Today's prompt for writing: Is there something you've always wanted to do, but never got around to starting (an activity, a hobby, or anything else, really)? Tell us about it — and tell us about what’s keeping you from doing it. If you're a regular reader of my blog you know that I'm in a new … Continue reading Back of the Queue, A Daily Occurence
Inspiration
Exceeding Her Own Expectations
"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style." Maya Angelou For my friend Maria, who I got to have lunch with today. Thank you for supporting my success--for years; and for showing the world how hard work, … Continue reading Exceeding Her Own Expectations
Reminder of What’s Necessary for a Successful Life
People who make an impact on our lives--the ones who teach us what we can do and what we can't; how to do something and how not to. Have you thanked anyone like this in your life? We need everyone who walks into our lives for one reason or another. Without them, we might have become … Continue reading Reminder of What’s Necessary for a Successful Life
101 Years Old And Memories Are Vivid
Which good memories are better — the recent and vivid ones, or those that time has covered in a sweet haze? I've written before about our elderly neighbor, Lucille. Back in February she experienced another fall; her fourth in as many years. She's been in a nursing home since then and a few weeks ago told us that … Continue reading 101 Years Old And Memories Are Vivid
Does There Need To Be A Reason?
In Reason to Believe, Bruce Springsteen sings, “At the end of every hard-earned day / people find some reason to believe.” What’s your reason to believe? Does there have to be a reason to believe? Seriously, does everything we believe have to have an explanation, a rationale? When we're little kids we don't look for … Continue reading Does There Need To Be A Reason?
It’s This Simple: Ice Cream
What’s your biggest junk food weakness? Tell us all about it in its sugary, salty, glory. Simply put, ICE CREAM. My all time favorite junk food weakness is ice cream. There is no rhyme or reason as to why, it just is. I will not bore you with stories of favorite ice cream joints, … Continue reading It’s This Simple: Ice Cream
Inspiration Is, As Inspiration Does
On Friday I'll be giving a keynote type of speech to a group of AmeriCorps VISTA members. If you don't know what that is you can look it up here. I was contacted about two months ago by the person organizing the event. When we spoke on the phone she mentioned that someone I knew … Continue reading Inspiration Is, As Inspiration Does
Words To Live By
Have you got a code you live by? What are the principles or set of values you actively apply in your life? Popular for high school and college graduations, there are a couple of children's books or poems that offer advice on how to live life as a successful human being. Oh, The Places You … Continue reading Words To Live By
If you like, then you gotta put a ring on it!
Think of your longest relationship: describe how your love has changed over time, did you go from the giddiness of infatuation, to mad passion, to deep respect, esteem, and friendship? Tell us about your love story. Tonight when I got home, dinner was waiting for me; braised lamb chops, steamed veggies, multi-colored baby potatoes. You … Continue reading If you like, then you gotta put a ring on it!
What I Know for Sure
For today’s prompt, tell us three things that you believe in your heart to be true. Today's prompt got me to thinking about last night. I had dinner with my sisters, Mom, Aunt and a friend celebrating her 50th birthday. 2013 for her was, as she put it to us, a shit-year. She said that … Continue reading What I Know for Sure
365 Days of Thank You 