I could get so frustrated by people’s behaviour. Why was he always late? Why did she never return my phone calls? Why was the person in front of me driving slowly? …
gratitude attracts gratefulness
Most of my life, my glass has been half empty. I was not happy with my life. I focused on the things that I didn’t have, that weren’t going the …
No wild-goose chase
I believe it makes a huge difference if you’re being called a ‘stupid cow’ or a ‘genius’ on a daily basis. How can you not believe these words if you …
Reality is superceded by our limited perceptions
‘Two battleships assigned to the training squadron had been at sea on maneuvres in heavy weather for several days. I was serving on the lead battlship and was on watch …
Smiles instead of hairdos
While I was riding my bike, I saw this woman walking behind a stroller. She smiled at me. She looked happy. I smiled back somewhat automatically, because all I could …
Breaking the spell
This week, a friend came by my house unexpectedly. It was a mess. He walked through my living room a few times, sighing with relief. He was so happy my …
Declare war on self-terrorism
As someone paid me a compliment on this weblog, I felt this deep kind of relief. Although, I loved what I was doing, sometimes was even amazed at what I …
The sun can shine as bright as it did back then
I was this investigative, independent toddler, the happiest kid you can imagine. I can still vividly remember playing in the sand pit making mud pies, riding my bike, walking to …
This is… whose mind… IT IS!
Yesterday, I cleared up my inner basement. It was a dump. I couldn’t even move around. Without realizing, I had held on to a lot of beliefs I just didn’t …
Laziness is in the eye of the beholder
Yesterday, I had a great day. I did some research for this website, took some photographs, read a book for a while and took my daughter for a walk in …