There are two people you can go the extra mile for: yourself and someone else. Going the extra mile for yourself means you try a little harder to get the task done — you give more of yourself, your creativity, your effort. You’re not settling for “good enough.” Going the extra mile for someone else means you sacrifice for that …
When Life Doesn’t Go According to Plan: Guest Blog with Writer S. Kim Henson
My novel, Catch a Falling Star, asks the question: Is life about accomplishing plans … or wishes coming true … or something more? Today’s post is the second in the “When Life Doesn’t Go According to Plan” Wednesday blog series, 11 guest posts by authors and writers, including Deborah Raney, Rachel Hauck, and Susan May Warren, who explore the question: What do you …
In Others’ Words: Plans — a Fun Announcement & a Giveaway
Have you ever made plans … only to watch them unravel? I’m not talking what-are-we-having-for-dinner kinds of plans. I’m talking about what-am-I-going-to-do-with-my-life kind of plans. I’ve had life plans unravel. Evaporate. Combust. Let’s see . . . there was my original life plan to be a single working gal — a reporter for the Washington Post newspaper, living in Washington, …
In Others’ Words: Breathing
I took breathing for granted until I developed asthma. I had years of inhaling and exhaling without giving it a second thought — I mean, isn’t respiration supposed to be automatic? And then, within months of my family’s move to Colorado, suddenly my chest got tight when I worked out at the gym. No big deal, right? I didn’t have …
In Others’ Words: Along the Path
Disclaimer: I stole today’s quote. Sort of. Let me explain. Sometimes I pick my quote for the day from my backlog of quotes. Sometimes none of those quotes “reverb” with me, and so I go skimming through the Internet topically or maybe I do a search of a particular person . . . You get the idea. Last night I …
In Others’ Words: Make a Mark
So often we talk about yesterday. And really, while we can savor the past … or learn from the past … there’s nothing, absolutely nothing, we can do to change the past. And so often we talk about tomorrow. And really, while we can plan or dream or “what if” our way all the way through the next 24 hours, …
In Others’ Words: Anything At All
Mondays are always a bit daunting, aren’t they? It’s the start of the week — lots to do in my corner of the world, and I am for sure and certain there’s plenty to do in your corner of the world too. Maybe you woke up with the sound of a lot of “mustn’ts” and “don’ts” and “shouldn’ts” ringing in …
In Others’ Words: Answers
Remember when you were in school and sometimes — oh, happy day! — the answers to the math problems were in the back of the textbook? Of course, copying the answers was cheating. And doing so didn’t help you master algebra or geometry … but you did finish your homework a lot faster. I haven’t stumbled across any book …
In Others’ Words: Hope and Having
I almost didn’t post this quote today. I couldn’t decide if I liked or not. If I agreed with it or not. And then, while I was talking with my husband about what Epicurus meant, I distilled the quote down to one word: Now. Good ol’ Epicurus was reminding people to live in the now — not wasting today by …
In Others’ Words: Focus
Oh, the days I’ve wished away. If I had the chance to count up all the hours … the minutes … the seconds … they’d probably spill over the edges of my cupped hands like the sands inside an hourglass. Gone. But I’ve enjoyed my days too. Savored the sweetness of times woven through with laughter and yes, even tears …