Recently I took advantage of an opportunity to help a couple of strangers. The experience reminded me of the profound power of kindness. Wrapped up in my own anxieties over personal, national, and global unrest I had been feeling overwhelmed for months, probably even longer. Once a fairly altruistic person I had become enveloped inContinue reading “Kindness”
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Time & Emotion
Recently I’ve noticed a lot of people are talking about the same two subjects using different themes. Exasperated people are asking when the pandemic will end. Others asking when we can stop talking about it. There is frustrated, often anxious, chatter about the election season concluding. Maya Angelou’s “Every storm runs out of rain” andContinue reading “Time & Emotion”
Dono Bella – An Introduction
Of all the things I have learned and been told, my mother’s persistent suggestion “You can’t always change your circumstances, but you can change your attitude” is the one that stands out to me the most. A seemingly simple idea it begs the question: How? How can I change my attitude in challenging circumstances? InContinue reading “Dono Bella – An Introduction”