Birthdays were the [_____] Days?
Tomorrow is my birthday. The older I get these birthdays just roll around too damn quick. The older I get the weider birthdays make me feel. Since my birthday sits right in the middle of the year, it...
View ArticleSometimes you need to shut it up
Whew. My blog’s back up and running. But, during the weeks since school has ended, I haven’t had much to say. Reading, writing and processing thousands of pages of “stuff” took some of my words....
View ArticleFriday Inspiration: Flying Ideas
‘Suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away’ -President Barack Obama I float in and out of the cubicle life. And I’m always startled by the deadening effect it has on my creativity. Sure,...
View ArticleSome Monday Morning Reads
Happy Monday Folks, Here are some good reads to start the week 1) You are probably wrong about you via the HBR {via http://blogs.hbr.org/} The author lays out the argument that most of what you do/your...
View ArticleChoking for sure
My Old Testament Professor met a few of us for coffee this morning. The purpose of the morning coffee break was to introduce ourselves and to explain our exposure to the Old Testament. This man, this...
View ArticleBetter than an Easter Speech
This is best Easter Day speech Poem 3-year-old recites poem, “Litany” by Billy Collins Litany You are the bread and the knife, The crystal goblet and the wine… -Jacques Crickillon You are the bread and...
View ArticleGot mad love to give?
This post originally appeared on http://www.hugoschwyzer.net. It is a GREAT read. ————————– In my women’s history class yesterday, we were making our way through Lynn Phillips’ Flirting With Danger, a...
View Article#imREDy turns 1!!
Be Bold. Be Beautiful. Rock Red Lipstick From theseventhdistrict.com Can you believe what started out as a fun little experiment among girlfriends to try a new lipstick has turned into a full-blown...
View ArticleI love this list…
I don’t normally like those “stop doing this by this age lists,”–but this one really got me. I really liked: 16. Stop meeting anger with anger. People will make you mad. Your reaction to this might be...
View ArticleYou create it
I am inspired. I’m reading the book “Creation Untamed” by theologian Terrence Freithem. In the book he audaciously asserts that we humans were made to be co-laborers with God in life, love and the land...
View ArticleGo Where Your Life is Saying Yes
Why do we hesitate to go to places where life is saying ‘yes’ to us? Why is it so easy to give the “no’s”, the closed doors and windows our rapt attention? Why do some of us find so much … Continue...
View ArticleThings I Often Forget
Things I often forget Be kind to myself. Experiences trump stuff. Always. I participate in the narrative I tell myself about my life. I am worthy. Of it all. Whatever it may be. Plus. My life works...
View ArticleToo Brown
He didn’t know I had curly hair. He, my boo, never walked in the bathroom when I showered. We gave each other that personal time. We were stuck on each other like glue. Always intruding up in each...
View ArticleWeekly Wins: Wednesday Delight
A few months ago, one of my e-groups started sharing our Weekly Wins. 2013 has been a mixed bag for all us, with lots of good accompanied by some really big losses. A few months we were collectively...
View ArticleAlmost a new year
Here’s a different way to look at your New Year’s Resolutions: Instead of the typical resolution that identifies a concrete behavior, you assign a theme to your New Year. The theme should be a word...
View ArticleA Cure for Achievement Amnesia
My friends and I sat down to do our annual planning a few days ago. As usual, we had a hard time remembering what we achieved and the blessings in 2013. My memory is real shady, so it was no surprise I...
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