Are You Doing Things, Or . . .

It’s not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised. The mosquito is swatted. – Mary Flannery O’Connor It’s not enough to not be passive, one must have desire. It’s not enough to move, one must have a purpose. It’s not enough to be active, one must be…

For anything to catch fire, for anything to burn, three things must be present: Oxygen, Fuel and Heat. Unless all three are present, there can be no fire. And, unless these elements continue to exist, the fire will not continue to burn. What’s more, fuel is the one element that needs to be renewed for…

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. – John Kennedy Deeds say so much more than words, especially when dealing with gratitude. While it is important to be grateful, and say so, it is even more critical to act…

In the spirit of a koan, I offer the following: We seem to be in mode where we (think we) need more than ourselves to be somebody. Is this true? Is this true for you? If it’s true, is it accurate? Is it helpful? Is it constructive? Is it… ? You. Are. Enough. (More than, actually……

Oliver Wendell Holmes said, “Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out.” I love waking up to those two choices I have. I can get ready to live, or I can…

Debt is like any other trap, easy enough to get into, but hard enough to get out of. – Henry Wheeler Shaw Whether it’s debt, or a relationship that isn’t working out, or a tool that you paid good money for (that didn’t live up to its original promise… ), once we’re in something, we’re often…