I'm Loving This
the blog
If you wonder what is behind my logo and theme of “I’m loving this,” here is my best answer as of today!
For me, I’m loving this is . . .
- A hand basket for the potpourri of curious, funny, practical or uplifting topics I share here.
- A strategy for overcoming challenges.
- An intention for a Grace-filled way of life.
Where Everyday Inspiration Meets Personal Transformation
Hand Basket for Potpourri of Topics
On the I’m loving this blog you may find curiosities from my travels, reflections, a few poems, challenges, tips for self-nurturing, and whatever else strikes my fancy! I love having fun with my life! I love offering good stuff that helps me, in case it might be useful for you.
When it happens, I will share news about my books — what I am working on now, when to expect publication, and any book signings or speaking engagements related to the books.
Strategy for Overcoming Challenges
Whew! I can’t count the number of times I have been frustrated by automated messages while trying to reach a live person on the phone. Of course, there are other times when I get bent out of shape, out of balance emotionally, or things are simply not going the way I want them to.
I learned long ago, from Letting Love Lead, by John-Roger with Paul Kaye, to apply a simple phrase, “I love this.” For me, it quickly evolved to “I’m loving this.”
If I will say these words to myself a few times when I face upsetting situations, about ten seconds later a crooked smile creeps onto my lips, or a little giggle bubbles up. This is just life. Saying “I’m loving this,” to an irritating situation is funny. I might as well relax and accept the way things are going. Instead of exploding at the person who eventually answers, I can present my problem calmly and get an answer.
For me, “I’m loving this,” works for all sorts of settings and helps me stay (as my mom used to say) “cool, calm and collected.”
Intention for a Grace-filled Way of Life
I’m loving this Life, and this body temple that I inhabit. I’m not a human who has a soul, I’m a soul who has a human. I’m loving this human experience, and when I bring loving to each day, my life is rich and fulfilling.
I do hope you enjoy my posts and I’ll hope to hear from you in the contact
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111 Gentle Ways to Nurture Yourself
This companion report (in PDF format) for my new book, Nurture Yourself First: Gentle Steps in Personal and Planetary Transformation, is your free gift today. All you have to do is tell me where to send it! Illness, painful loss and hard-won experience taught me the value of self-nurturing. Use my experience to avoid burnout, or to work your way out of stress and people-pleasing challenges.
A Prayer for One Accord
Challenge: Write a Psalm
Last year about this time, I attended a class on the Psalms at a local Methodist Church. A poet friend, Janet, co-facilitated the class. After the...
Sparkle Juice
I seldom make frozen orange juice but I wanted a cup of it last week for a recipe. I had lots left over! How to use it up? One reason...
Kansas Good: Melissa Dixon
A Mover and Shaker in Hays
Melissa Dixon plunges into her passion for creative connections every day as Executive Director for the Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) in Hays, Kansas.
...A Greyt Heart Moving On
Disguised as Ordinary
Disguised as an ordinary woman, in a pleasant home on a normal street in unpretentious Derby, Kansas, Pat Bozeman has changed the lives of at least 11...
Putting Away My Cell Phone
My husband has been irritated by cell phones for years, has one but seldom carries it, and earlier today sent me this link. I read it and agree...
Joy Journal
Joy Check
If you are allergic to joy, please click away from this post immediately, for I am aiming to share mine. The following words may trigger various emotions if you...How a $29 Mouthguard Increased My Inner Peace
A Life of Neck and Shoulder Pain
Ever since fifth grade I have struggled with neck and shoulder tension, with burning, aching sensations and rock hard muscles. I have seen chiropractors...A Life Well-Lived
Visiting a 98 year old friend who was my mom’s best friend for many years brought back memories and emotions. And immense admiration for Mildred Kitchens. She is in her...
Ordinary Good, the Magic of Words and Journaling
Ordinary Good
My dear friend John-Roger used to say “Ordinariness is next to godliness.” I did not know quite what that meant, but it resonated and stuck in my consciousness....
The Joy Quotient
Do What Brings You Joy
Since I have been hearing this advice inwardly for several months now, one of my intentions for this year is to do what brings me joy....
Faces of Living Love # 2
My photography class made an excursion to Keeper of the Plains, a scenic plaza at the junction of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas Rivers near downtown Wichita. Rich rewards emerged...
Time to Be
Slowing Down Is Self-Care
Spending time with my beloved 97-year old mom has helped me slow way down for the past two weeks. She often has the television on, and...
Ice Storm
Ice on the young river birch in our back yard.
Today slid by in slow motion. A mild version of the predicted-for-two-days ice storm arrived, coating trees with frozen...
Grandma, Embroidery, Poop Bags and Nurturing Focus
What do these topics have in common with Self-Nurturing? With helping you if you are a go-getter who needs to let go? A caregiver who needs care? An over-achiever who...
Nurturing your Success Part 1: Finding Yourself
This is the first in a series of posts on nurturing yourself forward into success.
In speaking with my younger friends, I remember that many of the
so-called millennial generation feel overwhelmingly alone,
are...
Date Yourself to Regenerate!
Need a Break?
Do you ever just have enough of being with other people? Maybe you are an introvert and naturally need quiet time alone to regenerate. Or maybe you...
Behind the Scenes with a New Author
Taking Care of Myself in the Publication Phase
Other authors have told me that writing the book is only the first part of a long equation if I want people to read...
Nurture Yourself by Flowing with what is Present
Flowing is easier than swimming upstream!
Juggling Life in the Flow
As I juggle publishing two books, building a new website and blog, home maintenance, marriage, pets, friendships, frequent visits with...
Book Progress
Endorsement
Wow! Today my Nurture Yourself book received an endorsement from two of the most influential leaders in the field of spiritual psychology and personal growth for the past thirty years, Drs....
Visualize Greatness to Begin Self-Nurturing
How big are the dreams you nurture?
Nurture Yourself When You Visualize Greatness
What does visualizing greatness mean to you? And how does it relate to nurturing yourself?
My book, Nurture Yourself...
