I share with you a journal writing from a few years ago: My life, like a painter’s canvas, has become an abstract painting. I’ve strived to keep it crisp and clear, with clean lines. Everything in its place. One corner…
Do you stuff down your feelings to make everyone else feel comfortable? Are you the one to take on the brunt of a statement, an insult? Take it and hide it away inside you so that others don’t feel the…
How lovely to enjoy where we are! To appreciate the beauty around us! Last week I enjoyed a wonderful time with a friend on the Oregon Coast. Got to walk on the sand, dip my toes into the cold water,…
I freed up some space in my mind this week, and it feels good. I was listening to a podcast and one point being made really resonated with me. When we hold on to things that don’t work, rather than…
I have a new book on the horizon: Reflections on Adult Literacy: Nineteen Stories to Inspire, Challenge, and Give You Something to Think About. If all goes as I hope, the book will be available late October. Even though it…
This week I was thinking about going to one of our favorite restaurants – it’s soooo far away. To get there we have to drive down the hill, over the bridge and across the river. We have to leave Washington…
I’m sitting here, trying to think of something to write that will inspire you. I got nothing. Nada. It’s been a very busy week. I’m happy with my book launch/birthday celebration that happened Tuesday. Yay! . . . Less than…
I’m sitting here, trying to think of something to write that will inspire you. I got nothing. Nada. It’s been a very busy week. I’m happy with my book launch/birthday celebration that happened Tuesday. Yay! . . . Less than…
Hey, it’s almost my birthday! It’s been 71 years since I first made an appearance on earth. And I have to say, it’s been a good ride. Not always enjoyable, but interesting and I regret none of it. Further, I’m…
Today I’m thinking about what a small, wonderful world we have. Ray and I were in Butte, Montana most of the week to visit the places where he lived many years ago. He left in the mid 1960s when the…