We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. Walt Disney There was a ride that I loved at Valley Fair, an amusement park near where I grew up, when I was a kid. It was called the scrambler, it would beContinue reading “The spinning”
Tag Archives: Mindfulness
One-mindfulness
It’s 100 degrees and here I sit, next to the city landfill, watching the turkey buzzards circle in the blinding blue sky. The things we do for our children. Seven hours outside (with a short break for lunch at a TGI Fridays) spent watching my daughter’s team lose multiple soccer games – some in spectacularContinue reading “One-mindfulness”
A little sugar
Yesterday’s post was a little bit heavy on the teaching and light on the sugar to help it all go down so today I want to write about Disney. When I first signed up to do the runDisney event with my friend two years ago, I told myself that I was just doing it becauseContinue reading “A little sugar”
Hearing Yourself
It can be hard to hear yourself – your thoughts and emotions – and to really accept what it is that you hear them say. There is a cacophonous chorus in everyone’s head, making it so hard to single out that one tiny voice belonging to yourself. Voices merge until we believe they are allContinue reading “Hearing Yourself”
Wise Mind
I have been observing my own motivation and inspiration. I noticed that the first few days, the ideas and topics came easily and I had things that I thought about saying first thing in the morning that stayed with me throughout the day. The last couple days have been harder. I’ve been racing downstairs atContinue reading “Wise Mind”
Assumptions and the power of story
The problem with making assumptions is that we believe they are the truth. We could swear they are real. Miguel Ruiz It can be hard to feel loved on a daily basis. Tonight I just wanted to go to bed after wrapping a birthday present and doing laundry upstairs. Except. Oops. I remembered that IContinue reading “Assumptions and the power of story”
The Bad Trip
We lost a member of our family last year. It was terrible and tragic, as these things are. We remember him and feel sad every day when thinking about the hole his loss has left in our hearts and our lives and in the lives of the people who loved him, admired him, and reliedContinue reading “The Bad Trip”
Running for Disney 