Monday Love to your Real-Time Rituals
“ Life itself is the proper binge.” ~ Julia Child When is a habit more than a habit? What makes an everyday activity rise above the daily routine? Why is presence such a big factor in creating [...]
Monday Love to your Roots of Happiness
“ Courage is knowing what not to fear.” ~ Plato "What’s the biggest life lesson you’ve learned so far in 2024" That was the pointed question posed to me and my sweetheart by her inquisitive Gen-Z daughter [...]
Monday Love to your Nest and Nature
“ One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. ” ~ William Shakespeare Do you have a favorite time to clean house? Or to put in another way, when do you most appreciate your home? For [...]
Monday Love to your Passion and Play
“ People do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing.” ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Where do you draw the line? How do you decide what something is or isn’t? [...]
Monday Love to your Field of Hope
“ Democracy is a process, not a static condition. It is becoming, rather than being. It can easily be lost, but never is fully won. Its essence is eternal struggle.” ~ William H. Hastie Well, I had [...]
Monday Love to your Travels and Transport
“ A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public transportation.” ~ Gustavo Petro Well, seeing as how it’s been an uneventful week in current events with nothing [...]
Monday Love to your Creative Keys
“ Creativity is seeing what others see and thinking what no one else ever thought.” ~ Albert Einstein How’s your state of mind these days? Are you bubbling along in a blissful state of peace, love, and [...]
Monday Love to your Public Persona
“ All great speakers were bad speakers at first.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Have you ever been asked to speak in front of a group? Did it make you freeze up like a deer in the headlights? [...]
Monday Love to your Power of Presence
“ A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.” ~ Phyllis Diller You’re at the bank, the return counter, or yes, even the dreaded DMV. Two or three people are ahead of you, and you notice [...]