Opportunities = Adventure We can shun the opportunities of life, or we can face them. When adventure peeks around the corner, we can walk toward it or turn the other way. Last week, I thought avoidance might be the best
I gave in to a bully. Standing up to bullies seems like an important thing to do, and I’m conflicted a little that I rolled over and complied. Yelling at the Bully Let me explain. If you read my post
I’ve been working on the Balustrade book study guide for…well…a very long time now. Not that I’ve been writing and revising all of that time. It just always seems like something else edges it out. I think part of
Feelings are our friends. Well, it doesn’t quite “feel” that way, but maybe. Right now I’m not so happy with my feelings. Today they’ve caused my stomach to get knotted up, made it hard for me to eat my
Visualize what you would do. Practice it over and over in your mind. Think about it. Those suggestions came from a self-defense class I once took. What would you do if some scary looking fella in a trench
Months ago I put together my first manual. That’s my new job, writing manuals. I love writing and helping people, so writing manuals seemed like a perfect fit. Of course, to write a good “How to” manual, you really need
A strange thing happened while I was getting some porch time the other day. I had just settled down with my Kindle and a ferocious game of Words with Friends when screeching and squawking and angry tweeting took over my
In case you weren’t sure or thought you might be on the verge of scary success, take a few minutes and review what you need to master in order to be completely useless. And remember, it won’t be easy, but
Depression is one of those words that gets thrown around a lot, but when you actually get serious about it, it’s scary. (Other words like that are “love”, “death”, and “Kardashian”) (Just kidding about that last one.) Clinical depression is
Making mistakes is never pretty. As a matter of fact, it can be downright embarrassing, but it doesn’t have to be a total loss. My husband has taken “giving the shirt off your back” to an entirely new level. (I
