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A funny thing happened last weekend. I turned on my computer to check email, and there were a dozen letters from Australia, each bearing kind Happy Mother’s Day wishes from down under. There were even more messages for me on Facebook. I was puzzled at first, but then the fifth note I read explained what was going on: “Your Gift of an Ordinary Day video is going viral in Australia,” a mom of two...
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“Not a day goes by that I don't still need to remind myself that my life is not just what's handed to me, nor is it my list of obligations, my accomplishments or failures, or what my family is up to, but rather it is what I choose, day in and day out, to make of it all. When I am able simply to be with things as they are, able to accept the day's challenges without judging, reaching, or wishing for something else, I feel as if I am receiving the privilege, coming a step closer to being myself. It's when I get lost in the day's details, or so caught up in worries about what might be, that I miss the beauty of what is.”
― Katrina Kenison, The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother's Memoir
― Katrina Kenison, The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother's Memoir
“When we focus on what is good and beautiful in someone, whether or not we think that they "deserve" it, the good and beautiful are strengthened merely by the light of our attention.”
― Katrina Kenison, The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother's Memoir
― Katrina Kenison, The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother's Memoir
“Life finds its balance. Children grow up. Second chances come along. In the meantime, I could choose to savor this moment. What good would it do to allow annoyance to interfere with gratitude?”
― Katrina Kenison, The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother's Memoir
― Katrina Kenison, The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother's Memoir
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Ask Katrina Kenison & Margaret Roach - Monday, February 25th!
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Join us on Monday, February 25th for a special discussion with Katrina Kenison & Margaret Roach. Katrina & Margaret will be discussing their newest wo...more
