There are restorative exercises you can do to keep ‘the calm’ during the holidays. Be nice to yourself this holiday season and give these easy practices a try. Holidays are meant to be a time of love, gratitude, peace, though they can also be a time that is anything but these descriptives. Making a turkey […]
In my years of researching Happiness, I have heard many stories and reasons for encouraging the Practice of Generosity. None, for me, has been more poignant than the one I recently heard from a ninety-one-year-old parishioner at my church, named Ted. While I do not know Ted’s net worth, let us just say over the […]
Thanks-giving, noun. The act of giving thanks, a prayer expressing gratitude. Most often we think of Thanksgiving as our American holiday. However, did you know several other countries celebrate thanksgiving throughout the year as well? Canada Our neighbors to the north, celebrate Jour de L’Actions de Grace, French for Thanksgiving, on the second Monday in October, […]
While I am the first to pack my bags and head to the nearest airport, anytime, anywhere, there are some worthy pros and cons to consider when it comes to deciding where you will have the merriest of times during the holidays. Every year, I face the same holiday dilemma: mom’s holiday turkey vs. dinner […]
Today there are over 3.5 billion mobile internet users. If we allow it, we can easily be ‘open for business’ twenty-four, seven. Last time I checked, I was not a convenient store, nor are you. It’s time you implemented these easy boundaries today. Slowly, my left eye opens. The glow of a digital clock reads […]
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” Good question, Matthew(7:3). This is a question I have often asked, especially when I find myself in workplace environments. Well, not in exactly those words. Though I do ask what benefit it serves to […]
While the holidays are meant to be a time of joy, of love, of peace, it can be anything but that. So how do you survive the holidays still in-tact? Try these 5 sure ways to destress. “The holidays are only holy if we make them so.” —Marianne Williamson While the holidays are meant to […]
Bahagia. “I feel happy today” in Indonesian. “Me too” when I am in Bali. The happiest place on earth is not where the three-fingered mouse wearing bright red shorts lives, well not for me. Instead, it is the Indonesian island floating between the Indian Ocean and the Bali Sea. Ah, modern Eden, that it is… I travel […]
Buen Camino! We must be walking along the Camino de Santiago in Spain! Literally, this greeting means good road, physically and spiritually. Increasingly, people from around the globe are making this journey, walking in the same footsteps as travelers during the Middle Ages. More and more we are not only getting out of our comfort […]
So, we have all heard of God’s Ten Commandments. These are God’s non-negotiables on how one should live and conduct their lives. Though have you ever considered a personal addition of your ten commandments? What are your non-negotiables, your deal-breakers? What will cause you to walk away from the table with no further discussion? You […]