Blessings, Blessings, Everywhere

“I just find myself happy with the simple things. Appreciating the blessings God gave me.” ~ DMX “When you are grateful – when you can see what you have – you unlock blessings to flow in your life.” ~ Suze Orman This has been a seemingly endlessly terrible year and a half with the pandemic.Continue reading “Blessings, Blessings, Everywhere”

The Ups and Downs of Being Busy

This has been an extremely full week for me with college club meetings, teaching and podcast tasks. I’m of two minds about being busy. On the one hand, I like being with people. On the other hand, it’s emotionally and physically taxing to be in crowds. I find it exhausting. Which means I need downContinue reading “The Ups and Downs of Being Busy”

Time’s Up on Toxic Masculinity

I don’t know about you but I’m so tired of toxic masculinity and I’m praying it’s on it’s last legs. There are hopeful signs that it is. The end of the Afghan War is just one of them. There are so many naysayers about ending the war but there are supporters as well. I won’tContinue reading “Time’s Up on Toxic Masculinity”

The Benefits of Daydreaming

“All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force … We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent Mind. This Mind is the matrix of all matter.” ~ Max Planck, Theoretical Physicist “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” ~Continue reading “The Benefits of Daydreaming”

Staying in the Present Moment

“It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.” ~ Eckhart Tolle “Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh Okay, I admit it,Continue reading “Staying in the Present Moment”