“Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that’s where you renew your springs that never dry up.”
– Pearl Buck
Week 5 as winter continues, the shorter daylight hours can affect mood and sleep patterns. To combat this, establish a consistent sleep schedule with relaxing bedtime routines, such as reading or meditating. Engage in light therapy or take advantage of sunny days to boost your mood and vitamin D levels. Practice mindfulness and relaxation techniques to reduce stress. Enjoy nutrient-rich, seasonal foods like citrus fruits and dark leafy greens to support overall health. Prioritizing wellness and sleep this week can help you stay balanced, rested, and resilient during winter. Stay cozy and well.
Enjoy and Be Thankful Each Day
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Making a brown paper bag book cover
Covering a book with a brown paper bag is a simple, practical project that helps protect books from scuffs, bent corners, and everyday wear. It also eliminates people from seeing the title of the book we are reading if we…
Father’s Day
Honor, gratitude, and celebration. Father’s Day 2026, celebrated on June 21st, is a heartfelt occasion to honor and appreciate fathers and father figures. It’s a day for expressing gratitude through gestures like gifts, cards, or shared experiences, recognizing their invaluable…
What we love
Love is not merely an emotion. It may just be the origin of knowledge. A way of knowing. The human experience forces each of us to grapple with the labels wisdom and knowledge in so many areas of teaching including…
Just ask
“It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Keystone Becoming more confident, proactive, and open to collaboration. It’s difficult to admit when…
Meant to bes & have to dos
“Somewhere there is an ancient enmity between our daily lives and the great work. Help me in saying it, to understand it.”– Rainer Maria Rilke There is a profound tension between the mundane and chaotic aspects of daily life and…
Transformations
The Layers By Stanley Kunitz I have walked through many lives, some of them my own, and I am not who I was, though some principle of being abides, from which I struggle not to stray. When I look behind, as…
Spirit
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city. – Proverbs 16:32 The value of patience and self-control over physical strength and aggression can bend reality…
Curiosity and the bad habit
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Viktor Frankl Who knew mindful curiosity could have a profound impact on bad…
Blues baby blues
My soul is a broken field plowed by pain. – Sara Teasdale A soul, often likened to a broken field plowed by pain, bears the scars of life’s trials and tribulations. Each furrow represents a moment of suffering, yet also…
Chooser
“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.”Theodore Roosevelt Analysis Paralysis or Limitless Choices I truly…
Tough enough
Tough times never last, but tough people do.– Robert H. Schuller Keystone Tough times are a part of life, but the resilience within us defines our lasting strength. Challenges may feel overwhelming, but they are extended painful moments in time, not…
Armed Forces Day
Honoring and recognizing the courage and dedication of military personnel. Armed Forces Day 2026 honors the dedication and sacrifice of military personnel across all branches. Celebrated on May 16, it unites communities in gratitude and recognition. Parades, ceremonies, and events…
Within
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson Keystone The largest territory any person will ever inhabit is the one inside themselves. Many people never fully move…
What is precious
Our mind is a brilliant instrument. It categorizes, analyzes, compares, and concludes. But our mind focuses on what is useful, what is logical, what is safe, what is efficient. The heart finds what is precious. Those are not the same…
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