I could climb anything when I was younger. I would shimmy up the smallest pole – sometimes just to reach the top and sometimes to see what was inside the birdhouse perched precariously at the peak. I would use my finger tips and my toes to crawl up the archway in the hall of the…
I know I can make a difference. I want to make a difference. It’s just that what I’m doing doesn’t seem to be getting me where I want to go. Two years ago, I invested the most I had invested in one chunk in my writing and in my pursuit of this thing called a…
Family Harmony Can Remain through the Latest DIY Project I wrote absolutely NOTHING all day long. My husband went to help a friend and left me at home, alone, with the kids. Home alone means one definite thing (especially when I have just created a master list of want to do projects). It was time…
The only thing stand in my way is . . . ME. Even more powerful of a thought is that the place where I am is the exact place I have chosen to be. Even more powerful of a thought (or maybe it is more painful of a thought) is that the only way for…
Courage – that element or quality we apply to the hero or the warrior. Examining courage has helped me recognize that it (like so many of the words the world has abducted) comes from the heart of a man and not emotions or the attributions of others. The woman who attends her high school reunion…
If only that expert would share my book with his followers THEN I would be where I need to be. If only that site would feature my book THEN I would reach my desired goals. If only that group would invite me to be a part of their event THEN I would get the attention…
Twitter has taken the world by storm – from that tweet heard around the world about the ferry accident to all the wonderful political tweets brought on by the current season. The goal now is to say it in 120 characters (because you have to leave some characters for the retweet). I was reading through…
Wow – what a difference a day makes. Not only did the sun come out and brighten my day, but changing my focus changed the light within me. I came barreling at today like it was the most important day in the history of the world. If you received the newsletter last night – [url=http://eepurl.com/7gYKD]a…
What got you here won’t get you there.” That one quote would have been worth a trip to Nashville. I mean I KNOW that I have to do more and do different if I want to have more and different – but the blunt reality of that comment struck the exact chord I needed to…
I sat watching the storm blow in – the sights, the sounds, and even the smells shift to something damp and warm. The wind rippled through the trees causing the leaves to dance in anticipation. The smile that had been softly resting on my face grew as the drops began to fall. PEACE. Let not…