Charlie the Commentator – No.6

Charlie loves to be busy and has several favourite toys.  One of them is an old pink stud earring.  It’s metal and glitters – just his specialty.  He spends lots of time twirling it in his mouth, dropping it over the side of the dresser, and trying to remove the rubber stopper (he’s finally managed […]

Introducing Charlie the Commentator

Charlie is still young, fresh out of the egg at only twelve weeks old. While he seems somewhat dim in rather a large number of departments, Charlie is brighter than most suspect. For instance, having learned to plummet to the floor with the savagely clipped wings he came with (so bad he cannot even glide), […]

Gratitude is Actually Love

Sunrise - Photo Theresa Sjoquist

Gratitude acknowledges. It affirms, says yes.  It says, I accept.  These characteristics seem to me to be direct replicas of the characteristics of love which certainly acknowledges, affirms, and says I accept. Love is an expansive thing.  Things don’t die of love usually.  They die because they aren’t getting any love or enough of it. […]

Gratitude is the Fastest Way to Get Happy

Sunflower - Photo Theresa Sjoquist

Gratitude is the fastest way to get happy because we are only ever grateful for things we can appreciate.  It is a physical impossibility to be grateful and hateful at the same time.  Gratitude is a feeling so if you’re feeling grateful or appreciative, that excludes any other feelings. If we’re really interested in being […]

Gratitude is a Feeling

Photo Theresa Sjoquist

Many of us feel that we aren’t appreciated, whether it’s at home, in our relationships, or on the job, but it’s interesting sometimes to do a careful assessment of how much appreciation we actually give. If we don’t give, how can we expect to receive, and this  applies also to appreciation and gratitude.  According to […]