Monthly Archives: March 2023

We’ve had company up on the land lately. March 21, 2023

Today, March 20th, is the UN International Day of Happiness. This year’s theme is: Be Mindful. Be Grateful. Be Kind. I can relate to that! I’m grateful for all of you. Thank you for being here. March 20, 2023

Yesterday Ginny said it looked as if the problem was doing my income taxes. In fact, I don’t dread working on income taxes…we use TurboTax and I can work on it a little bit at a time. No, this one … Continue reading →

I’ll spare you the details, but I spent hours Thursday night and yesterday facing up to something I had been putting off because it was both complicated and tedious. A lot of that effort didn’t pay off in terms of … Continue reading →

When anxiety hits, remember to ground yourself in the present moment. —Andreia Esteve How do you ground yourself? I focus on taking calming breaths when I start to feel tense. That’s become automatic now. Then if there’s something I can … Continue reading →

I don’t have To Do lists, I have Possibility lists. As long as something is on it, without a fixed deadline, I can choose to put it off until the mood strikes. Yesterday was a red-letter day because I decided … Continue reading →

This is the weather forecast for the land today, and that’s mostly what it’s been like recently. Except for yesterday. I went up again because they predicted sunny and little wind for that one day, and they were right. How … Continue reading →

The greatest antidote to insecurity and a sense of fear is compassion. It brings one back to the basis of one’s inner strength. — Dalai Lama There’s a lot of truth in that, but for me curiosity has to be … Continue reading →

I’m a Mediator/Peacemaker on both the 16personalities test that we talked about a few days ago and on the Enneagram, another way of looking at personality. We Mediators tend to be patient and accepting, love harmony, and avoid fights. But … Continue reading →

it’s spring! It was supposed to be sunny and windy when I went up to the land with Andy Friday…they were right about the wind. I didn’t mind because I mainly wanted to see how much snow had melted. I … Continue reading →