From Gale;
I’ve learned why people set aside a special place for yoga. Doing it in my family room means my mind always wonders over to my book shelf and I mentally go over what books are there that I still have not read. Or, I go over the books I should donate to the library. Or, I look at the dust that needs wiping, or the pillow that needs fluffing…you get the picture.
Category: Life
It’s All Uphill
Today I learned, again, to pace myself and to eat!
Lava and I climbed a big honkin’ mountain. OK, big for me, and it was harder than when we did the same one five years earlier. Why? Age? Really? Maybe. It took me a while to figure out that it was a combo of going way too fast without breaks and not eating part of my delicious lunch that I was “saving” for the big payoff at top. Silly.
Thanks For…
Everything! I am learning that many of my lessons are about Gratitude. So much so, that I am making a new category for it. I don’t know if I’ll get to backtracking and categorizing, but going forward I’ll use the new category. I don’t even know what you do with categories, but you can be sure that I’ll share it when I learn it!
Tax Day Cometh
Ok, I thought I learned the lesson: Do the taxes early. And I did. All done, check sent, check received, check!
But the bigger lesson is to get the OTHER taxes done early, too. So that includes my mother-in-law’s taxes and those of any beloved family members who need my help and may end up against the deadline.
Now: All done!
It seems to be less awful when done early. Will try to remember for next year.
Thanks, Universe!
Just when I was at loss for words for my friend who just lost a dear friend, and who I already knew was a big VH fan, this literally came across my screen:
To love another person is to see the face of God –Victor Hugo
Take a Peek
I have learned that my confidence often exceeds my actual knowledge. Sometimes this doesn’t matter. But when driving, it’s mighty handy to take a glance at that map or fire up that GPS just for a moment, and find out generally where I’m going, before I head there, even if I’m pretty “sure” I know where I’m going.
Just Another Meal
I have learned that while I love Family Dinners, and always have, it’s also really nice to just have something to eat and call it good.
Little Person, Big Impact
From Katey S:
The second lesson is that new babies/children in a family have a way of changing the relationships in a huge way, and mostly for the better!
Shine On
From Raveen:
“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in… their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.” ~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Be Kind and Merciful
This is the actual quote sent to me by the Mediation Society of Australia ( http://meditation.org.au/ )
“Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without coming away better and happier. Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without coming away better and happier. Be the living expression of God’s kindness. – Mother Teresa”
So I googled it (April 1 is THE best day to Google I mean Topeka) to see if it was redundant on purpose and no, Mother Teresa is not quoted elsewhere as saying the first part twice but maybe it just needs to be said twice.
Daughters: Is the shortcut to this familar? Y/Y?
Jane's Lessons Learned 