Personal Development

notes from Janey . . .
I didn’t grow up in an overly demonstrative family. I don’t remember my parents ever saying to me, “I love you.” But the thing is, I never doubted their love for me. They didn’t have to say it. Instead, they showed me on a daily basis how much I meant [...]

Source:Love Around the Edges

notes from Janey . . .
A car passed us one day while Tupelo and I were driving across the southeastern desert of the U.S. in our motorhome, Bailey. As it zoomed by I caught a glimpse of the bumper sticker on its tail end. “Celebrate Diversity,” it read. “Ooh, I like that,” I said, and [...]

Source:Celebrating Our Diversity

notes from Janey . . .
It’s been over 35 years since I flew to Europe by myself in 1973. My travel legs are steadier now. My armor is thicker, my patience packed deeper. I’ve endured much since then. Rank smells, huge bugs in my bed, outdoor meat markets and hordes of flies. I’ve been smashed [...]

Source:The Art of Traveling

notes from Janey . . .
It’s winter in Wyoming. The mercury in the thermometer has headed south, not to warmer climes but diving below zero into teeth-chattering cold. The clear mountain creek and bare limbed trees out our dining room window have been changing every day. The recent cold plays with the water as if [...]

Source:Thawing Your Inner Spirit

Startling observations – a true story.
Washington, DC – Metro Station.
On a cold January morning in 2007, the man with a violin played six
Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approximately 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
After 3 minutes . . . a middle-aged man [...]

Source:PERCEPTION – a Social Experiment

It’s so easy to get caught up in the little daily details and forget to appreciate the humor of the moment. Some of my favorite people have a gift for seeing the humorous side of everything, and that’s refreshing.
Everyone loves to laugh (well, almost everyone) . . . so this message is a reminder that [...]

Source:Allow Everyday Humor to Help You Straighten Up and Fly Right (Everyday)

If we were to reduce the population of the Earth to a small town with 100 people and keep the proportions, it will look like this:
57 Asians
21 Europeans
14 Americans (northern and southern)
8 Africans
70 Colored-skins
30 Caucasians
89 heterosexuals
11 homosexuals
6 people would own 59% of the wealth of the entire planet and . . .
All of them will [...]

Source:Snapshot Overview the Current Human Condition on Planet Earth

Notes from Janey . . .
Recently, we were at a holiday gathering. The house was immaculate. The food superb. The guest list fascinating. The hostess was gracious and beautiful with everything under control and apparently running smoothly.
After dinner I found myself relaxing at a table with a few women, the hostess included. While a band [...]

Source:The Gift of Receiving

Notes from Janey . . .
Tupelo and I are in Mexico on a second-class train streaking down through the Copper Canyon. But we’re not inside the stifling passenger car, sitting on torn seats with our shoes sticking to the grimy floor and looking out a smudged window. No. By a very quick series of events, [...]

Source:Before I Die

Notes from Janey . . .
Hi {!name},
We all make mistakes. Or do we?
In life, we have plenty of should-have-dones, and if-I-had-only-knowns, but do we really make mistakes? No, I don’t think so.
Let me explain: A very close sister-friend of mine has had marriages that ended in nasty divorces. Obviously, this saddens her, and unfortunately, she [...]

Source:Mistakes