Wednesday 30 December 2020

Heart

It is the heart always that sees, 
before the head can see. 
 - Thomas Carlyle

Monday 28 December 2020

Poem

Let your life be a painting, 
let your life be a poem. 
 - Osho

Friday 25 December 2020

Joy

[I]nhale every sunrise...
look under every rock for the joy life has to offer.
  - author unknown

Merry Christmas!

Wednesday 23 December 2020

Simple

Sometimes simple works. 
 - Patti Digh

Monday 21 December 2020

Paint

Life is a great big canvas, 
and you should throw all the paint you can on it.  
- Danny Kaye

Friday 18 December 2020

December 18, 2020 Chautauqua


Beth's Ponderings

   2020 has certainly taught (and continues to teach!) us a number of different lessons.

   For example, we’ve learnt that we can live without endless activities, and items, we thought we couldn’t live without, and that a less cluttered life can be a good thing.

   We’ve learnt how valuable time really is.  Some of us have learnt we don’t know what to do with ourselves when we suddenly have all the time we have always wish we had, and others of us have learnt new skills and fulfilled dreams with our “bonus” time.

   We’ve learnt how to adapt to the ever-changing situation.

   We’ve learnt which professions truly ARE essential to our lives.  (Personally, I’m thankful that media - especially newspapers - are considered essential, and I thank all of you for your support this past year).

   We’ve learnt that connection with others is not just important, but VITAL for health and wellbeing on all levels.

   We’ve learnt many lessons, big and small, this year, but maybe the most important one is that even the smallest gesture can make a HUGE difference, and bring cheer to another person,   

   2021 is almost upon us, and while it will be nice to say goodbye to 2020 in some respects, I think we need to hang onto the lessons we’ve learnt this year and take them with us into the new year.

   May you find some light and joy in this Christmas season!

Beth    

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Wednesday 16 December 2020

Happiness

Happiness is love. 
Full stop. 
 - George E. Vaillant

Monday 14 December 2020

Happy

Be happy for no reason, like a child.
  If you are happy for a reason, you are in trouble, 
because that reason can be taken from you. 
 - Deepak Chopra

Friday 11 December 2020

Real

Evolve into one of those rare and real spirits
 who upgrade the whole world 
by the simple act of walking amongst us.  
- Robin Sharma

Wednesday 9 December 2020

Pulse

Alternate work-rest periods to generate exponential productivity...
accomplishment is much more like a heartbeat, 
more like a rhythm, more like a pulse. 
 - Robin Sharma

Monday 7 December 2020

Clay

Trauma can shape us like clay but the clay is our nature...
Choosing to see the positives about our whole authentic self 
can help us shape our own clay.  
- Cinnamon Cooney

Friday 4 December 2020

December 4, 2020 Chautauqua

     

Beth's Ponderings

   Last month, I was chatting with a good friend and I expressed how UNBELIEVABLE it has been that I was doing so much this year - the garden labyrinth, biking, and other big projects - and how some of the projects came together so quickly and easily.  My friend replied that it wasn’t unbelievable, as I was always capable of doing all these activities all along, I just needed to make the decision and take action.

   Now, I totally agree that nothing happens in our lives unless we decide to do it, and then do whatever actions we need to do to make it become a reality.  However, in my case, that wasn’t exactly true.

   In the past, I have had numerous ideas and plans, and I have even gotten to the point of starting them, and in some select cases, I had progressed quite far along in the process, and despite lots of determination, I was never able to follow through to complete the projects or tasks. 

   I wasn’t scared to finish, nor had I just lost interest in what I was doing (which can be standard responses), rather I did not have the health to actually finish the project.  No matter how much I wanted to accomplish whatever it was, I was held back by circumstances I couldn’t control.

   Now, yes, I have managed in the past few years to complete some desires and dreams, but they were low-energy ones, so it didn’t matter if I felt healthy or not, I was still able to plug away and see some results.

   This year, though, has been different.  Projects and dreams were not only started, but, more importantly, are now being finished!  By the time you read this, I will have self-published a 40-page chapbook of the original “View From My Window” columns, as well as two 50-card wisdom decks of proverbs!  If you would like more information, or to purchase, please contact me (contact info below).  And I have more projects that will hopefully be completed soon.

Beth

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Wednesday 2 December 2020

Growth

Growth happens in the resting phase – 
not in the performing stage. 
 - Robin Sharma

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