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To succeed at anything, you have to keep at it. We all know this, right? Want to succeed at your […]
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To succeed at anything, you have to keep at it. We all know this, right? Want to succeed at your […]
Today is Valentine’s Day and I hope there are hearts and flowers and cards and candy for you, and those […]
“Do not fear mistakes – there are none.” (~Miles Davis) “I win or I learn, but I never lose.” (~Marie […]
It could go wrong. But it could go right. You could fail. But you just may fly. It might be […]
Today could be amazing. It could be the best day of the whole year. Really. Or it could be just […]
I’ve seen them – I’ve even written them – those motivational snippets that tell you that you can do anything […]
It’s below freezing most mornings now, when I take my mug of java out to the patio to listen to […]
So, we’re past the Winter Solstice which means that winter is officially ours to play with and the days are […]
You’ve heard the expressions, right? Almost two years into this pandemic we all know them. “The Big Quit”. “The Great […]
It is, perhaps, the easiest and the hardest way to self-discovery. Easy, because it’s simple. Hard, because to really be […]
It’s storming outside. Well, not so much storming as really, really, trying to storm. I don’t know. Maybe Mother Nature […]
I swept up every leaf this fall, after they’d taken their own sweet time falling. No really. I did. Seriously. […]
It can be as elaborate as a full choir donning robes and showcasing four-part harmonies in a sanctuary lit by […]
There is nothing, and I mean nothing, so disconcerting and so discomforting and so downright difficult for a writer as […]
Keep walking, though there’s no place to get to. Don’t try to see through the distances. That’s not for human […]
Well. I haven’t written in a month of Sundays. Okay, really just a month of regular days. Or, well, really […]
So yeah, that whole gratitude thing? Giving thanks for the small things? Mighty hard in such a big year. But […]
Okay, so here’s what not to do. In general. In life. In my opinion. #1 – do not apologize for […]
The maple out back is living up to its name, showing off its red. But those branches hanging heavy with […]
Happy, happy, happy February! And also…happy, happy, happy Friday! There’s so much to be happy about, to be joyful about, […]