Enjoy the little things in life because one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things. –Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Thanksgiving is one day for giving thanks. But in these fraught times, one day is not enough. Many people are feeling pandemic fatigue, loneliness, itchiness to get back to some semblance of regular[…]
Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries. It is a great song Doris Day recorded in May, 1967. Ginger Rogers sang and danced it in 1960. Perhaps the bowl of cherries has not been your experience this year. Individually, we can make the lists of all the disruptions and hardships of 2020. A very easy-to-do[…]
Two-year-old Lila announced, “Nobody’s at the door.” Then she said, “there is onebody, me.” Recently, we have been taken with the spontaneous language and playfulness of children. Now you may be thinking that this story sounds like sweetness and light, that we’re talking only about a child. What if we, as adults, were more lighthearted?[…]
“You know, this FISH! stuff works at home too!” — A reader of FISH! Looking for practices to help you thrive in rough times? You can’t beat the four practices of FISH! Based loosely on the world-famous Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle, the FISH philosophy seems so simple as to be naïve. Yet[…]
Don’t put your heart on hold. Are you waiting for the right time to let someone know that you care? The time is NOW. Please don’t put your heart on hold. Many have heard the story circulated on the Internet about one particular race a few years ago at a Special Olympics event. It is[…]
In these times have you found your thoughts racing? Going easily to worry? Painting painful future scenarios? It is easy to be caught up in repetitive thoughts. However, it’s important NOT to lose track of the positivity and wisdom always available in our hearts. Our heart is a most magnificent energy system always ready to[…]
This conversation on distinguishing “being smart” and “being wise” took place on a “Zoomside Chat” between Sharon and life coach and workshop leader Krishna Pendyala. Sharon and Krishna have collaborated for over 20 years and Krishna felt that he should record this conversation to share it with their friends, given Sharon’s extensive experience and wisdom[…]
Paying Attention The mother of all the skills is to learn the art of paying attention. ― Mwanandeke Kindembo Scattered In this chaotic pandemic, politically charged, racially unjust, climate-unleashed world, paying attention is not easy. So many things compete for our attention. Something pops up on our phone, and we turn away from the person[…]
Celebrate with us. September is the month of our birthdays. We just became a year wiser, a year more present to you. We can claim those things because we made a clear intention to continue to grow in love and wisdom. Once that intention was made, the universe delivered the events that made it all[…]
New beginnings have a way of showing up right on time like clockwork. As children, every year the weather would start to cool and school would begin. New sweaters, new books, new thoughts. For many of us, the school year cycle has been a time to start new projects, business ventures, habits. However, this year[…]