your daily rock : be open to change
Change is going to happen whether you’re open to it or not. So why not invite it in and dance with it rather than wrestle with it? What change are you fearing? What change do you desire? Dance with them both. Love, (These beautifully painted rocks are created …
your daily rock : what do you need?
When Emma was little, I quit my job to start my own business so I could be home with her more. As a consultant, I soon found I could make more money in a week than I was making in a month at my job as a vice president with …
your daily rock : love your imperfection
Oh, to embrace our imperfections–so freeing, so human, and so real. As Iain Thomas has written, “But life isn’t something that should be edited. Life shouldn’t be cut. The only way you’ll ever discover what it truly means to be alive and human is by sharing the full experience of …
your daily rock : say “wow!”
Today is a WOW day, a day of childlike wonder. Is it snowing? WOW! Is the grass green? WOW! Did you wake up this morning? WOW! Do you have socks to wear? WOW! Are there clouds in the sky? OMG! WOW! Carry on, Wow Patrol, carry on. Love, …
your daily rock : be thrilled by small things
What I know for sure is this: At the end of all this–this life we cherish or merely endure–what we will remember aren’t the big days, the dress-up-and-stand-up-straight days. We will remember the small moments of shared laughter, the way the sun looks on the breakfast table, the feel of …
your daily rock : speak up.
Sometimes we think of “speaking up” only relative to fighting injustices or taking up for ourselves or others. “Speak up” often means speaking back. And surely, there are times when that is what is needed. But for today, what if we redefined “speaking up” as a reminder to say “I …
your daily rock : ignore what people say.
If people criticize you today, shake it off. Ignore them. Don’t let them slow you down or stop you. The most powerful person in a tug of war is the person who doesn’t pick up his or her end of the rope. Don’t pick it up – let it go. …
your daily rock : Naps = Good
Need I say more? Rest. Love, (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.
your daily rock : feel the rhythm.
The blood in your veins dances a sweet rhythm. The birds flying by on their way South have their own rhythm. The way your eyes fall on the face of your beloved–that’s a rhythm all its own. Dare we dance? As Jack Kerouac once wrote, “Jumping from boulder to boulder and …
your daily rock : get messy!
When she was about 5 years old, I came upon Tess in the backyard sitting inside a big flowerpot with a hose pouring water into the dirt around her. She saw me and stood up, triumphant, with the hose spraying up into the air above her, covered completely in mud. …
