What I Take For Granted (but I Shouldn't!)

What I Take For Granted (but I Shouldn't!)

by | Jun 29, 2015 | Happiness

I mentioned in my last post about our little visitor Valya making me see my life afresh, and today I wanted to acknowledge just some of those things I’ve noticed again that normally I take for granted: I’m grateful I live in a community full of caring thoughtful...
Our Life Through the Eyes of a Child

Our Life Through the Eyes of a Child

by | Jun 20, 2015 | Happiness

Our little Belarusian girl Valya arrived on Saturday. She’s staying with us for a month as part of the local Friends of Chernobyl’s Children group. She’s only 7 and speaks no English, and we speak no Belarusian (or Russian for that matter). It’s hard to even begin to...
Dealing with Procrastination and My Future Self

Dealing with Procrastination and My Future Self

by | Jun 9, 2015 | Change

Uurghh, I’ve found myself falling into an old old pattern this week; assuming a future version of myself will prefer to do a task rather than the present version of me! “I’ll have more time for it tomorrow”, or “I don’t feel like it just now, but I’m sure I will...