The 4th week of the year is underway! As I get older, the years seem to go by quicker. And with it already being close to month end I can tell this year is going to fly by. This is the busiest time of year at my work, and as busy as it has been, … Continue reading Week 4
stories
Gifts
In his book, The Everyday Hero Manifesto, Robin Sharma tells the story of a window of opportunity to meet someone - a movie actor - that he admired. And he let fear and doubt set in, and walked away instead. I can relate to this as I have had many times in my ‘shy’ youth, … Continue reading Gifts
The Watch, the Duffel Bag and St. Christopher
I have been following along a meditation program that goes through different ‘phases’ of active meditation. I am not writing about the meditation itself today - that will be a topic that ‘future’ Devon can write about. One of the steps or phases is on forgiveness. Since it asks that you think of and forgive … Continue reading The Watch, the Duffel Bag and St. Christopher
Shoulder
This fall there were more days than not that I felt a bit in the deep end of overwhelm. Some every day things felt like a lot. Still in a manageable way, but just felt emotionally tapped I guess, is the best way to describe it. We did add a puppy to our family in … Continue reading Shoulder
Reflection
Our sculpture teacher was checking in with each of us on the progress of our assignment. We had 4 weeks to complete the work. Week one, I didn’t have a plan. Week two, I didn’t have a plan. We were mid way through week 3 when we had our meeting. He wanted to see what … Continue reading Reflection