The Gift of a Hundred Million Miracles

Last updated on: March 17, 2024 at 2:56 pm By Kathy King

Positive Pensées Kathy King On a particularly sunny day we were hiking. All of the sudden a very quick storm came upon us. We were drenched from head to toe. This was one of our Hundred Million Miracles that day. The verdant green color after the drenching storm. The Gift of a Hundred Million Miracles “A Hundred Million Miracles are Happening Every Day” Flower Drum Song https://rodgersandhammerstein.com/flower-drum-song-synopsis/ You woke up this morning. What a miracle. The air continued to... Read more

The Gift of Comin’ in on a Wing and a Prayer

Last updated on: May 19, 2024 at 7:07 pm By Kathy King

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“What wings are to a bird and sails to a ship, so is prayer to the soul.” Corrie Ten Boom Do you sometimes feel like you live your life on a wing and a prayer? With one engine gone and the other engine barely hanging on? The song from the 1940’s Comin’ in on a Wing and a Prayer was just about that situation. During World War II there were many missions where the Allies flew over Europe... Read more

The Gift of Wobbly Bits

Last updated on: March 14, 2023 at 8:08 pm By Kathy King

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Positive Pensées Kathy King The Gift of Wobbly Bits “Imperfection is the prerequisite for grace. Light only gets in through the cracks.” Phillip Yancey Wobbly bits, jiggly bits, cellulite, imperfection. Stretch marks, scars, flaws and cracks. We all have them. Whether they come from a fall, or a less than graceful moment. Our wobbly bits, our jiggly bits should not hold us. Wobbly bits, jiggly bits serve as a reminder. Of the grace, mercy and forgiveness that has come to... Read more

The Gift of a Pentatonic Scale

Last updated on: March 10, 2024 at 6:32 pm By Kathy King

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Positive Pensées Kathy King The Gift of the Pentatonic Scale “Each person in the world is different and has their own beautiful sound in the symphony of life.” Joseph Worthlin The pentatonic scale. A Scale with 5 notes. Not a lot to work with. But oh, those little tones. They were used to create beautiful masterpieces starting back in the late 19th century. Debussy, Ravel and other great composers took those notes and made great showpieces that created beautiful... Read more

The Gift of a Whisper

Last updated on: February 27, 2023 at 5:50 pm By Kathy King

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Positive Pensées Kathy King The Gift of a Whisper “Hope is a whisper in a world that shouts. But listen for it. Listen for it. Listen for it.” Liz Newman Sometimes whispers are so very hard to hear. In a world full of clanging noises. The whisper almost disappears. Quiet your mind, slow your steps. Take a moment of sweet rest. Listen for the whisper, let it speak to your mind and heart. Give thanks for a new morning, the... Read more

Finding Thankfulness in the Fall. The Gift of Trees

Last updated on: October 12, 2024 at 8:50 am By Kathy King

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How to Cultivate a Life Like a Tree “To be without trees would, in the most literal way, to be without our roots.” Richard Maby A tree stands tall, looking to the sky. It’s nature’s cathedral, mighty, lofty, and high. Men make huge churches with massive architecture. Trees still outdo these man-made buildings by a huge measure. Stand amongst the trees and feel the wind and sway. Sometimes those trees provide cover on rainy days. The trees weather storms... Read more

The Gift of Stopping

Last updated on: February 12, 2023 at 3:24 pm By Kathy King

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Positive Pensées Kathy King The Gift of Stopping “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.: Anne Lamott Stop! Halt! Take some time. Clear your mind. Pause, repose, and try some tranquility. Unplug yourself, reset yourself so you can stop and see that stopping is an effective way to restore your normality. Clear your mind, meditate. Detox your mind, body, and soul. When you take those moments to just stand still. You may... Read more

The Gift of Looking Up

Last updated on: July 28, 2024 at 6:51 pm By Kathy King

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“When you are feeling bad, do one thing a day to make your heart dance. It could be a simple thing like looking up at the sky.” Yoko Ono Look up into the sky, whether it is morning or night. Take a moment, look at the moon and stars. Look at the sky, whether it is blue or gray. Look at the sunrise, take in the new day. Look at the moonrise to finish your day. Why is Looking... Read more

The Gift of Training Your Mind

Last updated on: January 29, 2023 at 7:17 pm By Kathy King

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The Gift of Training Your Mind “Train your mind to see the good in everything. Positivity is a choice. The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts. And remember, being positive doesn’t mean ignoring the negative, it means overcoming the negative.” Unknown To train your mind takes practice and instruction. A concise decision to make your way of thinking much better. It has been said, “You are what you think.” If that is true, what thoughts... Read more

The Gift of Valleys and Mountaintops

Last updated on: June 20, 2024 at 3:23 pm By Kathy King

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“Mountaintops are for views and inspiration, but fruit is grown in the valleys.” Billy Graham High up on the mountain, you can see very far. The valley, the trees, and the vegetation that spreads far and wide But to get up that mountain, you have to climb. Climb from the valley, where everything grows. Without the valley, we would not have the mountaintop. The land would be flat, and the eye could not see the glory that is seen from... Read more