June 2011
Monthly ArchivesA Well-Lived Life
Some of the great ladies in my life are stressing themselves sick that they aren’t doing enough with their lives. Isn’t it crazy that the women who worry about this the most are usually the same women that are doing a lot, and they are doing it very well. Every one of these intelligent and … Continue Reading
Katherine Mansfield
“Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is an appalling waste of energy: you can’t build on it; it’s only good for wallowing in.” Quote from Katherine Mansfield
With God’s Helping Hand
God did bring me through it better than I ever thought possible. If I didn’t have faith and God it would have been so much harder to bear. Our husbands are no longer in pain and they are free of this world. I wouldn’t wish Donnie back to the suffering that he would have had … Continue Reading
Quiet Time – Simple Things
Can you enjoy your own quiet time without being lonely or do you consistently need noise or entertainment? Are you able to enjoy simple things like the sound of rain or a child’s laughter? Can you be kind to a stranger without expecting anything back? You will have a sense of contentment and peace when … Continue Reading
Do you feel deeply?
The truth is that when other people are hurting, I hurt too. When they cry, I mist up with them. When they laugh, I join in and when they are lonely I understand. Don’t we all feel connected to some extent and isn’t that a good thing? We don’t want to become so hardened to … Continue Reading
Is It Me?
Lately I’ve stopped several times a day to say “Life is good” and its true. Life is good and the more I appreciate it the more it seems to be so. It brings me to the question “Is it me?” that has created this life and the answer is “Yes”. I can be “ME” and … Continue Reading
International Widows Day on June 23rd
There are an estimated 245 million widows worldwide, 115 million of whom live in poverty and suffer from social stigmatization and economic deprivation purely because they have lost their husbands. The first International Widows Day took place in 2005 and was launched by Lord Loomba and the Foundation’s President, Cherie Blair. Since that time, the … Continue Reading
What are your core values?
List 3 things that you will NEVER change belief in. True values are expressed in your actions. What gives you the best value for your time? That indicates what you should do. Remember time spent is forever gone. My core values are God – Respecting the value of others – My health. But as I … Continue Reading
Quilt of Holes
Quilt of Holes As I faced my Maker at the last judgment, I knelt before the Lord along with all the other souls. Before each of us laid our lives like the squares of a quilt in many piles; an angel sat before each of us sewing our quilt squares together into a tapestry that is our life. But as my angel … Continue Reading
Relationships
How many times have you thought to yourself. I don’t want to “work” at a new relationship, I want it to be the fun part of my life. And how many times has a nagging voice in your head chimed in, well, just live alone then, because there’s no such thing as a toil free … Continue Reading
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