CULTIVATING an idea
Living wholeheartedly includes being vulnerable, believing we are enough and that we are worthy of love and belonging; or resilience to shame. Some of those are tougher to swallow for me. But it made me interested to read more.
Living wholeheartedly includes being vulnerable, believing we are enough and that we are worthy of love and belonging; or resilience to shame. Some of those are tougher to swallow for me. But it made me interested to read more.
With a new year, brings renewal, opportunity, and self-reflection. It is a time for a new beginning and a chance to reset, set some goals and begin again.
Our language and labels affect our thoughts and perspectives, and ultimately our behaviors. What are the words you use when you label or evaluate things and other people?
We can look for and honor our common ground. We can connect intentionally with our shared humanity...that which draws us together rather than that which divides us.
The holidays offer a unique opportunity to make memories with those who mean the most. For fun, here are a few memories of Thanksgiving last year, with David's family from North Dakota and Nebraska.
If we look for our common ground rather than our differences, we can create connections rather than divisiveness.
I recently learned about making single serving cakes in a mug. You simple take any flavor cake mix, mix in water and chocolate chips and microwave for 50 seconds. Top with a squirt of aerated whipping cream and enjoy.
We can be grateful for the job it has done, and let it gently fall away, like a beautifully colored Fall leaf falling to the ground having done its work, allowing it to “retire”... making space for a new way of seeing, being, and/or doing to take root with another season.
Our friends, Matt and Eleanor, are not new-comers to the art of throwing a spectacular Oktoberfest, so when it came time to celebrate Matt’s retirement, the theme was ‘a no-brainer’. Germany is where this spectacular couple met many moons ago, and Matt’s retirement party was to happen in October so there you have it; an Oktoberfest to top all Oktoberfests was in the making!
Each year, in early October, we celebrate autumn, friendship and nature's bounty with our friends at Dave and Pam's APPLE SMASH party.