I’ve been writing this blog for years and years. Sometimes I write diligently and sometimes my focus shifts to other places. Through it all, I never forget that you are a real person. I try to make sure that everything I write is for you and helps you in some way. I want to let […]
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Anxiety Happens, then Cast it Away
Seth Godin’s post today is about how we all feel anxiety. “Perhaps it is due to the fact that you’re trying to control things that you can’t possibly control. Your anxiety might merely be a sign that you care deeply about your work. Anxiety is almost never a useful emotion to carry around. Even for […]
To Everything There is a Time
To everything there is a season. We gather information, processes it/think it through, and act on it. GATHER During gather time, I read, listen to interviews, watch videos and movies and talk to everyone I meet. This is a rich, productive discussion and sharing time. I share what I find and my initial thoughts. Processing […]
Aside – It Doesn’t Always...
Nobody is perfect. Nobody has a perfect life. There are whole minutes, hours, days weeks, months and even years that feel awful. Do you remember the Queens Annus Horribilis? What do you do when that happens? Best bet? Grieve and move on. Which I know is much easier said than done. Grieve. Cry. Mourn the […]
Aside – Books and the way they colour...
I’m reading a novel, April Witch, by Swedish author, Majgull Axelsson. It is a beautifully written, dark and awful story of mothers who hurt their daughters and what happens to those daughters when they grow up. One of the worst things a mother can do is make her daughter feel unworthy and I found myself […]