The Power of Kindness
Monday’s Story The Power of Kindness Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This post contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a small commission if you purchase through these links at no extra cost to you. #ad Sometimes we don’t realize how much a small act of kindness can mean […]
The Day I Remembered to Laugh
Monday’s Story The Day I Remembered to Laugh Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This post contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a small commission if you purchase through these links at no extra cost to you. #ad Sometimes I think we take life a little too seriously. We […]
Sometimes We Don’t Realize How Connected We Are
Monday’s Story Sometimes We Don’t Realize How Connected We Are The other day, a song came on that hadn’t been heard in a long time. Nothing particularly special about the song. But within a few seconds, everything changed. Suddenly, there was a memory. A place. A time. People who hadn’t crossed the mind in quite […]
Maybe Balance Isn’t What We Think It Is
Monday’s Story Maybe Balance Isn’t What We Think It Is Maybe you’ve spent a lot of your life trying to keep everything balanced. Work.Family.Home.Responsibilities. And somewhere in the middle of all of it, yourself. There always seems to be something waiting for your attention. Another load of laundry. Another email. Another appointment. Another thing that […]
The Little Idea That Wouldn’t Leave Me Alone
Monday’s Story The Little Idea That Wouldn’t Leave Me Alone It started as a small thought. Not a big, life-changing, lightning-bolt kind of thought. Just a little idea that would quietly show up now and then. You know what you could do? I barely listened. I had plenty of reasons not to. “That’s silly.” “Someone […]
You Can Love Someone and Still Let Them Go
Monday’s Story You Can Love Someone and Still Let Them Go Sometimes the person you love most is the person you have to stop trying to save. There is a kind of love that can quietly consume your life. You worry. You wait for the phone to ring. You replay conversations. You wonder what you […]
The Road She Didn’t Take
Monday’s Positive Story The Road She Didn’t Take There were two roads. And neither one came with a sign saying: This is the right one. She stood there anyway. One road was familiar. She knew that life. She knew what was expected of her. She knew what tomorrow would probably look like. There was comfort […]
The Letter She Kept
Monday’s Positive Story The Letter She Kept The letter had been in the bottom drawer for twenty-three years. She had moved three times, replaced the furniture twice, and forgotten why she kept half the things in that drawer. But never the letter. She knew what was inside. An apology. Years ago, she had said something […]
The Path That Was Still There
Monday’s Positive Story The Path That Was Still There For a very long time, she stood at the edge of a path. She could see where it disappeared into the trees. She could imagine where it might lead. Sometimes, when the light was just right, she could almost see glimpses of what might be waiting […]
The Secret in the Roots
Monday’s Positive Story The Secret in the Roots Leo walked past a giant oak tree every day on his way home from school. One afternoon, he saw the owner of the property. Mrs. Miller, sitting on her porch. “How old is that tree?” Leo asked. Mrs. Miller smiled. “Over 200 years.” Leo looked at its […]