#269 Quotes

Here are some random quotes from Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D, author of Women Who Run With the Wolves, among other books. Enjoy. “If you have never been called a defiant, incorrigible, impossible woman… have faith… there is yet time…” “Some people mistake...

#268 Generous Replies

This post is a bit long, but I think you’ll agree it’s well worth reading. (More replies will follow on another day.) This first reply from a reader is a beautiful example of what I mean by living life wide open, and being available. But, and to me this makes it even...

#267 Practice Generosity

It’s funny about generosity. I almost always get replies to Tenacity Notes. Not always many, but at least a couple. However, I don’t get replies when I mention generosity. I understand that generosity can be an edgy topic for many. Given that we live within a mass...

#266 Girl Scouts and Jesus

It’s interesting to me how many people tell me that I’m a Buddhist. I have never studied Buddhism. I am not at all inclined towards religion. Any religion. I would never call myself a theist. But hearing so often that I’m a Buddhist has gotten me to wondering where my...

#265 Praise and Joy

Appreciation is an experience that keeps me present in the moments of my life. It’s very easy for me to drift, to have my mind far away from my body. But appreciation keeps my body and my mind in the same place and in the same time. And it feels good!   Gratitude is...

#264 Tattered and Scattered

Sometimes it feels like life is going too fast, and that I can barely remember who I was at 23, when I thought I knew who I was. So much has happened between then and now! Doing some minutes of conscious breathing every day helps gather together all the disparate...