Lessons from the Garden

Lessons from the Garden

 In the spring, at the end of the day you should smell like dirt. Margaret Atwood I have tasted victory – and it was delicious! Today, I am celebrating!  It is a small but sweet victory.  I harvested my first broccoli this morning and it was perfect.  I should...
Some good news and notes

Some good news and notes

It is Sunday and a good day to offer some positive news from the past week or so, things that I haven’t covered in previous posts but felt that I wanted to share.  Plus a picture of a cute squirrel that I hope will make you smile. First joint podium in athletics...
Is there a story here?

Is there a story here?

Making Choices Typically, when people decide to simplify life and reduce the stuff, there are some things that are an easy decision; the choice to ‘Keep’ or ‘Not Keep’ is simple. If that is the case, take immediate action.  If you don’t...
Friday Finishes

Friday Finishes

Fun, Finishing… and moving the bar My personal goals this quarter include spending more time making art AND telling the stories of work in progress, both as part of the creative process and to have some accountability.  So I revising this Friday tradition in the...
Practice Gratitude Daily

Practice Gratitude Daily

To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kind that will stand behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is...