Having less often means that you are more grateful. Isn't that silly? I just heard Brene Brown talk about how when we are really happy and things are going really well, we usually are expecting something horrible to happen. We don't let ourselves feel joy. We don't let ourselves be truly grateful for the absolutely… Continue reading Gratitude, Fear, and Perspective
Category: meditations
One-liners to think about
Children are not problems to solve, but people with problems. Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content (Phillipians 4:11). You can live with your emotions no matter how intense; what you can't do is live without them. When you want to… Continue reading One-liners to think about
rich and poor
Have you ever noticed how much you really have? Someone always has more, but someone also has less. Thoughts often crowd your mind--new clothes, more space, better car, bigger bank account, more, bigger, better--you forget what's already there. There are so many different ways to travel: barefoot, sandals, bike, used car, airplane. There are so… Continue reading rich and poor