On a trip to Kathmandu several years ago, a friend and I walked down a narrow dirt lane in a residential neighborhood. We skirted potholes and dodged piles of broken red bricks. The road was an eyesore, to say the least. Then we came to a T-intersection, and that’s when we saw it:… [ read more ]
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Choosing Joy in Life’s Hard Places
An oldie goldie song says, ‘The beat goes on, and the beat goes on.” I feel as though the lyrics describe the pandemic lockdown. I’m ready to listen to a new song, but this one hasn’t finished playing yet, and I can’t change it. What to do? On the days when I feel like… [ read more ]
5 Ways to Find Calm in Crisis
I receive several emails every day from people in crisis. Circumstances vary, of course, and so does severity, but the crises fall into categories: illness—their own or a loved one’s, spousal betrayal, a child’s struggle with addictions, a breakdown in family relationships, job layoffs, losses from a natural disaster, and more. Isolation is a big… [ read more ]
How to Respond Amidst Life’s Little Annoyances
How do we respond when life’s little annoyances crop up? For the past week, I haven’t been able to log into my Facebook account on my laptop. That means responding to comments and posting my blog using my phone. I can manage the former, but doing the latter requires a learning curve, time, and… [ read more ]
On the Lookout for Splashes of Beauty
While in Nepal recently, a friend and I had a spent several hours talking about life—our concerns, our joys, our lows and our highs. In the end, we reached a mutual decision to not focus on the hard stuff in our personal lives or in future conversations with each other. Instead, we committed to developing… [ read more ]
Why is a Thankful Heart a Big Deal?
When my kids were young, I taught them to make vegetables and fruit a regular part of their diet because I knew those foods would benefit their bodies. I probably sounded like a recording: “Eat your veggies. Eat your veggies. Eat your veggies.” I didn’t want to be a nag, but I understood the long… [ read more ]
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