Authentic and Authenticity: What’s the Difference?

Authentic and Authenticity: What’s the Difference?

My January 1 post introduced “authenticity” as my #OneWord for 2017. Why didn’t I choose the more common “authentic”? There is a subtle, but important, difference between the two words. authentic: of the same origin as claimed; genuine...
BFP Inspiration Moment on The Little Things

BFP Inspiration Moment on The Little Things

How often do you notice the little things? Walking around the lake a couple weeks ago, I noticed this bee working hard, very focused on the flower. Most of us would typically think of bees and dandelions as pests, but they’re so pretty paired together. Of...
BFP Inspiration Moment on Living Now

BFP Inspiration Moment on Living Now

Sadly, many people spend a good deal of their time and energy worrying about the future. That worry doesn’t change a thing. What it really accomplishes is sucking the energy out of today. Imagine what might be possible if, instead of being excessively focused on...
BFP Inspiration Moment on Living Fully Present

BFP Inspiration Moment on Living Fully Present

Isn’t it tempting to keep ourselves stuck in the past…memories, regrets, all the “shoulda, woulda, couldas” many of us have? However, that is not really living. It is just as tempting to spend today’s energy worrying about the...