September was flawsome yet awesome–a nice mixed month with fulfilling work in progress, connections with wonderful people, travel – some stress and the usual. Besides work, I spent quite a bit of time offline hanging out with my friends, walking around our local market, enjoying conversations and much-needed sunshine! Because sometimes…
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Did you smile today?
As humans, we are adept at jumping to conclusions. Nope, not the best exercise! Instead, what if we gave others the benefit of the doubt? The newspapers were piling up. I had to call the recycling guy to pick up the plastics and other material. So, after collecting everything in the…
“Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” Henri Frederic Amiel “What is gratitude? How do you practice gratitude?,” These seem like d’uh questions, but it made me stop and think. Gratitude means different things to…
The trees of Ross Island Andamans are fascinating, standing the test of time. These massive trees have grown around the historic ruins of the island. I know I featured another tree from Ross Island Andamans earlier, but there are so many to show off! We reached Ross Island Andamans one drizzly…
We talk about mindfulness meditation. But have you heard of heartfulness meditation? It is a gentle practice to refresh yourself at the end of a hectic busy day, to let go of stress and feel light. Today, in the newsletter from Hay House, I received a note about heartfulness meditation. What…
Shift happens in so many ways. Can you believe I’ve been sitting on this post even though I’ve been busy writing? It isn’t as though it is difficult, since I keep adding points throughout the months. It’s the little things, isn’t it? Yep. Yet. Shift happens. All kinds. Ups and downs.…
Choose happiness. How many times have we been advised this? But there’s a point you know. Attitude is everything. We can wake up and say, oh, I can’t believe it is so cold! Or we can say, oh, wow, what a great day to try on my new boots! Agreed that…