Pick the Right Story
When you write, you have to pick the right story to tell. It isn’t easy…and yet some do it with ease. Or, at least they make it look that way. I have great admiration and respect for the author who Read More …
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Learn Some More
After you find out just a little about something, do you want to learn some more, or just move on? I usually want to go a little deeper. Do some more research. When I find out that a story was Read More …
Insert Yourself
For those of you who are not invited, just be ready – when the opportunity presents itself – to insert yourself into the conversation. That said, it is best to… Announce it Ask for forgiveness ahead of time Make a Read More …
The Good Things
Try – as much as you can – to focus on the good things. Of course not everything in life will always be good…but sometimes it will be absolutely amazing. And – such is life that there will be sadness, Read More …
Perceptions Vary
Everybody’s perceptions vary…and today reminded of this in so many ways. A short or long wait…Actually taking 5 minutes vs. feeling like 5 hours. Reading what you think (want to think)…Text without nuance vs spoken word. Status of another…based on Read More …
Favorite Quote
Tonight’s debate…what’s your favorite quote from a movie. There are so many worth repeating. They often come out as an everyday phrase. Sure, none of them are ever going to be as good as “leave the gun, take the cannoli”, Read More …
She Will Be There
Whenever you have a problem, no matter what it is in your life – she will be there. Your friend. Your sister. Your mom. Your aunt. Your co-worker. Women are always there for others. They just show up. They somehow Read More …
Falling Behind
What can you do if you see your candidate falling behind in the polls? Sharing that you voted, is nice, but anonymous and it might not get the results you want. As a fairly non-political person, who occasionally enjoys watching Read More …
Totally Forgotten
Just when you think you have totally forgotten everything, you realize that you did plan ahead – or still have time. Like the request for someone to do you a favor, which you asked them to do 5 weeks ago Read More …
3 Easy Ways to Stop the Dialogue
There are typically 3 easy ways to stop the dialogue when two people disagree. One of them agrees with the other. One of them convinces the other that they should just agree to disagree. One of them stops talking to Read More …