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“Making an effort to be mindful and present is not always enough. Action over effort triumphs each time.” Dear Universe, Last weekend David and I headed to New York City for a quick getaway. While we were there, we would see family and go to the Big East Championship game—which has now become a bit of a tradition. When we …
“Without challenges, we would never grow or learn. Without suffering, we would never recognize joy.” Dear Universe, Life is hard. That’s all I heard the other day when I was talking to a group of my writing students. There they were, slouched in their seats, looking worn and weary, venting about the hard things they are dealing with right now. …
“When nothing is sure, everything is possible” ~Margaret Dabble Dear Universe, Wherever I am, I like to surround myself with things that inspire me. In my office at work, there are a variety of things I can turn to in a moment’s notice from my insightful word magnets, to my infuser air freshener in a bottle marked “love,” to my …
“It’s not just about dreaming. It’s about the doing. Don’t stop the doing.” Dear Universe, Most of us have dreams we are hoping for and working towards. Sometimes we can be lit up like a firecracker, blasting off in all directions ready to illuminate the world with what we are envisioning. And then suddenly, that inner blaze can just dissipate …
“You want to know how the strings are pulled, but why do you insist on looking for the strings? Feast instead at the magic before you.” Dear Universe, When I was a little girl, I loved watching magic tricks. It didn’t matter if it was one of my older brothers doing a card trick or a T.V. special complete with …
“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” ~Edith Lovejoy Pierce Dear Universe, It’s almost here: 2017 is fast approaching. Some of us are excited by the prospect of a fresh start and it’s hard to miss …
“If you just enchanted one person per day, you would make a big dent in the universe.” ~Guy Kawasaki Dear Universe, I often look at my best friend and admire how she wants to help everyone. I mean everyone. Someone is moving? She’s there packing. Someone’s car breaks down? She’s offering a ride and getting it towed for you. Someone …
“Your daydreams can be glimpses into your future, as long as you believe them to be.” Dear Universe, When I was a little girl, my mom designed jewelry. Not many people knew this as she did it as a side job to being a full-time, stay at home mom to three children. For the years she stayed home we kept …