Reboot, Rejuvenate, Resurrect

BOUNDARIES People who do not know how to set them will often make a habit of crossing yours. Those without boundaries may not see the need or value in creating them for themselves, and what is deemed valueless is rarely respected. If allowed, they will disrupt your routine, distract your focus, and disturb your environment. TRUTH: Their lack of boundaries is not their problem to solve. It becomes my problem when I allow it to invade my peace. Therefore, if it is to be solved,

Lessons from Pothos I believe much of what we need to know about sustaining healthy relationships can be gleaned from the intentional observation of nature. You are not required to subscribe to my belief, but I invite you to consider what a thriving plant can teach us about restoration, renewal, and growth. The Gift of a Cutting My Sistah-friend in Florida cares for a magnificent pot of pothos. It is the centerpiece of her lanai—her screened porch, for those of us who live ou

ANIMAL KINGDOM I love the outdoors! Had you known me as a child, you wouldn’t believe it. My mother, were she living, would be...

CONTROL LOST Somewhere along the way, we screwed up our relationship with the phone. It was a slow insidious process. Maybe it happened...

PLANTS AND PEOPLE In the space where I spend most of my time, there are at least twenty potted plants ranging in height from a few inches...

Um – “Nothing to say!” I am going to let you in a little secret. Before I do, why do we use a term like “a little or big secret?” A...

PRACTICE: Read with the intention to listen. I was preparing our Sunday evening meal. I had spent most of the day in the kitchen meal...

Some of the worse mistakes I have made in life have happened when I was, in the words of my new favorite author, Anne Lamott, “carrying...

PRACTICE: What principle(s) is the foundation of your life? There is a reason we live in an environment with seasons. Seasons are...

“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out that they’ve got a second.” William James PRACTICE: When has life’s...