Seeing Clearly

Welcome to contributor Greg Richardson who has some great thoughts on seeing clearly.

Seeing clearly can be a challenge for me. I have been nearsighted for as long as I can remember.

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I got my first pair of eyeglasses when I was in third grade, because I could not see the board in school. I cannot read anything that is my arm’s length away without their help.

My glasses allow me to see things clearly and distinctly that would otherwise be lost to me. I cannot really appreciate beautiful photographs or painting, or beautiful faces, without them. I cannot drive without them. The night sky is lost to me without my glasses, as are the views of the landscape here in California; the mountains, the desert, and the ocean. I tried surfing for the first time last year, and not seeing was a serious challenge.

Am I HOT or Not?

Welcome to contributor Jennifer Alhasa who offers some great insight about managing our personal energy.

When D’Anne first asked me to do a blog on embracing being Honest, Open and True, a plethora of  examples popped up. Yet I’ve written nothing in the weeks since.

Jennifer Alhasa

So here I am, on the last day of my deadline, and boy, do I have one for you!

I’ve been calling myself a “Cancer Coach” for the last year. As such, I’ve helped clients coping with disease to manage stress,

Life is Not a Road Race

Today I am making a guest appearance at Jon Stolpe Stretched, where in “Ringing Up Patience at Register Six,” I have written about how life is not a road race.

Life is not a road race. Slowing down gives us time to think, and builds our patience muscle.

When we slow down, we have time to think, and to build our patience muscle. As you’ll see when you read it, my patience muscle got a workout the last time I went to Wal-Mart.

I suspect a lot of us are taxing our patience muscle in the check-out line this time of year.