Missing Sanford Time seemed to drag on and the first few weeks after Sanford left everything seemed eerily quiet around the house but, as time would have it, some sense of routine returned. As the days passed, and before the sun became so hot that all you could think of was a cool shady spot, Daniel and Russell would head out on their bikes soon after breakfast and throw a few balls or get some batting practice in at the … Continue reading →
The Graduation Party Daniel could feel the sun streaming through the window and knew that today was going to be another brilliantly warm June day and as he lay there, unwilling to part with his comfortable pillow and cool sheets, he knew something was different and he was scared. He was only 8 years old and for a kid, it was the “not knowing what was going on” that was the hardest. Sanford, Daniel’s brother, was leaving home today, Daniel … Continue reading →
On the path to your ideal life, there may be many growth opportunities and I’ve have been down…oh, pretty much all of them personally either directly or indirectly. When you understand that any outcome you experience is directly related to your response to an event rather than the event itself it’s easier to clear away your chosen path. I believe the PATH to your ideal life is pretty simple. Note: not necessarily easy! You start out with positive choices. Nearly … Continue reading →
In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. ~ Albert Schweitzer Do you believe in coincidences? Me neither. I believe everything happens for a reason, even if we never see the connection. Oh, we don’t have to get caught up in trying to figure it all out but we needn’t blow … Continue reading →
Have you ever ignored that “still small voice”? Particularly when it wasn’t so “still” or “small”? I have. Today my dreams had taken me to events like – teaching someone to sing and they do great but I’m just doing the lead line of a barbershop tag, When I leave the World Behind. The lead part is “be-hind”; yep that’s it. Everyone else does the “cool” stuff. Then I’m back in HS and it’s the last day of my Senior … Continue reading →
Change means many different things to different people. It is take on a different energy at different times in our lives. For instance, take the young child as they prepare for their first day of school, the changes in their life as well as the parents may be traumatic or filled with excitement and anticipation. I remember when my oldest started school and how excited I was that he would have the opportunity to learn things far beyond my experiences. … Continue reading →
Have you ever noticed how much “hard work” is going on in the world today? When you’re in the middle of doing something you really love, I mean your really passionate about it, do you think “whew, this is really hard work”? Among other possibilities the word “hard” is often defined as “difficult”, “not easy” or “dispassionate”. I’ve noticed over time that the concept of what is hard is passed on from generation to generation. Work hard in school to … Continue reading →
Or – Lies you’ve been told about FEAR and what YOU can do about it! You’ve heard the acronym for fear is “False Evidence Appearing Real” and I want to tell you that those individuals making that statement are forgetting a very important reality. Have you ever seen a child when they’re afraid? Maybe they see someone in a costume and they start crying – I remember how my children, when they were in the Terrific Two’s, hated going to … Continue reading →
Many of us spend too much time feeling guilty. Guilt can trap us in our tracks and stop the process of our emotional growth. Have you ever been on the treadmill and couldn’t get off because it was going too fast? That’s exactly what guilt is like. And this unhealthy guilt accomplishes nothing positive. That is what I am learning first hand. It presses us down into our problems rather than lifting us out of them. Guilt is an emotional … Continue reading →
The world is full of zanies and fools – who don’t believe in sensible rules and don’t believe what sensible people say – and just because the dewy-eyed dopes keep building up impossible hopes … “Impossible” things are happening every day! Compliments of Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella It seems to me that the words “impossible”, “can’t” and “inconceivable” ought to be stricken from the English language. Or to quote another notable “I do not think it means what you think … Continue reading →
