by skimhenson | Oct 14, 2011 | envy, happiness and joy
For years I’ve practiced celebrating with family, friends and even strangers over their good fortune. Being delighted for others has proven one of life’s gifts. I’ve done it for so long, it’s second nature. Or so I thought, until my tedious day turned out...
by skimhenson | Sep 26, 2011 | letting go, relationships, family stories
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...
by skimhenson | Sep 16, 2011 | awareness and action
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...
by skimhenson | Sep 14, 2011 | renovations for home and 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...
by skimhenson | Sep 8, 2011 | awareness and action, choices and decisions
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....