Tag: perspective
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Lessons from 2025
It is the time of year to reflect on 2025 and the lessons it brought. As we begin 2026, it would be easy to make declarations about all the things I will change, but that rarely comes to pass. I will still stay up late and still drink too much coffee. With that, here are…
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Pause for thought…
The holiday season is filled with glitter, lights, and well wishes. Yet, there are many who find this time of year difficult. For those caught up in the joy, cheer and celebration, with bellies full, loved ones gathered, and hopeful relaxation looming (OK, I know it’s friggin’ madness”) However, for some thoughts, feelings, and yes…
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Before Happiness Got Complicated
Happiness is a funny thing. We talk about it as if it’s something we once held effortlessly, something we carried around as children before adult life barged in with schedules, bills, disappointments, and general nonsense. We look back on childhood through a soft-focus lens and convince ourselves that we were happy all the time—running around…
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Know Your Worth
“People get what they deserve.”“Good things happen to good people.”“You get what you work for.” Let’s call this exactly what it is—polished, inspirational, refrigerator-magnet bullshit. If life actually handed out rewards based on effort or moral virtue, half the crooks would be bankrupt, the decent people would be wealthy, and we wouldn’t need dollar-store wisdom…
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Us and Them: Facing the Hard Truth About Reconciliation
I grew up in a rural community where life looked much the same from one family to the next. We ate the same foods, went to the same churches, spoke the same way. Difference wasn’t something we encountered much, and if it did appear, it often made people uncomfortable. Looking back, the possibility for racist…
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Regrets? I’ve had a few
As I enter the final year of my fifties, two phrases seem to surface: “if only”, and “I wonder.” I recently ran into an old high school classmate, and we went through the usual catching-up rituals: how are the kids, receding hairlines, comparing aches and pains. Then he asked if I had regrets about choices…
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Perspective
“We don’t see things as they are; we see things as we are”. – Anais Nin If I had made a New Years resolution, it would have been broken in record time. So, to quit drinking coffee is not going to happen. At the start of the year, I prefer to identify some “hopes”, things…
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Peace and Simplicity
I read recently, “there is no better pillow than peace of mind.” For many, it seems that peace and simplicity go hand in hand. At times, our lives become complicated, too busy, with many things seemingly out of our control. We are often going in overdrive as a parent, partner, son/ daughter, sibling, coach ……
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Snap out of it! Shake it off!
During a very difficult time when I was struggling, someone trying desperately to understand said to me, “tell me how you feel.” We have heard of ‘a penny for your thoughts’, but no amount of money exists for me to accurately explain it to others. That is one of the key frustrations; trying to…
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What are you grateful for today?
Since Thanksgiving has recently passed (or upcoming in the USA), being thankful and grateful is often raised. So, what prompts me to be grateful? Depending on the events of the day, it can vary. However, there are things that linger, things that resonate and give me pause. The default “go to’s” like health, family, and…
Too Many Anchors 