I spent yesterday afternoon at Lake Erie playing with the bunnies and deer and beaver...
and the geese and the cranes...the red-winged blackbirds and the herons...
the red tail hawks and even a Bald Eagle!

And the birds and the bees and the trees and the streams...

Forgiveness comes from an open heart & it comes without conditions...or it does not come at all. (from the movie "Amish Grace")

WooHoo! It's National Black Forest Cake Day!! Grab a slice!!! :)

It's a Chicken Soup Kind of Day

It's a rainy day here in Northwest Ohio.

The kind of day that begs for a soft blanket, a good book...
and a bowl of Chicken Soup.

If you're anything like me, you spend most of your time taking care of the "things that need to be done"

You've got your DMO (Daily Method of Operation) written out and it rules every moment of your day.

It's the job stuff, the business stuff, the family stuff, the friends stuf...

And there's the emails, the blog posts, the special projects, the appointments, the conference calls...

I was talking to a dear friend this morning about my "crashing" for a day or so and SHE called it taking care of herself. Go figure!

That got me to thinking...

Why is it that us "Type A" personalities seem to put taking care of ourselves so low on our list of priorities?

Many of us glibly quote people such as the late, great Mr. Jim Rohn: "Work harder on yourself than you do on your business", and yet do we?

Doesn't "working" on ourselves include treating ourselves well?

Do we spend the time we need to nurture ourselves so we have the STRENGTH to grow?


It's not only a matter of taking time off once in awhile, but rather caring ABOUT yourself enough to care FOR yourself.

Eat well

Exercise well

Read well

Pray well

Play well

Rest well


Feed yourself "Chicken Soup" in every area of your life.


Food for thought (no pun intended)


As for me, I'm making Chicken Soup today!