Today's Accomplishment

 Today’s Accomplishment

Every day, when we awaken, we are faced with abundant opportunities. And what are we going to do with those opportunities?

Love this ponderable from poet Mary Oliver.

I wonder what it is

I will accomplish today?

~Mary Oliver

P Michael Biggs 

Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration

Thinking Can Bring Change

Thinking Can Bring Change

Thinking Can Bring Change

And the change starts with a change of one’s mind first.  You know the drill.  You hold an opinion.  You are comfortable with that thought.  Along comes new information, a different slant, a challenge to your cherished ideas.

And whether you change or not, it comes forth because of “thinking”. 

Sometimes we need a thinking space, a place we go to where we can do the hard work of reckoning our thoughts with what is true and right for the moment.

Thinking demands an environment in which you can try out a variety of ideas, with no judgement on any except your own.  Thinking, I think, means you have to have to some bad ideas to stand beside the good ones. 

I’ve done my thinking in my office, along Sunset Drive, at the beach in Kona, in libraries, in coffee shops and in noisy tire stores. 

The main point is this … you own your thoughts.  Use your power of choice wisely.

Something to think on,

in about 60 seconds.

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P Michael Biggs

Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration

Unplug

Unplug

Need a quick remedy for any electronic device that suddenly quits working?  Unplug it.

This works with cell phones when frozen on a screen or an app.

Computers

Toasters

And just about any other gadget in your home.

And it works for you and me.  Sometimes we just need to unplug.  Carolyn and I love the short, three-day get-a-ways.  We often program three or four of those into our lives each year.  We just returned from one such trip to Victoria, BC. 

Unplugging works wonders.

Something to think on,

in about 60 seconds.

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P Michael Biggs

Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration

Spaces and Places

Spaces and Places

I’m in one of my favorite spaces at the moment.  I have several. 

This one is an independent coffee shop near my church.  I have an hour, so here I sit, writing. 

This is actually a rustic, non-descript place.  Fake linoleum flooring, orange walls, pictures on every wall of every description, and the music could become a distraction if I listened long enough. 

I come here because it affords me privacy and a great space to write.  Sooner than soon, I tune out the music and the walls.  I like this space and place.

I need spaces like this.  My home office is one that I cherish.  Starbucks sometimes becomes a space I’ll use, as have tire stores, busy malls, and a Jack-n-the-Box last Monday.

I need my spaces.  I need to let this stuff out that cogitates inside of me. 

Where do you go to find your spaces and places?

Something to think on,

in less than 60 seconds.

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P Michael Biggs

Offering Hope

Encouragement

Inspiration