Do you ever marvel at the brevity of deeply powerful concepts? Heh…maybe it’s just me. But sometimes, on days when I’m wrestling with writing, it seems like it takes so many words to say something that matters. And then so much editing to work it down into something cohesive and solid. And yet – the … More Today…
Sometimes I wonder why it is that the tiniest choices in life – the simple, the small – are so often the most difficult? Why is it that a seemingly insignificant response – a seemingly minor decision – an in-the-moment reaction – plays such a pivotal role in our journey through life? Why do the … More The Next Right Thing
I am an introverted traveler. Yep. If you are someone who likes to talk to people while in airports or on a plane and you have ever found yourself next to me, I am quite sorry. It probably wasn’t a stimulating experience. Most of the time, I travel by myself – and when I do, … More Till I See the Lights
I love simplicity. Honest admission. But I’ve found, to my dismay, that courage seems to be a series of counter-intuitive paradoxes. Hold on. Let go. Wait. Run. Lay something down. Fight till the end. Each one, depending on the circumstance, the most courageous choice we could make. Which, to someone attempting to figure out how … More Whole
Hindsight can be amusing, sometimes. 🙂 I know other times it’s sobering, or encouraging, or challenging, or funny. Or all of them at once, I suppose… I’m sitting in an airport tonight (hour 3 of 8, give or take), and despite my need for a nap (or caffeine, or both), all this quality quiet (ha) … More Glancing Back
Well. It’s been a little while since I last posted, and meanwhile the world has kept moving along in all kinds of weird ways as we’ve adjusted – locally, nationally, and internationally – to stay-at-home restrictions and new normal. There hasn’t been a lack of posting topics, interestingly enough – honestly, there have been rather … More Brave Enough to Grow
Brave enough…to be still? Counter-intuitive. It ought not take any courage at all to do nothing. …but oh, it does, doesn’t it? Peace is a strange thing. We all crave it – long for it, seek it, in some way or another. Sometimes we find it out in nature, where we’ve run to escape workplace … More Brave Enough to be Still
Out of curiosity, how many times has life caught you off guard this week? Maybe this month? ‘Kay, if we’re being honest, this whole year has pretty much caught me off guard. 2020 will definitely be one for the personal history book. But even so. We still have grand aspirations, don’t we? I think most … More When The Story Becomes Personal
Well, this is an interesting time to have a blog about courage. 😉 Take your pick of news articles, podcasts, late-night TV shows…everyone’s talking. The last few weeks, with its unprecedented spread of panic over the coronavirus, has done more to rock our somewhat-steady world than nearly anything else in recent years. Whether or not … More Courage and COVID-19
which is always a very interesting place to be, isn’t it? Not always comfortable – no, not at all. But interesting – well, hah, yeah. I said those five words a lot last year. So come to think of it, I guess it seems pretty fitting to start 2020 with them, too. How about you? … More So this wasn’t the plan…
The Road to Brave 