Through a child’s eyes

It rained here last week.  A lot.  It was one of the rare mornings when I didn’t have to be up and out of the house right away.  I would normally listen to the radio but the rain was falling so gently and insistently I felt compelled to open a...

Mistakes Aren’t Wrong

Learning anything new takes time and practice.  Sometimes we pick up a new skill quickly and others take LOTS of time and practice and patience.  But how we go about our practicing can have a big impact on how quickly we progress.  For instance, if...

How Do You Express Gratitude?

There is rarely only one way to do something.  Humans are so creative and come up with new and interesting ways to do everything.  Lately the idea of expressing gratitude has been showing up a lot.  Some people write things down in a...

A Mustard Seed can Move a Mountain

The warm weather finally seems to be here to stay.  There’s so many things to be doing outside; hiking, gardening, bike riding.  One of the things that can keep us from participating in all the outdoor fun is being too tired.  It can take...

Exciting New Beginnings

I had a great time on my vacation last week!  The weather in Colorado was warm one second and chilly the next which meant that I was taking my top layer off and on several times a day.  At the end of one of the days I noticed that one of my earrings was...

We Need Stories

Storytelling has always been a part of what makes us human.  Before we had books, it was how we passed history on from one person to another.  Now it has become something so pervasive that it is how businesses are marketing their products and services. ...