12 of 45 Moments of Wonder Have no friends not equal to yourself. I have heard this quote used in the past to warn young people about the dangers of associating with those of bad character. Those who are beneath you will drag you down. That type of thing. But I wonder if Confucius meant... Continue Reading →
11 of 45 Moments of Wonder One of my favorite moments at Christmas comes during the evening Christmas Eve service at our church. The lights are dimmed and a single candle is lit. In the darkness, one tiny flame shines brightly, bringing light and warmth into the darkness of the night. And then, in an... Continue Reading →
10 of 45 Moments of Wonder My son has been working on a project for school. In the project, the students have been asked to consider their goals for 2020. We have been doing a lot of talking about what a goal is, how it is measured and the steps he needs to take to... Continue Reading →
9 of 45 Moments of Wonder As a younger person I loved camping. I still love the idea of camping, but my body is not quite as enthusiastic as it used to be. My favourite part of camping is the camp fire. Fortunately, I still live in an area where backyard campfires can be a... Continue Reading →
8 of 45 Moments of Wonder Fill your cup with sunshine and laughter...no thanks. Not today. Today I am sitting in a full-on pit of shame and darkness. Ever felt like that? I know I have. There are days when my life is full, overfull, of joy and laughter and sunshine. And then there are... Continue Reading →
7 of 45 Moments of Wonder Yesterday we talked about ending the striving and just being...and now I want to do the exact opposite and talk about building something? That sounds an awful lot like striving. Well, yes and no. The wonder of being is that we are enough simply by being. My friend Kelly... Continue Reading →
6 of 45 Moments of Wonder I am a striver. Striving is what I do. Doing makes me feel useful in the world. I don't know how many of my sentences begin with "When I...Then I... I am curious about how often our striving leads to dissatisfaction. What if we could just be? Right now.... Continue Reading →
5 of 45 Moments of Wonder My son loves to sail. I don’t know if he loves the calm of it, or the challenge of it, or if he just really likes when he goes fast, but he loves sailing. I once asked him, while driving home from a sailing lesson, how he can make... Continue Reading →
4 of 45 Moments of Wonder Have you ever noticed that when you walk in a room and you are met with a smile that you just feel better, more included and cared for, even when the person smiling at you is a stranger? Did you know there is science behind why smiling is contagious?... Continue Reading →
3 of 45 Moments of Wonder Have you ever looked around the world you live in and thought, "Why can't people just be kinder to one another?" I ask myself this all the time. The truth is that people are kind all the time. We just don't always see it. So I think in the... Continue Reading →
It takes courage for me to write about my accomplishments, but I am going to do it today. Yesterday I made my first Facebook Live video - super hard. Though I must admit I really like the idea of just talking about the things that matter. Sharing this accomplishment is excruciatingly harder. I want to... Continue Reading →
From audioblogs to book: an author interview with Christine Sharpe http://internationalbookpromotion.com/2020/01/02/from-audioblogs-to-book-an-author-interview-with-christine-sharpe/ — Read on internationalbookpromotion.com/2020/01/02/from-audioblogs-to-book-an-author-interview-with-christine-sharpe/ I was recently interviewed about my new book, 45 Days of Courage. You can read the interview here.
Christine Sharpe: Writer, Speaker, Leader . 