Dear TSJ Friends, Have you had trouble getting traction for your goals and dreams since our pandemic started? Have you noticed that just when you start to feel positive or hopeful again something unwanted happens and you loose your footing causing hope and happiness to slip out from under your feet? Sometimes falling flat on …
Dear TSJ Friends, I started writing to you this morning and ran into an overwhelming sense that I had a longing for something I could not readily identify at first. Something like being hungry but not sure what you are hungry for, But as I sat here in the office and listened, the muse spoke. …
Dear TSJ Friends, Do you have memories of favorite people in your childhood who simply were special because they were there for you when you needed them (even if you didn’t realize it at the time)? This is a just for fun memoir story. So grab your cup of tea! In the midst of all of …
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Dear TSJ Friends, It is Wednesday – time for us to sit back and spend a few moments together! It gives me warm feelings to think of you and ponder your notes and think about your lives. Mr. Wisdom Muse, Solomon, likes Wednesdays. Together we decided to keep things pretty upbeat with a bit of …
Happy Wednesday TSJ Friends, OUR STORY . . . AND YOURS “Human being is more of a verb than a noun. Each of us is unfinished, a work in progress.” Rachel Remen* This is a tale of houses and humans. It is also a story about us and about you. Mr. John has also contributed …
Dear TSJ Friends, Have you ever been “on the lookout” for something? Sure you have! One morning when I began the day with the things pictured above I discovered a surge of excitement about what seems to be my new adventure. I call it my “being on the lookout” adventure. But for this to make …
Dear TSJ Friends, May our hearts be filled with strength and hope today and in days to come. Today, I thought I would share this picture that one of my spiritual mentors sent me during a difficult time several years ago. I wonder what thoughts, words or mood stirs in you as you look at …
Dear TSJ Friends, For our shared journey wisdom this week, I am about to tell you a true tale. I wish I made it up. It all started in the yogurt, sour cream and shredded cheese area of our grocery store. It happened because I was shopping in a hurry and against my better judgment …
Hello Dear TSJ Folks, Who said “no pain means no gain?” I want to have a talk with that person! I know it means that if you don’t work hard you aren’t likely to make progress. But honestly, it works the other way too I think. Pain interrupts important life activities. I checked my journal, …
Hello to all of our dear TSJ friends and fans! (Remember to take a second and click on the green header for easier reading.) If I were to ask you to rate yourself in your current emotional state or in goals, hopes and dreams on a scale of 1(floundering) to 5 (flourishing) where are you? …
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