All posts tagged: happiness

The Need To Be Creative

I spend most of my days working long hours, 12-18 to provide a reference point. But while I robotically tap against the keyboard, or conduct a meeting to discuss like issues or plans to improve, my mind strangely wanders off…to the novels I’ve drafted (now going on five years) where I keep vowing each year to publish. Maybe this year, where my priorities have shifted a bit, from caregiver to someone learning to get past the grief. At least that is the plan. Do you find yourself setting goals you are not able to achieve? And if so, are most of the hurdles within your control or ones outside?

Sunday Edition: Let’s Stop and Think For A Minute

This morning I promised my mother I’d take her to church – for a special remembrance service for my father, who passed away a few decades ago. My mother is a traditionalist, and although it’s been quite sometime, she still wishes to do the service once a year near or on October 13th  – which is when he passed away. I woke up early, thinking that if we didn’t have this thing called the internet full of information, would our lives still be as stressed out as it has become?  And that led to many other topics of concern and so this Sunday, I am dedicating to simply stopping for a minute to think about…   {featured image source and full credit}