My Endless Source of Inspiration
Inspiration is something that streams to me and through me, and not ever something I generate or am responsible for.
Hope
What Do I Really Need to Be Happy? (Sharon Salzberg Quote)
“As I go through all kinds of feelings and experiences in my journey through life — delight, surprise, chagrin, dismay — I hold this question as a guiding light…
Thanks a Million (with Vegan Menu)
Last night we honored our youngest daughter’s first physics teacher with dinner, and a thank you card complete with a $1,000,000 bill in it.
Website Upgrade with New Site to Sell Original Art
The most major news is a new commercial website www.PollyCastorArt.com where you can buy my original art and ceramics online with a shopping cart!
Repercussions of Radiance in the Soul (Lao-tsu quote)
Starting with your own radiance, there is a chain reaction of good rippling out to the farthest reaches of the universe.
We Cleaned Out Our Garage! (Before and After Photos)
We spent Memorial Day working hard on a miracle garage makeover, and unearthing family furniture for our daughter’s new apartment.Check out these photos!
Newspaper Article on Compassion by Polly Castor
Often the idea of compassion is mixed up with the words sympathy and pity. I would describe the difference this way.
No Universal Path to Success (Quote by John Arnold)
The unfortunate truth is that advice is almost always driven by anecdotal experience, and thus has limited value and relevance.
Linchpin (Book Review)
This book is about you living up to your potential and becoming indispensable for exactly your own unique gifts. Who doesn’t want that?
Our Graduate’s Lovely Church Sendoff
The State College Christian Science church has been loving and supportive, and has made a big, positive difference in our daughter’s college experience.
Our Younger Daughter Graduates with Honors
We are so proud of our younger daughter who graduated with honors and a special medal of distinction today from Juniata College.
We Have the Mind of Christ (Polly Preaching #3)
“What does it even mean to be prepared to ‘receive Christ?’ Christ is the perfect reflection of God, the complete effect of the one Cause, which we all intrinsically include. The Christ is not…
Outsmarting Inertia and Overcoming Avoidance
Let’s face this stuff, so we like superheroes, can fly, can help, can bring our best to bear for ourselves and those we love.
Interlude of Utter Unwinding (New Poem by Polly Castor)
When we cease all our trying, we hear better.
Expect Fabulousness and Surprise (Quote by James Kitchens)
Most of us go through each day looking for what we saw yesterday. And not surprisingly. that is what we find. Most of us expect the same, or worse and we are not frequently disappointed. But what would…
Our Youngest Daughter Chooses a PhD Program
We are proud of her hard, focused work in her undergraduate degree, and congratulate her on making this decision to further her education.
Allow Something Everyday (Lisa Congdon Quote)
I agree with this quote: don’t hold everything so tightly!