Poem: Fully Waking Life
I am Sleeping Beauty minus the sleeping and the beauty, but definitely with the high castle walls and the climbing thickets of wild, prickly brambles from which it would take…
25 Days of Darling
26 posts
25 Days of Darling: Day 25
Write a note to yourself and stash it away for next year. Make a list of things you are thankful for this year, and important lessons you have learned. Or…
25 Days of Darling: Day 24
Say a prayer. Wherever you are at on your spiritual journey, God wants you to talk to Him. This Christmas Eve night, pray for direction in 2012, for your family…
25 Days of Darling: Day 23
Be a servant. This Christmas we will all most likely be around family or friends who have taken us in for the holiday. Make it a point to serve them.…
25 Days of Darling: Day 22
Talk to the person next to you on the airplane. As many of us will probably be on planes this season, let’s take this challenge and actually engage someone new.…
25 Days of Darling: Day 21
Put away your cell phone while conversing with someone. It’s harder than it sounds, but it also will make a bigger difference than you would think! Give the person you are…
25 Days of Darling: Day 20
Talk to someone at a party that is an “outsider.” Some people are very shy and uncomfortable in social situations. Go out of your way to approach them and introduce…
25 Days of Darling: Day 19
Give a compliment. Many times we think something nice about a friend, or even a stranger, but don’t tell them. Instead of letting that thought pass, say it out loud.…
25 Days of Darling: Day 18
Put others first. There are only a few shopping days until Christmas, and parking lots and malls are a scene of mayhem; people are on edge–honking at one another and fighting…
25 Days of Darling: Day 17
Send a Christmas card to your kindergarten or first grade teacher. Yes it was ages ago, but with the amount of social networking sites we now have, you might be able…
25 Days of Darling: Day 16
Say “I’m sorry.” Maybe you said something to a co-worker that caused a ripple in the relationship, and you both pretend it didn’t happen. Or perhaps you said something to…
25 Days of Darling: Day 15
Hug a person who you haver never hugged before. Yes, you may think it might be awkward, but it is worth it. Maybe you have been seeing the same cashier every…
