Observations on people and life and the lessons we learn along the journey...
The other day, author Mary Laura Philpott posted on Twitter that (paraphrasing) “If anyone needs their mother right now, and she is not available, I have more mothering to spare…” I’m very fortunate to have my mother available to me. We talk almost daily and it’s such a blessing she lives only a few miles …
You rummage through your closet looking for something to wear and realize it’s all mostly all black clothing (guilty). Sure, that can make you feel like you’re stuck in a rut. But what about the bigger rut, sometimes even a trench, of feeling stuck in your life choices? Here are three things to inspire you …
Thanksgiving reminds us about being grateful. And when we are sitting around the holiday table, it might be easy to come up with a few big things we’re grateful for, like “the food we eat,” or, “this family/group of people.” But we’re all better off when we can keep a mindset of gratitude all throughout …
I have a friend who said whenever she got into the car for a trip, her mother would offer, “precious cargo, precious cargo.” That was her way of saying, “be careful; drive cautiously — you are my precious cargo.” I have another friend who wore a St. Christopher’s medallion when we went off to college. …
The other day when I was grocery shopping, there was a little boy running around in his Superman costume. He was having a ball fake-flying around, clutching his cape with chubby hands and making it lift in the air behind him. You couldn’t help but smile. And it made me think of my older son, …
Years ago, our family took a trip to beautiful Blue Ridge, Georgia. One day, we rented two kayaks and a canoe to float down the Toccoa River. We found a little mom and pop operation for these rentals. The man at the store said it should take us about an hour and a half to …
I started following Scott Young’s blog several years ago when I worked for YouScience, a company that sold an online aptitude test (if you aren’t familiar with YouScience, you should check it out. It’s an amazing resource). When I stumbled upon Scott’s site and learned about his MIT Challenge, all I could think was, “who …
Fall is my season of a New Year. Yes, I know January has the branding for it, but the start of school year is so ingrained in me that I always think of the fall season as a time to establish new routines, new patterns of organization, or new ways of self-reflection, like starting a …
Recently I had a conversation with someone about what truly matters. Which led me to think about this life quiz composed by Leo Buscaglia. It’s from his book Born For Love, and he called it a Love Quiz. But I think it’s a litmus test for how you are doing at life. My mother introduced …
Picture this: you walk into an elevator, and there’s already someone on it. It’s a man and he’s standing right in front of the buttons. He doesn’t turn and ask you “what floor?” but stares straight ahead. Or maybe he clicks around on his phone. You step forward, reach around him a bit, and push …