Even though I live a five-minute drive from the nearest park… today it took me FORTY-FIVE minutes to get there! My very spirited and sweet pooch has become rather stubborn with a few bad habits and I finally became willing to take action. The trainer suggested that as soon as he starts acting up in the car (non-stop pacing, nervous yipping and barking). Pull over, … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Spirituality
Last Thanksgiving I was inspired to write the post “Do I Have To Be Grateful?” If you’re struggling with feeling grateful, or are tired of people telling you, you SHOULD be grateful be sure to give it a read… I promise it will give you a fresh perspective. This year is a simple message of what I learned about gratitude this year. For me, it begins with Kindness. … Continue reading
Many of you love to garden, as do I. Or, at the very least we can appreciate the beauty of one. Unwanted weeds are a reality, and every time I pull one up I am reminded of a long ago sermon comparing weeding our garden to plucking bad attitudes and habits from your life. The key point he made was that negativity, much like weeds, are … Continue reading
The other evening I was with some friends and the contact in my left eye was really bothering me. As it turned out it had a little tear in it and needed to be thrown away on the spot. This left me with split vision. As I looked down to read the menu I covered my right eye, so that my left no-contact … Continue reading
First of all, I want to welcome all of you who are new to The Joy Blog Weekly! It is my aim, not to fill your inbox with discardable dreck, but rather to join with you and pass along what my experience has been in discovering true joy in life. My hope is, not only will this be useful in your … Continue reading