Happy Birthday, Albert Einstein!

Day 74 Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879 – 18 April 18, 1955) needs no introduction, but here’s a great article if you’d like to read some more about him. Aside from his amazing contributions to science, he was a philosopher, a thinker, and a dreamer. He understood that imagination was the key to creation, and look whatContinueContinue reading “Happy Birthday, Albert Einstein!”

Generation Gap

Day 73 “Sometimes we look back and 10 years from now we think, ‘Boy, those were great old days.’ Well, you know, we’re living in the good old days.” – Joel Osteen I caught up on the last episode of American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson last night. They played That Lady by the Isley Brothers in oneContinueContinue reading “Generation Gap”

Listen

Day 72 “The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.” – Nathaniel Branden I’ve spent the last two days spinning my wheels. I had a thought that I was writing about, and I kept spinning off on a tangent, so I went with it, five times, but my focus was too broad and IContinueContinue reading “Listen”

Born To Be Wild

Day 71 “To really be free, You need to be free in the mind.” – Alexander Loutsis With thoughts of what we can learn from animals still fresh in my mind from yesterday’s post, I watched Ippa explore today. I noticed how freely she moves about, completely fearless, without a care in the world, confident that all herContinueContinue reading “Born To Be Wild”

Mary Had A Little Lamb

Day 70 “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” – Anatole France I’ve become a real animal lover, I am in awe of their majesty and grace, and their natural ability to be kind and gentle, yet protective and strong all at the same time. There’s so much we can learnContinueContinue reading “Mary Had A Little Lamb”

Beautiful. Inside & Out.

Day 69 “I was once asked why I don’t participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I’ll be there.” – Mother Teresa I was contemplating whether I wanted to write a post in honor of International Women’s Day yesterday, but I didn’tContinueContinue reading “Beautiful. Inside & Out.”

Disconnect, Detox & Dial-Up

Day 68 “Have you ever noticed how easy it is to look back on events that happened a year or more in the past and see the perfection in them? For most of us, this is true, even for situations which seem tragic, horrible, or even devastating at the time. Now, if it is possible to see theContinueContinue reading “Disconnect, Detox & Dial-Up”

Physician, Heal Thyself

Day 67 “No is a complete sentence and so often we forget that. When we don’t want to do something we can simply smile and say no. We don’t have to explain ourselves, we can just say “No”. Early on my journey I found developing the ability to say no expanded my ability to sayContinueContinue reading “Physician, Heal Thyself”

Divine You

Day 66 “You are one thing only. You are a Divine Being. An all-powerful Creator. You are a Deity in jeans and a t-shirt, and within you dwells the infinite wisdom of the ages and the sacred creative force of All that is, will be and ever was.” – Anthon St. Maarten There’s something aboutContinueContinue reading “Divine You”

Ask Rajni

Day 65 “You have to go on and be crazy. Craziness is like heaven.” – Jimi Hendrix Since I started this blog, I’ve been thinking about the style of writing I want to stick to, to express my voice. I’ve always had a desire to have an advice column, but I wasn’t in the writing field,ContinueContinue reading “Ask Rajni”