P – Planting all of the things

It’s mid-April and, as usual, I’m antsy as all get-out. A beautiful bounty from a good year. It’s time to GET OUTSIDE and CLEAN THE YARD and PLANT ALL OF THE THINGS. But it’s cold – a bit colder than usual, but not outside of normal. We had flurries the day...

M – Maintaining the moment

When I wake up every morning, some of my first thoughts are, “what do I have to do today?” I would like to train myself to give that up. I would like my first thoughts when my eyes start to open to be fully in the present. “Hey! I’m awake! I can hear the dogs snoring...
D – Daring to dream big

D – Daring to dream big

“You’ve got to think about big things while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.”  – Alvin Toffler Once upon a time in my life, amidst the devastation of betrayal, I looked at the person who had just become my ex and...
C – Creating

C – Creating

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. – Maya Angelou I once believed that I was only creative in the realm of writing. Even having acquired a degree in “communication arts,” I knew that was just my liberal arts school’s fancy way of...