As women and men, when we're in relationship with our chosen lovers, there come times when we focus on nothing but the bad. We all have faults, that's fact; and it's just so easy to focus on what's wrong with our mates. It's been said that it's much easier on the body to smile than … Continue reading On choosing to see the good in life….

"Be the change you want to see." It sounds so idyllic, so cliche, so positively obnoxious. I heard that quote on the radio the other day during an ad for a university. It's true though, isn't it? And in so many ways. We can all think of ways where this statment applies to either our … Continue reading On learning from life’s cliches….

I've been learning a lot about compassion in the last several months. It's a difficult concept, that's for sure. It's very multi-faceted and much more complex than I think I ever really thought it was. The most incomprehensible thing I've come to learn is that understanding compassion also results in a great deal more intolerance … Continue reading On getting that lovin’ feeling….

"Anyone can imagine a car or an interstate highway system. It takes a science fiction writer to come up with a traffic jam." So said one of the panelists, Connie Willis, during a discussion last weekend at COSine in Colorado Springs on the relevancy of Robert Heinlein. I feel like I might need to justify … Continue reading On predicting the future….

Lacking direction or focus is one of the most frustrating places to get stuck. Often times, though, we wind up there of our own volition. We do it to ourselves. Not all the time, but most of the time, it would seem. There is always something to do or somewhere to go or someone to … Continue reading On choosing your next battle….

I have a good friend that runs a really fantastic blog about her adventures in home ownership. She and her husband are wildly talented at building and decorating so seeing their home and it's progress is simultaneously motivating and jealousy-inducing (in only the best ways). More often than not, she does something to her house … Continue reading On doing what comes naturally….

I feel like most of us spend a substantial portion of our lives trying to define ourselves. What is it that makes us who we are? What is that one "thing" that we do or are that tells the world (or, at the very least, our friends and family) what makes us tick? For some, … Continue reading On figuring out who you are….

So...it's January. The beginning of not only a new year, but a new decade! It's exciting to think about what the future holds (I have my hopes for what my own will hold) and interesting to think about all the things that have happened over the last ten years, to me and to the royal … Continue reading A decade in review….

(I forgot to publish this on December 31, 2010...so just pretend). Being the last day of the year and all, it's the time of year when many of us bloggers reminisce on what we did (or did not do) over the last twelve months. So here is my official Top Ten of TwentyTen for your … Continue reading Top Ten of TwentyTen

Maybe this is a common feeling for people, but finishing school - completely finishing - is about the most underwhelming thing I have ever experienced. I just don't know what to do with myself right now. I no longer have papers to write or research to do. I don't need to log on to my … Continue reading On feeling underwhelmed…