Moving Forward
Living Fully, Moving Forward, Patience, Trust
WHELMED
I’ve been whelmed the last few days. Not ‘overwhelmed’. Just whelmed. So fully preoccupied with responsibilities and deadlines that gears creaked to a halt and everything creative or clever just quit. Stopped. Unproductive as a government shut down. In the dictionary ‘whelm’ is described as a transitive verb 1: to turn (as a dish or vessel) upside down usually to cover something; cover or engulf completely with usually disastrous effect. 2: to overcome in thought or feeling Disastrous effect. That’s… Read More
Clarity, Living Fully, Mindfulness, Moving Forward
MOVE LIKE A JELLYFISH
A very interesting article appeared in the science section of the New York Times this week. It discussed the way jellyfish move through the water. Stick with me on this. I am going somewhere, maybe not like a jellyfish, but you will see. The article states – “In the first phase, the jelly contracts its open bell and pushes water behind it, propelling itself forward. Then, the bell returns to its original shape and fills with water again. Earlier studies had… Read More
Action, Hanging In There, Moving Forward, Patience
THE FROGS THEY ARE A LEAPING
There is a quote, attributed (as is often the case these days) to many people. The meta message is, at the start of each day swallow your big frogs first and then the rest of the day will hopefully be easy. Frogs in this case being your big issues, large tasks, most likely the things we would rather put off. Some days the tasks are small and manageable. They are normal for our world, our jobs, and our families. … Read More