Say YES To a life of passion and purpose!
In the dictionary, the word nice means pleasant, agreeable, satisfactory, fine or subtle. I also found these details about its origin from Oxford Languages online that I find interesting. It meant ‘stupid’ in Old French and from Latin ‘ignorant’. Other early interpretations included ‘coy, reserved’, giving rise to ‘fastidious, scrupulous’: this led both ‘fine, subtle’
I’m so excited! Join me on a reading journey! We will start with the premise of my book – which is to read a story someone wrote about their own life and then get inspired to write your own! And start writing! We will read lots of people’s stories, see the beauty in each individual
I was listening to Dave Grohl’s book, Storyteller, and he said something that stopped me in my tracks. He said, “I have been cured by life.” It took my breath away. How many times have I been cured by life? When I was growing up, if I was whining or being moody or feeling bored
My mom and dad owned a bookstore when I was growing up. I remember the time I met Richard Scarry at a book fair when I was younger. Actually, I don’t remember, but there was a picture taken and we were in the paper! Also, Joe Namath was at a book fair once back in
We have been without power for only 24 hours and it was surprisingly disruptive. I woke up this morning and the lights were on. In fact, we were lit up like a Christmas tree because I had hit all the switches yesterday. 😆 It was a good reminder of all of our blessings. All of
Some of us are old enough to finally have what they call “perspective”. Who knows though. I don’t want to get cocky. I could just as easily be embarrassed of whatever “wisdom” I’m spouting now as I am of discussing the benefits of “an academic preschool” all those years ago. “I don’t want her to
Be Present in your life. God is creating a beautiful story with your life. Are you watching? Are you listening? Write about it. Include details. What do you see and hear and feel and taste and smell? Even if no one ever sees your writing, even if you only write it for you, it’s worth it. It will bring
Give yourself the gift of your own presence. Give yourself the gift of self reflection. Stop. Breathe. Let your mind wander and then put pen to paper. Feel the release. Experience the exhale. Laugh. Cry. Scream. Get angry. Grieve. Wonder. Be amazed. Recognize. Remember. Accept. Plan. Look ahead. Look behind and see God’s Hand in all of it. Believe.
goal/ɡōl/noun the object of a person’s ambition or effort; an aim or desired result. “going to law school has become the most important goal in his life” Okay so we are at “Goals”. This is the ACTION part of the equation that is tangible and measurable. This is where we MAKE A PLAN. Coaching is