by Kate | Jul 27, 2015 | kind promises, Uncategorized
Kind promise: I will share strengths compassionately. After last week’s blog post, the word for which I was searching came to me: compassionately. My history in this area is not a healthy one. I say “yes” to too much and become overburdened. I try to ease my stress by...
by Kate | Jun 17, 2015 | kind promises, Uncategorized
Kind promise: I will be tender with weaknesses. “When it comes to the crusty behavior of some people, give them the benefit of the doubt. They may be drowning right before your eyes, but you can’t see it. And you’d never ask someone to drown with a smile...
by Kate | May 26, 2015 | connectedness, kind promises, meditation
Kind promise: I will build, nurture and celebrate connections. A few days ago, I heard Lama Rod Owens speak about vulnerability and meditation. He brought our attention to what he called “post-meditation awareness.” He used that phrase to describe the soft...
by Kate | Aug 12, 2014 | kind promises, Transformation, Uncategorized
Kind Promise: I will reinvent whimsically. Whimsy is a wonderful word – just saying it blows a gust of curly wind through a mind that tends to furrow around life’s challenges. I’ve just taken a tour through my “bug list” and found movement on each one. Easy fixes are...
by Kate | Aug 5, 2014 | kind promises, Transformation, Uncategorized
Kind Promise: I will reinvent whimsically. This promise is an invitation to think about what’s not working in my life (or what I wish would work better) and experiment with changing it. It is perhaps my most practical promise. It’s sort of like doing laundry with my...
by Kate | Jun 25, 2014 | kind promises, Uncategorized
Kind promise: I will share strengths. Suppose you are the only one who can see color in a world of beings who only see shades of gray. Traveling to a different world, you are greeted by beings who also see color. They have words for varieties of red, yellow and blue...