Okay class, put away your text books and tablets, take out a blank piece of paper and a pencil, we’re going to have a Pop Quiz today on The Heart of the Matter. Are we all ready? Hopefully you’ve been keeping up with the reading and paying close attention in class! Let’s get started on our … More Tuned in and watching!
In the movie, The Lion King, Rafiki, the shaman baboon blesses Simba, the young son of Mufasa, the king of the Pride Lands, and holds him up high on Pride Rock so that the elephants, giraffes, birds and other animals can see. As Simba grows, Mufasa teaches him about the importance of the Circle of … More The Circle of Life in two days
When I was new to blogging, I spent some time looking for bloggers that were good writers, aligned with what I was interested in, and who I was inspired by. I lucked out by finding, Betsy Kerekes on Parenting is Funny. There’s much to love about Betsy but I think what stuck the most for … More Podcast Episode 3: On Mountaineering, Martial Arts, Overcoming Challenges and Motherhood
And today, on this new moon, I’ve been talking to myself in a particularly harsh way. I actually think many of us do this fairly regularly, for whatever reasons. We don’t need to beat ourselves up about this, and we can’t expect to undo this deep-seated habit in one moon cycle. I fully anticipate spending the rest of my life learning to improve the way I love myself, and that’s okay. However, I really think it’s important for us to, at the very least, catch ourselves when we are doing it. And today I caught myself, and was a bit horrified. … More Really Listen To The Way We Talk To Ourselves
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post calling for help to Put Me In the Mood For Love. And wow, I loved the results, pun intended. Here’s why. It made me feel for the 100th (or maybe 1000th) time what a warm place this WordPress community is. In responses that were romantic, realistic, … More Color Me Tickled Pink
It’s Podcast Friday, friends! 😊 … More Wholehearted Love
Over the recent holidays, we were watching Mathilda the Musical based on the Roald Dahl book. The character of Ms. Trunchbull, the former Olympic hammer thrower and mean headmistress played by Emma Thompson, was totally getting to Miss O. They show Ms. Trunchbull grabbing a little girl by her braids and twirling her around and … More Lean In or Let Go
On an early morning this week, my kids and are were at the window looking at a cool sunrise when the cat jumped up and joined us so we were all together. Thinking about family, Miss O asked me, “Are we ever going to get a dad?” I replied, “Sure. I think so.” And she … More Put Me In the Mood For Love
Over the holidays, I was sitting around talking with my mom and brother. My brother, who lives on a World War II era tugboat, mentioned the advice his friend, BT gave him before he bought his tugboat more than 20 years ago. His friend advised him that he shouldn’t buy the boat because “It’d be … More Heart Dreams That Call for Big Leaps
For me, control is the near enemy of kindness. When I want something that I think I’m doing to land a certain way or the recipient to respond in a particular way, I know I’m not being kind but instead controlling. … More When Kindness Falls Like Rain
The Heart of the Matter 