imagine that!

Several months ago, a group that I am closely involved with gathered for a meal and at the end, we challenged each other to grow outside of our normal comfort zones. The wonder (and agony at times) of being with people who know us so well, is that they can see our strengths but can…

Loving the vision

A few days before Thanksgiving, I was out on a run and suddenly had a vision that I was up in a hot-air balloon, throwing gifts down on the houses of people as I floated by. It was a beautiful vision and I felt happy while I was imagining the scenario. For several days after,…

A happier place…inside

I started getting a stuffed-up head one day last week, and by the evening, I had a full-blown headache. As I lay in bed that night, tossing and turning, feeling and thinking, "Pain" and wondering if I was coming down with some bug, it dawned on me, in the middle of my thrashing about, that…

The portals of heaven

One thing that I need to be always aware of, is the tendency to look for what is wrong. I find myself petting the cats, and using it as an opportunity to check them for ticks, see if their ears are clean, and scan their furry little bodies for signs of trouble. This is just…

Sowing generous thoughts

I woke up the other night thinking about giving. Most of us are familiar with the idea of "Give and it will be given back to you..." and yet if we feel that we don't have "it" (whatever that may be) then how do we give it? But giving starts in our minds. What about our…

as we think of ourselves

A few years ago, I was starting a new venture in my life, and as I sat with a very close friend talking about it, feeling somewhat discouraged that it wasn't right, she said, "It's too small for you Mary." She went on to tell me, what she thought some of my real talents and…

Who we really are

I have been getting a strong message lately that I need to slow down mentally, and step into more and more relaxation in everything that I do. There is a lot of energy "in the air" right now and many people are feeling it, including me. The other day, I was sautéing onions in a…

Heaven on Earth

I went out yesterday evening to shut my cars windows before it rained. The sweet guy who mows our lawn had just left and as I walked around the back of my car I noticed that the rear window was shattered. A stone must have flown up from our driveway and hit it. I am…