Wonderful Opportunities for enlightenment
I have to admit how fortunate I feel to be enjoying good health during this pandemic; however, this week I did experience a case of spring fever along with cabin fever. Thus, I decided to prepare a picnic lunch & go hiking in the mountains up by the Provoo River where I rarely see anybody else.
Continue reading “How about a dose of “shinrin-yoku”?”Today, I was fortunate to go for a picnic snowshoe. When I arrived at the trailhead, I pulled out the case where I envisioned my National Parks pass would be. I flipped through the contents & didn’t see it so I resorted to pulling out things from my glove comparment, then the center compartment, the visors, and then back to the little case. As you can imagine by then I was very frustrated; especially, since I pride myself in being organized.
I’m glad to say that I’ve filed my taxes for 2019. The questionnaire that I filled out prior to meeting with the tax preparer included the above questions. I admit, I was in the mode of checking “no” so much that I almost stopped reading the questions.
Continue reading “Freegiveness is one of my favorite concepts”It’s the little things in life that make a big difference…(Last week’s blog laid the foundation for this week’s)…
I recently came across this quote. It reminded me of my autistic friend Jack & how he inspired me.
Continue reading “Actions Speak Louder Than Words…”
Yesterday, I was to go to Salt Lake City to celebrate my birthday with my sons & Rachel. Shortly, before I left, it started snowing quite heavily. I didn’t venture far before I pulled over to call my son to check on weather conditions in Salt Lake City. He filled me in that it was snowing quite heavily there as well. Since I’m currently dog sitting, I decided to turn around. I was concerned what the road conditions could be like after a movie & dinner- by then they might be requiring chains or 4 wheel drive (I have neither) and/or possibly shut down the canyon due to an accident.
OK…here’s my dilemma…Was I allowing fear to inter”fear” with living fully or was it wisdom- after all, I’m a year older & hopefully a bit wiser as well…
We do tend to be our own worst critics, don’t we? Maybe I need to cut myself a little slack- it’s only been 7 months since my car was totaled in an accident…(June 21, 2019 blog) In cases like this, I wish I could treat myself more compassionately like I would a friend. Actually, I think this will be my birthday gift to myself as well as my New Year’s resolution.
Best wishes to all of you as we progress through 2020- may our “joy”ney be filled with lots of memorable moments…
Yesterday when I was preparing to leave a client’s home, I came across this notepad as I was scrounging for a piece of paper to leave a message:
I continue to reflect on this statement as I celebrate all my blessings this Thanksgiving. If you’re reading this then the odds are in your favor of being one of my blessings; then again you probably have enlightened me as well. Thus I’d like to change the “or” to “and”.
Thanks for sharing your life with me!!!!…In turn, I hope you enjoy your day creating memorable moments…
I’m currently pet-sitting for some friends. Their street was being re-paved this week when I headed back over to my place on my bike. I stopped to ask one of the workers when they would be done & she told me 6:00pm. Thus, I took the long way home via the post office. When I got home, I was so sweaty that I opted to take a quick shower & slipped into my little black nightgown- a bit shearer & lower cut than I normally would go out in; however, I was assuming that I would only be making the quick drive back to Pepe’s.
Yesterday morning I called my insurance company for an update regarding the settlement check that I was expecting to be deposited in my account based on information that my representative had shared. I was very di$appointed to discover that there would be no settlement check after all.
Thus, my mind was whirling in terms of this financial impact as I headed to my car to go to work. I found myself crunching numbers regarding my budget & yes, worrying…
Then, I saw these unexpected messengers on the sidewalk in front of me …
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap orgather into barns—and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them.Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?…
…moving right along…
“What three things would you attribute to their longevity?”, quizzed a lawyer friend as I was sharing about my latest venture to Sardinia, Italy’s Blue Zones.
In response, I listed: how they nourish their bodies- beverages included; their activity level; and their connections- family & friends including their church & community…
This third dimension reminded me of when I recently discovered my name in the church bulletin’s Weekly Prayer Focus: Family & Friends section- “Relief and gratitude that Mary Rehn was not injured last week when a tire struck her car while driving on Highway 224.”
