an unexpected window of time; divine openings

It used to bother me (a lot) when my plans suddenly changed. But at some point, I began to see that changes to my plans (maybe) were not so bad... but I still had a pretty heavy moral judgement about the whole thing. If someone cancelled or forgot a plan, including myself, I looked at…

Blessing others…with a smile

At the end of my run yesterday, I noticed a butterfly in my neighbor's driveway. I put my hand close to its front legs, and it crawled onto my finger. As I walked home, I kept thinking it was going to fly away, but it didn't, so when I got back to our house, I…

1000 thank you’s

I ran early this morning and the thought came to me to see if I could say "Thank You", 1000 times over the weekend. Doing some quick calculations, I figured that if I sat for 3 minutes in the morning and evening, and dedicated those times to just thinking and feeling the words, "Thank You",…

The real reason for my trip

I took a quick trip to Manchester yesterday. I needed to pick something up, and get a watch battery replaced for Jack. About a mile from the center of downtown Manchester, I noticed what looked like a dog running along the side of the road. I slowed down, and at that moment, she ran into the…

kindness: a universal language

I was standing in the corner of this restaurant in Tulum, waiting for our take-out order. It was extremely busy, and I had my back pushed tight up against a wall (trying to stay out of the way of the waiters and kitchen staff) but no one was looking at me like, "What is she…

Kindred spirits: A sea of Love

We're leaving for Mexico in the morning. I've had dreams of swimming in warm turquoise-blue water for years, and tomorrow night I will be. I feel a deep desire to float...just to float without a plan: to suspend thought, and let the beautiful ocean hold me up for a while. Although I won't be posting…

There is a rational explaination for everything?

The other morning, I noticed that my front right tire looked partially flat. I wasn't sure if it was safe to drive, so I asked Jack what he thought, and he assured me that it wasn't totally flat, but also said that I should get it filled up after my morning appointments. I drove to…

Nap time

We got home last night at 10:30 which is super-late for us, but we were having such a great time, that we didn't want it to end. The cats really don't care how late I go to bed, they want me up by 5 and I generally oblige (because they won't give up until I…

Imagining the life of our dreams

A few days ago, I noticed that I was feeling a bit off. Then I had a dream that I was back in school and my sons were babies and I couldn't get to them.....back in struggle. This is an old dream for me and a signal to look at my thinking. It wasn't hard…

sinking into the YES of life

I started to write a post today about saying no. About how sometimes we must stay focused and true to our visions, which can mean saying no to other things, but as I wrote I felt deflated. I didn't feel good writing about that today. When I sat here at my desk and said, "Yes",…