Today is Humpday, and in my corner of the world, the day feels humpier than other HumpDays. I suspect that I’m not the only one feeling that way. So maybe this reminder isn’t just for me, but I know that I need to be intentional about how I look at this HumpDay. Maybe you do …
Please REMEMBER that when we hear about more cases of COVID-19 that part of the reason is that testing supplies are getting out to more communities – good news! So they can now accurately identify people who need treatment. Good news! And to be encouraged to self-quarantine to avoid further spread. good news! There’s actually …
Weekly QuittersWin meetings had to pause when in-person gatherings became potentially unsafe, but thanks to a free app you can install on your phone, we’re able to reZOOM! Zoom is an app for our phones that can allow us to see each other and talk. I think it’s important to feel connected during times like …
When we ignore the lesson offered to us by a setback, we choose to fail. Searching for the tip at the scene of a slip, or in the wake of a mistake, is a move that winners make. Building the habit of expecting and detecting the clues changes everything!
Let’s face it – ‘FAIL’ is a four letter word. It’s rarely a helpful word. It’s a word with very negative connotations. It is often misused, especially when we are talking to ourselves. In my opinion (humble or otherwise) we’d be better off without the word. When we think that we have failed, we are …
Remember that you aren’t alone on this journey and there’s no shame in asking for help. Remember that this site is searchable. Just click on the magnifying glass at the top of the page. There are over 450 posts here, so whether you’re on a specific quest or if you’re just filling time, there’s something …
Don’t ever forget these two words: You Matter! Someone is drinking coffee from a cup you gave them. Someone walked by their fridge smiled as they saw your photograph. Someone saw a car like yours and smiled. Someone is wearing a scarf today that you gave them. Someone is chuckling over your post on social …
Perhaps you have also recently seen this on a social media platform. If you rearrange the letters in the word DEPRESSION, you can spell I PRESSED ON. I love words and scrambling or jumbling them. So, this post caught my attention immediately. My first impression was that it was clever and perhaps significant that those …
I fell in love with a few pages of the book that I found on social media and started sharing them while I waited for my copy of “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” to arrive. I’ve shared the pages at seven treatment groups in three days. I’ve shared the images on …
Everybody falls short, falls off the wagon, fumbles, stumbles, slips up, gives up, or gives in. It happens…to everyone! Disclaimer: I don’t believe in jinxes or I wouldn’t be writing this. We’re human and every human has the experience of failing. (There, I said it – the “f” word.) What happens after we fail is …
Perfect is such a powerful word. It usually conjures up feelings of deep satisfaction, accomplishment, completion, and pride. It’s also – at least for some of us – a deeply troublesome word, often stirring up a profound sense of frustration, feelings of inadequacy, waves of hopelessness, and caverns of dark despair. When one unfairly holds …
A journey to the top of a mountain or the journey to a neighbor’s house both begin with a step. Some climbs can seem dizzying and even impossible at times. But even a small step gets us moving and then – almost anything becomes more possible than it was when we were inert. Most of …
Most of us will agree that learning an important lesson sounds like a positive step. Learning is good and lessons prepare us. Fun or not, learning lessons is good for us. Most of us will agree that making mistakes can be embarrassing and painful. Some of us will realize that mistakes and missteps are opportunities …
Hope is curious stuff. It’s always right in front of us and yet, so often, hard to see. Hope is undeniable, irrefutable, and evident, even in the midst of tragedy (perhaps especially there.) Hope has the power to change almost everything. Hope is always near, but there are eyes which cannot see it. Hope can …
On this date in 1938 the Mallard steam engine was built and for the first time allowed train passengers to travel at speeds over 100 mph! These sleek blue steamers would eventually set a record speed of 126 mph. Like so many feats throughout the course of human history, traveling that fast by rail was …
