“People can have two different mindsets, she says. Those with a “fixed mindset” believe that their talents and abilities are carved in stone. Those with a “growth mindset” believe that their talents and abilities can be developed. Fixed mindsets see…
"Time spent among the trees is time never wasted." ~ Unknown Last week, I was drawn to Towson Unitarian Universalist Church (TUUC), a place my father built back in the late 1960s, approximately fifty years ago. Ever since I've returned…
When an window of opportunity presents itself, don't pull down the shade. ~ Tom Peters A few months ago I saw an advertisement for Writing for Your Life Spiritual Writers Conference. I read all about it, and wanted to know more! One…
"If you keep repeating the things you have no interest in you become numb." ~ Unknown If you travel the same road back and forth to work every day for many years, what happens? You drive on paying little attention.…
"Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations." ~ Unknown Lately I have been pondering contentment versus comfort. Last spring I established a new Sunday routine which paid off valuable benefits in terms of contentment. I began walking to church rather…
As they say, you learn something new every day. I recently read some facts I didn't know before about donkeys, of all things! This bit of knowledge came to me just in time for Palm Sunday. What a cute little…
"Forget past sorrows, This world is yours so bright and gay, Sing and dream about tomorrow, Treasures are waiting with every new day. " ~ alexanderart.com/treasures When my twin sister and I were teenagers and time hung heavy on our hands…
"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all." ~ Aristotle What a pleasure to return to the Cathedral of Books, well-known as The George Peabody Library in Baltimore. I wrote about my first visit in August 2018…
"If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed,'' ~ U.S. Navy Adm. William H. McCraven I've always been a bed maker, an influence of my mom's good habits. It seems like nothing is in it's…
Happiness depends upon ourselves. ~ Aristotle Yesterday, on the last Sunday of January, a bleak, sunless day, I rose early as usual and went to church at 8 am. While I was out and about I decided what I really needed…