It’s a Monday evening, the final hours of my typical time off from work. I’m sitting on the patio enjoying the cool fall air, a welcome reprieve from the hot, humid Tennessee summer. Work has been stressful, to say the least. I should be grateful that business is so busy and that the company I work for is making up the money from the Covid … Continue reading A Season of Hope
If you know me, then you know I feel a connection to trees. I have written about them in past posts, drawn pictures of trees and spend time in nature surrounded by them as often as possible. Recently, a friend tipped me off about a very special tree when he found out I was going to be vacationing in the Charleston, SC area. He said … Continue reading The Mother of All Trees
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I don’t know about you, but I’ve been finding myself getting angry lately. Not over the top, red faced anger, but a subtle, underlying frustration where I curse the driver in front of me for turning too slowly, kind of anger. An impatient type of anger where I feel like things are just beyond my control. I have noticed a lot of other people feeling … Continue reading Finding Meaning in Our Anger
How are you living your life right now? Do you feel overwhelmed, overworked, anxious or chronically stressed? Do you feel like you are just surviving? For too many of us, this is the reality. We live our lives in a rush, running from activity to activity. The minute we wake up, we switch on autopilot and start moving. Get ready for work, kids dressed, breakfast, … Continue reading To Thrive or Merely Survive
We all have to start somewhere, right? If you’re like me, starting is the hardest part. I first dreamed of writing a cooking blog over 10 years ago. I did manage to write 1 blog a year, maybe two. For 10 whole years. I never published it. Seriously, that was all I could manage during that time and you know what? It’s ok! I had … Continue reading A Place to begin
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