Solitary Thanksgiving Joy
We all know the holidays this year are fraught. I live on the opposite side of the country from my family, so I don’t usually get to indulge in our…
Category: Contentment
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Contentment vs. Asking with Shameless Audacity
(Picture from June 1, 2013.) I’m on my annual Springtime personal spiritual retreat this week. Monday it began with me thinking about how happy my life is and how fulfilling…
Envision Today
A year and a half ago, a friend suggested an exercise to me: You envision a day in your life ten years in the future. What do you want it…
Three Little Lessons
I was thinking today about what I’m learning in my life lately. And I came up with three things. Thinking about them made me happier today. The first one came…
Nostalgia
Last year, I wrote Project 52, writing about all 52 years of my life, a year each week. This year, I’m reading what I wrote, at the same pace, covering…
Stones of Help, Stones of Fire
Today is my 52nd Birthday. Because 52 is such a cool number, and because there are 52 weeks in a year, I’m embarking on Project 52 — reflecting each week…
Blizzards and Contentment and Trust
We had a blizzard last week. I live in the DC area — you might have heard. I find with a blizzard, people tend to either love it or hate…
Let Nostalgia Work for You
This is another post about a strategy for dealing with loneliness. It’s tied in with being grateful and enjoying the moment. I was walking around my lake yesterday morning. And…
Meaning in Solitude
I’m having trouble with loneliness lately. And this annoys me. I’m an Introvert! I love solitude! I have absolutely no desire to get a pet (I’ve spent enough of my…
Thanksgiving Psalm
In my last post, I looked at the form of the Lament in the Psalms – the most common form used in the Psalms. I posted an example I wrote…