Living in now
When new people came to visit, I’d give them a quick tour of the house so that they’d know where to find things. It didn’t matter where I lived–the tiny, fairy tale brick house that was the first to...
View ArticleFailure to thrive
A friend of mine struggling with her current circumstances tells me she doesn’t like change. She’s holding herself in limbo, moving neither forward nor back. As I thought about her situation, it...
View ArticleLittle bites
I know a guy who is really, really good at what he does. He maintains a terrific big picture view while still understanding the details which can make or break the success of his projects. He’s a deep...
View ArticleBreakfast blues
I had to take my eight-month-old puppy to the vet for a surgical procedure recently (nothing serious, you know the one). And while I knew it would all work out in the end, the most difficult part was...
View ArticleTying the knot
“Always do what you’re afraid to do,” Ralph Waldo Emerson’s visionary Aunt Mary advised him. We tie ourselves in knots to sabotage the energy that might be unleashed if we move resolutely ahead. The...
View ArticleGoing buggy
I am officially a curmudgeon. A week or so ago, I heard a story on the radio about a second grade class that was working to make the firefly Indiana’s state insect. The kids conducted a postcard...
View ArticleWhy ask why
Since I started writing again, I’ve purposely avoided tackling the topics of the moment: COVID, racism, civil unrest. There’s already so much being written on all sides that I feared my voice would...
View ArticleNew and improved
If you read my last post, Miss Labeled, you may have picked up that I'm starting to give more attention to my writing. Part of that included rejuvenating this blog, and I recommitted to...
View ArticleNew and improved
If you read my last post, Miss Labeled, you may have picked up that I’m starting to give more attention to my writing. Part of that included rejuvenating this blog, and I recommitted to...
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