“There is no security on this earth. Only opportunity.” ~ Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), American general It’s been an interesting weekend. The Waldo Canyon Fire, which erupted west of Colorado Springs, disrupted our lives. Saturday night we went from voluntary evacuation status to mandatory evacuation status — and back again. Since then, we’ve been on alert. And yes, we’re still …
In Others’ Words: Criticism
“Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.” ~Jack Handey (1949-),American humorist So I posted this quote because it made me laugh out loud. Literally. And then I read it to my daughter, Amy, and her fiancé, David, and …
In Others’ Words: When Not Writing is Writing
“What no wife of a writer can ever understand is that a writer is working when he’s staring out of the window.” ~ Burton Rascoe (1892-1957), American journalist & editor My husband Rob would most likely change today’s quote just a tad so that it reads “What no husband of a writer can ever understand … ” I’m a writer. …
In Others’ Words: Change
“There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction.” ~ Winston Churchill (1874-1965), British statesman So I’m mixing things up here at the blog again. In months past, I’ve blogged Monday through Friday. For a while, I scaled back to Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Then I ramped it back up again to five days a week. …
In Others’ Words: Winning (& announcing the winner of the Beach Bag Giveaway!)
“Winning isn’t getting ahead of others. It’s getting ahead of yourself.” ~Roger Staubach (1942-), Hall of Fame former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys So often, we make life a competition. Wait … I won’t speak for you. I’ll keep this post focused on the one person I can speak for: me. Ahem. So often, I make life a competition. In …
In Others’ Words: Smile
“All people smile in the same language.” Anonymous It’s Friday. Just saying those two words is enough to put a smile on a lot of people’s faces. So tell me … what are you smiling about? Are you remembering something you did this past week –or someone you got to spend time with? Or are you looking forward to the …
In Others’ Words: Twins
“There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: Twins.” ~Josh Billings (1818-1885), American humorist I am a twin. I tend to forget that, while I know this — hey, I’ve been a twin all of my life! — lots of people who know me don’t know that I have a twin sister. Let me …
In Others’ Words: Best
“Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out.” ~Jack Buck (1924-2002), American sportscaster It’s Monday. If I’m not careful, I can drag the “should ofs” and “could ofs” from last week right into this week. And that’s a lousy way to start a Monday. Or any day, for that matter. Last week? …
In Others’ Words: Right
“Always do the right thing. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” ~Mark Twain (1835-1910), American author & humorist I know, I know. We do the right thing because it’s the right thing to do. But I do so like Mark Twain’s take on it: Isn’t it fun to think that by doing the right thing you might …
In Others’ Words: Stand Out
“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” ~Dr. Seuss (1904-1991), American writer & poet It’s Friday. It’s summer. I’ll keep it brief(er) today. The older I get, the more comfortable I am being me — the real me. Not the “who do you think I should be” me. I’m OK with being different — and I also …