by Mary Henton | May 6, 2020 | Learning
The maple trees that stand guard outside my house have replaced their lemon-colored hairnets of buds with a spray of green. Soon they will don their emerald crowns. A downy woodpecker, grackle, and chickadee take turns feeding at the suet cake. Yesterday I realized...
by Mary Henton | Mar 23, 2020 | Learning
Tiny house living made sense when I anticipated living in 240 square feet for two or three months of the year. Now that I’m living full-time in my tiny house on wheels (THOW), the blush of charm has faded to frustration. Sure, I don’t have a mortgage. My utilities...
by Mary Henton | Mar 16, 2020 | Learning
“Keep breathing.” That’s what my dad said when life overwhelmed. He offered other sage advice. But “keep breathing,” rings in my memory as a gentle reminder. Breath is life. Paying attention to breath, slowing down the pace of breathing calms the mind and the spirit....
by Mary Henton | Nov 13, 2019 | Learning
[A] plane is off course at least 90 percent of the time. Weather conditions, turbulence, and other factors cause it to get off track. However, feedback is given to the pilot constantly, who then makes course corrections and keeps coming back to the exact flight plan,...
by Mary Henton | May 1, 2019 | Learning
In spite of all the wise and witty words about making mistakes, no one I know schedules mistake-making into the daily calendar. Most of us try to succeed in our endeavors. Well, I do. Whether it’s making a proposal to a potential client or applying polyurethane to a...
by Mary Henton | Apr 17, 2019 | Learning
This website is supposed to be a place of encouragement, a moment of grace, and place of peace. To be honest, I haven’t felt peaceful lately. My basket of grace is empty. I’m stuck in muddy doubt and fear. I’m renting space in my head to Scarcity Mentality. It may all...
