Manners and kindness are big in our house. I like to think that I’m a pretty relaxed and flexible Momma in most areas, but there are no if’s, and’s or but’s when it comes to being kind and using manners. Having spent a fair amount of time at Sweetly Six’s school this year, I am… Continue reading Must-Do Manners
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A Whole Lot of Trust – Mother Teresa
Anybody ever feel this way? I’m just sayin’…
SL Book: The Four Agreements
After dusting off my copy of The Seat of the Soul, I thought about other books that have been transformative in my life. The first one that came to mind – IMMEDIATELY – is The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz. I read this book probably 10 years ago for… Continue reading SL Book: The Four Agreements
An Irish Prayer – Abbot Fintan
For you today, an Irish prayer that I hope will inspire you to face what hurts you in life. Boy oh boy, it sure is hard, but I believe that in so doing we will all find major Silver Linings!
Spring's Bounty
In perusing the internet this weekend, I was giddy to find Vogue.com’s feature on six new (and very special!) cookbooks for the Spring season. Though most of them are way too fancy schmancy for me (i.e., I don’t understand 1/2 of the terms in most of the recipes!), I have joined the club of people… Continue reading Spring's Bounty
Style Inspiration: Grace Kelly
Everything about Grace Kelly-her talent, her beauty, her style, her confidence, her grace-ness-was extraordinary (Silver Lining). Most people know the story of the young, beautiful woman from Philadelphia who made her mark in Hollywood as an Academy Award winning actress who at age 26 married her prince and became The Princess of Monaco. It’s a… Continue reading Style Inspiration: Grace Kelly
Shared Silver Linings
In the last week or so, there has been a beautiful surge in the number of people sharing their stories (the direct link to do so is: http://www.thesilverpen.com/category/shared-stories/ . You can also find the link the right hand column of the page under Conversations). I continue to be amazed, humbled and inspired by each and every story.… Continue reading Shared Silver Linings
Solitude by John O’Donohue
It is raining her today in Santa Barbara. I’ve never enjoyed rain so much as I have living in Santa Barbara. In addition to filling our desperately dry foliage with much needed moisture, rain begets snuggling and bugging (double Silver Lining). I thought that this poem was very synchronous with this morning’s Soulful Sunday post.… Continue reading Solitude by John O’Donohue
Super Soul Sunday with Gary Zukav
Recently I came across Oprah’s Super Soul Sundays which airs on Sunday mornings on OWN. Get it? Like Super Bowl…but for the Soul. I happen to think that it is really clever (Silver Lining) especially since I’m feeling as though I’m in need of a little soul tune-up. Super Soul Sundays is wonderful programming that is “designed… Continue reading Super Soul Sunday with Gary Zukav
Creativity
In this omni-competitive world in which we live, I am incredibly inspired by Ayn Rand’s quote. I hope that it does the same for you (Silver Lining).