Yesterday’ America’s Got Talent show had an act that auditioned for it that caught my ear. I love a capella singing at the best of times, but this one melted me. It’s not easy to be a military veteran, trying to assimilate back into North American culture after having witness the atrocities of war, after …
Hope for the Future
It’s easy to be cynical, and wonder where this world is going. Every once in a while we find encouragement that there is hope, that things will get turned around back towards wholeness and healing. Watch. sitellite/util/snippets (code=adcc790830bf7240f1d9c868ab383225)
Things I learned on my trip Part 5
Last installment….bet you’re glad I’m about done! This is it: Inspiration is all around us…when we see it and look for it, and allow ourselves to be inspired by it…well, LOOK OUT WORLD!! Here I come! The above photo is of an impossibly little guy who is out with his dad enjoying the fresh air …
Things I learned on my trip Part 4
Motherhood is wired into animals: A mother duck won’t let you near her babies. This lesson reviewed for me powerfully as I was admiring the baby ducklings on my run in the Calgary Bow River Trail Park last weekend. They were resplendent in their furriness…adorable, fuzzy little creatures. They were my second favorite thing to look at …
Things I learned on my trip Part 3
What goes for ducks, also goes for people sometimes. Last weekend, I was reminded powerfully that what is easy and (on the surface) appealing isn’t always what is good for us. While on the weekend, living away at from my computer, I had no opportunity to play “Tetris”. I am, by nature, a person who …
Things I learned on my trip Part 2
Unselfconscious pursuit of creating a good space for oneself is a remarkably beautiful thing. Last weekend, the hotel I stayed at was close to Chinatown in Calgary, and the foods and sights and sounds was heavily influenced by Asian culture. The shrimp wonton soup was wonderful! I had a chance to see Tai Chi being …
Things I learned on my trip Part 1
Sometimes a change is as good as a rest. I had a chance to take a break from regular life and I took it…and it was good. While I was in Calgary this weekend, I gloried in the chance to do some extra runs, breathe deeply and spend some time to myself (in the mornings)…and …
Active Listening
I was at a conference, Stay Ahead of the Electronic Curve, yesterday that looked at how business can use the internet more effectively. It was a really helpful day for me to learn how to help potential customers get to know us and how we can better serve the public. As someone who runs a …
Hope Arrived
Last fall, I planted hope. Over the long winter, when it was dark and cold, and I’d be working at my dining room table in the evenings, I’d think about the tulips that were planted outside in the frigidness. It seemed impossible that anything that was out there wasn’t completely dead (which is why I …
A Lanyard–A Gift for Mom
Parenting is a monumental challenge. The amount of energy that we pour into our children is incredible. Today, children thank their mother–in a sweet but inadequate way. Watch the video and chuckle: sitellite/util/snippets (code=b72f160b2df689924ff977cc03ed626b) There is no way a child can “pay back” a parent for all that has been done…though the task of watching them …