We have acquired a new talent: seeing smiles behind masks. The clue is focusing on the person’s eyes! It is surprising how much kindness and good spirit can still be seen. And yet, we miss bright smiles like the smile of this little boy. Smiles on Zoom can be pretty wonderful. And maybe, like us,[…]
“What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?” Jean Jacques Rousseau In the 1930s my dad was a student at CoIlege of the Pacific. He and his fraternity brothers decided to put some research to the test. They’d heard plants were affected by how people talked to them: with kind, encouraging talk[…]
“Once your mindset changes, everything on the outside will change along with it.” –Steve Maraboli The word mindset refers to our attitude. It’s the mood or posture we hold toward something or someone. The problem arises when our mindset, especially one that causes us distress, gets stuck. We don’t realize we could shift it. Maybe[…]
Over 30 years ago, a friend and I discussed a shared desire to engage in a ritual of forgiveness to wash away years of regret. Soon after expressing that wish, we both happened to be in Arizona at the same time. Before our meeting at the Grand Canyon, we each gathered thoughts and precious items[…]
“If you change the way you look at things, The things you look at change.” – Wayne Dyer Yesterday I looked out my upstairs window and saw that enough leaves had fallen so the Ohio River is in clear view. It’s always there, but this river I love is only visible in the late fall[…]
Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes, but no plans. ―Peter Drucker I am on day 35 of a commitment to do Body Mind Method, a challenging, 50 minute qigong routine, every day for 100 days. I am amazed at how easy it is, since I’ve already made the commitment to do[…]
“I’ve had a lot of clouds. But I’ve had a lot of rainbows in my clouds.” –Maya Angelou You want to grow your courage, confidence and presence? Maya Angelou suggests a practice that does just that. In a Youtube video she talks about how, when she had to go on stage or do something challenging,[…]