Living Life Well
Growing up in my family’s home involved road trips and camping vacations. We drove from Michigan to Washington, DC and another time to Yellowstone National Park. To prepare for the many hours in the vehicle, I would search the web for road trip games and printable activities for my siblings and me. One game I …
Some of my “To Do” items keep jumping lists. They were on last week’s list, the weekend list, and yesterday’s list of things to do. They keep following me forward because they aren’t getting accomplished. I’m learning there are a handful of reasons (or perhaps excuses) I keep in a pocket in my brain to …
Congratulations! Together we reached the end of our series on mindfulness. If you have been reading the last two months of posts, you know we delved into this topic and learned from the book Mindfulness by Mark Williams and Danny Penman. Here are some of the areas we discussed: Mindfulness is “waking up” to our …
My husband and I were getting ready for bed and had the following conversation. “It’s strange how my work comes in groups,” said Joel. “Like when you do three bathroom tile jobs in a row?” I said. “Yeah. Remember all those fence jobs I had?” “Yes. It’s weird. This happens to me too. I hear …
How thankful I am to be learning and practicing mindfulness at this point in time. It seems easy for some in our nation to be swept up in hysteria and unrest. I won’t be addressing who I think is right or wrong in regards to wearing masks or rioting in the streets, but I do …
If asked to describe depression in one word it would be debilitating. It’s not a friendly visitor: stays too long, takes away your desire to smile, and only complains and belittles. When I struggled through depression in past seasons of my life, the part I despised the most was the vicious thought circles of doubt …
I chose these images as a reminder while being mindful to also slow done and look around. How often would we simply look right past the beautiful details God shows us. –Mandy June Photography. The introduction to this post was given last week and is titled Mindfulness. I encourage you to read that post first. …
A few months ago, I encountered an experience worth sharing. I will dare to sound ridiculous in describing what occurred; it’s hard to explain. I tied my tennis shoes and stepped out the door to go for a walk. As I walked unhurried down my driveway towards the road, I felt something different than usual. …