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Hard decisions
Thinking back to the summers of my youth, I remember the “hard” decisions we faced: 1) Weed now or after swimming? (Now! Get it over with) 2) Sleep in the tent or in the house? (Always the tent) 3)...
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Random Five Friday – Lessons
It’s Friday. It’s Random. Let’s go! 1. I’m off work today for the 4th time this month. One word? Ahh. That extra day smushed up to the weekend has allowed me time to breathe, relax and lean in. One...
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Destinations, Karma and Ooga Chackas
I missed Random Five Friday because I was away on business so I’ll start today with some thoughts from this week. 1. I attended a town hall meeting Thursday night. No big deal as I my job requires I...
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Random 700 Friday
It’s Friday! It’s Random! Let’s Go! 1. Perusing old pictures recently, I found a few snaps taken inside the schoolhouse Dad attended as a boy. In later years, that building was moved a half mile to...
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Realizations and ropes
So there I was last week – attending a meeting with colleagues and others, many with impressive titles and backgrounds, certainly more impressive than yours truly. Knowing the business but still not...
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Where dreams are born
Yes, yes I did :) Google images.com Growing up in a farm family of five kids we not only rode in the back of a truck, we drank from the hose and the tap down at the barn. We lived in a house with...
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Random Pulaski Friday!
It’s Random! It’s Friday! Here are 5 random Friday thoughts ~ 1. In addition to today being smack-dab in the middle of a 19 day event known as Art-Prize (an urban, open art festival /contest where what...
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Random Five Friday ~ You can do magic
It’s Friday! It’s Random! Here are my 5 random thoughts on this Friday! 1. We’ve had day after day of bright sun + orange-leaves-so-bright-you-could-drink-from-them colors. Everywhere I look is a...
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Share a Sunday
Saw this and laughed out loud. :) What a fun weekend we’ve had ~ watching College Football with friends yesterday, we sampled a Chili cook-off and yummy snacks at our local American Legion Hall. We...
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Two-Five Randoms for a Tuesday
image from taxgreegold.co.uk Sometimes I’ll re-read some of my earlier posts just to see where I might have changed or evolved. This post, from January 2011, rings loud & clear for me still today....
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Fearless Radicalism
I’ve never been radical but I’ve always been fearless. Fearless enough to venture far, far away from the nest and find my way. Fearless enough to study for and pass my U.S. citizenship test with flying...
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On watering
It’s the time of year when many of us reflect on what’s in the rear view mirror – and what’s out front. And here’s the thing about resolutions: I no longer make them. Nope, not one. Too much...
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Throwing away what holds us back
Let 2015 be the year we all just go for it! This morning was the first time in months that I woke up feeling g-r-e-a-t. And I know why that is: rest – and lots of it. Seeing this clip made me want to...
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Day 14 – Hello Friend
Today marks 2 weeks that I’ve been off work ~ two whole weeks! Yes I’ve worked some, I have to or what will greet me on my return will resemble an avalanche. But two weeks! Here are a few things...
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Random 5 Sunday – nonagenarians
1. It’s cold. Bitter cold. But the sun is shining and that helps everyone handle it better. There, there .. only 72 days till Spring. Google.images.com 2. Last night we attended the *surprise*...
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Cover the world with imagination
“Maybe we should develop a Crayola bomb as our next secret weapon. A happiness weapon. A beauty bomb. And every time a crisis developed, we would launch one. It would explode high in the air –...
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A wonderful part to play
It’s Sunday, the sun is shining, coffee tastes great and later, I’m going shopping. I don’t even like shopping. I also rarely leave the house on Sundays. That’s how much better I feel than I did a...
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The nose of the mind
I’ve written a lot about instincts and intuition and trusting your gut. I trust mine and I rely on it often, with people I’ve known forever and those I’ve just met. Recently my job has taken me out...
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Friday the 13th, Random 5 and 50 Shades
It’s Friday! It’s time for 5 random thoughts (not 13!) 1. Two road trips this week and I always notice things alongside the highway. There’s the usual – a tire, a deer, maybe some garbage. What gets...
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In the way
* originally published June 2011 “Your most challenging relationship is often your greatest teacher.” - Unknown Do you have someone in your life whose habits or personality force you to speak up for...
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