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Kicking the need for approval
“We’re high on the adrenaline of feeling, even though we know it’s fleeting. And we’re getting worse — checking texts and emails and Facebook every five minutes — always searching for that next hit of feeling, that next morsel of approval.” ~Deborah Meyler, The Bookstore “Addiction” / Cindy La Ferle
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Autumn afternoons
“I do not understand the mystery of grace — only that it meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us.” ~Anne Lamott In Traverse City / Cindy La Ferle
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Recovering from surgery
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ~Jalaluddin Rumi Lake Michigan sunset / Cindy La Ferle On Thursday, I had surgery for the removal and biopsy of a lesion on my lower right eyelid. It was the fourth time a surgeon sliced into my face for skin cancer — so you’d think I’d be used to this sort of thing by now. This time, however, the problem was right next to my eye, making the procedure more creepy — and me more nervous — than usual. And this time, I knew I’d be knocked out with anesthesia, which added another layer of complexity. As my ophthalmic surgeon explained, she…
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Finding your way when you’re lost
“Pay close attention to your inner compass. If you stop steering by your own compass, you’ll hit a rumble strip. Don’t panic. Just question your assumptions and you’ll be back on the road in no time.” ~Martha Beck Cindy La Ferle
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Owning our experiences
“Each experience in your life was absolutely necessary in order to have gotten you to the next place, and the next place, right up to this very moment.” ~Wayne Dyer Pausing in the moment / Cindy La Ferle It’s hard to believe that today is the first of November already. Last night, a friend and I were remarking how quickly time evaporates as we get older. How is it possible that more than 30 years have passed since we met? Are we really old enough to retire? It’s so important to savor even the most ordinary moments before they too become history. Looking out at my frostbitten garden this morning, now…
