I stood in front of the group to share the importance of building relationships for creating a successful writing career. The lady introducing me explained that she brought me to speak because writers are notorious loners, hidden away in our writing dungeons. I didn’t laugh. I barely broke a smile. That one action alone should […]
Hope is hidden only to the heart that is not seeking to find it. Seek hope and even through the fog or the dark you will find your step. # # # The fog settled around me – think and heavy. The damp drops dripped down my face. I kept walking. I looked up ahead, […]
Breaking up with procrastination gives me the freedom to walk out my possibilities The power to live in my potential will never be be found in procrastination – no matter what procrastination tries to tell me. Procrastination is a liar. I think I probably have known this all along, but I diverted my eyes to […]
Learning to Get Out of My Way The problem is not in the plan but in the person. Until my destination becomes my focus, I will continue to get sidetracked. I need to see my destination with clarity and become so fixated on that image that it drives me to see (and be) more. I […]
Finding the right inspirational quotes can be important to refueling my encouragement tank. Words from songs, movies, books, poems, or even live presentations can all catch my heart and lift my spirits. Over the years I have encountered some of these inspirational quotes that have helped me stay focused and at peace even when things […]
No matter what your focus – business, church, family, or hobbies – it is all fundamentally about relationships. The only way to reach my desired success goes straight through the heat of the relationships I create. I have to invest my time my effort, and my focus into the foundational relationships. There is just no […]
“She always gets the last word in because she says that after her last word the next word is the first word in a new fight.” The pastor joked about his wife – most likely because she had not made it to class yet. The comment got a few laughs, but the others in the […]
I looked at the back of my friend. It was the thinnest I had seen her. The snide thoughts ran through my mind. “That is too thin for her.” “I bet she is not as healthy as she was.” I waited to see her face to confirm the negative thoughts going through my mind. In […]
I have the ability to work through the chaos. As I type these words, the Little Drummer Boy is perched across the room “doing school.” His drum solos are only broken up by his rap interpretations. And yet, I have found a way to turn what could have been a distraction into a new direction […]
I can. I have made the same statement repeatedly over the last several weeks trying to move myself in the right direction. I know that if I will do what I know to do then I will get to where I need to be. Because I can. I have listened to others direct my path […]
