It seems odd, but observation – not praise, not blame, not complaint, not self-deprecation – is the behavior that allows other people to relax in your presence, forget your differences, and enjoy being with you.—Martha Beck
Installing Love in the Human Heart*
May 25, 2010 by
Tech Support: Yes, how can I help you? Customer: Well, after much consideration, I’ve decided to install Love. Can you guide me through the process? Tech Support: Yes. I can help you. Are you ready to proceed? Customer: Well, I’m not very technical, but I think I’m ready. What do I do first? Tech Support: Read More…
Dreams and Heartbreak
May 21, 2010 by
Pursue your dreams not because you’re immune to heartbreak, but because your real life, your whole life, is worth getting your heart broken a few thousand times. ~Martha Beck
How Can Your Fear Serve You?
March 13, 2010 by
If you begin to face your fears, something bittersweet is going to happen to you: You’ll grow up. You’ll lose your dependency on the grown-ups of the world because you’ll realize that there is no time, no age, at which fear suddenly fades and you become one of these impervious beings…Fear is the raw material Read More…
Are you Playing Small or Living Large?
February 24, 2010 by
Your life is not little, and your playing small doesn’t serve the world. Your living large, on the other hand- your being your true self despite fear, fatigue, doubt and opposition- will serve the world more than you can imagine. In fact, it may help save it.—Martha Beck, O Magazine- September, 2008
Winnie the Pooh Wisdom – So Simple, So True
February 17, 2010 by
Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. (Christopher Robin to Pooh) —A. A. Milne
How to Stay Young
December 9, 2009 by
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay ‘them’ 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.. 3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. ‘An idle mind is the devil’s Read More…
29 Gifts for You
November 29, 2009 by
In the spirit of the upcoming holidays and in celebration of Cami Walker’s book “29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life” and The 29 Days Gift Movement, we are giving away one gift everyday for 29 days, beginning today! How does it work? If after reading this post, you are one Read More…
Happy Thanksgiving
November 26, 2009 by
I received Thanksgiving greetings from Jill Crosby, the owner and founder of Spiritual Singles (an online dating site for singles) and wanted to pass along her sentiments, with which I agree wholeheartedly. I know that holidays can sometimes be a little challenging without someone special (life partner, twin flame, soul mate special, that is) to Read More…
What have you done to make your life better today?
November 24, 2009 by
Since waking up this morning I: Listened to the audio recording of The Last Lecture written by Randy Pausch who gave the same lecture to his students after being diagnosed with terminal pancreatic and before his death at age 47. Climbed a small mountain with my dogs and took in a breathtaking view of the Read More…
