by Kate | Aug 29, 2015 | connectedness, Creativity, joy, monsters, Transformation
Kind promise: I will nourish my body, mind and soul attentively The USDA, in its never-ending quest to inspire Americans to eat healthier diets, has created ChooseMyPlate.gov. We weren’t catching on to the old food pyramid model, so the USDA folks are trying to...
by Kate | Aug 28, 2015 | joy
As I go through my day, I watch for moments when the corners of my mouth turn up and my heart lifts. I note these moments of delight in my journal and consider their patterns here. I encourage you to be on the lookout for your Delight of the Day. Rising Strong,...
by Kate | Aug 11, 2015 | joy, kind promises
Kind promise (draft): I will nourish my body, mind and soul attentively. Playing with this new promise, I want to capture the idea of doing what makes my heart sing in easy, frequent sparkles. So often, my thirst for accomplishment and approval draws me to the next...
by Kate | Jul 14, 2015 | chronic illness, Creativity, Disability, joy
Kind promise: I will share strengths. “As long as you are breathing, there is more right with you than there is wrong, no matter how ill or how hopeless you may feel.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn, Full Catastrophe Living I’ve been conscious, lately, of losses in physical...
by Kate | May 2, 2014 | Creativity, Disability, joy, meditation, Uncategorized
As I go through my day, I watch for moments when the corners of mouth turn up and my heart lifts. I note these moments of delight, capture them in my Journal and log them here. I encourage you to be on the lookout for your Delight of the Day. This week I went...
by Kate | Nov 9, 2012 | Creativity, joy
For several years, I’ve been practicing what I call The Delight of the Day. Each day I watch for moments that inspire a strong feeling of gratitude and joy within me. I mentally label the strongest such moment The Delight of the Day. The practice encourages...
