Carry a talisman
Oh, my. I am constantly reminded how incredible, artistic, engaged, passionate, real, true, and just plain wonderful you all are. Late last night, a reader of 37days named Donna Miller emailed. "Ever since you’ve begun your 37 Days without Complaint," she wrote, "the idea of fresh starts has been rattling …
Every Day is Day One
“Cultivating a generous spirit starts with mindfulness. Mindfulness, simply stated, means paying attention to what is actually happening; it’s about what is really going on.” – Nell Newman It came to me about two miles into my walk on treadmill #4 at the YWCA on French Broad Avenue today. As …
Learn what it looks like not to complain
Okay. This got me. It really got me. Not only because of the spirit of the young man featured, but because of the depth of love and devotion shown by his father. That is sheer, breathtaking love. And if I ever needed a kick in the butt to stop complaining, …
Be the tooth fairy
I really loved this story. [Be sure to click the link to "filled out her sister’s questionnaire."] That’s love.
Light goes on flying
Suddenly, it’s November 1st. Day Four of Day One of my challenge to be complaint-gripe-whine-and-gossip-free. Today I lasted until 8:18am. Light goes on flying. Soon it will be 2008. Imagine that. Light goes on flying. And I know that in the coming weeks, I may be here less as I …
Notice your first thought, and work on your second
I’m not complaining or whining, but being complaint free is hard. Since we have to start over again if we complain, I’m on Day Three of Day One. That’s not even counting the times I’ve complained (and loudly) inside my head. Today was one big complaint, inside and outside my …
Change the direction of your intention
Ah, yes. This seems quite in line with our challenge. Changing the direction of our intention, our focus. Take five minutes and twenty-four seconds out of your Busy Me Day to watch and listen. Right about now, this was just what I needed. You? What about me? to What about …
Listen fully
Interesting how the web works. Kind of like….a web. Marilyn commented on my complaint-free post and I read her post about that post which led me to another post, which led me to this very interesting post about "specific moral standards for communication." Ah, the webs we weave with posts. …
Go complaint-free for 37days
Christine Kane has issued a challenge that I love, love, love: "being complaint-free, criticism-free, whine-free, and gossip-free" for 35 days. For the sake of poetic license, let’s make it 37 days. Are you in? Read her post here for all the gory details.
Be my virtual assistant…
Years ago, when I started my own business, I was quickly swamped by details–phone calls to make, interviews to set up for articles I was writing, lots of travel arrangements, invoicing. I hired a virtual assistant, a fantastic woman who lived near Dallas. We worked together for years before ever …
