I recently received a text from someone in response to a conversation we’d had a couple of days earlier. Frankly, it was out of character for the kind of interactions we usually have, but it was so full of wisdom that it stopped me dead in my tracks. One of those moments in which I […]
the glimmer of recognition club
Did you ever run into someone whom you’ve met before, but didn’t know well, and when you acknowledge them in some way, there’s a glimmer of recognition in their eye, then they turn away? And you’re left saying to yourself, “I know they recognized me!” Yeah. They did. But they just didn’t give you the […]
unravel your own threads
Recently, while having a conversation with a dear friend, I was speculating about why someone did something, and was trying so hard to understand that which was difficult for me to fathom. I’m always analyzing what the other person did or didn’t do, and what drives a person. Perhaps many of us are like that. […]
know your own progress
a path in the calfornia redwoods I recently walked on We can never really know anyone else’s path in life. We can only know where we want ours to be. There is no way of knowing what any other person is truly thinking or feeling or going through. All we can do is take them […]
patterns
A while back I was chatting with a dear friend. At the time I was feeling down in the dumps about a break-up I’d gone through, and she was patiently listening to my laundry list of hurts. Although the timing of the break-up took me by surprise, ultimately I knew it was for the best for […]
time is infinite
Ever think that maybe you’re placing a bit too much pressure of time on the things you want in your life? (Yeah, let’s pause and think on that for a moment.) Time is infinite, and yet many of us seem to always want what we want right now. Now, now, now. Then we get frustrated […]