your daily rock : be delighted
As kids, we are wildly delighted by CARDBOARD BOXES! LADYBUGS! CAMERAS! TRAINS! LIGHT SWITCHES! As adults, we hide our delight. Today, allow yourself to be delighted by everything you see. You will feel lighter and happier, I promise. Love, (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim …
because I, too, have a dream.
I am reposting this on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Because I, too, have a dream. I have found as I’ve made my way into adulthood in this life of mine, that I share his dream. And I have dreams of my …
your daily rock : find courage
I wonder if we really find courage. Or if we had it all along, and it was just dormant or hidden or inaccessible. I think we’re born with an amazing courageousness. And we let it get small and hidden by comparing ourselves with others, absorbing the stories that other people …
your daily rock : do it with love
Whatever you do today, whomever you meet, do it with love. Think to yourself as you interact with every person today, “I am sending love to you. I recognize myself in you and you in me. We are kin.” Love, (These beautifully painted rocks are created by …
your daily rock : i have everything i need
Trust me, you do. It might be hiding under deflections or depression or busy-ness, but it’s there. I think “The Wizard of Oz” is such a wise book and movie. We have everything we need, and we’ve had it all along. Today, act as if you have everything you need. …
your daily rock : enjoy the journey
I was walking up a long hill at the U.S. Capitol Building years ago with a friend. My goal was to reach the top. His was to enjoy the journey. “Weren’t those blooming trees amazing?” he said when we reached the top. “What trees?” I said. Enjoy the trees. Enjoy …
your daily rock : nothing is wasted
Things happen that we don’t want to happen. We screw up. We have regrets about decisions we’ve made or not made. Sometimes it is easy to wish for all those moments to be reversed somehow. But what I believe is this: It’s all free data. All of it. The “right” …
your daily rock : just be you
I did a big diversity training program for a large global corporation years ago. We trained in pairs, and every time I was paired with Miguel, I watched how effortlessly he made people laugh and get excited–and I longed for that. My style was so unlike his, and I longed …
thinking thursday.
MIND Having spent a good part of my career working in nonprofits and associations, this made me laugh. That kind of recognition laugh, you know? This is an important film about autism, playing for free on PBS until August 28th. I hope you can take time to watch it before …
your daily rock : savor
Such a delicious word: Savor. It implies slowness. As Stephen Fry said, “Poetry is not made to be sucked up like a child’s milkshake, it is much better sipped like a precious malt whiskey.” Today, slow the hell down. Seriously. Sip life today; don’t guzzle. Savor life today. Love, …
