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…

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…

Taking my vitamins

There seems to be  a theme this week, in the posts, of helping others. My mother reminded me, at breakfast on Saturday, that even witnessing an act of kindness has a positive impact on our health. When I see a video of someone being helped, it makes me feel better...that is, until the negative part…

Clowning around?

I've been sent a few videos this week with the theme of rescuing animals. What I felt while watching all of these, was they made me feel good about us humans. I love seeing people come together for the good of others. It reminds me that we are all in this together, and that I…

Freedom

Years ago, I read an essay on aging, and the importance of finding our "freedom" at mid-life. The gist of this writing was that anything we felt was hampering us, we should leave behind, and move out into the world. At one point it said something like, get rid of your cat if that is…

Today

Now that the weather is suddenly warmer, and I am leaving my car windows down, I have to check the back seat before I drive away from the house. Esther loves sleeping in cars. I am sure she isn't staying awake at night thinking, "Oh no, what if they don't realize that I am in…