Examining our routines

At the beginning of 2012, when I was working on my health, I had to look at why I was snacking. What was happening inside and outside of me that made me think eating something was the appropriate response? The question is, “When I do that, what am I really doing?” That kind of analysis […]

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learning to be routinely pleasant.

DeVon‘s memorial service is tomorrow. He was 92. “When I get that old, I want to be that pleasant,” one of my coworkers said. Everyone around the table agreed. Everyone had a story about DeVon’s courtesy, thoughtfulness, smile, commitment. He wasn’t perfect. But he was routinely good. Routines shape our days. They give our minds […]

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Routine

It’s the end of the year. Time to talk about goals and plans and promises and change. During our four years together, I’ve talked about three words and one word and 100 goals and preparing instead of planning. I’ve read about habit and mindsets and deliberate practice. I’m more aware than I’ve ever been that […]

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The morning after

Mary hurt. Joseph looked for a place to stay. Mary fed Jesus. Joseph looked for food.  Mary spent time thinking about what had happened, the ordinary and the amazing. Joseph arranged for a circumcision. There was a miracle baby, but part of the miracle is that Jesus was a baby. To all outward appearances, a […]

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for your holiday parties

I wish I knew the percentage of us that will be looking at our email on December 25. I’m not about to scold us. Though some of us are here because of addiction, many of us are just talking to our friends. It’s just like my sister sitting on the lot-line, telling her friend next […]

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