Tuesday Truth. Number 57. Given the levels of fear throughout the world as COVID-19 continues its spread, reaching the official level of a pandemic, I thought that today's truth would be appropriate. Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we [...]
Tuesday Truth. Number 56. Connection. Humans are social creatures. I'm currently reading Hivemind by Sarah Rose Cavanagh, PhD because I love almost all things studying "why we behave the way we do". And while there are many dimensions to the book, I just wanted to share this part from the inside flap: Humans have always [...]
Tuesday Truth. Number 55. Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering. -Winnie the Pooh Just let those words sink in for a moment. Doing Nothing. Does that make your stomach knot up as you think of all the things on [...]
Tuesday Truth. Number 54. Tomorrow will begin the New Year. 2020. An entirely new decade! Like many other people, I'm spending some time doing a year-end review. I think we often forget all the things that we actually accomplished in a year and it's helpful to spend some time reflecting. This year I'm doing a [...]
Tuesday Truth. Number 53. Many times, the Tuesday Truths that I share on this space are reminders to myself. They are words that I need to hear and that I hope in turn someone else stopping by my blog may need to hear as well. I may have mentioned its origins before, but some of [...]
Tuesday Truth. Number 52. When you think about all the complexities of being a human...the small range of balance to maintain homeostasis... it is quite magnificent to be alive. And then when you stand in awe of nature and all the complexities found within it, you begin to love the world a little more. Even [...]
Tuesday Truth. Number 51. I'm pulling this quote from within my archives, shared before I began my Tuesday Truth series. Isn't it so true? The sweet, simple things of life truly are the real ones. I hope that you all have a marvelous day and a week that uplifts your soul. If you're one of [...]
Tuesday Truth. Number 50. I thought this quote would be fitting since I've just finished reading The Gratitude Diaries by Janice Kaplan. The tagline to the book is "How a year looking on the bright side can transform your life." I try to practice gratitude and search for the positives in less than stellar situations, [...]
Tuesday Truth. Number 49. As we move into November, and the autumn breezes begin to blow the leaves away, I move into the season where I become more consistent in reflecting on my reasons for gratitude. And as I move into that season, I'd like to take a moment to say that I'm grateful for [...]
Tuesday Truth. Number 48. Yesterday was Miss Sunshine's 16th birthday. I captured that moment in time...that rite of passage...in another love letter written to her. Wherever you stand, be the soul of that place. I am working on embodying the truth found in this Rumi quote. To be fully present in the here and now. [...]
