I had two big deadlines over the last week — and I slid in under the wire on each of them. I had a personal goal to submit my mystery novel to PNWA, deadline March 29, and who knows how good my entry was but I put everything into it, I took a deep breath, […]
My friend, Francine Walls, sent me this poem. She wrote it for her son, who works in the desert, but I’ve found it mighty useful, right here at home. To learn more about Francine, click on her name. Emergency Poem This is the poem for emergencies, like the spare batteries and extra gas you pack […]
Sometime late last fall, one of my daughters had a work crisis. It wasn’t the run-of-the-mill, ordinary crap that happens at work–it was huge and it threatened to crush her spirit. If you have met my kids, then you know that they do not like taking advice from their mom. Usually, if I think it’s […]
“Don’t be afraid to experiment and take risks. Yes, you will get knocked down. You will fail. But you just have to get up again and give it another go.” –Joanna Penn “Life can be perceived either as an inspiring challenge or a dispiriting struggle. When you perceive life as a struggle you are continually […]