Welcome to a Spontaneous insight on leading the life you really want!    Linda offers a few thoughts about making your life the one that will make you feel energized and purposeful.  She references Mel Robbins’ book The 5 Second Rule.  Enjoy the Podcast.

Hello Friends! Welcome to Mini Miracles from Minor Moments. This is your host Linda Gullo. This is Podcast # 62 on Anxiety. Clear thinking during stressful moments is not easy for any of us. Therefore it is an excellent topic for today. I have had a wonderful week that included seeing two different friends, who both come from Wisconsin. One came into Crystal Lake for a visit to catch up on all the neat things happening in her life. She has a child getting married, celebrated a graduation of another, and is on a break from teaching school. She shared with me the joy of seeing old friends and extended family at a recent shower. Her goal was to be hospitable and enjoy the time with others. It was just that with our visit too. We weren’t rushed and it was just marvelous. She is always high energy, clear thinking, and spontaneous. Her passion for painting with water colors is one of her fun projects. She was good to bring me a picture of my dog several years back. She is also good at taking great photos. Several of them will be appearing in the upcoming blogs I write. The other friend meets me regularly at a midway point and we spend hours collaborating and discussing the important things happening all around. Our lives are parallel in the ages of our children, our professions, our faith journeys and so our conversations are all over the place. It is always great fun to connect with her in person. Our friendship goes back 25 years ago and it is a blessing to me. I must say that phone calls, texts, and emails also help connect us. We are prayer partners too. My take away from relaxing with friends, is better than any... Continue Reading

Music Jingle Intro: This is Mini Miracles from Minor Moments with Linda Gullo and I welcome you to Podcast #61 on Topic of Reading Books As a child living in Brookfield,  Illinois, our family lived close to the Public Library. I began walking there early on, and that is where my love of books began. I had a special shopping bag my mother had made for me to carry the books in and at home it hung on the doorknob of my bedroom.  Ironically, I still have that bag and feel attached to it!  I would be there daily; checking out all kinds of books that looked exciting. Some were picture books and others written with words. The best part was all the neat bookmarks that you could have FREE with your books. I think the local schools and groups donated them. Each was so different and I recall having a collection of them. The kids section was in the lower level and sometimes is was damp down there, so we’d be allowed to sit in the sunny upper study room. When I was ten, we moved from there and we didn’t have a library nearby anymore. I felt a loss of friendship and began drawing and looking to our local grade school for books. Thankfully that helped. Books are the friends that don’t talk back to us. They empower us to do the things that come naturally and help us engage with people who are able to express themselves in writing. What encouraged me to talk about books today was the frequent rains and flooding that are taking over certain areas. I do hope people have plenty to read during these times of stress and when they are locked into their areas by rising waters. As for me,... Continue Reading

Hello Friends, this is Linda Gullo of Mini Miracles from Minor Moments. This is Podcast number 60 and it is on a variety of random thoughts that I wanted to share with you. To begin with, this week seems so short due to July 4th landing on a Tuesday. I was genuinely surprised to find many people working in the area where I have my office this past Monday. I came in to clean up some loose ends and got quite a bit done. Now here it is on Friday, and I am mindful of all that has been accomplished. I hope your Holiday was a refreshing and safe one for all of you listening. I am trying to step this Podcast to the next level.  In the next few weeks you will be surprised with a few new changes that are happening behind the scenes.  We will be on for a good 30 minutes sharing a different topic every week. The variety should lend itself to things that you or your family members are addressing each and every day. In that way, we can bring you some inspiration and resources. Podcasting is a fun thing for me and hopefully you’ll find it fun to subscribe to. As you do, please pass on the site to others. The first topic today is about how much our society has changed in the last 20 years and where we are going. LOL, I am not sure, but I do know the our smallest children are busy using the I Pad. Earlier today I was listening to someone on the radio who had an 18 month child that loved the I Pad. I can imagine that quite easily, since I have smaller, as well as, older Grandchildren who are glued to their digital... Continue Reading