Creating Your Community

Our cries for acceptance create the rivers in which we drown our identities. Pierre Jeanty

Are you an introvert or extrovert or somewhere in between? Why do we value the extrovert over the introvert?

Shouldn’t that be every day? One of my friends asked this question. Then I asked, “Why do I want to feel young?” When I was young I did some really silly things. I want to feel better than that. I want to feel serene.

Mushrooms. Full of goodness, good works, and mystery. There’s more to mushrooms than being a pizza topping.

I just rewatched a favorite film for the umpteenth time. The Ghost and Mrs Muir. I watched it as a kid and it has remained a favorite. Mostly because of gumption. Mrs. Muir’s gumption. She became a hero to me. Who is your hero and inspiration?

25 million people have bouts of insomnia. In 2008 National Sleep Day was started to help folks get 40 winks. Here are a few things that work for me. What works for you?

I’m not a creative person. How many times have you heard a friend say this? I’ve heard it a lot. Truth is we are what we believe ourselves to be. How to we get there? By pretending.

Want to be happy and full of life? Become 10 again. Do you remember what you LOVED to do in 5th grade? Do that.

One tickles the tastebuds and one tickles the little grey cells. Both, are days worth celebrating (even a day late).

Have you ever bought into a new system for getting things done, set it up, organized the stickers and pens and binders then realized it wasn’t working. Don’t feel bad. That system just wasn’t for you.

Today is a day to think about and thank the many women in your life who have influenced your life.

Why change a To Do list into a Could Do list? It’s all about giving yourself the CHOICE instead of a command.

The first Friday of March is National Unplugging Day. A day to put down devices and pick up a book or take a walk or (gasp) talk to someone.

Instead of giving up something for Lent this year what good can you add to your day. Here’s a different way to look at the Lenten season.

I have always loved sunflowers. They were my mother’s favorite flower. This week I’ve been thinking on the sunflower and what it represents: peace, devotion, honesty, optimism. Here is a visualization on the National flower of the Ukraine and for peace in their country.

What are Paraprosdokians? And how do you pronounce that word? They are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence is unexpected. Here are a few.

What was life like 120 years ago? Some amazing facts that made me think. What will another 100 years bring?

The news today can cause anxiety. Going back out into the world again can cause anxiety. Here are a few ideas to help bust out of anxious feelings.

Chili says community to me. I remember going to many a chili cook off wherever I was living. Some scorched the nostrils. Others brought the flavors like a good mole. Chili, the perfect food for a cold winter’s day.

What is Inconvenience Yourself Day all about? It’s about giving up your seat on the bus, holding a door open, helping unload groceries. I’d rather call it Be a Friend Day.

We are a community that loves multitasking. The only problem? Multitasking doesn’t work. So I’m going to be celebrating single tasking day on 2/22/22. Join me.

Celebrate your lovable ball of fur or feathers or scales with some extra special tidbits on Sunday.

Today is Cat Day so pet your cat until they purr.

Is one person more valuable than another? If so, why? What makes us value one life over another? Is it right to value one person more than another?

Today I woke up with a migraine and was sooo low energy. This is how that changed by interacting with others. We impact each other’s lives every day and we don’t even realize it.

Here are 5 ways to help you make good decisions. I don’t guarantee they’ll be right. Wink wink.

Right now I’m helping a friend just out of the hospital. She’s living with me and we’re finding we do a lot of things differently. This started me thinking about how little things can cause big problems if we don’t approach each other and our differences with caring and understanding.

Giving Compliments is good for you. Getting compliments is too. How many compliments, sincere and heartfelt, will you give this week?

Have you ever started talking to a stranger or an acquaintance and suddenly discovered a connection that turns your meeting into a meeting of the minds and hearts? That happened to me today. It was a delight.

Here are some egg-cellent facts about eggs. What does free range mean? Who decides eggs are organic? What about hormones? You might be surprised. I know I was.

I discovered a new-to-me artist this weekend. Her name was Alma Woodsey Thomas and she was a color genius using abstract expressionism to light up our world.

Tonight I had a scrumptious mousse. Dark smooth chocolate. Each bite was savored. Accidentally, I ate mindfully.

Today was a day for snuggling with my pup and watching old films. A snow day. Silent and glistening.

It’s amazing what pranks have succeeded in making us believe silliness and outright lies all for news and marketing. Here are a few.

Why do bad things happen to good people? Have you ever asked yourself this question? Have you ever asked,”why me?” The story of Job has some fascinating answers.

This was the podcast I recorded last year for Holocaust Remembrance Day. We must never forget or the tragedy of the Holocaust will happen again.

Eat cake! Chocolate cake! Savor each bite!

Today was a good day to observe the weather. From under a comfy throw wearing fleece and cozy socks. A good day for National Observe the Weather Day.

Do you know who George Carver was? An environmentalist before the term existed. A man born into slavery and taught to read by the woman who’s husband bought George’s family. Set free by Moses and Sarah Carver then traveling across the country to get an education. More amazing things to know about George Carver in this podcast.

Today was National Sweatpants Day and National Cheesy Socks Day. A day to spend inactivities suited to leisure wear.

Here’s what worked and what didn’t for my first week of utilizing Julia Cameron’s book, Seeking Wisdom. Here written prayer for guidance helped me through a difficult decision. #juliacameron #seeking wisdom

I was a kid in the 60s and 70s. Sometimes I think about my childhood and especially childhood tv with a nostalgic lens. Today I realized, through one of my favorite shows, that the 70s was full of stereotypes and hidden messages. What tv series makes you cringe when you watch it now?

Nostalgia: a sentimental longing for a better past. But was the past really better? Or are we just wearing rose-colored lenses?

This has become a day of quotes from a great man murdered over 50 years ago. But do we, do I, think of, act on, and live those words more than one day a year?

Today I received a book. The book in this episode’s title. I’ll be using this book to seek wisdom using Julia Cameron’s Spiritual Path to Creative Connection and I invite you to travel along with me.

A silly one today about milk.

Delight? In cleaning? Yes, because you never know where or when you might find something to take delight in.

What is tempura? Why is it called tempura? When was it created? Here are some answers.

Does worry or anger or sadness sometimes control you? Here is an exercise I found helpful today dealing with worry. Disclaimer: I do not claim to be a medical professional. This is an exercise I found useful.

January 6th is National Cuddle Up Day. It’s a perfect cold weather occupation. When the snow is softly descending and the temperatures are falling cuddling up under covers with a good book and your favorite cuddler (my doggie) this is a holiday I can celebrate.