Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Beth K. Vogt”
What makes a person memorable? Is it what they do? Hey, look at me! For my next trick, I’ll become the rabbit pulled out of the magic hat … Or is it what they say? Talk … Talk … Talk … And does saying more actually add up to less and less? I’ll admit it: there were years in my life …
Oh, the waiting games we play. The I’m-not-ready games. The let-me-practice-a-little-longer games. The let-me-read-one-more-book-or-attend-one-more-conference games. The you-go-ahead-of-me games. We can stall … and practice … and puff ourselves up with knowledge … and even be polite and let someone else proceed ahead of us to success … but we’re missing out on our lives. Our dreams. Correction: Our dreams coming …
Habits are highly effective — or so they say. But there’s something to be said about allowing life to surprise us. Remembering to be wide-eyed. Taking time to marvel at things around us. Or the people we meet during the day. I live in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In the midst of running my errands, living my oh-so-daily life — you …
I thought self-doubt was normal. You know what I mean? You grow up and along the way you realize you’re not perfect. Less than. Unworthy. Why? Because school teaches you that. And sometimes parents tell you that. Or friends. Or enemies. Or all of the above. And self-doubt arrives and takes up permanent residence in your head. Maybe you can’t. As …
There are days that are easy, when the proverbial wind is at my back. No real effort seems to be needed on my part. The words flow … or the To Do list disappears in almost magical fashion. And then there are those other kinds of days. You know the kind I’m talking about. It’s all row, row, row my …
I thought it would be fun to talk about lessons learned this week. I could share about learning the lesson “Don’t try to get up and walk around when your foot is completely numb” — yeah, still recovering from that lesson. But it’s Friday. And this quote from Larry King struck home in a “Huh. Ain’t that the …
This is not the blog post I expected to write. Of course, things kind of spun out of my control yesterday. And there’s the truth of it: I made the mistake of thinking I had the day all under control, hemmed in, thanks to my all powerful To Do list. Yeah, that’ll do it. My plans for yesterday: write, write, …
Perspective is a valuable commodity. The challenge is, perspective is earned — through trial and error. Over time. You experience enough life, you gain clearer perspective. When you’re younger, life can be all about the big happiness: a birthday Christmas turning 13 … or 16 … or 18 … or 21 buying your first car sharing your first kiss …
When I read this quote, I knew I wanted to share it on my blog sometime soon. It’s one of those “etch it in stone” kind of quotes. The truth is so important you don’t want to forget it . . . and yet, we do, on a daily basis. We forget we’re already loved. (Jer. 31:3 NIV) We forget …
I have had my heart broken … and I am thankful for it — now. In the breaking, I found both my weakness and my strength. No one else broke my heart. I did that. Yes, someone’s actions hurt me deeply, but it was my actions — my reactions — that caused my heart to crack. To crumble. To break. Instead …
