Precious
I snuck downstairs at 3:30 in the morning. What am I doing up at this hour? Besides wanting to finish Rose’s book so that her son could proof it. Besides writing my blog | newsletter for this morning, I had to go outside to see. I had to. I disarmed my house alarm. I let Stubby Wubby; my big fat Grandfather cat hobble outside for a little bit of fresh air. He doesn’t roam too far and trusting that the coyotes wouldn’t get him because that’s always a factor. Locked the door and then went to the back door and opened it up.
I snuck outside to the back part of the porch which is Grant’s workshop space. I wondered in worried tones if she would be there. And, she was there.
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Who?
Let’s be honest; we have tons of pictures and lots of videos that replicate our “Kodak” moments and experiences. But what do we do with them? I have 30 photo books of my children growing up.
Do they want these books?
The answer is, “No.”
And it’s not to be harsh, but it is a painful reality that we capture life on our phones, explain it on social media and there it stays, our chronicled life unless we do something about this. We live in a mobile society that loves a good story when placed in a format that is meaningful, impactful, emotional, tells Read More
Make Your Dreams Happen
It is Thursday night. I came home from school after a full day and went to bed for an hour; my cat is sleeping on my arm. The sunlight is shining through on this gorgeous spring day.
I am doing a lot to make my dreams happen. Making this vision into reality requires me to self-care, so I don't burn out.
I have a sub-section meeting with a group I belong to - NW Ladies In Business. I drag my weary-ass from the bed, feed the animals, grab some food as a snack to bring to the meeting. I am going. I am showing up to me and gathering community support.
Do You Feel, Stuck? Join The Write Heart Memory Challenge April 16 Thru June 30
We feel stuck when we don’t have a vision in ourselves, or we don’t have the time to implement our passion. When we take a job because we know, we can do it, but it doesn’t feed our soul.
I know these feelings because I am taking a job until the end of June so that my money flow gets flowing again. I know many people can say this is true about them. But the difference for me is that I won’t be defeated. And I won’t let you get beaten either. I took this job so I could connect with what most people are feeling in their everyday lives. And now I know God is giving me a way to communicate with you so we can build the energy and focus our visions together. Read More
Our Stories Stop When We Are In An Accident & Die
Coming off of Easter Celebration and it is the next day. We had a lovely time with family and got home about 6:00 PM. I was useless except for feeding the animals and calling my Aunt in Chicago. I thought a nap might help. It made things worse. I put a load of laundry in and washed the dirty dishes left in the sink from making my Easter dishes. I set my alarm for 1:00 and got up at 1:30.
I go into a zen flurry of motion. I run six loads of laundry, organize my piles of writing to do this week I’m away. I clean up my office, my tax pile, pay my monthly bills, scan pictures from a family album, clean cat litter boxes, wash floors & write notes to Bob who is staying at the house and taking care of our critters.Read More Read More