There are no doubt many answers to this question, but I know my moodiness is generally due to one of two things: I am either tired or I am afraid about something. Both reasons are easily addressed I think. Being tired requires getting more rest. The solution is obvious. Being afraid is a bit more [...]
Taking that ever important moment to “step aside,” can make a huge difference in how we perceive the people and the circumstances that surround us. Over none of them do we have control. But we do have full control over how we perceive every person and every situation. And that’s a lot of power. Power [...]
At a recent meeting a woman suggested the above question as a topic for discussion. Not once in 37 years had I heard this suggestion as a topic. I was immediately intrigued. Actually, it stopped me in my tracks because it dawned on me that I had not been thinking about the steps, not a [...]
To be at peace is my goal. It’s my intention. I’ve even decided to adopt it as my mission statement. I WANT TO LIVE AN INTENTIONALLY PEACEFUL LIFE WHICH REQUIRES THAT I OFFER THE HAND OF PEACE TO MY FELLOW TRAVELERS. I was with some women at lunch today and the idea of a mission [...]
I’ve thought a lot about change this winter. I know it’s because I have experienced many changes and not always gracefully. I didn’t kick and holler but, at an emotional level, I resisted the inevitable. What I’m trying to say here is that I find it hard to practice what “I preach.” I have been [...]
Detachment is simply watching the events that are unfolding around you, getting involved only when your journey is part of the experience. Not reacting to the people or the situations that so easily attract our attention is not an easy skill to develop. And skill it is. We must practice driving and chipping and putting [...]
Attachment to people deadlocks our growth. Those women and men on our journey are blessings, for sure. Every one of them. Even those people who seem to be difficult to be around. It’s been said by the really wise that the more difficult an encounter, the greater the lesson and ultimate wisdom gained. However, if [...]
Detachment is knowing that happiness is the guaranteed byproduct of how we live our lives, not how others are living theirs. It’s my intention to do a few posts on detachment over the next few weeks. I have learned that being being sucked into the struggles of others leaves no time for me to fully [...]
Detachment is knowing that the mind can change if what you say to the mind, changes. We simply are not able to hold more than one thought in our minds at a time. And what ever thought we harbor has been cultivated by none other than ourselves. That’s both the good and the bad news [...]
When my sponsor introduced me to this idea, I honestly couldn’t fathom what she meant. Teachers? She further said that there were no accidents. Everything that happened was part of “my script.” I can still remember being confounded by her “instruction,” and a bit frightened. How did she know these things? Should I be alarmed [...]
