In the beginning of the book “Peace is Every Step, The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life” by Thich Nhat Hanh, we read, “We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how…
Archives for February 2019
Are Mistakes Always Bad?
Do you ever find yourself re-visiting, even re-living your mistakes? Do you use those memories to punish yourself? Might those experiences be a good thing? Years ago, my junior high daughter came home with a failing math grade. She had…
Are you A Dreamer?
Are you a dreamer or did you stifle your dreams at some point in your life believing you had to get serious as an adult? I recently read a quote by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland that opened my eyes to…
Can it be that Simple? Overcoming Discouragement
I didn’t know why I was feeling discouraged. I might have attributed it to some recent situations that hadn’t gone as planned, (but I knew it wasn’t the events themselves but rather how I chose to think about them). Regardless…