What Are We Not Writing Down?
I wonder how many witty inventions clever stories and pearls of wisdom have been lost or reallocated due to the simple act of the absence of penmanship.
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The soul cleansing power of the lament
The soul cleansing power of the lament (excerpts from my “morning writing” routine): We are so often taught to stuff it down and act civil. Yet there are times when we need to shake our fist at the world, pour out our soul, like puzzle pieces on the floor and have God instruct us on […]
Knowing what you don’t want is just as important as knowing what you do
Knowing what you don’t want is just as important as knowing what you do What do you want to do when you grow up? We’ve all heard this question in our lives, and to some point it may still apply. We go through changes in our lives, whether career, relational and even spiritual. Knowing […]
What’s the best/worst advice you’ve received:
In terms of the worst advice I’ve ever received, I would say it has rather more to do with the delivery than the content. Or shall I say a matter of invitation. As such I’d have to say the worst advice is unsolicited advice. Those moments where you bare your soul, show your underbelly […]
Grief, Like Love, is not a Problem to be Solved
Our culture seems uneducated and ill-equipped to navigate through this … either at a loss of how to support someone or process through the journey oneself.
The majority of resources available for the bereaved are AFTER the numb, shock awe and raw portion of the “experience”… and even at that is spotty and sometimes even inappropriate. (aka resources are for the “rebuilding” phase).
There are different kinds of grief other than the obvious…
Muppets Swedish Chef Does Music Video
– blue man group Swedish Chef Muppets style – this is brilliant, never gets old…
Credit Card Calculator
Calculate how long it will take to pay off your credit card -or- Calculate what your payment would need to be to reach your payoff goal…
Budget Calculator – Easy
Budget Calculator – Easy just fill in weekly/monthly amounts and it calculates automatically for the year – auto calculates pie chart too…
Gr-Attiutude Adjuster – Nick’s Story
Gr’attitude Adjuster 🙂 How to be grateful and happy in life, here’s an example of a guy against all odds who’s outlook on life is unsurpassed…
Declutter Memorabilia and Stuff
One of the ways to get organized, be organized and declutter (clearing clutter) is to deal with collectibles and items associated with memories.
Life Organization, Home Organization – Starts with a single step
Life is about flow, not perfection. Decluttering is an ongoing one, but is very do-able. Organizing is a single step, and the rest are just a series of small steps all sewn together to create the final product.
The Why of Food?
Food a lot of the times isn’t even about food, it’s about the family around the food. You know, papa did this, and mama did that. We think it’s food, but it’s really the relationships created around the food, that is the supernatural part.
Soft Morning Kisses {a nature abstract of life}
Soft Morning Kisses By Sylvia Fox Bevan What a beautiful thing it is to see the auburn sun come up and kiss the tender little greenhouse plants, as if to say “good morning my darlings” and they respond by reaching their delicate little leaves up in hopes of getting a hug from the one who […]
What is it really worth?
What is it really worth? By Sylvia Bevan Have you ever looked around you house and said, how come it doesn’t look like a magazine? It’s probably because it’s too cluttered. Once we add up the knick knacks, doodads, extra pieces of crappy furniture that might be new-ish, but not well made, we might be […]