Have you ever peered at your possible destiny as if through a key hole? You can see what you want to do or who you want to become but opening the door is difficult.    It is as if this whole other woman is trying to emerge from the person I already am. The challenge of discovering …
The Reminders
This morning I thought about some of the reminders that keep me centered on what is important in life. I share them with you in hopes they will cheer and inspire.    Family Stories: As a family, we have an ongoing archive of stories we repeatedly relive amongst ourselves. Those joining our family get togethers are initiated …
41 “Wild and Crazy Love”
Are there any other bachelor followers out there? (Yes, I admit to the vice). During the post Season Finale interview, Jake said something that caught my attention. When asked what he and Vienna had that was so special, he replied, "We have this wild and crazy love." "Hmmm"…I wondered… "What is he talking about?" Was it the obvious physical zing that swayed …
40 “Three Gold Coins”
There once was a poor beggar who cried out along a busy thoroughfare. "Alms for the poor, alms for the poor!" One day, a rich man passed by with his caravan and stopped to kneel down before the beggar man. "Beggar man, give me your rice!" He requested. The beggar man hesitated, for he only had …
39 “Freedom”
Freedom has a price! At different turning points in my life, I have wrestled with values until I could identify what was most important to me. The conclusion always seemed the same, I wanted freedom. I wanted the freedom to believe and to live in what brought me life. But at times, moms give up freedom …
Special Delivery
     Have you ever waited for a package to be delivered to your doorstep? Every day, you look out the window to see whether it has come.        Recently, I waited for a dream much like I looked forward to receiving the recent books about writing that I had ordered. This was a package containing the last half …
Day 34 “A Rainbow of Possibilities”
Some of us "creative types" have prism-like mind. Artistic inspiration moves through our thoughts like white light separating into a spectrum of colorful ideas. What may seem to others as lack of focus, to us is a rainbow of artistic possibilities.    I have always cherished rainbows. During difficult times, rainbows reminded me of hope. I found comfort in …
Day 31 “I Feel Blue Today”
This morning I feel blue—not in the depressive sense but in terms of possibilities. I absolutely love the color because it speaks to me of open sky.      I have been a blue lover for a very long time. While living overseas in Amsterdam, Holland, I had the benefit of some wonderful friends labeled "The Dream Team" because …
Day 28 “I Teach”
"A moment happens while living upon this earth when you realize it is not all about you…and then you teach!"  I need to refocus! Yesterday's session with my editor spun me out of optimism and into a depressive inertia. I spent my time designing the "Refrain from the Identical" creativity site because I had …
