Coffee Shop Moments, staying open to possibilities
My husband John and I ran to the overhang, holding the same umbrella. Both of us wet from our knees down when we got inside, I pulled off my shoes and sat cross-legged on the overstuffed corduroy sofa. Our son Rusty met us there and asked if his sister was coming. We were settled at a local coffee shop that smelled of freshly baked chocolate...
Hocus Pocus, Focus
Lying on the beach this afternoon, I drifted to sleep in the warm breeze, to the backdrop of splashing waves and a flock of cawing seagulls. That was, until she cackled. I looked down the strand at the same woman who had been talking on her cell phone when I found my quiet spot. Her voice didn’t sound intrusive while I flipped down the legs of...
Downsizing to Flip-Flops (a simpler life)
Living in our 4,000-square-foot home was comfortable. We bought the fixer-upper on meager salaries. Within months, my husband and I were offered better paying jobs and renovating the old place got a lot easier. We sealed the nearly 100-year-old rambling house with caulk and foam, hung storm windows, tore things down and nailed them back up,...
Groundhog Day Over and Over and Over (change something if you want change)
Life sometimes feels like the movie Groundhog Day. I hang in there and hope for the best. However, until I change something, the same scene plays again and again. Albert Einstein called it insanity, doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Like when both our teens started driving within a month of each other. I...
We Know, No Matter What Anyone Tells Us (a post about being honest)
“I’m fat, aren't I?” she said. Instead of gently responding that maybe exercise and an eating plan may help, I spent hours telling her what I thought she wanted to hear, that she wasn’t overweight at all. When a mutual friend reproached another about being terribly negative, the accused friend turned to me and began explaining how she had...
A Booming Relationship (ready, aim, fire)
Have you ever noticed when you try to force others to do what you want, they tend to fight, take flight, or rebel? My husband and I learned plenty about this when raising two teenagers at the same time. No matter what age, though, I think most of us react similarly. I have trouble breathing when I’m around people who have a determined agenda....
Begin By Moving the G … a time for being and a time to begin
“If you’re trying hard and not making any progress, quit trying. Quit trying and start being,” said Linda, our Pilates instructor, reading from a meditation by Ralph Marston. Two weeks earlier she read one about doing. "Start now what you hope to accomplish and take small steps in that direction." Both meditations resonated. And both left me...
Hi, I’m Kim.
I write about Getting Your Own Life While Loving the People In It which means we live our lives, honor our emotions, and show up for our relationships.
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