Category: Focused Simplicity
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Trust Few Love Everyone
Love endures, but trust is as fragile as a soap bubble on the wind. Love many. Trust few.
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Are you doing ok?
Let’s take this Monday to think about how we are really mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Listen to your inner most part. Don’t neglect what is important to your survival. Once you have taken care of you, then focus on the humans who are important to your life. You can’t help anyone if you lack…
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Simple is as Simple Does
I am on a personal quest for simple. Everything in life should be simple. I want people in my life to mean what they say, do what the say they will do and say what they mean in simple easy words. No explanations necessary. I want to open a closet or a drawer and not…
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Are you wise?
My oldest daughter, Amandagrace said this, “You know what wisdom is? Its realizing that no matter how hard you yell at a rock ordering it to be a tree that it can only ever be a rock. Some people will keep yelling and cussing at that rock, pissed off that it isn’t a tree. Once…
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Be Unique
It is completely acceptable to live a life that is different from everyone else’s life. Be nontraditional and unique. If it works for you and you are happy do not apologize for the life you chose. Your life is your own. It is not for others to decide. It is not disrespectful to your family…
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Are you free?
I love my country. I am a true blue American sweetheart. This is my home, my heart belongs here. This is the weekend in the USA when we will hear the word freedom over and over. It is true that we are in a country that offers more freedom than most. I would not want…
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No Thinking
I am late with the thought of the day because my brain needs a rest. I can’t seem to focus on any one thing. I need a mindless task like shelling peas or folindging towels. Do you ever get that way? Here’s a thought, let’s take a day for no thinking, just living and loving.
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How Happy Are You?
I want you to think about that question for a good minute. Are you happy? Yes? Are you happy in a it’s as good as it gets sort of happy? Are you a deep down happy? High on life happy? If you are surface happy, you can do better. Like if things are just mediocre…
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Listen
Listen to your children, your person, and yourself. Listen to the cries and laughter of the humans you love most. Listen to the still small voice of God. If we stop and really listen we can hear the answers we seek. It’s in the tone of voice and in the silence between the words. Yes…
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It’s Here!
I told you, dear reader, something new was coming. I have officially said goodbye to Medium.com. Don’t worry we are still friends. I have decided that my work needs to be here where my readers do not have to pay an arbitrary fee. I will be accepting submissions for this new online publication. Soon you…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 