Monthly Archives: April 2012

Change or Stay the Same

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

It’s Monday: the beginning of a new week and the threshold of a new month that begins tomorrow. It’s never too late to start the life you’ve always dreamed of (written as a reminder to myself to settle for no less … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Overcoming Obstacles, Wisdom

Crazy Ones, Misfits, Rebels and Troublemakers

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

Whenever I feel like an outcast or my uniqueness is a vulnerability I go read what Steve Jobs said in a PBS interview in 1994. What sometimes feels like a curse of too much individuality feels like a blessing in … Continue reading →

Posted in Insight, People, Self Awareness

A Rainbow’s End

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

A way to bring light to a dark time or to shake myself from sleepwalking while awake is looking outside and beyond myself . When I do sometimes a wider view comes. Other times what I see is narrow, but in … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Overcoming Obstacles, Simple Pleasures

A Small Miracle

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

A few weeks ago I found out mid one afternoon that a local major cinema complex was showing a restored version of “Casablanca” once at 7pm that evening. Having never seen it on the big screen, I was excited. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun and Humor, Overcoming Obstacles, Simple Pleasures

Light in the Darkness

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

What does it mean to get to a “Breaking Point”? For much of my life I thought those two words related to when a person ‘breaks down”; something in the realm of a “nervous breakdown” I recalled hearing adults whisper … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Overcoming Obstacles, Self Awareness

Better Tomorrow Because of Today

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

A pencil maker told a pencil five important lessons before packaging the pencil for sale. * Everything you do will always leave a mark. * You can always correct the mistakes you make. * What is important is inside of … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Self Awareness, Wisdom

Awareness of What “IS” Within

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Through the months of moving forward with Good Morning Gratitude my thinking was if I made my goal of writing here daily for a year, I’d possess a healthy sense of accomplishment.  And there is a some of that today knowing I achieved my goal, … Continue reading →

Posted in Overcoming Obstacles, Self Awareness, Wisdom

Around In Circles

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Tomorrow marks 366 days, one full year, of writing Good Morning Gratitude.  Somehow a “leap year” seems appropriate as I ‘leaped’ into this lead only by spiritual guidance beyond my understanding.   I have learned a great deal from this true learning … Continue reading →

Posted in Knowledge, Life, Self Awareness, Wisdom

The Cry of the Road Not Taken

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

Clear in memory from my 20′s is becoming lost on my first solo cross-country training flight while learning to fly.  Absorbing what it took to become a pilot came easy and I was able to advance faster than most.  The danger in … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Self Awareness, Spirituality

…And So Much More

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

An hour ago I stopped at Baskin and Robbin’s for an ice cream cone on my way home. Today is utterly spectacular without a single cloud in the sky and a comfortable temperature around 70 degrees. It was an easy … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Life, Simple Pleasures