A few weeks ago, I wrote about persistent gentleness and mentioned I had that confused with another two words. I then found the sticky note I had written with the short phrase that started me pondering, which was gentle relentlessness. Sometimes, being relentless is seen as harsh or a bad thing, like maybe describing aContinue reading “The Common Denominator”
Category Archives: Gratitude
Let’s Learn
I feel like I went through a long period of time where I was not intentionally learning. I was out of school and had a really good job in my field. I was very busy working full-time, raising my two children and managing our household of four. The turning point came when I read aContinue reading “Let’s Learn”
Persistent Gentleness
This short phrase came to me a while back (I actually had it confused with another term – more on that another time). I sat with those two words for a bit, and it has been in and out of my thoughts often. I wanted to notice and remember times I had seen those wordsContinue reading “Persistent Gentleness”
Refills, please!
Are you a glass half full or half empty kind of person? Me personally, I’m a glass half full type. I would much prefer to find and look for the positive in a situation. It might not happen immediately, as sometimes I will have a quick knee-jerk reaction to something, but once I have aContinue reading “Refills, please!”
Little Edens
As I was reading in one of my devotionals this week, the daily entry spoke of creating little Edens wherever we live. I’ve re-read this particular book over the past few years. I should no longer be surprised when something strikes me in a way it has not before, like this entry did. I knowContinue reading “Little Edens”
Flying Lessons
I heard someone say recently that a bird sitting on a branch does not trust that the branch won’t break. The bird’s trust lies in the strength of its own wings. The speaker was inferring we has humans need that same trust in ourselves. I immediately resonated with that. And let’s be honest…some of theContinue reading “Flying Lessons”
The Making of Memories
Not too long ago, a memory popped up on my Facebook page. It was from seven years ago when my son was in high school and I took him back to school shopping. The post was about how much I enjoyed our time together. There is a lot of research and science about memories, howContinue reading “The Making of Memories”
Guard Duty
Shortly after I wrote my last blog post, I was reading a devotion and came across the well-known bible verse about taking every thought captive. I’m sure I’ve heard and read that verse many times before, however, this time it landed differently. I think in the past I interpreted the verse to mean I shouldContinue reading “Guard Duty”
Tuning In
We tend to tune out certain things we hear over and over. The word mindfulness is one of those words. Especially if we aren’t sure exactly what it means. One definition I’ve heard it mean is paying attention to our thoughts and feelings. We tend to let them roam freely in our mind and thenContinue reading “Tuning In”
M&M
The other day I was looking for something to watch that would not demand my focused attention. I often like to have something to listen to while sitting at my craft station. I randomly selected A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, the movie about Mr. Fred Rogers. As often happens in a book or movie,Continue reading “M&M”
Lisamkurtz.com 