Meteorologists and Expert Guides

Meteorologists and Expert Guides

3 People You Meet in a Storm #1 Each Spring in Oklahoma, there are two or three days dominated by storms. The whole city gets off work early and rushes home to watch storm tracking by their preferred Chief Meteorologist. We depend on the expertise of the Weatherman....
Of Mayflies and Spider Webs

Of Mayflies and Spider Webs

Serenity Secrets #3 With my energy and spiritual reserves running low, I knew that some time on one of my favorite trails would refill my tank. Last week, my feet finally hit the trail around Lake Placid at Chickasaw State Park near Henderson, Tennessee. At about 5:55...
One

One

Serenity Secrets #2 You can do one thing right now. Sure, you have lots of things to do. You have a gajillion emails, meetings, and projects to finish if you could ever quit going to meetings. You have things at home to clean, fix, and maintenance. You have people to...
Serenity is Always a Breath Away

Serenity is Always a Breath Away

Serenity Secrets Have you ever just lost it? Lost perspective, lost control, lost it? In these extreme instances, unwinding and de-escalating will take more than one breath. But the practice of removing your focus from the problem, the worry, or the situation, and...
Thankful for What’s Not

Thankful for What’s Not

Cathartic Conundrums The backdoor to gratitude is always unlocked. If you think more in terms of absence than presence, you are well on your way to a contented smile and maybe even a silent chuckle to yourself. What are you glad didn’t happen? What jobs, tasks,...