by Margaret | Aug 2, 2016 | Art for You!, Kaleidescope Life, Ramblin' Down Pathways of Beauty
A couple weeks ago on July 4 exactly, Phil and I went on a lovely rainy day bike ride at the Meadowlark Greenway. There I saw 5 or 6 indigo buntings flitting among the bushes alongside the path. They are so abundant there. I usually spot this breathtakingly...
by Margaret | Feb 16, 2015 | ABC's of Howtogetbetternow
Think of yourself as a pitcher full of water. Now picture you grabbing the handle of your pitcher and pouring your water out on everyone around you . . . a drop here, a splash there, a gusher over there– lavishly watering everyone, nurturing them, helping them,...
by Margaret | Feb 2, 2015 | ABC's of Howtogetbetternow
I think about the word joy a lot trying to figure out what it is. It’s pretty hard to define and pretty hard to gin up. It’s like a hiccup, it happens to you and you know when you have it. I’m a very lucky lady because I have a sister named...
by Margaret | Jan 26, 2015 | ABC's of Howtogetbetternow
If I dare to do something differently today what will happen? Have you ever tried it, just for the fun of it–as an experiment? I did. I decided I was going to start being on time as a firm habit to see if my life would improve. So rather than my loosey goosey...
by Margaret | Jan 12, 2015 | ABC's of Howtogetbetternow
G is for Good. My grandmother used to call all money good money. Especially good was the money she would deposit in the savings and loan for my Dad once a week. She was the bookkeeper for his one horse medical practice and relished adding up the money and putting it...