I’ve been away for a while. Away from this site because my other priorities seemed more important, more pressing. Away from writing in general, because it’s hard and time-consuming and I didn’t feel like my writing was really accomplishing anything, in spite of what my friends told me. So I bent my energy toward my […]
I took the line from a George Strait song. Somehow, I can’t imagine George will mind. Goals Status: Marathon: On Track. I missed my workouts for the last two days, but I’ll be back at it as soon as I finish this. Two Square Yards of Earth: Making Progress. I finished Chapters 6 and 7 […]
We spend our lives in search of power, however we define it: money, popularity, fame, beauty, health. Most of us never realize we already have the only power that matters. Goals Status: Marathon: On Track. I ran my fastest mile so far this year on Friday. Two Square Yards of Earth: Making Progress. I finished […]
My cousin Alyhinkie posted a beautiful piece the other day on her excellent Midnight Music and Musings. Her message is very simple: moms of small children, your lives are really hard. Quit beating yourselves up about not being perfect. Goals Status: Marathon: On Track. We started the next phase of training this week. Two Square […]
I write the words I want to read, the words I can’t find anywhere except in my own head. Progress toward my goals: Marathon: On Track. Icy sidewalks kept me from running for about half this week, but I ran yesterday and I’ll run this morning after I post this. I’m claiming the victory this […]
This is my third post for the Your Turn Challenge. Progress toward my goals: A trifecta today! Marathon: Behind Schedule. I failed to run this morning as I had planned to; I’ll make it up tomorrow morning. Two Square Yards of Earth: Behind Schedule. No change since yesterday. 100 Posts: Behind Schedule. This is my […]
This is my second post for the Your Turn Challenge. Status toward my goals: Marathon: On track. No change since yesterday. Two Square Yards of Earth: Behind schedule. No change since yesterday. 100 posts: Behind schedule. This is my fourth post for the year, of a planned eight by the end of this week. We […]
Some people love where they work. They love what they do and who they work with. They love their bosses, their projects, and their customers. What they make matters less to them than it does to you–not because they make more, but because they feel more fulfilled by their work. Many of these folks make […]
A couple of days ago, a woman approached me in the parking lot of a store where I had just bought groceries. Her face was a mask of despair; tears streamed down her face as she told me about her two-year-old and disabled brother waiting in the car, about how she and her husband were […]
I recently got this question, more or less, from a young person: I feel like I’m standing on the sidelines, watching other people live their lives. How do I live my life? The question resonates with me, because I asked it of myself many, many times. By the time I was in my late thirties, […]