Resolution. I’ve always hated that idea. Making a resolution at the beginning of the new year. It conjures up images of torture, for me. You have to give up something or stop doing something, or do something more. Or you have to do something better. Be a better person. But no pressure. No, because you … Continue reading
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Greeting A New Year and Each New Day
It’s New Year’s Eve and I am thinking about what that means to me. To be honest, as I grow older, I am coming to realize that holidays are like a double-edged sword. While there is a joyful, celebratory side to look forward to, holidays seem to come with a lot of stress and anxiety. … Continue reading
From Secret Santa: Dear Annette…
Recently I posted my letter to my Secret Santa on this blog (See Dear Secret Santa). I had told my Secret Santa that the reason I was a little late in making my Christmas Wish List known was because, when it came down to it, I really didn’t want for anything; that I really had … Continue reading
It’s A Wonderful Life
Recently I sat down to sort through my boxes of photographs. My sister’s husband is putting together a slide show of family photos to display during our Christmas get-together, and I wanted to see if I had anything to add to his collection. So I got the boxes out and began my journey down Memory … Continue reading
‘Tis the Season to be Jolly? Getting Into the Holiday Spirit
“Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la! ‘Tis the season to be jolly, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la!” …or, at least that’s how the song goes. While the holidays are a time for celebration and socializing, gift-giving and indulging, for many of us they are a time for worry, anxiety, and depression. There are pressures to … Continue reading
A Simple Meditation to Guide Your Day
Setting the Tone When I was in either kindergarten or first grade, I learned a simple prayer. For a child attending a Catholic parochial school, prayer was as much a part of my daily school routine as saying the Pledge of Allegiance. This prayer was so simple and easy to remember, that it came home … Continue reading
Music Inspiring Change
Music is one of life’s simple pleasures. It soothes, it excites, it uplifts. Sometimes it defines what we’re feeling. And when music moves us to think and act, it goes beyond bringing pleasure; it inspires. This afternoon, as I was driving home from work, I was listening to a song that I have heard and … Continue reading
‘Tis the Season: Appreciating Each Season in the Moment
With October’s pumpkins faded, Thanksgiving almost one week past, and the festive holiday month of December beginning tomorrow, I am in need of a reminder that it is still autumn. Everywhere I look right now, I see commercial ads depicting winter wonderlands and happy folks bundled up in heavy winter weather gear. But I’m not … Continue reading
Thanksgiving: Appreciating Emerson’s Message Through Family
Thanksgiving For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. ~ By Ralph Waldo Emerson Thanksgiving Day 2011 at our house was a warm, relaxed celebration. With my mom and stepdad, siblings and spouses, nieces, nephews, my … Continue reading
Afternoon on a Hill
Afternoon on a Hill By Edna St. Vincent Millay I will be the gladdest thing Under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers And not pick one. I will look at cliffs and clouds With quiet eyes, Watch the wind bow down the grass, And the grass rise. And when lights begin to show … Continue reading
Simple Pleasures 