Do it Now Gratitude Games: Game 1

Do it Now Gratitude Games: Game 1: Count Your Blessings Name 3 things you are grateful for. This is the opportune moment. Take a breath and do it right now. 1. 2. 3. The Science: Gratitude is linked to better sleep. Three studies on the relationship of gratitude to sleep: First study: Individuals with neuromuscular…

Soul Sculpting Project: Red Alert to Green ‘At Ease’

Soul Sculpting Project: Red Alert to Green ‘At Ease’ True Story: It was the middle of the night. Something was wrong with his heart. He laid in the emergency room answering questions and undergoing tests. Finally he received the doctor’s prescription. “Take a vacation.” Why did the doctor prescribe a vacation?  This man held a…

Sculpting Project: What Went Well and Why? WWWW Week 2

Sculpting Project: What Went Well and Why? WWWW Week 2 My computer crashed in the midst of writing this blog. That did not go well. I sat in front of the black screen and realized this was my challenge. Take this ‘what went wrong‘ and turn it into a ‘what went well.’ This challenge was…

Epiphany to Easter Sculpting Project 6: Prayer Flash Week 1

Epiphany to Easter Sculpting Project 6: Prayer Flash: Week 1 The silence in our little canyon is palatable. I take a deep intentional breath. A Sunday afternoon walk. The stream bed gravel crunches under my feet. Another deep slow breath. I see the first tiny purple flower of spring. I smile. This little sighting will…

Sculpting Project 21: Drop It Again: Annual Review Week 1

Sculpting Project 21: Drop It Again: Annual Review Week 1 I’m celebrating improvement. Not perfection, but improvement. A year of sculpting has reshaped me. These tiny, simple projects like water drops onto sandstone are remaking me drip by drip. 20 Sculpting Projects carving my life. Let’s take some time to remember and refine projects from…