| “The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.” ~ Socrates ~ I call my higher power God. Good Orderly Direction. That’s my term. That’s what works for me. Whatever you call yours — sub it in. Adonai, Allah, Buddha, Creator, Father, Higher Power, Jesus Christ, The Universe — it doesn’t matter to me. What matters is that you have one. The river has no dress code. No password. No right answer. Just show up. The Dude 🐸 Thought for the Day Whatever you call your power…it’s yours. |
“You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only one who does what you do.”~Jerry Garcia~ There’s only one you. Not a better version of someone else. Not a polished copy of what the world said you should be. Just you — with…
“Don’t ruin a good today by thinking about a bad yesterday.”~ Slim Sammy ~ Nothing happens in God’s world by mistake. Not the hard stuff. Not the stuff we didn’t see coming. Not the stuff we’d give anything to change. Acceptance isn’t giving up. It’s putting down the fight with what already was — and…
“Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.”~Albert Camus~ Nobody gets to tell you who you are today. Not your past. Not your mistakes. Not the people who wrote you off or the version of yourself you’re trying to leave behind. That’s what freedom really means. Not just flags and fireworks — though those…
“It was the worst day we have ever seen, but it brought out the best in all of us.”~ Senator John McCain ~ Today we pause. Twenty-five years ago, everything changed in a single morning. Nearly 3,000 lives lost. Countless more forever altered. We remember them… A moment of silence and reflection …never forget. The…
“If I stand in the center of a Hula Hoop, all the territory inside the hula hoop is my concern, my business, and within my power to change. Everything outside of it is none of my business, and out of my control.”~Hula Hoop Larry~ Yes…same quote…different day…different application. Yesterday we talked about minding your hoop….
“We need to learn to use technology in a way that promotes mindfulness and balance, rather than mindlessness and addiction.”~Arianna Huffington~ Tink doesn’t need a routine for this. He just does it. Game’s over, glove comes off, phone stays in the bag a little longer. He takes it all in first — the field, the…