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Have you ever gotten an irritating song stuck in your head? You hear it over and over again … Yeah, that kind of repeat is not a good thing. But there are times when a certain song uplifts my mood or touches my heart or even inspires me as I write. And I pull the song up on Spotify …
I’ll skip over luck, thank you very much, and go for opportunities every time. Even those “lucky breaks” people talk about? Those were just opportunities in disguise. Think about it: That time you met someone who knew someone … and that other someone helped you along the path to your dream. Or that part-time, temporary job that somehow helped …
I wish I’d had a better understanding of failure when I was younger. I wished I’d known things like: Failure happens — to everybody. Everybody. Not. Just. Me. Failure may feel awful … like the end of the world … but most of the times, you wake up the next day and get a second chance at things. Failure …
I’ve seen poor losers … and I’ve seen poor winners, too. I’m not impressed when people sulk when they lose a game. I feel bad for a team when their coach is a poor loser and yells at them … or worse, walks away from them. I also don’t respect poor winners. You know what I mean: those people …
We all know people who add beauty to life. I also believe each one of us wants to be like author L. M. Montgomery, in that we would like to add some type of beauty to life. Sometimes, though, we get tripped up. We don’t think we add beauty to the world because we think it has to look …
Last week didn’t go exactly as I planned. This week isn’t going exactly as I planned, either. My husband, 17-year-old daughter, Christa, and I traveled to Washington, DC last Friday so Christa could compete in a volleyball tournament with her club team. We started off the trip by showing up at the Denver airport — only to find out that …
Attitude changes things, doesn’t it? From our perspective in time, most likely we don’t consider Michelangelo a “learner.” Being able to look at his works of art, to read about and marvel over his accomplishments, we call the man one of the greatest, most inspired artists of all time. Michelangelo’s willingness to keep on learning could only help him be …
Mention “theme,” and most people are transported back to English class, when the teacher asked, “What is the theme of this book?” Some of us had fun with this question about the central idea in a novel or short story or poem or play, and some of us started counting the days until summer vacation. And then some of …
I have always been a word person. My mother used to say she thought I was born with a dictionary in my hands. (Now that is an odd visual.) And I have always appreciated quotes, savoring the discovery of someone else’s way with words that makes me pause and think or even laugh out loud, thanks to their fresh perspective. …
May you find many reasons to be thankful today. May you take the opportunity to tell others you are thankful for them. And I also hope that you hear others express their gratitude for you. Happy Thanksgiving, friends. And if this day is woven through with some sadness for you, as can happen during the holidays, know that you …
