t really believe we can do it. We falsely assume that life just is what it is and that we are destined to continue in the same patterns as always.
But science has proven again and again (and our hearts know this!) that change is possible. And it begins with the belief that it is possible.
Belief fosters hope.
Hope fosters action.
Action can move mountains!
I’ll bet that if you, like me, look back at 2022 you will see that you handled many hardships and difficulties. And even if we’re going through one right now, we know that there’s a light at the end of tunnel because our past proves our ability to overcome it!
So let’s get the paint out and create a fun, colorful and exciting new year!
You know you can do it and so do I!
Revised Christmas to-do list!
Here’s my suggested revised list for the season! BUY PRESENTS (be present!) 2. WRAP GIFTS (wrap someone in a hug) 3. SEND GIFTS (send love) 4. SHOP FOR FOOD (donate food) 5. MAKE COOKIES (make memories) 6. SEE THE LIGHTS (be the light) Blessings to everyone this holiday season!
The Weight of a Snowflake
Enjoy this winter parable! When we become discouraged by the seeming immensity of the task before us…remember this little fable about a conversation between two birds…a dove and a sparrow. “Tell me the weight of a snowflake,” a sparrow asked a wild dove. “Nothing more than nothing,” was the answer. “In that case I must […]
A Spider Christmas Legend…
There are many versions of this folk legend about the Christmas spiders (most prevalent in Western Ukraine and Germany) where small ornaments in the shape of a spider are traditionally part of the Christmas decorations. The legend explains the orgin of tinsel on our Christmas trees. The legend goes… The day before Christmas, the resident […]
Kids’ questions to God
Ever wonder what kids wonder about? Here’s what some brave youngsters asked God! Dear God, My grandpa says you were around when he was a little boy. How far back do you go? Love Dennis They definitely have some questions about family! Dear God, Did you really mean do unto others as they do unto […]
A lesson from Thanksgiving
One of the lessons of Thanksgiving is that we eat too much! We eat until we’re full, experiencing the sensation of too much. We confuse our desire for that feeling of ‘full,’ with the feeling of ‘enough.’ Even though enough doesn’t feel like full, could’t we make that be okay? Black Friday teaches us still […]
a jigsaw guide to life?
Why a jigsaw guide to life? Well, it’s not too difficult to look at life like a giant jigsaw puzzle. This world is broken. Life is confusing. We’re surrounded by all these pieces and not sure what to do with them. Jigsaw puzzles can be exceptional teachers. They impart patience, determination, stamina, self-control and powerful […]
A paradox for you to consider…
Theseus was an ancient hero of Greek mythology, the supposed founder of Athens, and the conqueror of various monsters, including the Minotaur. According to Plutarch in Life of Theseus, “ The ship wherein Theseus and the youth of Athens returned had thirty oars, and was preserved by the Athenians down even to the time of […]
It’s YOUR hour!
Would you rather have your hour at the start of the day or the end of the day? After all 6am looks very different from 11pm! When you got that “extra” hour today did you use it or just sleep in? Actually setting the clock back as we did this morning gives us a potential […]
Lessons from Mother Nature?
Mother Nature is an effective teacher when we are willing to learn. By observing her cycles we come to understand how life dances within us. The tide reaches the power of ebbing and flowing, the moon that of waxing and waning. Both show that the expression of fullness and of lessening are two parts of […]