I love my smartphone! I love all of the conveniences it affords me. Rapid communication. Instant information. Beautiful photos. Music. Fun games. Social media. I can easily spend hours just doing stuff on my phone. I’m not the only one. Everywhere I go I see people looking at their devices. While shopping, exercising, eating, waiting, walking (dangerous), and even driving (highly dangerous). People are looking at their devices while they are out at dinner together. During concerts, birthday parties, school functions, church, sporting events. We are addicted to our devices! Today I am recommending an intervention that will greatly improve
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It’s Friday!!! We made it through another week! Time to find your fresh. It is a rainy day here in my neck of the woods, so here are some suggestions for what to do on a cold, wet day: Enjoy a cup of your favorite fresh, hot beverage. Try a fresh way of problem-solving. Choose a fresh medium and create something: write a haiku, doodle a cartoon, paint a pumpkin, knit a coffee cup cozy, sculpt with playdoh. Exercise your right brain! Buy a fresh houseplant. Listen to a new music station. Find some fresh tunes. Choose a fresh show to
Do you ever feel like you’re being pushed into the next season before the current one is even over? Christmas decorations on display in September. Swimsuit shopping in January. Back-to-school ads at the beginning of summer vacation. Social media posts from your friends who start the countdown to fall in July. We are surrounded with messages that encourage us to anticipate the next season. While there is wisdom in planning ahead, sometimes we spend so much time thinking about the next season that we miss the one we are in. So, here are my top reasons for embracing your current season