A Creator-based® Life

Have you ever had a day when you felt all stickery and prickly, and nothing felt good no matter what you did? It can make for one miserably long day, right? I had a day like that last week.  My nose was running, I was sneezing and tired, my to-do list was a mile long, and I just wanted to settle in on the couch with a mystery to read, but I couldn't.  Nothing felt good. I made it through the day okay, didn't hurt anyone's feelings too much, and managed to stay out of trouble.  But then the most remarkable thing happened... We had YouWeek. Yeah, I know you have all heard about YouWeek through our email campaign, and some of you joined us.  It was a pretty phenomenal event. The magic really happened as we were all sitting together in our workshop and talking about the principles of peace.  The women in the group were sharing different challenges they faced, and others shared different solutions they had, and we laughed together and felt all the things we had in co...

Now, let me preface this little ditty with a disclaimer. I am not condoning illegal activity.  I'm just sayin'- the women I'll tell you about really knew how to create a life! During the years of prohibition here in the United States, bootleggers were ordinary, and it was a lucrative business. There was even a unique niche for women. Maggie Bailer, known as Queen of the Mountain Women, is one such gal. According to Catherine Lugo at homestead.org, Maggie Bailer began making moonshine when she was 17 and made it her life's work, serving her neighbors well into her 90s. People in her community loved Maggie. They knew she would help anyone who had fallen on hard times and even helped some local kids get to college. Maggie looked like anyone's grandma in her housedress and apron and didn't drink alcohol herself. She started selling moonshine to help her family make ends meet. If you were in the market for a batch, all you had to do was pull around to her back door, ...

This morning, while working, I got a sudden yearning for cake.  You can thank that craving for this week's blog post.  I mean, who doesn't like cake?   I know a few people who don’t like frosting because it’s too sweet, but it seems everyone likes cake. It’s a marvelous invention.   You can make it as sweet or savory as you want, and it’s good every time. Have you ever baked a cake from scratch? I have, and I must say, the precision required to bake is a bit daunting.   As a broad brush girl, I do better with things I can throw together and improvise.   Nonetheless, you need to be precise if you want a cake that doesn’t collapse or behave more like pudding in the middle. There are a few things in life that require more than a broad brush as well.     Integrity is one of them.   You either have it precisely, or you don’t.   When working with commitments and truth, a broad brush will get you in trouble.   Let’s explore both integrity ...

 It’s Labor Day, a day created by the U.S. government to celebrate all those who labor in the cause of building and creating in our country.  Originally founded by labor unions in the late 1800s, Labor Day was designed to recognize the American Worker. Pretty much, that’s every one of us.  It’s a day off- to celebrate and enjoy the fruits of your labor. For some of us, that means barbecues and time with family and friends.  For others, it’s just another work day, but either way, it’s a day to remember that you are incredibly good at your work. All of your life, you have been creating, and look at all you have done! Look at the lives you have touched and the people that smile because of you.  Come on, over a lifetime, I know you have made others smile.  It’s time for a Labor Day pause to honor you and your work- your Creator-based® Cause. Your cause is uniquely yours and yours alone.  There are clues to your cause planted all through your jou...