Category Archives: Gratitude

Ruminating

My last post was titled Feet in Two Worlds, in which I contemplated the feelings we may experience when we are faced with choosing between two positions, and then asking if can we stand on both sides.  As I’ve pondered the “two worlds” these past few weeks, I started thinking about it in a differentContinue reading “Ruminating”

Feet In Two Worlds

We live in a world where we are often expected to choose sides. Not in every situation or circumstance, mind you. However, there are no lack of opportunities to do just that. And once we’ve chosen, we often plant our feet and refuse to budge.  Some people don’t find it so easy to choose justContinue reading “Feet In Two Worlds”

Life is a Moving Target

Most of us want to be happy.  It is a common desire or goal.  But how do we achieve it?   A few years ago, when I took a Yale online course on happiness, one of the things I learned is when we finally obtain something we may be striving for, we are often not satisfied. Well, atContinue reading “Life is a Moving Target”

Hello 2023

This past year has brought some unexpected challenges and expenses with it. As I say goodbye to 2022 and enter into a new year, I want to approach it with curiosity and possibility and not apprehension. I’ve never really made any type of New Year’s resolution. It just seems like an opportunity to fail.  TheContinue reading “Hello 2023”

Traditions

It’s that time of year when so many people feel anticipation and start looking forward to their holiday traditions. They often bring families together and are passed down from one generation to the next. When the traditions are challenged however, it can be met with resistance. When our children were younger, we decided to changeContinue reading “Traditions”

The Felt Sense

We are all familiar with the five senses of perception: sight, sound, touch, taste and smell. I was reading today about another sense we all have but may not have heard about called the Felt Sense. I read about this in the book Try Softer by Aundi Kobler. She describes this as when the sensationsContinue reading “The Felt Sense”

Snakeskins

Did you know that snakes shed their skin three to six times a year?  And that the younger they are, the more frequently they shed?  The process then slows down as they age.   This time of the shedding is called ecdysis, with the history of the word borrowed from Greek meaning getting out or escape.  You might beContinue reading “Snakeskins”

Tunnel Vision Feelings

Tunnel vision is a term that can be used to describe single-minded focus or concentration on one particular thing. Have you ever had a tunnel vision feeling? It’s where you experience an emotion or feeling and you just can’t let it go, like a dog with a bone. You’re determined to hold onto it. OrContinue reading “Tunnel Vision Feelings”