When good things happen share the gratitude like, Pancakes and waffles coming together promptly this morning for Sunday kids’ breakfast; My bro giving me a ride to pick up my car at the shop this morning; Quick stop at the grocery to buy a few things went smooth, got what we needed; My home plumbing …
Category: mental health
Cheer Them On!
Hmm, cheer them on…! Just who exactly are we to cheer on…? Well just about anyone, I’d say. Friends, co-workers, our kids, our kids’ classmates, teammates, anyone who needs a boost… And after all, who doesn’t need a pick-me-up now and then? Who doesn’t benefit from some positive energy…? Exactly every one does, so lay …
Everything Its Place
My house is a sort of clutter fest on low simmer. There are paper piles in most every room. Not overly obtrusive, they sit quietly on sides, corners. Clothes are similar, if fewer in number. A small stack folded, or a rumpled pile on the floor after a quick change. Living with three kids adds …
Bliss
Looking back, this is the third time I’ve written about this idea, third blog post about Bliss, This must be the magic…maybe so if the other two posts weren’t … tho’ I think they were pretty good too, So here’s another simple take on bliss, this time around, how to define Bliss? It manifests when …
A Day, Life Contemplated
For better or worse, this is me, a contemplated life, Natural sense of what’s normal practice, most of my day spent in this way, my way, Mind mulling, running dialogue in the back-ground, considering it all, work, kids, relationships otherwise, Decisions made, actions waiting, What was, is, could be, What are the possibilities, probabilities, execution …
Godly Things
I was raised a Christian.Though I don’t go to church much these days, I do frequently - daily - turn to prayer for inner strength and solace. Some days are better than others. What I do I seek? Release from doubt and anxiety. Somehow striving toward hallowed practice provides a measure of grace. I can’t …
Missing Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain - chef, author, TV storyteller blending food and travel - I miss him. I loved his particular voice, observations, his progression in life and perspective on things. The demons took him, like they’ve taken so many; as I’ve written before, Cornell, Williams, Montrose, my paternal grandfather, my cousin, all cut down by a …
An Attitude of Gratitude
This captures the attitude…let it be so… A Prayer for Generosity, attributed to Ignatius of Loyola… “Eternal Word, only begotten Son of God,Teach me true generosity.Teach me to serve you as you deserve.To give without counting the cost,To fight heedless of wounds,To labor without seeking rest,To sacrifice myself without thought of any rewardSave the knowledge …
Longing
When I’m with them, sometimes they’re too much, their combined energy so powerful, immediate, demanding… And when they are gone I long for them back, I long for more, My own version of synchronicity (as Sting wrote and The Police sang), At our best we ponder and revel, and soak up the moments, soak up …
Roar
I try not to roar, but sometimes I do. Not so much in anger, not really, More disbelief and frustration at the seeming lack of awareness my children have of what’s appropriate when, But then I remind myself that they are eleven, nine, and eight years old, And I push all my silly expectations aside …
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