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Lately I’ve felt like a juggler. I’m not a real juggler. Don’t toss me an assortment of fruit and expect me to do some fancy handwork and keep apples and oranges and bananas all circling in midair. Not going to happen. But when it comes to life — day in, day out, what-did-I-accomplish-today kind of stuff — yes, I’m virtually …
Discovery — sometimes the process appeals to me. And sometimes, well, sometimes it doesn’t. The whole adventure of discovering me? I’ve alternated between ignoring myself … and chasing after myself demanding, “Stop running away and just tell me who you are!” I am all for discovering what I do. We’re confronted with that “What do you want to be when you …
When I was I was in elementary school, I wrote reports. Remember those? The teacher would assign you to write about a certain country — the food they ate, the clothes they wore … occupations … traditions … whatever. I would do my research. Collect my facts on those little lined white index cards. And then, I’d begin writing …
I’ve heard Oscar Wilde’s quote before. The real question is: How would I answer the question? Have I put my bank balance above an intangible but oh-so-powerful emotion? Have I squandered the feelings of another … or underestimated the value of loving someone? The real question for today is this one: Who are you going to make wealthy today … …
What a good way to start the week: with a blessing. A prayer for protection. For sustenance. For joy. For love. For dreams fulfilled. So after I uploaded the blessing, I did two things: 1. I prayed for each one for you to be blessed today … and this coming week. 2. And I wondered what kind of blessing you …
So was it a week where you harvested … or a week where you planted seeds? I’m curious: What seeds did you plant this week? In Your Words: Would you rather harvest or plant seeds? What seeds did you plant this week? Are you a virtual gardener or a real one — or both? Judge the …
I have CJ, my youngest daughter, to thank for this post. Her volleyball coach asked each girl to list five things they bring to the team. As we talked about it this morning on the way to school, I told CJ to include resilience on her list of attributes. For a 13-year-old, CJ has an amazing ability to shake things …
The best of friends call us out on things. There was the day my friend Faith saw me caught up in a swirl of expectations — my expectations for myself, as well as all the imaginary and real expectations that other people had for me. I allowed the unspoken should’s and ought’s to overwhelm me and distort me into some …
Ah, advice. We love giving others advice — often with a “take it or leave it” qualifier. But when it comes to hearing and accepting advice from someone else? That’s not always so easy, is it? Maybe I’m the only one with the virtual deflector shields of “I know what I’m doing” and “I can figure this out on my …
I see words in color. Not every word … names, mostly. And certain other ones. No rhyme or reason to why or why not a word appears in my head in color or basic black. My name? Beth My husband’s name? Rob Home family friendship laughter celebrate sorrow tears And yes, I have my favorite color: …
