I’ve heard many spiritual teachers say that love is the key to success in business. I love the idea that no matter what type of work we do, the only real job we have is to love people. When I first moved to my new house several months ago, I was unfamiliar with the area. I didn’t have any preferences in terms of the businesses I frequent. I didn’t have a favorite place to get coffee or buy groceries. I made my decisions about where to go based on convenience. This was true each time I needed to put gas [...] Read more...
The Power of Other People’s Words
When I was a teenager, someone gave me this little spiral bound notebook as a gift. I started using it to write down my favorite quotes and passages from the books I read. Pretty easy to do considering that I always had a book attached to my face. (Not much has changed in that regard).  At the time I didn’t think too much about why I started doing that. I was just writing down the words that “spoke” to me on some level. Sometimes it was something that made me laugh, or cry. Something that inspired me, or seemed profound to my teenage [...] Read more...
I Have Something To Say
Today was a good day. I went to my writing group, which I mentioned a few posts ago. I said that I might talk about it and since today it felt even more powerful than usual, I guess I will. I first attended this group over a year and a half ago at the recommendation of a dear friend.  I’d never done anything like this. I hadn’t done much writing outside of school and work, so it was a little nerve wracking. The idea of writing stuff and then reading it to other people, strangers no less, was terrifying. What would I write about? I [...] Read more...
Ode to Big Sister
Today is a very special day…not just because the Olympics begin today, but because it is my sister’s birthday! I am deeply grateful for the many blessings in my life, and Big Sister is most certainly one of them. Those who know my sister will know her to be possessed of the most generous and loving spirit.She is kind, funny, loving, supportive and fiercely protective of those she loves (particularly her little sister). Even on days when I don’t know much of anything, I know that my sister has ALWAYS got my back! She is an amazing role model for [...] Read more...
