“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” -Viktor E. Frankl There’s a part of me that is overwhelmed by this, and there’s a part of me that so deeply feels theContinue reading “Human Freedom”
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Curious and Creative Thinkers
“The best ideas rarely arise in one isolated mind, but rather develop in networks of curious and creative thinkers.” -Esther Perel I like how Esther says this. Curious and creative thinkers are fun to be around. I love hearing people’s new ideas. I love being able to incorporate those ideas, even if not right away.Continue reading “Curious and Creative Thinkers”
Be the Bridge
“We do not think ourselves into new ways of living, we live ourselves into new ways of thinking.”― Richard Rohr Found this guy, Richard Rohr, love what he has to share. He has a lot of talks on YouTube. I wouldn’t call myself a fan just yet. It’s all very new to me. What I likeContinue reading “Be the Bridge”
New Eyes
“Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. Every sunrise begins with new eyes.” -Richie Norton Wow, today required a lot of intentional peace. Thankfully, peace found me where I was. And tomorrow will bring me new joys and new moments of peace. This is why resets are literally my favorite. How was your day? Today,Continue reading “New Eyes”
Solitude Sunday -A Place Where You Can Be Human
“Without great solitude, no serious work is possible.” — Pablo Picasso Perfect quote for my Sunday Solitude. I dragged myself out of bed and allowed my Sunday chores to come along as slowly as I wanted them to. I stared at the sky. I listened to my daughter tell stories to my husband. I wasContinue reading “Solitude Sunday -A Place Where You Can Be Human”
A Bit of a Romantic
“The personal life deeply lived always expands into truths beyond itself.” -Anais Nin It’s so much better to romanticize your life. Finding ways to make miserable things have a bit of sparkle is what works. There’s a song from the original Mary Poppins titled A Spoonful of Sugar that taught me young how to doContinue reading “A Bit of a Romantic”
Latest Cellphone Game
I like to share what I’m playing on my cell phone to decompress. I still play My Oasis. I really do enjoy that game, but I needed to switch it up a little bit, so lately I’ve been playing Find It Out. It’s just like Where’s Waldo but digital. I do the same thing withContinue reading “Latest Cellphone Game”
Evil is Unspectacular
“Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.” -W. H. Auden What a line. I have never heard of this author but yea I appreciate these words right now. W.H. Auden “English poet, playwright, critic, and librettist Wystan Hugh Auden exerted a major influence on the poetry of theContinue reading “Evil is Unspectacular”
Gentle Reminder
Not much summer left for me, but I’m happy that I got to spend this summer focused on my home and my family. My girls are just about ready to start the school year, and I hope I can keep working on finding ways to increase our well-being as a family without sacrificing too muchContinue reading “Gentle Reminder”
Artistic Dreams
“I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.” -Vincent Van Gogh Now this I can relate to. I wasn’t expecting to find anything really interesting tonight, but here it is. An amazing artist is guiding me back to my place in this world. Not that I only have one place! I am aContinue reading “Artistic Dreams”
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