appreciating the everyday

Evening out the Day For most of us, the hours just before we go to sleep are the evenings of our days. They signify a winding down, a gathering time…

Illusive Love The object we spend most of our lives pursuing is love. It may be love of a person, a career, recognition, relevance or maybe even being spectacular. Like…

Use the Right Chalk When I was in seventh grade, the girls and the boys were separated after lunch recess into two different classrooms. On the chalkboard in the girls'…

A Snob Knows Better Usually the word snob involves an act of superiority far above the accepted standards of a group. Those who get too big for their britches often…

Giving it All Up Offering up something precious can be viewed as a sacrifice. A sacrifice can also mean destruction or loss. Under normal circumstances, we don't like to sacrifice…

Firm vs Forceful Words matter. Anyone who has participated in a disagreement knows that words can trigger thoughts that bring on feelings that result in actions. Those actions don't always…

Social Unselfie The act of taking pictures with friends went through a redo in 2020. Due to safety concerns and the actual lack of time spent together, we took fewer…

Outsider Looking In We often don't think that an outsider will know how to help and when they start to provide their thoughts, both get rejected. After all, every outsider…

Talk to Yourself I often hear myself having a conversation when I need to focus and figure out something complicated. My brain engages and my mouth gives the commentary. It…

Commit to want There is always something we want. But we desire at so many levels and the act of wanting requires no work. The comfortable thought of musing about…