april 21, 2022
“When I interviewed Maya Angelou, she told me to write this sentence on my notepad and to never forget it. ‘Every storm runs out of rain.’ I still think of that line to this day.” ~ Alex Banayan It’s the … Continued
november 11, 2021
“Sometimes you get what you want. Other times, you get a lesson in patience, timing, alignment, empathy, compassion, faith, perseverance, resilience, humility, trust, meaning, awareness, resistance, purpose, clarity, grief, beauty, and life. Either way, you win.” ~ Brianna Wiest Wally … Continued
february 3, 2021
“1. We can improve our own well-being. 2. We think our life circumstances matter a ton, but they actually only matter a little bit. 3. Like all good things in life, taking control of well-being is hard. 4. Recognize that … Continued
october 17, 2020
“You reach a point where you don’t work for money.” ~ Walt Disney I awoke this morning to find a comment from Carol Johnston on my website: “Found your blog accidentally don’t know how and stayed up half the night … Continued
september 29, 2020
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” ~ Japanese proverb My good boy Wally spends his weekdays down the street at Aunt Stacy’s for doggie daycare. It helps him stay active, plus it keeps him away from dad who can’t help … Continued
august 31, 2020
“Allow yourselves to be beautiful works of progress. We all are and always will be. And that’s ok.” ~ Miranda Hart The shot above reminds me so much of shots I’ve seen of the Icelandic Ponies wandering the stark environment. … Continued
may 2, 2020
“A tulip doesn’t strive to impress anyone. It doesn’t struggle to be different than a rose. It doesn’t have to. It is different. And there’s room in the garden for every flower.” ~ Marianne Williamson Today’s adventures in putting the … Continued
november 13, 2019
“The greatest oak was once a little nut who held its ground.” ~ Unknown We may have lost an hour of daylight, but look what a glorious view I have to usher me home from work. That’s a pretty good … Continued
july 4, 2018
“Stay positive and the ups will be more frequent than the downs.” ~ Unknown These are my great-great grandparents Rebecca (nee Patrick) and Patrick Risner, or Reissner as his 3x great-grandfather spelled the name when he immigrated to the … Continued
january 19, 2018
“Whatever we are waiting for – peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance – it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart.” ~ … Continued