Wake Up Call! – Tripped Up for Good?
TRIPPED UP FOR GOOD? Stress is my heart’s way of tripping me up in order to stop and focus on what matters. Two nights in a row I prepared meals…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Acts of Caring
ACTS OF CARING A simple act of caring changes the day and illuminates the world with kindness. I was recently with friends of mine, some of whom were meeting each…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Joy Acknowledged
JOY ACKNOWLEDGED Acknowledging joy in the midst of your most trying days re-balances you. I was driving over the mountains into Seattle in the rain this week. I was preoccupied…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Walk Lightly
WALK LIGHTLY To walk lightly and laugh at yourself creates space for the breath of life to flow through you unplugged. When I arrived at my friend Joan’s house she…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Loyal?
LOYAL? Loyalty is measured by what you say about your friends rather than what you say to them. I have a friend who is socially inept and annoying. My antenna…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Upheld?
UPHELD? Be open to those who uphold you and your well-being. I was surprised when a relative stranger asked me, “How can I pray for you this week?” The unexpected…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Unclutter Your Life?
UNCLUTTER YOUR LIFE? Celebrate Unclutter yourself from life-draining images you once thought were normal. Marcus said, “I spent decades knowing only a harsh, judgmental religion that was my dad’s. I…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Beauty
BEAUTY Celebrate and honor the beauty within you. “I’ve spent a lifetime comparing myself to the beauty of other people” said Cyndi adding, “I felt like a vampire trying to…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Authentically You
AUTHENTICALLY YOU Fear about your authentic self is an invitation to new life discovered on the edge of your fears. I spoke at a writer’s conference about fears I confronted…
Read moreWake Up Call! – Kindness Today!
KINDNESS TODAY A simple act of kindness enlivens you and creates ripple effects that you might never know about. “I haven’t spoken to you in a long time but I…
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