Smelling the Roses: Better Living Through SavoringWritten by Maureen Killoran, MA, DMin
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And when Your Day comes . . . GO FOR IT, whether you’re making a picture, walking in woods, going to a movie, or just sitting still. What matters is that you’re doing something you really enjoy. These tricks will help you get most out of your day: •Give yourself permission – this is Your Day. It is absolutely 100% okay for you to be taking this time. When kill-joy thinking comes along (and it will), play with it. Pretend it’s a stick floating in a stream, and just let it drift away. •Leave your cel phone at home, or at least turned off. You’re busy savoring, remember? •Keep day alive – collect a souvenir or take mental photographs to help you hold on to this special time. •Tell story – Share your experience with a friend or partner – joy that’s shared multiples by ten. •Write it down. Read it over as a reminder in a few days or weeks. When your Savoring time is over, celebrate! Pat yourself on back for challenging Conventional Wisdom. And, while you’re at it, why not take out your calendar and make another date for Savoring Your Day? (c) M. Killoran, 2004
Maureen is a certified Authentic Happiness Life Coach and Unitarian minister. Her passion is helping mid-life women and couples achieve lives of meaning and creativity, through her coaching practice, SpiritQuest LLC. She offers workshops, coaching, rites of passage, e-courses, a free monthly e-zine, and more -- check out her website www.spiritquest.ws
| | Racism and YouWritten by Maureen Killoran, MA, DMin
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with issues of theft (Thou shalt not steal?). How about individual need versus corporate greed? Assigned responsibility (the security guards) vs your own “right to privacy” (mind your own business?) What about your potential embarrassment (what is she is manager’s crazy aunt and they reclaim goods each night), or her potential shame (an “old lady” hauled off to jail)?On other hand – are some animals more equal than others? What would you have done if thief had been a body-pierced teen? A person of color? A white man in dirty overalls? What would you do? What would you not do? Why? What difference does it make? (c) M. Killoran, Hendersonville NC 2003
Maureen Killoran is a certified Authentic Happiness Life Coach and Unitarian Universalist minister. Check her website, www.spiritquest.ws, for information about her coaching, workshops, e-courses, and her free monthly e-zine, SEEDS OF CHANGE.
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