your daily rock : love is the answer to every question
(It is a fine day when the perfect quotation for the day’s rock is by a certain movie star.) “There are four questions of value in life… What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living “for, and what is worth dying for? The answer to …
your daily rock : write a thank you note
For four years now, I have written a thank you note every morning. It has changed how I see the world. I look for opportunities to thank, not opportunities to criticize. It is not new skills we need to change our lives–it is new mindsets. Today, write a thank you …
your daily rock : being alive is a special occasion
In the U.S., we are celebrating Thanksgiving today–some will spend the day with family, cooking and laughing and eating too much, perhaps. Others will be working today. Some won’t celebrate at all. Regardless of what today means to you, or how you spend the day, what is true for all …
your daily rock : see again
We are moving too fast to really see. We don’t often sit still long enough to watch the world around us–we are too driven to jump into that stream. Sit on the bank. See the bees fly by you, the flowers unfold. See your children wiggle their loose teeth and …
your daily rock : surprise them with your presence
It is easy to be half-here. And half somewhere else. Today, put down the phone, the email, the anything-that-keeps-you-from-being-fully-here. Put it all down. If you talk on the phone with someone, only talk on the phone. If you meet with someone, face them fully and listen. Surprise people with your …
your daily rock : we are in this together
There is no better way to say this than by quoting Mother Theresa. It is a quote with which I end many of my speeches: “If we are without peace in the world, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” Love, (These beautifully …
your daily rock : kiss the messenger!
Sometimes we get difficult or painful feedback that we resist, push against. And often, we want to “kill the messenger,” as the saying goes. But if we can give up our resistance, we can sometimes see truth in what has been said. And that truth, even years later, can often …
your daily rock : give thanks
“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” ? Thornton Wilder Be conscious of your treasures, those humans you love. Give thanks for them each day in order to be fully alive. Love, (These beautifully painted rocks …
your daily rock : we are all connected
“Everything is connected. The wing of the corn beetle affects the direction of the wind, the way the sand drifts, the way the light reflects into the eye of man beholding his reality. All is part of totality, and in this totality man finds his hozro, his way of walking …
your daily rock : be a sunbeam
“A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.” ? St. Francis of Assisi Some days we are rain clouds. Today, let’s be sunbeams, instead. Love, (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.
