My husband and I watched in utter amazement. Our cable feed came from the west coast and our shows were often disrupted for the live feed of the most recent car chase. This one stood out and he and I immediately started creating our own dialogue to go along with what we were seeing on…
Oops – I did it again. I found a random comment on a random social media and after investing too much time doing too much research to find the root of the story I knew the truth. I wrote out an amazing rebuttal to the original post pointing out the details of the truth, the…
from the Archives of Reflections and HOPE for 11-29-15 Here is the whole truth. There is no man or woman here on this earth capable or qualified to run our country. The founding fathers got that concept – but we seem to have forgotten. We run around nit-picking the minutiae of people we disagree with…
Judge not so that you won’t be judged.” – from Matthew 7:1 I have a unique design and place on this earth. I have learned (from trial and error I might add) that my place is not on the judgment seat. There have been times when I looked around and declared how wrong my husband…
Be willing to uncover your unique way to unlock your full possibilities. Your way will different and you need to be okay with it. My son handed me a scroll. When I unrolled it the words “This is a Declaration of Independence” stared back at me. I had just finished thanking some friends and fellow…
“In a minute.” I live in a house where this phrase is used with ease and comfort – and usually to mean that I never have an intention of doing what is being asked . . . in a minute, an hour, or ever. My children do it. I will ask them to fulfill a…
I saw my first shadow when I was in elementary school. Most people don’t see it because most people don’t want to see it. They prefer to walk along in deluded comfort. The shadows are just the refraction of light around objects, nothing more. They are not real. Not to most people. I’m not most…
Reflections and HOPE – Breaking the Cycle of Do Nothing I have the tools. I have the plan. I have the answers. They are all right there, lined up neatly in front of me. I choose to do something else – actually, I choose to do nothing at all. “You deserve some time off.” People…
This past week I met with a dozen writers to talk about personality. It turns out that even writers – all in the same general field – have a wide range of personalities. Maybe there is something to this idea of all people are unique. The challenge was to read the book “Fascinate – How…
“It’s Wonder Woman Wednesday.” The post greeted me from J’Que – always an inspiration, she shared the perfect words of encouragement to start my day: There’s no time for quitting! You’ve come too far now. Rest, take a breather, refresh yourself, but then get back on the journey. The road is not nearly as long…