Wonderful Opportunities for enlightenment
I’m proud to be an A-Mary-CAN; especially, during these challenging times…CAN reminds me to Commit, Act, Now. Regarding the pandemic there are a number of things that we all CAN do including masking, getting vaccinated, & social distancing.
Continue reading “Liberty has its responsibilities…”
Getting hacked wasn’t on my honey-do list; however, I can now check it off anyway…
I have been humbled as well as uplifted by the number of friends & family that have contacted me after receiving the email which portrayed me as being in dire straits…Ok, I admit my caring family members contacted me to let me know I’d been hacked while friends contacted me out of concern for my well-being…
Continue reading “Got hacked…”
There’s nothing like a “cleansing” for a colonoscopy to make me aware of how fortunate I am.
Continue reading “Reality check…”
We all face challenges. One of the toughest lessons I’ve learned is that It’s ok to ask for help. I was reminded of this recently when visiting with my 95 year old Mother.
Continue reading “It’s okay….”
Recently, I felt like I was unjustly “reprimanded.” Before I could respond in “self-defense”, the individual “turned the other cheek” & strutted away. The rest of the day, I found myself scripting what I would say the next time I “encountered” this individual.
Continue reading “Zip it…”
These lovable dudes that I met on a road trip, reminded me that it’s more important how I live, than how I look…
With that in mind, I’d like to suggest that we all strive to keep a clear mind, an open heart, a healthy body, and a sincere soul so that we can experience life to the fullest…
Carpe diem
As you can see, I like to play around with words…
Be grateful for all your real-ationships. Open yourself to the lessons & gifts from each person in your life. Trust that you, too, are a gift in other people’s lives.
Continue reading “Real-ationships”
A friend recently gave me a new exercycle that he couldn’t use because it was too small for him. I graciously accepted it, anticipating that I would need to get rid of my stair-stepper to make room for it. While I tried to figure out what to do with my stair stepper, I juggled things around in my “office” just to get the exercyle out of the way.
Continue reading “Can You Have It All?”
I am a fan of life-long learning. That requires that my experiences serve as lessons to propel me on my journey, not chains that bind me to the past & bog me down. I take to heart what George Santayana reminds us, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
This past week-end a friend shared the following inspiration from C.S. Lewis, “You can’t go back & change the beginning, but you can start where you are & change the ending.”
Both of these quotes really seem relevant as we go through these challenging times- we need to learn from the past; however, we need to own the m”own”ment, & move on even though we may not be sure of our destination or how we’re going to get there.
Actually, I believe that if we all put into practice the following 3 R’s that stem from the Dalai Lama’s teachings the world could & would be a better place: Respect for self…Respect for others…Responsibility for all our actions- that means no finger pointing or blaming others…In turn, these make me think of the song, “Let there be peace on earth & let it begin with me”…
…moving right along…