your daily rock : chance being great
You have a light inside you. It might be for parenting, for singing, for working hard, for kindness, for writing, or–as one favorite obituary read–for having “a God-given gift for operating heavy machinery.” Whatever that light is, shine it. Chance being great, where “great” simply (and beautifully) means fully illuminated. …
your daily rock : start again
My friend Amy made me an awesome calendar to plan Change Your Life Patti Digh (CYLPD), to give myself stickers for achieving goals like walking and eating well and practicing my fiddle and writing, and more. She even gave me the smiley face stickers and colored markers to use on …
your daily rock : smile at a stranger
Why are we so closed off from each other? What are we afraid of? That a smile will be misunderstood? That they won’t smile back? That they’ll take offense or overreact or scowl in return? Take that chance. It feels wonderful to offer that moment of connection and happiness. Plus …
your daily rock : make the journey memorable
We are all on a journey. All of us. Let’s make it memorable. Love, (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.
your daily rock : open up
So many things in life shut us down: criticism, comparisons, overwhelm, shame, depression, insecurity, lies. Those things make us smaller, reduce us and those around us, squeeze us into spaces too small for living. Stop. Breathe. Reverse the flow from reduction to enlargement, from closed to open. Let a story …
your daily rock : pause
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your daily rock : look beneath the surface
My life is full of stories about people I first discounted–for whatever reason. I’m not proud of that, but there it is. We make snap judgments based on so little information, don’t we? And, oh my, how our lives become richer when we look beneath the surface. When we notice …
your daily rock : mean what you say
We live in a world where language is fast, not slow. Where meaning is sometimes overlooked for speed. Where repetition of a message is sometimes more deeply considered than the message itself. What would happen if we slowed way down, if we dared disturb the surface of our words to …
your daily rock : put your clever down.
We are so hungry for real. Real, authentic, you. Not the smart you, or the sarcastic or glib or cynical you, or the you who feels they need to keep up or impress us. Just you. At your most ordinary. Full of doubt and overeating. Full of not knowing and …
your daily rock : be bold!
There is no template for bold, is there? Sure, others might believe they are modeling what “bold” is, and they may try to sell us on being their kind of bold, but “bold” is individual. What looks like “bold” for me isn’t “bold” for you. And that’s fantastic. Bold can …
