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Some things bear repeating. This quote is one of them: Let whatever you do today be enough. Too many days are piled with the leftovers of yesterday and the day before that … and I end up going to bed thinking, “I should have done more.” Dissatisfaction is an irritable bedfellow. He crowds the bed, steals my sleep … and I …
Perspective makes a huge difference in life. Sometimes perspective makes all the difference. Here’s the thing though: to gain perspective you have to live through something and then you have to look at that experience and ask “So, what did that teach me?” I’ve learned that it’s okay to cry when you need to cry — after going through a …
My friend, Sherrinda, recommended the book The Artisan Soul by Erwin Raphael McManus. (I’m not going to comment on his wonderful middle name — Raphael — at this point. But I mean … really … Raphael.) One thing Sherrinda said was how she was underlining the book like crazy. So I bought the book … and I am doing …
I didn’t think much about our country’s military until I fell in love with and married a man who was serving in the U.S. Air Force. Marry someone in the armed forces and suddenly the military is up-close and personal. Funny Story: I was so naive that I resisted carrying my brand new military I.D. card because it had the …
Yesterday was a busy day for me, as I launched my third novel, Somebody Like You. It was a mix of fun and hard work and by the time 11 o’clock rolled around — when I was working on this blog post — I wasn’t up for a serious quote. Earlier in the day, a writer-friend had brought up the topic …
I wish I’d learned sooner in life that it’s okay to be wrong. Mistakes happen … and sometimes mistakes lead us right to what we’ve been looking for all along … or to something gloriously unexpected. When we were younger, we had to learn a lot of things: how to tie our shoes, how to read a book, how to …
As a writer, I embrace the power of ideas. I know how a story idea can be the merest “what if?” nudgng me to think, to turn the question over … and for weeks, it’s nothing more than a maybe … a perhaps … a possibility. And then, the story comes to life. Imaginary people are talking all at once, …
“One may go a long way after one is tired.” Yes, that’s true. Or … one may choose to stop and rest. One may choose to say, “I’ve gone far enough for today.” The question is: How do you decide when to persevere … to “go a long way” after you’re tired? And how do you decide when to …
There are times I find a quote … like it … and then am surprised by who said it. Today is one of those times. “Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.” Isn’t that such sage advice? And then I googled Liz Smith and discovered she’s a gossip columnist, known as “The Grand Dame …
I remember my last day of college. I didn’t skip across campus, but oh, I wanted to! I didn’t have to take another class ever again … unless I wanted to. And back back then, I was convinced I would never want to take another college class ever again. I haven’t gone back to college, but I’ve taken a variety of …
