Category Archives: Touchstones

Touchstone – Dipping Deep into Joy

Posted on Sat 12 15 by Lisa Sorensen

11 December 2015 Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.  ~Dr. Seuss Dipping into one memory, lingering over it, has led to a whole host of other memories springing forward.  I’m soaking … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – The Gift of Kindness

Posted on Sat 12 15 by Lisa Sorensen

4 December 2015 And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.  ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince   Coming to … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – Stopping In My Tracks

Posted on Sat 11 15 by Lisa Sorensen

27 November 2015 Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world. ~ Sarah Ban Breathnach, The Simple Abundance Journal of Gratitude This month, as … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – The Heart of Gratitude

Posted on Fri 11 15 by Lisa Sorensen

20 November 2015 Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.  It turns what we have into enough, and more… It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. ~ Melody Beattie I … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – Surrender

Posted on Fri 11 15 by Lisa Sorensen

13 November 2015 … the moment in which the mind acknowledges ‘This isn’t what I wanted, but it’s what I got’ is the point at which suffering disappears.  Sadness might remain present, but the mind … is free to console, … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – The Heart of Community

Posted on Fri 11 15 by Lisa Sorensen

6 November 2015 Connection:  The energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued;  when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship.   ~Brené Brown Day after … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – Listening In

Posted on Fri 10 15 by Lisa Sorensen

30 October 2015   Silence can become contagious.  Simon and Garfunkel spoke to this lyrically in their classic song ‘The Sound of Silence’— …The words of the prophets are written on the bathroom walls and tenement halls… But the power … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – Creating a Bullseye

Posted on Sat 10 15 by Lisa Sorensen

16 October 2015 When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.  ~Rumi From early on, my parents raised me to think of other people and put them first.  To be practical and sensible … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – Unexpected Trips

Posted on Fri 10 15 by Lisa Sorensen

9 October 2015 True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience.” ~Oprah Winfrey This week I’ve devoted time and attention to healing a tender spot. Although it’s been challenging, there’s been relief in re-examining an old … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – A Full Pantry

Posted on Fri 10 15 by Lisa Sorensen

2 October 2015 It occurred to me that there were two sets of virtues, the résumé virtues and the eulogy virtues. The résumé virtues are the skills you bring to the marketplace. The eulogy virtues are the ones that are … Continue reading →

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