Bitter to Bittersweet As I mentioned in the last Dose, my daughter’s pet rabbit died. This experience has been a great reminder for me and a great teaching opportunity for my daughter that we ALWAYS get to choose the direction of our thoughts. If she thinks about, “why did this happen?” and thoughts of that […]
Fog
September 3, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Fog I have been on top of the pass in Rocky Mountain National Park when the sky is clear. The views are amazing. Yesterday there was fog and there were no majestic panoramic views. When there is fog, our ability to see is severely compromised. So often people are stuck in a fog of emotion […]
Why???
September 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Short term courage to avoid long term pain
August 31, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Short term courage to avoid long term pain How many problems have we caused ourselves by choosing short-term comfort over doing what really needed to be done? In the short term it is far easier to not have that difficult conversation, to not stand up for ourselves or ask for what we want, to not […]
Isn’t that interesting aka the freak show
August 24, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Isn’t that interesting aka the freak show It is a little known fact but we actually don’t have to take it personally when someone is in a bad mood, treats us poorly, misbehaves, or behaves in a way that we don’t like. Rather than taking it personally, a much better option is to look at […]
When to not trust our thinking
August 16, 2016 by Leave a Comment
When to not trust our thinking When a kid gets crabby, irritable, or acts like a monster, we know that he or she is tired and needs a nap. However, we don’t manage to draw those same conclusions with ourselves. When we get tired – whether that is physically, mentally, or emotionally – our thoughts […]
Unfolding Perfectly
August 11, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Unfolding Perfectly Being in Alaska has given me several opportunities to reflect on my life and how it has perfectly unfolded. Looking back, I can see those forks in the road where if I had turned a different direction, my life would look very different than it does now. Laura, who took us on a […]
Adjustments
August 9, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Adjustments “Fishing like life is a series of adjustments.” ~ Kurt Jacobson That’s what my friend, Kurt, said to me this morning as we were standing in the Kenai River. I had caught a few and was also having lots of action. Meanwhile Kurt, who is undoubtedly a more skilled fisherman than I am, had […]
Excited Disappointed Bored
August 5, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Excited Disappointed Bored Reluctance to get excited ~ A condition that occurs because we have had experiences of being really excited about something. Then it doesn’t happen and we end up being horribly disappointed. Then we decide that it is too risky to get excited again. If we don’t look at this too closely, it […]
It isn’t about choosing between hard and easy
August 4, 2016 by Leave a Comment
It isn’t about choosing between hard and easy Because people typically look at things from a very short term view point, they often think that the choice is between hard and easy. And then, people are inclined to choose easy. But when we expand that view point, we see that the choice is between hard […]
