Theme song Introduction by Jim Haisler. A short story about a few gardening moments. Welcome to Mini Miracles from Minor Moments where small achievements may become big accomplishments.  Our small daily habits can add up to make our lives simply wonderful.   Or maybe NOT so fruitful, if they are bad habits.   We make them whatever we want them to be. Mini Miracles from Minor Moments is designed to help you find an insight about yourself.  My plan is to help you like yourself and love life.   Engaging in life and learning what works for you is the first step.  You don’t have to duplicate anyone else’s life or do things in a way that doesn’t fit.  Perhaps some people learn this early on and others not so well. Good morning, this is Linda Gullo.  And this is Podcast # 49 on being Consistent.  It’s the wee little issue of being consistent that creates a problem for many of us.  As I say this, I admit to having missed a Podcast last week.  It is the first one I have missed in the last 10 months since I began.   But consistency is a KEY INGREDIENT in everything we do.  When one bakes, it is the process and the timing of putting ingredients into a dinner that makes it taste the same over and over again.   When one works well, it is the system of doing each step well that gives us clarity and uniformity. What is your incentive in getting things done well this week,  and what actions will you be taking?  When has consistency worked well for you?  Is it when you diet?  Or when you have done something else. This is Passion Week and along with the usual work we all do, many of us are practicing traditional and... Continue Reading

Intro by Jim Haisler from Heartland Realtor Organization—thank you Jim! Good morning, this is Linda Gullo.  And this is Podcast # 48 on Cheering on the Springtime!   Yes it has finally arrived!   Although we had a doable winter and we all made it through, there is something so refreshing and exciting about the Springtime.  Today the birds were singing and the ground smelled so earthy.   I even went to buy grass seed to add into the winter loss.  With the Spring rains this week I expect it to take well. Welcome to Mini Miracles from Minor Moments where small achievements may become big accomplishments.  Our small daily habits add up to make our lives simply wonderful or maybe not so pleasant if they are bad habits.   We make them whatever we want them to be.  It’s the wee little issue of being consistent that creates a problem for many of us. Mini Miracles from Minor Moments is designed to help you find an insight about yourself.  My plan is to help you like yourself and love life.   Engaging in life and learning what works for you is the first step.  You don’t have to duplicate anyone else’s life or do things in a way that doesn’t fit.  Perhaps some people learn this early on and others not so well. This past week, I’ve been thinking about how hard is it to get to know ourselves.   It takes so many trials and errors to find out out how to learn something new. This last week I have been addressing Quickbooks on line.  My CPA encouraged me to do this.  I was reluctant at first.  Yes it is different than I am used to, but I set out to learn  it, as soon as, possible and it is happening.  Feels like a... Continue Reading

Welcome to Mini Miracles from Minor Moments where minor  achievements may become big accomplishments. It is our  small steps and daily habits can transform small issues into wonderfully wholesome and productive lives.   It’s the wee little issue of being consistent that creates a problem for many of us.  We start out with great intentions and fall by the wayside. Good morning, this is Linda Gullo.  And this is  our 47th Podcast. Today we our topic is dealing with Stress!   And yes, we all have it.   Some refer the feelings associated with it as anxiety. Mini Miracles from Minor Moments is designed to help you find insights about you!  Our goal is to help you like yourself and love life.   Every person I know is unique and that in itself is so cool.   We are designed to engage differently with one another; to become the best at whatever you want to become.  In our pursuit of independence and happiness though, we make foolish mistakes and can even cause our own stress.   Think about that for a minute.  YOU FIND YOUR SELF RUSHING AND SLIP—ending up with a broken leg.   Or YOU FIND YOURSELF TEXTING AND DRIVING and miss the cutout on the expressway— it takes twice as long to back track.    Or YOU RUSH OUT OF THE HOUSE  — and forget the package you needed to mail. It seems we create more stress for ourselves.  Our behaviors no matter how small can backfire if we don’t slow down and recognize the value in small repeated and successful habits. This week, I’ve been thinking a great deal about how we take on the problems of other people.  Speaking for myself,  it is easy to worry about other people when I truly care for them.  With a family that has grown, life just... Continue Reading

Good morning, this is Linda Gullo.  Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you! Welcome to Mini Miracles from Minor Moments where small achievements may become big accomplishments.  Our small steps and daily habits can still take us to far away places and help us meet success by repeating them.     Hopefully, here, at Mini Miracles from Minor Moments you will find an insight about yourself.  My plan is to help you like yourself and love life.   It is meant to help you recognize the gifts you have been given and that they are meant to be enjoyed.   We all have gifts and until someone or some experience shows us, we often miss seeing them.   Instead we get caught up seeing our less admirable behaviors. This week I’ve been thinking a great deal about the relationships that each of us is blessed with--Our wonderful family members and friends that are presented to us during different times in life. So let the stories begin.  The first is about my mother.   She died some 35 years years ago, but Sunday’s were her day to shine.   She loved having dinner for the family.   We all knew it would be served at 1 o’clock and like a magnet we were drawn home.  Even though our kitchen was small, the meals that came out of it were simply delicious, tasty, and fabulous.  As a teenager my first use of the car was to go get Grandma from her apartment and bring her home to have dinner with us.   She always came to be with us on Sundays and usually came with a shopping bag of fresh fruit from the fruit market.  She’d also have things for each of us and her crocheting to keep her busy. Mother’s old stove would have been turned on after the... Continue Reading

Introduction by Jim Haisler (thanks to Jim!) Welcome to Mini Miracles from Minor Moments where small achievement may become big accomplishments.  Our small steps and habits can still take us to far away places by repeating them. Hopefully, here at Mini Miracles from Minor Moments, where you’ll find of insights and knowledge about yourself.  My plan is to help you like yourself and love life.  It is meant to help you recognize the gifts you have been given.   We all have these gifts and until someone or some experience shows us, we often miss seeing them. Instead we get caught up seeing our less admirable behaviors. Hi, this is Linda Gullo and every week I share a few thoughts with you to inspire and get you thinking about your own life.   Today, I’d like to ask you the question,  “What does Success Sound like to you?” When children are little, a mother listens to hear laughter and silly banter between the children playing nearby in the yard.   She listens to hear if there is a problem and keeps a keen ear open to any distress.   For her, success is hearing the children having fun and playing. A few years ago there was a fun song called What Does the Fox Say?  (by Ylvis)  It was a creative and imaginative song that we all were listening to and singing along with on the radio.  I guess hearing animals of prey in the distance to prepare encountering while on a camping trip would be successful in keeping everyone safe. Last night on our local PBS station  (WTTW in Chicago) we listened to Andrea Bocelli who paid tribute to songs from famous movies like The Days of Wine and Roses.    I watched and listened to a man who is blind and yet so... Continue Reading