UNKIND WORDS
NOVEMBER 18, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
If someone were to pay you ten cents for every kind word you said about people and collect five cents for every unkind word, would you be rich or poor? ~ Author unknown, quoted by Jacob M. Braude I can’t stand bullying and mean . . .
LOVE, JOY, AND TRUST
NOVEMBER 11, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
Don't find fault. Find a remedy. ~Henry Ford It is amazing how things can change in just twelve months. This morning as I looked at our online family calendar, I inadvertently clicked “November 2018”; I scanned the calendar, curious to . . .
SEEING THE LIGHT
NOVEMBER 4, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
Keep shining, beautiful one. The world needs your light. ~Author Unknown Yesterday I returned from a three-day retreat in the Santa Cruz mountains, getting away was like a breath of fresh air, and a wonderful chance to get centered and . . .
MY GIFTS
OCTOBER 28, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
Greatness is not what you have, but what you give. – Alice Hocker The other day, my meditation homework was to answer the questions "What are my talents?" and "How can I give that to the world?" I pondered those questions throughout . . .
SHARING A SMILE
OCTOBER 21, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day. ~Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr. For the past six weeks or so I’ve been sharing photos of smiles that I see in . . .
A LEARNABLE MOMENT
OCTOBER 14, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught. ~Winston Churchill Last week I received some feedback that set reeling and questioning my own abilities. While the feedback was kind of, but not surprising, it still . . .
DAD’S ASSURANCE
OCTOBER 7, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out. ~Ray Bradbury Yesterday morning, my alarm went off at 3:15 AM. I dragged myself . . .
PURGING PERSPECTIVES
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
“I’ve spent half my life collecting things and the other half getting rid of it” – My Mom My son’s Eagle Scout Fundraiser, a rummage sale, was on Saturday; I am relieved it is over, grateful that the guestroom used as a . . .
OFF THE WHEEL
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
Chance is always powerful, let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish. ~Ovid Last week I had coffee with a woman whose son went to school with my older son; she and I hadn’t seen each other . . .
WRITING A BOOK
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
I’ve been remiss about writing and posting a Thursday blog post about my family’s journey with Lyme; part of me justifies this by telling myself I am tired of whining and complaining about symptoms, treatments and the highs and lows of Lyme; the . . .
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