“If the first thing you do each morning is to eat a live frog, you can go through the day with the satisfaction of knowing that that is probably the worst thing that is going to happen to you all day long!” ~Mark Twain Some days are a struggle to get motivated to get anything done. On top of the …
Mostly Happy Journey
Yes, I’m that mom…
Yes, I am that mom known on the school playground as "the Mom with Blue hair." After years of forgetting, my blue hair is my reminder to always care for myself and my appearance. Yes, I am that mom that will care for her girls but not cater to their whims. Fits, Tantrums, and whining are ignored …
….And She Flew!
...and she flew to Tomorrow, to a place where things were better. ~Guy's Story, The Croods Sometimes the inspiration to write comes from a single moment in time, something that began as one thing and turned into another. It is about being open and aware because inspiration, lessons, messages come …
The Eye
In the swirl of your hurricane life, can you be the still-point, the eye, of the storm? Over the past few days, images of a swirling storm around the calm eye kept intruding themselves on me. I kept trying to swat the thoughts from my mind like little mosquitoes because I had a lot to do. I didn't …
Monkey See, Monkey Do
"Lectures often confuse our kids, but the example we set is crystal clear." - Zig Ziglar, Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World I had a little (pleasant) reminder that little eyes are always watching whether I am aware of it or not. As a parent, I don't usually know what settles into …